the podcast exploring every David Bowie song in alphabetical order
We discuss Mott The Hoople’s most famous song. Would Bowie’s version have fit into Ziggy Stardust? Plus, how this song is like Beck’s “Loser” or Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
Boogaloo, dudes! Today on From A To Ziggy!
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“If our music teacher when we were in school wanted us to not dismiss recorders, they probably should’ve just played this song.”
We take a long look at mental illness and Nietzsche. Also The Matrix! (But not the sequels.) Yea, into the evil! From our cellar dark and grim, join us for this episode of From A To Ziggy!
Also in this episode, we talk about the Beck/Nirvana cover of “The Man Who Sold The World” and Lady Gaga’s tribute at the Grammys.
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“The technology doesn’t exist yet to do this song. Put it away for 18 years, and we’ll come back to it.” (not David Bowie, ca. 1976)
How many saints do you get with your current provider? Not enough, you say! Want “All Saints?” Then check out From A To Ziggy!
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“It’s like the Quentin Tarantino movie of piano solos.”
Who will love Aladdin Sane? Find out today on From A To Ziggy!
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“… And John Leguizamo in shortface.”
As made famous by The Doors, Bowie takes us back to the source, reviving Lotte Lenya’s rendition of this number. The Doors made drinking sound fun before we were legally allowed to imbibe the crazy water, but Bowie’s version reminds us more of what it’s really like to be drunk.
Plus we develop a conspiracy theory that Bowie planned this whole alphabetical exploration into his oeuvre from the beginning! Oh, don’t ask why! Just listen to this episode of From A To Ziggy!
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“I want the montage of me turning my life around set to this song.”
Pure optimism! Find out which of us is lukewarm to peppy vibrancy, and which of us hates being happy.
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“Oh by jingo!”
The Neverending Story is basically Crowley for six-year-olds. Speaking of not speaking of ’80s childrens’s movies, wasn’t Labyrinth great? We bring up Beatles once again, and the stylophone makes its first appearance. (Or at least Thomas thinks it does. Send corrections to podcast@fromatoziggy.com!)
Travis wagers Tori Amos’ cover sounds very good, but we still haven’t listened to it. Like any good bloggers, we report on things we have no direct knowledge of, then rely on the 24-hour news cycle to smooth things out. We also give our definitive review of The White Album. And Thomas mistakes an upper for a downer. (Oops!)
Thanks for listening to the second week of From A To Ziggy!
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“David Bowie invented rap.”
Don’t worry, we immediately redact that pull quote. Inspired by German airmen stationed in Kenya, Bowie does however spit anachronistic, stream-of-consciousness flow that would seem to fit just as well on Kid A as on Stankonia.
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“I wish I was a little bit taller…”
Do you believe in Beatles, or do you just believe in John? We discuss Bowie’s ironic twist on the comforts of delusion in the face of self-doubt. We stumble through the lyrics to Skee-Lo’s 1995 hit song “I Wish.” Thomas forgets the name of Psych-101 shibboleth Maslow. (Bad college graduate!) And just how hard is it to lock Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in a room together?
Gather your resolve, and confront (or at least ignore) your deepest existential fears. It’s From A To Ziggy!
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“It is David Bowie being the Bowiest he could possibly be.”
Like Superman and Batman. Like Fred Flintsone and George Jetson. Like peanut butter and bananas. Seldom does a meeting of such colossal importance shake the foundations of what we previously imagined possible as when David Bowie met John Lennon.
Ending our week on a high note, we discuss this epic Bowie/Lennon collaboration (no, not that one). We also mention Beck, Jon Brion, and I ♥︎ Huckabees. Plus, find out who doesn’t actually like Let It Be!
Question: If David Bowie took up the pop baton from The Beatles, who took it up from Bowie? Leave a comment here or on our Facebook page.
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