Song Saturday: David Bowie Block

How's it going lurkers? I meant to publish another blog this week in regards to Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister. Before this week could start, we suddenly learned that David Bowie died from Liver Cancer! Bowie died literally 2 days after his 69th birthday and his final album's release.

Throughout this week, we've heard tragic news about celebrities dying practically everyday. Then again, musicians have been dropping like flies, since early December 2015. It started with Scott Weiland. It's so bizarre. 

Last month, I randomly got Stone Temple Pilots' song, "Atlanta" stuck in my head. I had not listened to their No. 4 album in years. Suddenly, I witnessed Scott Weiland's death "trending" on social media and on Adult Swim's forum.

Around the same time I learned about Weiland's death, I thought about him citing David Bowie as his influence. Towards the end of last month, we learned Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister died 4 days after his own birthday! Lemmy's family and friends just had his funeral, last Saturday.

Then, David Bowie died of Liver Cancer 2 days after celebrating his 69th birthday and releasing his final album, Blackstar. We are only going into the 3rd week of 2016 YET celebrities have been dying almost everyday. Something tells me that 2016 will be a very grim year for many people, especially for celebrities.

Getting back on the topic of David Bowie, I was never a huge fan. However, I still enjoy listening to some of the songs that he released over the DECADES as well as many of his family, friends, and fans. "Lady Grinning Soul" and "Dead Man Walking" have been my favorites for years.

"Lazarus" is David Bowie's final music video. The music video seriously nails his last goodbye to all his family, friends, and fans. It also shows all the suffering he endured battling his last hours with Liver Cancer.

Bowie still appears to be extremely influential among many people, decades later. If people have NOT learned much of anything from this icon, they should learn to be more innovative, diversified, original, open-minded, fearless, and LEARN how to EXPLORE. We've got a LENGTHY  Song Saturday block for today.

1) David Bowie "The Man Who Sold The World" The Man Who Sold The World (1970)

2) David Bowie "Andy Warhol" Hunky Dory (1971)

 

3) David Bowie "Lady Grinning Soul" Aladdin Sane (1973)

4) David Bowie "Let's Dance" Let's Dance (1983)

5) David Bowie "Dead Man Walking" Earthling (1997), The Saint Soundtrack (1997)

6) David Bowie [Featuring Trent Reznor ] "I'm Afraid of Americans" Earthling (1997), The Best Of Bowie (2002)

[BONUS]

 

David Bowie "Lazarus" Blackstar (2016)

RIP, DAVID BOWIE!!!