Zane, Zane, Zane. Ouvre le chien…
Last week’s (sorry, been skiving) Sunday Times carried the above review for The Buddha Of Suburbia…which is perfectly legible in the above scan, so I’ll say no more about it. (Thanx to Spaceface for the pointer)
However, in celebration of such rare critical taste, we thought it would be a good time to announce the winners of our Buddha Of Suburbia CD/DVD contest. (09.17.2007 NEWS: BUDDHA OUT TODAY…WIN CD AND DVD NOW)
We asked: Which two of his own songs does David Bowie make obvious reference to in the song The Buddha Of Suburbia? You may have to look beyond the lyrics.
Well, the first and most obvious answer is today’s lyric quotation, which everybody knows first appeared in the song: All The Madmen, from 1970’s The Man Who Sold The World album.
The other reference, which you were advised to look beyond the lyrics for, was a musical motif from Space Oddity…you know, the da da da da dah….da dah dah bit.
A few members pointed out the line: “Never bored, so I’ll never get old,” for obvious reasons. But, I have a sneaky feeling it wasn’t written with track three from Reality in mind. Nevertheless, you weren’t excluded from the correct answers hat if you did say Never Get Old, along with either All The Madmen or Space Oddity.
Here are the ten lucky winners spat forth by The Random Generator, who each get a copy of The Buddha Of Suburbia CD and the bleedin’ DVD too…
alisonhale
billmony
dobber
harolda
K1gpw
Kazlaaz
maaria
newton
Pza
starman304
Please let us know where you would like to receive your splendid prizes.