I listen to a lot of podcasts and audiobooks. Very seldom do I listen to just music. (Part of why I set myself on the Bowie Days project.) But one thing I’ve noticed is I am more inclined to choose music, and more likely to be moved by it, when I’m a little bit sleepy. Anyone else feel that way?

By contrast, here's the original. youtu.be/B2Rju9FVE2M?...

Bowie Day 235: "It's Hard to be A Saint in the City" (1989) on the "Sound + Vision" Box Set This is a cover of the 1973 Bruce Springsteen original. It's fun though I don't know that it brings a lot to the song. This version is more pop, compared to the blues-rock original. youtu.be/H0OrCI2RwE0?...

Also, just as a side-note, I want to shout out Bowie Bible as an excellent website that I have used for a lot of my trivia/research. www.bowiebible.com

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Bowie Day 234: “Dodo” (1989) Outtake from the “Diamond Dogs” sessions, released in “Sound + Vision” box set. Originally this medley with “1984” was going to be on Diamond Dogs, but then they decided to include 1984 only. Kinda like this, feels like TMbG a bit. youtu.be/c29AD5OJPNI?...

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Sir Ian McKellen.

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Bowie Day 233: “After Today” (1989) Outtake from the “Young Americans” sessions, released on the “Sound + Vision” box set I’m a little mixed on this song. Mostly I think it’s pretty good, but Bowie going so high in the chorus doesn’t work for me. youtu.be/PVmS39-V360?...

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It’s just a joke dude

Bowie Day 232: "Julie" (1987) B-Side to the "Day-In Day-Out" Single This song was originally recorded to be on the "Never Let Me Down" album but removed for reasons which I could not find. Glad it got put out as a single at least, it's fun! youtu.be/ai4vvrJUHR4?...

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By contrast, here is Tina’s version. Interesting trivia, the lines “My heart suspended in time / Like you, vanish like tears in the rain” were inspired by Roy Batty’s line in Blade Runner. 2/2 youtu.be/4SfZyf2mIz0?...

Bowie Day 231: “Girls” (1987) B-Side of “Time Will Crawl” single This was Bowie’s version of a song he and Erdal Kızılçay wrote for Tina Turner. It’s an interesting feeling, and well-performed but I like it more from the woman’s pov in the Turner version. 1/2 youtu.be/uWmbauMvOzs?...

Rocket and I trying to stay out of the sun.

So tired of blacking out every full moon when I really want to stay up and help the townsfolk hunt for the werewolf

Bowie Day 230: “Too Dizzy” (1987) Originally part of “Never Let Me Down” An oddity here, this song was originally on the album as the penultimate song, but in 1995, Bowie decided he wanted it removed from the reissue and all future releases. Too generic feeling, I guess. youtu.be/3pJgmWcua3Q?...

Here is the Iggy Pop version. I think I prefer Bowie’s vocals here, but I do really like the sparser, more haunted instrumentation here. 2/2 youtu.be/HcUa65cgX9c?...

Bowie Day 229: “Bang Bang” (1987) Track 10 of “Never Let Me Down” This last song on the album is a cover of the 1981 Iggy Pop original. It’s another one that mostly doesn’t leave much of an impression, but it’s fun enough. 1/2 youtu.be/LhuZTAHHAD0?...

Bowie Day 228: “87 and Cry” (1987) Track 9 of “Never Let Me Down” This is meant to be a critique of Thatcher-era politics in the UK, though I confess I’m not able to get much of that from the lyrics. It’s fine, but this one doesn’t do much for me. youtu.be/Vv7e8NtsKN8?...

Long overdue, but finally fully deactivated/deleted my “X” account. Hadn’t checked it in months, hadn’t posted in even longer, but today I finally felt the need to completely sever the connection.

A new actual play from some of the folks behind Mystery County Monster Hunters Club! That was enough for me, but it turns out this one is good too!

Bowie Day 227: “New York’s in Love” (1987) Track 8 of “Never Let Me Down” This song’s a little easier to swallow as a semi-loving/semi-satirical take on New York’s self-importance. Another digestible, easy-to-dance number but not especially memorable. youtu.be/NfDJ_Rx0K_Q?...

#3360 Hey whoa, do you think that's a witch?

I’ve been looking into maybe buying a house or condo sometime in the next year or so. As a result, I have been trying to get a better understanding / control over my finances. I’m glad to be learning this stuff but it has also reinforced that looking at the ups & downs EVERY DAY makes people crazy.

This is exactly it. The work is the point.

Bowie Day 226: "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)" (1987) Track 7 of "Never Let Me Down" Another entry in the Bowie category of fun bouncy music with really dark depressing lyrics! He likes those! Certainly a song that are fun to dance to... about drugs, prostitution & death. youtu.be/ulBbzKKgCYg?...

Office thermostat is messed up so I’m sitting at my desk and it’s 82deg and humid in here.

Bowie Day 225: “Glass Spider” (1987) Track 6 of “Never Let Me Down” Ooh, I love this one. Starting off with a kind of mythic creepy prologue to set the tone and the metaphor, then we then launch in to a kinda prog-rocky number about learning to live on your own. youtu.be/PCSpbnHjjac?...

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Going live!

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Bowie Day 224: “Zeroes” (1987) Track 5 of “Never Let Me Down” Bowie has always drawn on a lot of influences, but this is a song which is clearly a work of nostalgia for his own late-60s era. It’s a fun song about how music is fun even when stardom disappoints. youtu.be/LTGGb2VUmGg?...

Some of my favorite Criterion Collection special-features are the excerpts from old talk-shows. Was just watching Pauline Kael defend McCabe and Mrs Miller on the Dick Cavett show, sitting next to Rod Serling with incredible 70’s hair.

read discworld

RIP. Giles was such a critical part of the chemistry that made Buffy work. Lovely.

[onboarding new employees] And this is the backrooms. Oh god I should’ve asked, are you okay with endless psychological terror spaces full of monsters? It’s optional

Bowie Day 223: “Never Let Me Down” (1987) Track 4 of “Never Let Me Down” This was the lead single for this album and it’s fine. It’s nice. it’s sweet. But not especially exciting. youtu.be/pCjeX08WdYQ?...

Bowie Day 222: “Beat of Your Drum” (1987) Track 3 of “Never Let Me Down” I liked this song more until I discovered it’s about a man lusting after a 14yo It would be hard to tell even from the lyrics, but that’s what HE said it was about. Musically fun, but gross. youtu.be/Cdd-heyXc3w?...

Watching Peter Weir’s “The Way Back” and I was inspired… The river was deep but I swam it (Janusz) The future is ours, so let's plan it (Janusz) So please don't tell me to can it(Janusz) I've one thing to say, and that's…