Demanding Billy Bragg and other friends of mine…
The September edition of
The songs have been compiled by a whole collection of celebrities, far too numerous to list here.
Each of the contributors have selected a ten-song themed playlist with the biggest names in music getting the double page spread treatment, like the Bowie feature above.
Ricky Gervais selected the Bowie songs, though there are other DB selections peppered throughout the 1001 tracks chosen by other well known types too.
Here’s the concluding paragraph from Ricky’s piece with the ten tunes he selected.
I think you’ll agree it’s a pretty cool list, particularly as it’s from someone who doesn’t even pronounce Bowie correctly. Sorry Ricky, it had to be said! 😉
Elsewhere in the mag Billy Bragg recollects how David Bowie helped him rescue his teenage identity from the horrors of parental interference.
Bowie and his music helped Bragg connect with the more interesting girls in his class who enjoyed lunchtime sessions talking about and playing Bowie albums.
The cover of Aladdin Sane was also the blueprint for his first independent haircut away from the Richard III look his parents had previously engineered.
Here’s a teaser from the Bragg bit…
If you want to read the full article along with the Ricky Gervais item, I’m afraid you’ll have to buy the September edition of Q for yourself.