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Music Appreciation

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9. This song gives me goosebumps at :41 in that video.

Sat Feb 11, 2023, 04:09 PM

Feb 2023

The start of the first of two bridges. Not sure exactly why, but Bowie's voice there really gets to me.

Amazing lyrics, too, and of course that surreal video...

Ran across two detailed discussions of the song:

https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/10/06/555850186/how-ashes-to-ashes-put-the-first-act-of-david-bowies-career-to-rest

https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/ashes-to-ashes/

Did you see the second video I posted in reply 3? Tony talking about how they used an Eventide flanger?

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David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (studio version in music video + live in Paris, 2002) [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2023 OP

What timing! BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #1

LOL! It's so frustrating when you can't stop thinking about highplainsdem Feb 2023 #3

Read & Watched ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #10

Paris, cool. quaint Feb 2023 #2

My favorite performance of "Heroes" was at that show: highplainsdem Feb 2023 #4

Oh yes! High energy and excitement. quaint Feb 2023 #6

Weird and wonderful Easterncedar Feb 2023 #5

I saw both the British and American versions of "Life On Mars." Haven't highplainsdem Feb 2023 #8

Ashes to Ashes is great Easterncedar Feb 2023 #11

What did you think of the American Life on Mars? Haven't seen it. Easterncedar Feb 2023 #12

I liked it, especially for Jason O'Mara and Harvey Keitel, but highplainsdem Feb 2023 #15

One Of My Top 5 Fave Bowie Songs ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #7

This song gives me goosebumps at :41 in that video. highplainsdem Feb 2023 #9