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Posted by arcticsunburn on 11-28-2002 at00:48:

  The Bowie Influence

Was just listening to Zoom Daddy yesterday (the song, not the album) and it reminded me of "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie - especially the words being spoken under the vocals.

Doppelganger also seems to have some Bowie influence on it. Any other songs/albums by DA/SE that have a Bowie vibe?

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Posted by Mark on 11-28-2002 at11:34:

 

This was briefly discussed on another thread a couple of months ago. Someone said that Ashes To Ashes sounded like Doppelganger.

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Posted by morimoto on 11-28-2002 at13:03:

 

wasn't 'My Room' practically a cover of 'Golden Years'?

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Posted by Mark on 11-28-2002 at17:29:

 

Hmmmm. I hadn't thought of that before, but yes I see the similarity.

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 11-28-2002 at23:11:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Mark This was briefly discussed on another thread a couple of months ago. Someone said that Ashes To Ashes sounded like Doppelganger.

I think it's the other way around.

Admittedly, a lot of Doppelganger appears to be Bowie-esque.

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 11-28-2002 at23:12:

 

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Originally posted by Mark This was briefly discussed on another thread a couple of months ago. Someone said that Ashes To Ashes sounded like Doppelganger.

Actually, that was probably me (and I said that Scary Monsters sounded like Doppelgagner and Vox Humana).

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Posted by Mark on 11-29-2002 at08:31:

 

Yes, it was you, I think. I thought we also discussed Scary Monsters. I then went and grabbed a couple of my Bowie CD's to listen to the songs from those albums.

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Posted by jamespop on 11-29-2002 at22:27:

  I'm just a casual Bowie fan...

(all I own is his greatest hits package. However....

One day when I was working in the youth area and cranking "Vox Humana", our custodian happened by during "Sanctuary" and asked, "Uh, are you jammin' to Bowie?" I had never thought of it, but that song does carry some Bowie influence in it.

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Posted by baxter on 11-30-2002 at00:24:

 

i had a similar experience over 10 years ago.

i was working in a classroom for disabled adults. Cleaning the room at the end of the day, i was playing vox humana, and a co-worker asserted that Sanctuary sounded like Bowie.

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 11-30-2002 at01:53:

 

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Originally posted by morimoto wasn't 'My Room' practically a cover of 'Golden Years'?

They do sound quite alike!

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 11-30-2002 at01:55:

 

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Originally posted by Mark Yes, it was you, I think. I thought we also discussed Scary Monsters. I then went and grabbed a couple of my Bowie CD's to listen to the songs from those albums.

Which ones?

I really like Scary Monsters. Maybe because it's the first Bowie album I listened to all the way through. But it's real special.

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 11-30-2002 at01:55:

 

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Originally posted by baxter i had a similar experience over 10 years ago. i was working in a classroom for disabled adults. Cleaning the room at the end of the day, i was playing vox humana, and a co-worker asserted that Sanctuary sounded like Bowie.

My experience was quite the opposite. I was listening to Bowie and my friend said it sounded like Daniel Amos!

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Posted by EdHead on 11-30-2002 at16:54:

 

I always thought that "Strong Points, Weak Points" bore a strong resemblance to "China Girl"...in a weak sorta way...

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Posted by baxter on 11-30-2002 at17:17:

 

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 12-01-2002 at00:54:

 

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Originally posted by EdHead I always thought that "Strong Points, Weak Points" bore a strong resemblance to "China Girl"...in a weak sorta way...

Don't think I've heard that one ("Strong Points, Weak Points").