- 10. MODERN LOVE
- 9. PLEASE MR. GRAVEDIGGER
- 8. THIS IS NOT AMERICA
- 7. LADY STARDUST
- 6. FIVE YEARS
- 5. QUEEN BITCH
- 4. HEROES
- 3. SPACE ODDITY
- 2. ASHES TO ASHES
- 1. LIFE ON MARS
LIFTOFF!
All I can say is that the world just got a lot less interesting.
Monday, January 11, 2016
"THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY"
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT A SHOCK IT WAS TO LEARN OF DAVID BOWIE'S DEATH.
My mother has always been a huge Bowie fan so I pretty much grew up listening to his music since I was the size of a little bitty alien. "THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS" remains one of my top 10 favourite albums. And Bowie himself has proved to be a major formative influence in my life. He famously was a chameleon and strove to be a leader and not a follower; to head in directions that were least expected. Robert Frost's "road less travelled". Along the way he's managed to create some phenomenal music. As a woefully inadequate tribute, I thought I'd list my top 10 favourite Bowie songs. Now, this is a particularly impossible and painful task -- to pick only 10 -- but I've taken my protein pills and put my helmet on. So here goes . . .
THE 2015 PENGUIN AWARD WINNERS
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 2015 PENGUIN AWARDS!
SONG OF THE YEAR
DO YO DANCE - The Family Stone
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
OWL CALL BLUES - Tuba Skinny
DUET OF THE YEAR
IT'S ALL GOING TO POT - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
COVER SONG OF THE YEAR
SHE'S GOT YOU - Rhiannon Giddens
Enjoy videos from our winners in the posts below. . .
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