Sunday 10 March 2013

But I hope they live forever



We are on the eve of something special. For tomorrow, our leading Patron Saint Mr David Bowie's first album in a decade The Next Day is released to a slavering public.

Heaven only knows how many column inches have been devoted to the former "Thin White Duke"/"Ziggy Stardust"/"Aladdin Sane" since the music world was wrong-footed by the completely unexpected release of Where Are We Now? on his birthday in January. The whole album was streamed on iTunes in advance of its release, which whipped up further frenzy among those who actually have an iPod (I don't).

I, instead, have reserved my excitement and anticipation for the day itself, and I look forward to picking up my copy tomorrow (probably at HMV - to help the poor buggers out). Until then I only have the singles upon which to make a judgement.

Here's the second one from the album (already!) - with a rather fab and unnerving video featuring Tilda Swinton - it's The Stars (Are Out Tonight):


Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living

We live closer to the earth
Never to the heavens
The stars are never far away
Stars are out tonight

They watch us from behind their shades
Brigitte, Jack and Kate and Brad
From behind their tinted window stretch
Gleaming like blackened sunshine

Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living

Waiting for the first move
Satyrs and their child wives
Waiting for the last move
Soaking up our primitive world

Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living

Their jealousy's spilling down
The stars must stick together
We will never be rid of these stars
But I hope they live forever

And they know just what we do
That we toss and turn at night
They're waiting to make their moves
But the stars are out tonight

Here they are upon the stairs
Sexless and not aware
They are the stars, they're dying for you
But I hope they live forever

They burn you with their radiant smiles
Trap you with their beautiful eyes
They're broke and shamed or drunk or scared
But I hope they live forever

Their jealousy's spilling down
The stars must stick together
We will never be rid of these stars
But I hope they live forever

And they know just what we do
That we toss and turn at night
They're waiting to make their moves on us
But the stars are out tonight

The stars are out tonight
The stars are out tonight


http://www.davidbowie.com/the-next-day

6 comments:

  1. I like both the singles and it really is good to have him back! You will give us a review, I assume?

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    1. I might - I don't usually do album reviews, but I might... Jx

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  2. I think the album is amazing and quite easily his best for 30 years.

    By the way, you didn't need an ipod to stream the album on iTunes - just just need to have iTunes which is free, songs purchased on iTunes work with any mp3 player and have done for years. x

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    1. I am not adding iTunes to the list of clutter on my PC. Instead, I went to HMV as predicted and bought the Special Edition yesterday. I will get around to listening to it at some stage - not tonight (too knackered), or tomorrow (we're at Leslie Jordan: Fruit Fly), but soon... Jx

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  3. Seeing Fruit Fly on Saturday - The Supreme Fabulettes supporting.

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    1. I didn't even realise the Fabulettes were supporting him! I am looking forward to it even more now... Jx

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