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A tribute to David Bowie
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD,
Was not A LAD INSANE,
His PIN UPS graced Our walls,
And His music shall remain.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
His World was HUNKY DORY,
As he played from STATION TO STATION,
He made us feel like HEROES,
And his songs touched every Nation.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He gave us SOUND AND VISION,
A DRUMMER BOY of Peace,
He said LET'S DANCE,
And take a chance,
Life's CHANGES never cease.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell theTHIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He sang for YOUNG AMERICANS,
Jived with SCARY MONSTERS too,
The EARTHLING from SPACE ODDITY,
Gave us ZIGGY STARDUST's view.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
TONIGHT at twighlight HOURS,
I will offer You a prayer,
Shine on 'Mister' BLACKSTAR
NEXT DAY and Everywhere.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
Rest in Peace mister Jones.
The Man who fell to Earth xxx
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Great words, and a lovely tribute
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Great words, and a lovely tribute
Agreed.
And
Thankyou.
RIP mister Jones xxx
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A tribute to David Bowie
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD,
Was not A LAD INSANE,
His PIN UPS graced many a wall,
And His music shall remain.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
His World was HUNKY DORY,
As he played from STATION TO STATION,
He made us feel like HEROES,
And his songs touched every Nation.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He gave us SOUND AND VISION,
A DRUMMER BOY of Peace,
He said LET'S DANCE,
And take a chance,
Life's CHANGES never cease.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
Rest in Peace mister Jones.
The Man who fell to Earth xxx
This is really a great write, love the way you include his song titles in it, all you need now is for someone to come along and make your words come alive, hopefully in Bowie style, my only advice is dont let this gather dust and change "My third go at Songwriting" to "A tribute to David Bowie" massive potential here, really cool write 8)
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A tribute to David Bowie
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD,
Was not A LAD INSANE,
His PIN UPS graced many a wall,
And His music shall remain.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
His World was HUNKY DORY,
As he played from STATION TO STATION,
He made us feel like HEROES,
And his songs touched every Nation.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He gave us SOUND AND VISION,
A DRUMMER BOY of Peace,
He said LET'S DANCE,
And take a chance,
Life's CHANGES never cease.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
Rest in Peace mister Jones.
The Man who fell to Earth xxx
This is really a great write, love the way you include his song titles in it, all you need now is for someone to come along and make your words come alive, hopefully in Bowie style, my only advice is dont let this gather dust and change "My third go at Songwriting" to "A tribute to David Bowie" massive potential here, really cool write 8)
Cheers.
Thanks for the advice.
But the 'coolest' thing is that Astronomers' discovered Bowie's Star within the Galaxy shortly after his Death.
Hence I added such a line to my lyrics.
Rest in Peace mister Jones.
Your star will shine for evermore xxx
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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Hmmm?
Just needs one last verse to add me thinks?
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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My work here is now done.
Shine bright Black Star :-)
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BRILLIANT! !!! ::)
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BRILLIANT! !!! ::)
Arrr many thanks Rosie.
Truth is, it has taken me many moons to write this.
I was devestated when Bowie died.
As were many others.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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as a huge fan i just have to say : thank you !
nice exercice, maybe not easy to do, but such a cool result
well done, sir !
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as a huge fan i just have to say : thank you !
nice exercice, maybe not easy to do, but such a cool result
well done, sir !
Many many thanks kind Sir!!!
I myself am a huge fan of mister Jones.
He had a huge influence upon my Life.
So I felt compelled to pen this ode.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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as a huge fan i just have to say : thank you !
nice exercice, maybe not easy to do, but such a cool result
well done, sir !
Finding it hard to believe that within the next 4/5 months it will be 2 years since The Man who fell to Earth decided to leave us.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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A very good write I admired David for his songwriting and the CHANGES he made through his musical journey very impressed with what you've done a very nice tribute to a great Songwriter well done don't forget about this do something with it thanks.
Cheers
Royston
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A very good write I admired David for his songwriting and the CHANGES he made through his musical journey very impressed with what you've done a very nice tribute to a great Songwriter well done don't forget about this do something with it thanks.
