With Alomar as his inside man, Bowie now needed a setting. He found it in Philadelphia. Established by Joe Tarsia in 1968, Sigma Sound Studios had become a R&B/disco hit factory, home to the composers and arran
David Bowie, 'Never Let Me Down' (1987) Two albums after scoring a career-rejuvenating smash hit with 'Let's Dance,' Bowie felt directionless – and it showed. "'Never Let Me Down' had good songs that I mistreated. I didn't really apply myself," he later said. "I wasn't quite ...
"I always thought every song I wrote is going to be a hit," he shares in a new interview on theUCR Podcast. "You have to think that, otherwise, I won't finish the song. If I think [something] is album filler, I won't finish it. Back then, I was certainly writing songs that ...
'Under Pressure' by Queen & David Bowie: The making of the ultimate rock duet Apparently, Freddie wanted to build on the idea of audience response to the band after they were serenaded with 'You'll Never Walk Alone' (itself a football anthem) by a rowdy crowd in Bingley Hall, Stafford....
David Bowie It’s undeniable that this idea is very David Bowie influenced. It was not intentional but I’ve been listening to his new album Darkstar and have been reflecting on his life and music since his passing. Phrasing and Harmony ...
was really just from the cumulative weight of all the recent rocker exits. Prince, Glen Frey, David Bowie, the list goes on and on. Writing about the classic rockers was starting to feel a little grim. More like writing obituaries than fun filled musings on our rock heroes and the inner...
Evansuggests cluing COAT as [“Sell Me a ___” (David Bowie song that alludes to a garment with “little patch pockets”]. fheaneysuggests cluing SNAP as [1983 greatest-hits collection by the Jam]. A total of 246 solvers found their way to the correct answer this month. The average...
“I Want You Back” to David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream” to Redbone’s “Come and Get Your Love” to Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” ThesecondGuardianssoundtrack, from 2017, was just as good, highlighted by Fleetwood Mac, Glen Campbell, Looking ...
making it difficult for television viewers and impossible for those in the stadium to hear him. As a result, previous performers David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Alison Moyet and Pete Townshend returned to the stage to back him up. He later joked about changing the lyrics to “There will be some ...