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The Dandy Warhols — You Were The Last High
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DaidyBoy
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: May 17, 2013 - 07:45
 
Love them Dandies

Segue
(Almost Paradise)
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 13:46
 
I love Ashes to Ashes

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 13:45
 
{#Think} I certainly don't get the Bowie connection.  Proclivities wrote:
 
If anything, it's an apparent homage - do you think they expected no one to remember that Bowie tune?  It shares one or two of the same chords and the tempo is very different.  It's obviously influenced by the Bowie song, as well as earlier Roxy Music stuff (which Bowie's tune was probably influenced by), but no attorney on Earth could bring a plagiarism suit over this. 
 


amyjpr
(kansas city)
Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 09:06
 
I thought this song was named "The Last High."

raewah
(Somewhere where the mountains meet the plains)
Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 09:05
 
 Stingray wrote:
12!
 
YUP

nicolewe
Posted: Dec 26, 2012 - 17:31
 
Liking this band more and more.

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 17:35
 
 msymmes wrote:
Did Bowie sue them over this?   Anybody? Anybody?
 
I guess I'll have to look it up on Wikipedia.

Stingray
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 17:31
 
12!

Stingray
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 16:57
 

10

Makes me want to do two things...




84MacGuy
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 13:46
 
Nice to see some local folk make good.

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 13:45
 
Did Bowie sue them over this?   Anybody? Anybody?

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 07:57
 
One the the best albums

whomhow
(changeable)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 15:49
 
something from a list of famous artists and nothing by themselves...

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Jan 14, 2012 - 08:34
 
 coy wrote:
hello david bowie in the house ??
 
we recycle the best and the rest is lost
 

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 08:00
 
One of the best albums ever!

vicariance
(awesome like a billion hot dogs)
Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 07:54
 
From Mick Jagger to this... pretty harsh contrast. Serves only to make Courtney Taylor-Taylor's voice that much more soothing and delicious.

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 21:01
 
hello david bowie in the house ??


Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 12:41
 
 drews wrote:

Lucky for them they're friendly with Bowie, otherwise he might have whacked em with "lawyers to lawyers" over this blatant take on "ashes to ashes"

  
If anything, it's an apparent homage - do you think they expected no one to remember that Bowie tune?  It shares one or two of the same chords and the tempo is very different.  It's obviously influenced by the Bowie song, as well as earlier Roxy Music stuff (which Bowie's tune was probably influenced by), but no attorney on Earth could bring a plagiarism suit over this. 

drews
(London, Blighty)
Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 03:32
 
 fuh2 wrote:

The DW's opened for Bowie on his European tour last year. They're one of his favorite bands. 
 
Lucky for them they're friendly with Bowie, otherwise he might have whacked em with "lawyers to lawyers" over this blatant take on "ashes to ashes"


jenovella70
(Willows, CA)
Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 03:24
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
This was my "pity party" song during the aftermath of a big breakup. Don't worry, that was years ago. I'm messed up over a completely different thing now!

 
Been there, done that. A great choice!


Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 12:23
 
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
I still don't think the accusation of plagiarism sticks very well as all of these guys' songs stand so well on their own, and, anyway, couldn't a band with the name "Warhol" in it be expected to draw on a pastiche of pop culture to make something new? I mean, isn't that the point?

 
Exactly.  This album cover in particular, references two album covers designed by Andy Warhol.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 12:17
 
This was my "pity party" song during the aftermath of a big breakup. Don't worry, that was years ago. I'm messed up over a completely different thing now!


kcar
Posted: May 22, 2011 - 22:46
 
Not that great a song, compared to some of the poppy hits. The rhythm sounds a bit like Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes." 

K_Love
(Central Florida)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 09:20
 
What?!? I can't believe I hadn't rated this song yet. One of my faves...10!

bytejunkie55
(Seattle (water world))
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 21:00
 
Album titled after a great Kurt Vonnegut story.
Read on your way to the ethical suicide parlor......


brianbf1986
(Towson, MD)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 11:30
 
7.4? Really?

That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Jan 01, 2011 - 04:01
 

This is the "I love my dentist song "

Radio_Man
(South Carolina)
Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 11:15
 
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
I still don't think the accusation of plagiarism sticks very well as all of these guys' songs stand so well on their own, and, anyway, couldn't a band with the name "Warhol" in it be expected to draw on a pastiche of pop culture to make something new? I mean, isn't that the point?

