Music Monday: a Bit of Bowie

alright, so by now most of you who follow my music monday posts should know that music plays an important part in my life. i have music for different seasons and moods. i have music for different writing styles. it's sort of a little bit impacting, eh?

lately i've been on a David Bowie kick. i tend to have these every now and again, but until recently i've indulged the sudden and unexplainable need for glam through my Best of Bowie collection CD, which has a bunch of the hits. between that, the soundtrack to Velvet Goldmine (no Bowie on that album, but it's all glam rock), and various songs that he's featured in, i manage to get by. not this time.

this time around i've picked up The Man Who Sold the World. and i love it. actually, that four letter word doesn't do enough to describe my feelings for this album. yah, it's from 1970, but what of it? i've also come to the realization that Velvet Goldmine is, in fact, this album. completely. the costumes. the songs. the story. it's all The Man Who Sold the World. no lies.

anyway, i've had a hard time choosing which song to feature. so you're getting two: "She Shook Me Cold" and "All the Madmen." the videos are posted below, so enjoy!





while i'm obsessing over about Bowie you might as well take a listen to "Running Gun Blues," "The Man Who Sold the World," and "Saviour Machine." heck, just listen to the whole bloody album.