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!!!

Song Saturday: Lemmy Kilmister Tribute Block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airheads: "Trick Question" Scene (1994)

How's it going lurkers? Happy New Year! I hope you all are safe and warm for the beginning of 2016. Lately, it seems like more talented singers and musicians have been dropping like flies. 

As you already know, Scott Weiland recently died last month on December 4, 2015. Then, Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister died this past Monday on December 28th, when he JUST celebrated his birthday on December 24th (Christmas Eve)!

Within a matter of 24 hours or so, we have recently learned that Natalie Cole has died. She died at 65 from congestive heart failure. So many talented singers and musicians keep dying left and right.

As a fan, I am still grieving over the death of Scott Weiland. In a way, it feels a little strange for me because I have taken his death much harder than I ever expected; I'm taking his death much harder than Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Alice In Chains' Layne Staley.

As I was saying earlier, Motorhead's vocalist, Lemmy Kilmister died on December 28th at the age of 70. I read earlier this week, that he just learned that he was dying from cancer within a matter of a few days. That's shocking as well as tragic. Nobody including Lemmy expected this to happen.

Throughout the DECADES, Lemmy Kilmister has collaborated with a variety of entertainers ranging from actors to iconic musicians. The preceding video is a scene from the 1994 movie, Airheads. I have owned Airheads on VHS and its soundtrack for over 20 years. It's amazing how time flies.

If you have never watched Airheads, I recommend checking it out. Lemmy Kilmister was featured in the movie as well as on the Airheads Soundtrack. As an entertainer, he had versatility, which cannot be said about most entertainers in music. This most definitely applies to Metal and entertainers in general.

There are iconic rappers like Missy Elliott for example, who are Motorhead fans. In her 2001 music video, "Get Ur Freak On," she was caught wearing a Motorhead T-shirt! 

Earlier, I also forgot to mention that rapper, Ice-T collaborated with Lemmy for Motorhead's song, "Born To Raise Hell" on the Airheads Soundtrack..

In addition, Lemmy mentioned during an interview in 2008 on Stay Thirsty Media that he wanted to work with Janet Jackson at some point. I can only imagine WHY  the man would want to collaborate with her. 

Janet Jackson is a talented Pop Music Icon and Lemmy Kilmister had a history of being a manwhore. Regardless, we still love that horny goat (Lemmy was a Capricorn) dead or alive.

Because it's Song Saturday, it's only fitting to have a block in tribute to Lemmy Kilmister. 

We're talking about songs from Motorhead and Lemmy's music collaborations with Ice-T, Whitfield Crane, and Dave Grohl's (Nirvana/Foo Fighters) side project, Probot. Enjoy!

1) Motorhead "Ace Of Spades" Ace Of Spades (1980)

2) Motorhead "Under The Knife" The Chase Is Better Than The Catch: The Singles A's & B's (1984) 

3) Motorhead [Featuring Ice-T & Whitfield Crane] "Born To Raise Hell" Airheads Soundtrack (1994)

 

4) Ugly Kid Joe [Featuring Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister] "Little Red Man" Motel California (1996)

5) Doro [Featuring Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister] "Love Me Forever" Calling The Wild (2000); Snaggletooth: A Tribute To Lemmy (2016)

6) Probot [Featuring Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister] "Shake Your Blood" Probot (2004)

7) Motorhead "Thunder & Lightning" Bad Magic (2015)