Cheers
Royston
Many thanks Royston.
My lyrics n words will not collect dust re Bowie.
I plan to do something with this.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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A very good write I admired David for his songwriting and the CHANGES he made through his musical journey very impressed with what you've done a very nice tribute to a great Songwriter well done don't forget about this do something with it thanks.
Cheers
Royston
Sent it to Tony Visconti.
After all, he did produce Black Star?
Jackdaw 1888
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Nice lyric. Took good knowledge to put this together with care. Well done.
A tribute to David Bowie
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD,
Was not A LAD INSANE,
His PIN UPS graced Our walls,
And His music shall remain.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
His World was HUNKY DORY,
As he played from STATION TO STATION,
He made us feel like HEROES,
And his songs touched every Nation.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He gave us SOUND AND VISION,
A DRUMMER BOY of Peace,
He said LET'S DANCE,
And take a chance,
Life's CHANGES never cease.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell theTHIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He sang for YOUNG AMERICANS,
Jived with SCARY MONSTERS too,
The EARTHLING from SPACE ODDITY,
Gave us ZIGGY STARDUST's view.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
TONIGHT at twighlight HOURS,
I will offer You a prayer,
Shine on 'Mister' BLACKSTAR
NEXT DAY and Everywhere.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
Rest in Peace mister Jones.
The Man who fell to Earth xxx
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Nice lyric. Took good knowledge to put this together with care. Well done.
A tribute to David Bowie
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD,
Was not A LAD INSANE,
His PIN UPS graced Our walls,
And His music shall remain.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
His World was HUNKY DORY,
As he played from STATION TO STATION,
He made us feel like HEROES,
And his songs touched every Nation.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He gave us SOUND AND VISION,
A DRUMMER BOY of Peace,
He said LET'S DANCE,
And take a chance,
Life's CHANGES never cease.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell theTHIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
He sang for YOUNG AMERICANS,
Jived with SCARY MONSTERS too,
The EARTHLING from SPACE ODDITY,
Gave us ZIGGY STARDUST's view.
The Earth has lost an Angel,
And the Heavens gained a STAR,
Fond farewell the THIN WHITE DUKE,
Of music and guitar.
TONIGHT at twighlight HOURS,
I will offer You a prayer,
Shine on 'Mister' BLACKSTAR
NEXT DAY and Everywhere.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
Rest in Peace mister Jones.
The Man who fell to Earth xxx
Many thanks Joe :-)
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Inspirational.
Prompted me to write my own humble tribute to him...
"and now the starman's gone back home
his legacy, the laughing gnome"
<bump>
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Inspirational.
Prompted me to write my own humble tribute to him...
"and now the starman's gone back home
his legacy, the laughing gnome"
<bump>
Cheers PaulAds ... bump :-)
Jackdaw1888
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Personally speaking...
And not trying to blow my own trumpet etc etc etc.
I would challenge any so called SongWriter or Lyricist or Musician or Record Producer to come up with a better Song than I have.
Jackdaw 1888
Ps...
And even if they thought they did or they have?
Then I myself have another David Robert Jones song up my sleeve ... from when he Fell to Earth around 125 years ago.
Jackdaw 1888 :-)
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HEY!!!
WOW!!!
OMG!!!
My tribute song to David Bowie just hit 666 views.
Thankyou SRF.
666 is a number Jackdaw1888 kind of likes :-)
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Personally speaking...
And not trying to blow my own trumpet etc etc etc.
I would challenge any so called SongWriter or Lyricist or Musician or Record Producer to come up with a better Song than I have.
Jackdaw 1888
Ps...
And even if they thought they did or they have?
Then I myself have another David Robert Jones song up my sleeve ... from when he Fell to Earth around 125 years ago.
Jackdaw 1888 :-)
Hmmm?
I see that no so called budding songwriter come lyricist has risen to my challenge as of yet?
