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Kurt’s Blog: The Best of Bowie

Sad news from the world of music…the legendary David Bowie passed away on Sunday at the age of 69.

His latest album (his 25th!) “Blackstar” was just released this past week, and I was just listening to it Saturday morning and thinking “Wow…he’s still got it.”

I was hoping that with the new album might come a tour…I still regret not going to see him when he was touring with Nine Inch Nails back in the late-90s.

Konzert der "Sound and Vision"-Tour in der London Arena Featuring: David Bowie Where: London, United Kingdom When: 29 Mar 1990 Credit: Rudi Keuntje/Future Image/WENN.com **Not available for publication in Germany, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia**Of course…with any passing of a legendary musician (with apologies to Lemmy…I should have done a list for Lemmy)…I come up with a playlist of my Top 10 Songs….and here are my Top 10 David Bowie Songs.

(NOTE: “Under Pressure” would be at the top of this list…but I’m never sure to qualify it as a David Bowie song…or a Queen song).

 

 

 

 

  1. Heroes

2. Diamond Dogs

3. Changes

4. The Man Who Sold the World

5. Life on Mars

6. Space Oddity

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973 UK) Directed by D.A. Pennebaker	 	 Shown: David Bowie (as Ziggy Stardust) When: 13 Dec 2012 Credit: WENN.com **WENN does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright, License in attached material. Fees charged by WENN are for WENN's services only, do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright, License in material. By publishing this material you expressly agree to indemnify, to hold WENN, its directors, shareholders, employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), any causes of action, allegation against WENN arising out of, connected in any way with publication of the material.**

7. Ziggy Stardust

8. Rebel Rebel

9. Suffragette City

10. I’m Afraid of Americans

RIP David Bowie.

 

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