Sister Indica RECOMMENDS: Top 5 Favorite Bowie Songs

Hi Friends,

I have a complicated relationship with David Bowie.

He was never someone I listened to growing up and the only songs I knew were a few of his biggest hits (and not even that many).  As a teenager, I began writing, recording and performing original music.  The one artist everyone compared me to was Bowie.  Rather than accept the comments from the place they were coming from (positive), all I heard was “YOU ARE COPYING HIM!  YOU ARE NOT ORIGINAL!”  I decided to avoid his music at all costs.  What can I say: I was young, hot-headed and had a morbidly obese ego (in many ways, I still do).

Thankfully, I got over myself as the year 2000 rolled around.  His album “Hours…” came out while I was working at a record store so I decided to give him a chance.  And OMFG am I glad I did!  He was a GENIUS, I just loved the album – and this was so far into his career…how good could his older stuff be?!  So I dove in and I’ve never looked back.

The following are my top 5 favorite Bowie songs ever.  I chose them based on the criteria I judge every song by: melody, harmonic structure and the percussive nature of the lyrics.  Rarely do I care about lyrics themselves…what I live for is how the words “sound”.  It was hard choosing just 5 songs…I could probably pick 5 songs from every album!  Talk about “Sophie’s Choice”.

5. All The Madmen – The Man Who Sold The World

4. Joe the Lion – “Heroes”

3. Teenage Wildlife – Scary Monsters & Super Creeps

2. TVC15 – Station To Station

1. Big Brother – Diamond Dogs

So there you go, my Top 5 Favorite Bowie Songs!  What are YOURS? Leave a comment below and holler at your homegurl.

Your Homegurl for Life,
Sister Indica

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