Kay sa ra sa ra ha ha
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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Not long now mister jones till yet another anniversary of your death?
Shine on mister Bright Star.
Jackdaw 1888 :-)
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You mean a better lyric than this one, or is it now a song? Love to hear it if so. I wrote my own tribute in the days after his death, although more in the spirit of his lyrics than referencing his material. A great loss.
My ditty, which developed into a full song in partnership with another Forum member's on Soundcloud if you're interested :).
https://soundcloud.com/mike-warnes/aliens-time-machines
Mike
Personally speaking...
And not trying to blow my own trumpet etc etc etc.
I would challenge any so called SongWriter or Lyricist or Musician or Record Producer to come up with a better Song than I have.
Jackdaw 1888
Ps...
And even if they thought they did or they have?
Then I myself have another David Robert Jones song up my sleeve ... from when he Fell to Earth around 125 years ago.
Jackdaw 1888 :-)
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You mean a better lyric than this one, or is it now a song? Love to hear it if so. I wrote my own tribute in the days after his death, although more in the spirit of his lyrics than referencing his material. A great loss.
My ditty, which developed into a full song in partnership with another Forum member's on Soundcloud if you're interested :).
https://soundcloud.com/mike-warnes/aliens-time-machines
Mike
Personally speaking...
And not trying to blow my own trumpet etc etc etc.
I would challenge any so called SongWriter or Lyricist or Musician or Record Producer to come up with a better Song than I have.
Jackdaw 1888
Ps...
And even if they thought they did or they have?
Then I myself have another David Robert Jones song up my sleeve ... from when he Fell to Earth around 125 years ago.
Jackdaw 1888 :-)
No ... it is just another set of lyrics come poetry going around my head at the mo based upon His early years and songs.
Cheers mister Mike.
Jackdaw 1888 :-)
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Good lyrics. I'd be tempted to not have the song titles in capital letters. Same song but reads so much better for the subtlety.
Eell done
Paul
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Dude, you could do a pub quiz with this. Read it out and people have to spotall the Bowie songs there are.
Personally I didnt like his music much, but he was a gentleman and you gotta respect that in superstars. You see so many of them go crazy with self importance.
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Good lyrics. I'd be tempted to not have the song titles in capital letters. Same song but reads so much better for the subtlety.
Eell done
Paul
Cheers Paul :-)
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Dude, you could do a pub quiz with this. Read it out and people have to spotall the Bowie songs there are.
Personally I didnt like his music much, but he was a gentleman and you gotta respect that in superstars. You see so many of them go crazy with self importance.
Hey Dude!!!
How many spots re Bowie did you detect?
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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great lyrics, well done. Grew up to his music, which is still all around us. I also liked the dignity around the way he just faded from view in later years looking after his young sun. Cool
:)
neil
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I was (am...) also a massive Bowie fan. Outside of close friends and family, I think his death hit me harder than anyone else's.
Your lyrics made me think a bit of the track "Dandy" by Ian Hunter, Bowie's old mate from Mott the Hoople. You can check it out here if you like:
He was also inspired to reference some Bowie song names in the track, although I think you squeezed more in. Hope you continue and put some music behind yours too.
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I was (am...) also a massive Bowie fan. Outside of close friends and family, I think his death hit me harder than anyone else's.
Your lyrics made me think a bit of the track "Dandy" by Ian Hunter, Bowie's old mate from Mott the Hoople. You can check it out here if you like:
He was also inspired to reference some Bowie song names in the track, although I think you squeezed more in. Hope you continue and put some music behind yours too.
I think Bowie saved Ian Hunter and his musical career and indeed that of Mott the Hoople...
ie All The Young Dudes???
But thanks anyways.
Jackdaw1888 :-)
Ps...
My words will never be put to music.
I am but a writer/poet/lyricist.
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as a huge fan i just have to say : thank you !
nice exercice, maybe not easy to do, but such a cool result
well done, sir !
Cheers!!!
Jackdaw1888 :-)
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Has he died again?
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Has he died again?
? ? ?
Jackdaw1888