GeorgeMWoods
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Not different enough to justify its existence. And the original is better.
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funkyalfonso
(Vancouver Island) | | Posted: Oct 25, 2012 - 13:30 | |
lemmoth wrote:
Agree - Bowie is iconically English as are the Kinks. Also think he and Gilmour do a great take on the classic Syd's Pink Floyd's Arnold Layne. Again, quintessentially English.......says this American.
Not only an English classic but the original is arguably the most beautiful love song ever written. For Kathy and I this was our song. She was 12 and I was 13. Ah, first love. I remember sore gums from excessive snogging. |
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Geecheeboy
(under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | | Posted: Oct 25, 2012 - 13:26 | |
We have a little cabin on the poor side of Lake Greenwood, in the mail delivery area of Waterloo SC. I sometimes sit on the dock and enjoy a Waterloo Sunset.
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cmarcan
| | Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 13:06 | |
I know I'm in the minority, but honestly: I THINKDAVIDBOWIESTINKS
 There I said. I feel better now. Sorry but I've never understood the pedistal that so many put David Bowie on. He seems so highly overrated to me. |
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spindrift
(Philadelphia PA) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 13:03 | |
Agree with the unenthusiasm. Bowie could have put a unique spin on this wonderful song but this is kind of "o I can do this too."
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 13:03 | |
nigelr wrote:
Have to agree, but Bowie was almost required to cover this English classic..........
Agree - Bowie is iconically English as are the Kinks. Also think he and Gilmour do a great take on the classic Syd's Pink Floyd's Arnold Layne. Again, quintessentially English.......says this American. |
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oilydwarf
| | Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 03:09 | |
Less than the sum of it's parts. Bowie and Davies should be a great combination but this falls short.
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mike_chouinard
| | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 15:01 | |
I should like Bowie covering the Kinks, but it's kind of meh for me.
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Sorcha
(living in the Creative spaces in my mind....) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2012 - 05:47 | |
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BBOGDA
| | Posted: Nov 12, 2011 - 11:24 | |
bluecshells wrote:David can do no wrong in my honest opinion. This song is great period! |
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allabout
(Perth Western Australia) | | Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 22:03 | |
Does nothing..gave it 3, lets hear the Kinks iTuner wrote:
Agree 100%. Like Bowie. But the original is so just right.
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bluecshells
(EARTH) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2011 - 11:49 | |
David can do no wrong in my honest opinion. This song is great period! |
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motorichi
(formerly known as Owensmouth) | | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 01:16 | |
DB can do NO wrong! 9...(10 reserved for the GODS)!
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iTuner
| | Posted: May 07, 2011 - 10:41 | |
haresfur wrote:Adds nothing. Just play the Kinks god-like version, please.
Agree 100%. Like Bowie. But the original is so just right. |
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CasaE
| | Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 22:41 | |
old yes, but at least it's got some style and a bit of staying power.
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tulfan
(One of the last ones in SE MI) | | Posted: Mar 15, 2011 - 11:30 | |
Would LOVE to hear New Killer Star from this effort...great one...
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Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | | Posted: Feb 02, 2011 - 00:14 | |
The man can do no wrong in my book... Keep supplying us with his magic. Thx
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ncollingridge
(Knebworth, UK) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 01:42 | |
VERY dreary. Bowie at his lazy worst.
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Oct 30, 2010 - 09:41 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:There are many better tracks on this CD, including the beautiful "Day", the out-there "Pablo Picasso" and the jazzy "Bring Me the Disco King", any of which would be welcome! (although those last two would have the haters frothing at the mouth)
I don't know if we'll ever hear anyone's version of "Pablo Picasso" here - especially not the original.  |
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groupieswon
(Merida, Yucatan, Mexico) | | Posted: Oct 09, 2010 - 00:22 | |
caught him singing this song in London - wow! enuff said
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Oct 09, 2010 - 00:20 | |
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nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia) | | Posted: Oct 09, 2010 - 00:17 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:There are many better tracks on this CD, including the beautiful "Day", the out-there "Pablo Picasso" and the jazzy "Bring Me the Disco King", any of which would be welcome! (although those last two would have the haters frothing at the mouth)
Have to agree, but Bowie was almost required to cover this English classic.......... |
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haresfur
| | Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 17:59 | |
Adds nothing. Just play the Kinks god-like version, please.
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TerryS
(The other SW) | | Posted: Jul 26, 2010 - 18:03 | |
And here are the soccer results:
Kinks 7
Bowie 5
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ncollingridge
(Knebworth, UK) | | Posted: Jul 05, 2010 - 02:29 | |
I love most of Bowie's output (particularly the early 70s stuff, of course), but this is a bit of a drone. Workmanlike covers like this which don't really add anything to the original are rather pointless, IMHO.
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calypsus_1
| | Posted: May 03, 2010 - 15:49 | |
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fuh2
(salmon land) | | Posted: May 02, 2010 - 13:12 | |
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud) | | Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 21:59 | |
There are many better tracks on this CD, including the beautiful "Day", the out-there "Pablo Picasso" and the jazzy "Bring Me the Disco King", any of which would be welcome! (although those last two would have the haters frothing at the mouth)
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Johray63
(The Lowlands) | | Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 03:25 | |
What I loved in the original is the understatement and the somewhat melancholy, dreamy feeling, which could make me relate to it very much. Bowie's version is very overdone, in comparison and doesn't have the same impact on me, at all, though the song is still fantastic.
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Shaker
| | Posted: Oct 25, 2009 - 13:54 | |
I enjoy Bowie, mostly his earlier stuff. This was a unique tune. I hope to hear other versions of the same song at some point. :)
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