 

This has always been their thing...so few people get it...even with the obvious name of the band.  Dust off your soup can...another "hit" by the Dandys.

NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Jun 08, 2010 - 22:07
 
I still don't think the accusation of plagiarism sticks very well as all of these guys' songs stand so well on their own, and, anyway, couldn't a band with the name "Warhol" in it be expected to draw on a pastiche of pop culture to make something new? I mean, isn't that the point?


Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 11:38
 
lingchih wrote:
Makes me miss being a Portlander. Stuck in Texas now.
Wait'll you see the big Odditorium building they have in the Alphabet District. Fun creative indulgence. I'm headed back for Waterfront Blues and the microbrew fest in July, hope you can make it, too!


Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 11:33
 
A few years ago, a really neat acoustic version of this was included on a free cd that came packaged with one of those thick but pricey british music mags.

Not sure if it was ever available anywhere else but it is worth searching for. 

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 14:19
 
A favorite song from a favorite album from a favorite group!

{#Dancingbanana}

thediceareloaded
(Berlin, Germany)
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 10:23
 
BTW: the songs name is simply "The Last High", as far as I know.
 

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:43
 
 sly311 wrote:
Too bad the song can't be downloaded.  It's great!  The video is awful.  I'm getting old I guess. 
 
Download it here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SXBOW2


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 13:26
 
Nice!

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 15:42
 
 fuh2 wrote:
The DW's opened for Bowie on his European tour last year. They're one of his favorite bands.
 
Further proof that imitation is that greatest form of flattery. Go Dandies!


fuh2
(salmon land)
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 20:45
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:

Yup!

Ashes to ashes
Funk to funky,
I don't mean to be rash,
But the Dandies have nicked another one.  Whoops, doesn't rhyme.

Is Mr. Bowie aware of this?

 
The DW's opened for Bowie on his European tour last year. They're one of his favorite bands. 



peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 13:15
 
 HonduranRed wrote:
Ashes to ashes anyone??
 
Yup!

Ashes to ashes
Funk to funky,
I don't mean to be rash,
But the Dandies have nicked another one.  Whoops, doesn't rhyme.

Is Mr. Bowie aware of this?


Bazooka
(Mountain View, CA USA)
Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 18:39
 
Nice place to here this

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Jun 10, 2009 - 19:44
 
Great segue from Jagger's "Memo from Turner"!

midigitguy
(Massachusetts)
Posted: Jun 10, 2009 - 09:52
 
 sly311 wrote:
Too bad the song can't be downloaded.  It's great!  The video is awful.  I'm getting old I guess. 
  
It's available in the Amazon MP3 store (although it's worth it to get the whole CD for both the quality and the music).

Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: May 09, 2009 - 16:22
 
most excellent

sly311
(Nederland, Colorado)
Posted: Apr 24, 2009 - 10:09
 
Too bad the song can't be downloaded.  It's great!  The video is awful.  I'm getting old I guess. 

ugly
Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 18:38
 
{#Guitarist}This song makes me happy.


thediceareloaded
(Berlin, Germany)
Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 13:21
 
Anyone else here that thinks this song sounds like "The Beloved - Sweet Harmony"?

neegij
Posted: Feb 04, 2009 - 00:21
 
Yo! This is very nice!{#Dancingbanana_2}

Jaeger
Posted: Jan 19, 2009 - 11:59
 
This is one of the best surfing songs... We always crank this up on the way to the beach. {#Biggrin}


SantaFeGrace
(Santa Fe, NM)
Posted: Jan 19, 2009 - 11:58
 
 hippiechick wrote:
Do we love the Dandies? Yes we do!!!

{#Bananajumprope}
 

Yes, we do!   {#Bounce}


hippiechick
(Heaven, a place where nothing ever happens)
Posted: Jan 19, 2009 - 11:57
 
 hippiechick wrote:
Do we love the Dandies? Yes we do!!!

{#Bananajumprope}
 
Yes we do!{#Dancingbanana}

hippiechick
(Weekendland)
Posted: Nov 17, 2008 - 07:42
 
Do we love the Dandies? Yes we do!!!

{#Bananajumprope}