RIP David Bowie

[IrishinSyria]

David Bowie Dead: Legendary Artist Was 69 - Hollywood Reporter


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[Irishnuke]

There's #3. Dude was a legend. Sad times.

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

Awesome talent. Will be missed.

 

[ohara831]

Amazing talent. He will be missed. May he RIP.

 

[Irish YJ]

RIP.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

RIP

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Apparently, David Jones had quite a bit to teach us all.

I remember when he was among the first to blur the gender lines, and of course was treated with suspicion to outright contempt from so many. (That was back before Mick was opining Angie.)

Many never realized how private a person he was. Or how fabulously wealthy and powerful.

Now we can all learn a lesson on humanity, resolve, and toughness.

He released his album on his sixty-ninth birthday, Friday last; and, died 'peacefully in bed' yesterday, after an eighteen month battle with cancer. Most had no clue.

That takes real balls.

 

[Jackalope1977]

One of my favorites. Thanks for the music DB. RIP.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

I shall play "The Magic Dance" today in honor:

 

[Jackalope1977]

I shall play "The Magic Dance" today in honor:

Nice. My family watches The Labyrinth every now and then on our movie night. I'm pretty sure the parents like it more than the kids, haha.

 

[woolybug25]

Terrible news to wake up to. One of my all time favorite artists. Totally bummed.

 

[Irish#1]

Was not a Bowie fan, but can't underestimate his contributions to music.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Facebook is already littered with all the "life long" fans professing how DB changed their life. Why do people always feel the need to profess how big a fan they are of people they haven't thought about in decades when they pass away? It's obnoxious.

 

[JughedJones]

It's hard to put into words how much David Bowie meant to me.

His music helped me mature as a human being. He was a hero of every
musical influence I have.

RIP. Fuck.

 

[gkIrish]

A great musician and part of the best collaboration of all-time IMO (Under Pressure)

RIP

 

[JughedJones]

Facebook is already littered with all the "life long" fans professing how DB changed their life. Why do people always feel the need to profess how big a fan they are of people they haven't thought about in decades when they pass away? It's obnoxious.

Are you serious about this?

Colin Cowherd? Is this you?

Contrarian?

 

[Irish YJ]

A great musician and part of the best collaboration of all-time IMO (Under Pressure)

RIP

absolutely. in my top 10. incredible in every way.

 

[IrishinSyria]

A great musician and part of the best collaboration of all-time IMO (Under Pressure)

RIP

Was going to post exactly this, I'll put it in the OP.

 

[JughedJones]

Was going to post exactly this, I'll put it in the OP.

If we're deciding things to put in the OP, seriously:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaqMwE5NKaM

 

[JughedJones]

Was going to post exactly this, I'll put it in the OP.

If we're deciding things to put in the OP, seriously:



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This is as good as it gets.

 

[IrishinSyria]

If we're deciding things to put in the OP, seriously:


This is as good as it gets.

updated. To be clear, I choose the Freddie Mercury tribute performance because it seemed fitting, not necessarily because I thought it was peak Bowie.

 

[JughedJones]

word. you're doing great.

 

[JughedJones]

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He was groundbreaking. Music changed in a very fundamental way because of David Bowie.

I'm really bummed.

 

[IrishinSyria]

I'm not going to put in more videos but if anyone finds a good obit send me a link and I'll put it in the OP

 

[JughedJones]

I'm not going to put in more videos but if anyone finds a good obit send me a link and I'll put it in the OP

Mr. Bowie wrote songs, above all, about being an outsider: an alien, a misfit, a sexual adventurer, a faraway astronaut.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/arts/music/david-bowie-dies-at-69.html?_r=0


EDIT: It sounds like "Mr. Bowie" won at life.

 

[bkess8]

Terrible news to wake up to. One of my all time favorite artists. Totally bummed.

Same here. Crappy way to start my day!

 

[Bishop2b5]

I was never a huge Bowie fan, but can absolutely appreciate his contribution to rock. Just sad to see another legend of my youth pass away. The icons of my generation are slowly disappearing.

 

[ShawneeIrish]

https://twitter.com/CardRavasi/status/686466465784934400<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown,
engines on
Check ignition
and may God's love be with you (David Bowie)</p>— Gianfranco Ravasi (@CardRavasi) <a href="https://twitter.com/CardRavasi/status/686466465784934400">January 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[IrishSteelhead]

Are you serious about this?



Colin Cowherd? Is this you?



Contrarian?

Yes I am serious. If you are a huge fan, that's awesome. I'm talking about the "crushed fans" who probably know him as the Ground Control to Major Tom song guy.

 

[JughedJones]

Yes I am serious. If you are a huge fan, that's awesome. I'm talking about the "crushed fans" who probably know him as the Ground Control to Major Tom song guy.

That's not fair.


That's like saying a lot of the people who were sad that John Lennon died were "Imagine" people.


Who cares if they were? He touched their lives. Art touched their lives.

Why are we judging which song did the touching? We can't judge people like that.