@@CamPalinSmith It doesn't. The McNulty mix has strings instead of synthesizers, and the castanets were removed in that version. You can hear the synthesizers and castanets clearly here. This is the original version, and I've checked.
Yep, just like the late great Prince, Bowie at his weakest was better than a whole lot of other artists at their strongest. #RIP to both music legends.
@@samsuzza2008 I love the title track, Bang Bang (written by his BFF: Iggy Pop), Day-In Day-Out, and Time Will Crawl out of what is considered one of Bowie’s weakest albums.
Never had any addiction for Bowie - but he caught me through the Labyrinth and now with every song I hear ... with every move he makes... he is still with us.
This song is SO underrated! A stellar performance by David and every single person who worked on it. Unbelievable stuff. The guitars, bass, drums, harmonica, just sublime. Every moment of the songwriting is perfection here. The chunky bass, the jangly guitars, that harmonica. And the lyrics and vocal delivery. The whole feel of the song is so uplifting. It will always be my favourite Bowie song. He never let me down.
@@mdfalcon1325 me too, it’s so….reassuring? To see that there’s so much love for this song, on here, and after all this time. As far as I knew, Bowie’s biggest fans all seem to strongly dislike it and the album it came from. It’s so nice to see all the praise for it here. Perhaps Bowie himself may have said it was a mis step etc, but I don’t think so. I think we all do things at various times in life which in hindsight look like mistakes, but actually at that point in time they were absolutely the right thing to do. That’s what was happening in music generally at the time, and whilst always a leader not a follower, I’m sure he at least was aware that the sound he came up with on Let’s Dance through to this song, was the right thing, back then. Cheers. All the best.
I consider this one right there at the top. He had a certain group of songs like this - "Strangers When We meet", "Loving the Alien", "Girls", "Absolute Beginners", maybe two or 3 off of Black Tie, White Noise (Miracle Goodnight, Don't Let me Down and Down) and even the very last song closing his musical journey, "I Can't Give everything Away". To me they share something wondrously in common. They are endlessly .. wilfully enchanting; each with these more sophisticated, syrupy chords. Of course I love Life on Mars, Changes, Young Americans, Sound + Vision and so many but Never Let me Down seemed the centerpiece of a particular niche group of Bowie songs drenched in a deeply infinite romance that tied a portion of his catalog together. Perhaps I like being the contrarian to what so many say about his 80's output but I am not afraid to say it, for me it is unquestionably at the top of my list.
i couln't put it better .... i didn't (couldn't) watch his videos for a while, now i'm coming back to it ..... like you said, "think the pain has gone" .... truly, painfully missed!!!!!!
I don't think we'll ever completely get over not having David on the planet. I miss him so much. I shed SO many tears those first two years after his passing. It was like losing part of me in that part of me went with him when he left.
@@rodhubbard6320 His personal assistant, best friend, and guardian to both his kids. She repeatedly saved his life in the '70s. She was with him for the last 43 years of his life. She was with family at his death bed. He left her $2 million and the full dividends from Possum Inc. Google "David Bowie Coco" and pics will come up. YT won't let me bloody attach a photo.
Coco is the woman who made sure David ate actual food when he was binging on cocaine in '75 and '76. He almost didn't make it, but she got him through the worst part of his life and helped him to be the person he was destined to be. She's incredible.
Bowie wasn't afraid to make a genuine, hopeful little ballad now and then. These days we are lacking the courage to express the happier, innocent, less critical things. "It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate -- it takes guts to be gentle and kind."
This is one his best 80s era songs, it has a weird quality to that is squarely in his wheelhouse. Accessible but still has an atmospheric feel to it during the chorus.
I love the title track, Bang Bang (written by his BFF: Iggy Pop), Day-In Day-Out, and Time Will Crawl out of what is considered one of Bowie’s weakest albums. Tbh his debut album is my least favorite album by him as I personally feel and believe he’s done much better music since then.
There's something about this song, David's voice, the way he sings, it ravishes me softly from my solar plexus to my mind.. a feeling as of demure giggles inside. It was a companion and comfort when I was a somewhat solitary & shy teen, I liked to fall asleep with this playing on my walkman
This album doesn't get enough love because Bowie was on top of his game here, expressing his respect for american rhythm and blues.Also the opening of this video is a nod to the marathon dance contest in the 1930's and possibly 40's.
Hate, because,they do not understand,what a magical artist he was. Tis such a shame of the ignorant.,who truly do not understand; how gifted he was. And that he gave his all when he performed. Alas,the ignorant are truly blind!!!?.
Never Let Me Down. It started off so beautifully. I was 14. I had seen Labyrinth the summer before. I fell in deep for David. I knew my life was changing into my future because of his influence and the Childs Vista library. Imagine that you are barely 13 and you sit down in the theater and walk out knowing you’ll be back in that theater to see Labyrinth again, 21 times. One time you sneak in. And you see albums you can’t afford so you fill out Columbia House for Let’s Dance and Tonight but you’re 13. You have no money. Then the RCA catalogue disappears! Disputes! Then This! Let me tell you it ached my body and wore me down waiting for this album and it exploded my neurons and made my brain axons grow trying to understand it all. He made the right album for us Labyrinth babies. The East Los Angeles issues were the right pace to worry about as a kid as seen in Day In Day Out. With his roller skates I loved him so much but I got the message, I just didn’t realize his Diamond Dogs character was on roller skates in his sketches. When I saw that on a V&A David Bowie Is promotional video my mind connected the dots. I got hold of my good friend John Rowlands and told him what I saw and realized about the hidden connection of NLMD and DD. Then I saw a clip here on YT with David discussing the excitement of what was to come and that he had bought the rights to two books he was going to make into movies and I thought oh. I used the research skills I gained from his READ poster campaign for America’s libraries to see what they could have been. An amazing story started unfolding when I tried to imagine which books they might have been. David did change his level of enthusiasm during this tour. I am so glad that he was able to get the life he did after this album and all that came with it.
Kethertomalkuth Orchard I absolutely LOVE your story. Even though I am much younger, I have been a seasoned Bowie fan and I love to hear how Bowie had changed other lives forever as soon as they discover him. Thank so you much for sharing. What a time warp to your emotional roller coaster as a teen in the 80's 💕💕💕
Thank you both Lou and Christine Shane. I’m so excited that Laurie Anderson has added her touch to Shining Star. I can’t wait for it! I covered it with GarageBand five years ago! Here’s the video I made to go with my cover. I wasn’t able to finish though. Let me know how you like it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CS2lXBrtOtk.html again, thanks for noticing my comment. It is really important to me that these videos and songs from David get discussed.
Beautifully written, Kethertomalkuth Orchard. I am older than you and had a similar experience of David Bowie meaning a lot to me when I was young. He made me feel like I didn't have to be like everybody else. I didn't have that choice. I believe that he did that for many people. For me, it was the girl with the mousey hair and the sailors fighting in the dancehall from "Life on Mars" that got me through my sixteenth year. This video is also charming and romantic. I love the metaphor about people never letting each other down depicted in a dance marathon. I hope to someday meet a man and have a relationship where I fieel like this. It will be a first.
Fun fact: Peter Frampton actually played lead guitar on most of the songs on the album this song is from, Never Let Me Down, and the subsequent Glass Spider tour. Apparently he & Bowie were childhood friends. Unfortunately, Frampton isn't present in this video, but he is in the video for "Time Will Crawl". Also, I'm seeing him live with Steve Miller Band on Monday, so I'm super hyped for that!
I can only speak for myself by saying Never Let Me Down is a great record and has as much magic as Bowie's other material. Great video too - love the last scene where Bowie walks off with the aspiring child dancer on his hip after attempting to dance with her!
Another great song! David's talent was limitless...The fact that he wrote this for his long time personal assistant Coco speaks in volumes about he cared about her. She took care of him from 1972 onwards..
Never Let Me Down is a great Bowie tune. I really love the remix version with a harder snare drum. And saxophone. Just another genius interpretation from David. Great arrangement. God I love David Bowie's FANTASTIC MUSIC.👍
So. 1987. this album. My Koss portable cassette player and headphones. And this album. I don't think anyone else listened to this album in my little corner of the world. I was absolutely transported into some imaginary, surreal, other plane every time I listened - mostly due to the influence of the title track, Time Will Crawl, and Glass Spider. I escaped whatever it was that i was running from with this music in my head between those headphones. I guess it was just the right stuff for me at just the right time?
The biggest tribute Bowie paid Schwab was in the 1987 song he wrote about her, Never Let Me Down. He described it as one of his most personal, and it included the lyrics: When I needed soul revival I called your name When I was falling to pieces I screamed in pain Your soothing hand that turned me round A love so real swept over me Hello Coco Schwab
I heard this song when I was a teen in the 80's once, then a week ago in some channel on satellite radio there it was, and after 30 some years i was able to remember 100% all the music, like a time machine, and here I am remembering my teen years and watching and listening to this fantastic music. very underrated song.
This is the song that made me listen to all his music. So even though it is not his best song, it is the song that forced me to take notice and love his whole catalogue.
So true about Bowie, you think you're ok then hearing one of his songs brings an overwhelming feeling of how great he was, how much he is missed, but so grateful he won't be forgotten. Love this one....
