How can you even compare the two men? Keep in mind that gary numan is a fantastic keyboardist and guitarist. He has also created his own style. Although being a fan of bowie, he has by no means attempted to consciously emulate anyone else. He is also a very good studio engineer and pilot. This bowie track is very good musically but what s a tvc -15?
Your wrong I have the first 2 albums of newman when they first came out and he is nowhere close to Bowie.Gary Newman's music died after that second album wasn't that good.He was a bowie fan thats why he tried to look like him.
i wasnt there. my understanding is that iggy was delusional on several substances raving that the tv set swallowed his girlfriend. Bowie wrote the song. merseyboys has uploaded the Elvis version which fits perfectly. It's an Elvis song, written for the rock god's rock god.considering all the losses lately...lou reed and bb king, I think that every day we should wake up and be glad that bowie is still here, loving iman and making amazing music. thanks Mr Bowie for making our worlds so much richer and fantastic. UNESCO needs to make you a world heritage figure.
+Mihr Anael I had always heard it was one of the songs he wrote for "The Man Who Fell to Earth," not knowing he wasn't going to be expected to do the soundtrack.
Im afraid that is not possible anymore... Even if he was alive, David was coked out of his mind during the Station to Station period - he did not remember how the album was recorded.
In a nutshell it's about a demonic t.v. set that swallows Bowie's girlfriend then transitions Bowie into contemplating joining the girl in the demon set's 'Rainbow Way' - the aethers of t.v. signal processing. Heavy lyrical content - especially for 1976.
That 'Poop' reply is wrong. Sid never became friends with Bowie. This song was released in 1976. Sid was barely known by punk fans at this point let alone Bowie.
+Robo Poop Don't believe everything you read. Wikipedia is a public trust forum. Anybody can post information there. Especially if the info has no automatic legal repercussions. And rock magazines are notorious for inventing fabulous gossip. Anyways - in 1976 while Sid was desperately trying to learn how to play the bass guitar ( which he never did ) for 'The Sex Pistols' Bowie was touring America on his 'Thin White Duke' tour. And he was heavily addicted to cocaine and only hung with other cocaine users and high drug profile rock stars ( Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, John Lennon, etc...). You had to be rock royalty or have mega bucks or a righteous coke connection in order to be in Bowie's hip inner circle at this time. All the punks of 1976 were broke and looked down on rock super star drug taking. They liked the cheap stuff. Speed, alcohol, and later on, when some of them had a few bucks, heroin. From America Bowie went straight to France and then Berlin to start working on his 'Low' album. Wikipedia can eat it.
Seen Bowie 9 times, met him twice. He was a musical genius and so ahead of the times. Truely a major artist in the history of music.
Lucky man...
I saw him just once I would've loved to have met him though
I bow to you. He was everything and everywhere and I never had the gift of meeting him but his music and performances still effect my life today.
I'm gonna try to see him next time he's on tour.
Passed away today, 1/11/16. Goodbye Mr. Bowie, thanks for all the great music.
He died January, 10th - not 11th
He is not die
I wish McCartney and Bowie would get together and let the poetry fly, I couldn't wear socks for days.
David Bowie is the greatest musician of all time and has had more influence on music than anyone else in the universe. He is a rock n roll messiah
dammm,he left us too early..great song with great lyrics..thanks
one of the entertainers I've seen,i a tremendous loss happy birthday David, God bless yoy
This is based on the time that Iggy Pop lost his mind and thought his TV was eating his girlfriend
Love this song and miss Major Tom.
I would say Bowie was the pinnacle of humanity...but, not sure he was human, he seemed divine.
Ground breaking 1970s landmark recording - one of a kind
Maybe. Amazon sells the. TVC15.. I'll check.....
5 years later and I'm thanking you.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!
thought it was about his synthesizer , moog tvc15 ....
Very cool 😎
Christian f💓
Prophetic
Love your genius.......thank you
Bowie for president! That would've been something, huh?
Gary Newman?better?he's not even on the same block as BOWIE
not even in the same zip code
nairi melkonian
I love Gary Neuman BUT NO. He's NO David Bowie☺
How can you even compare the two men? Keep in mind that gary numan is a fantastic keyboardist and guitarist. He has also created his own style. Although being a fan of bowie, he has by no means attempted to consciously emulate anyone else. He is also a very good studio engineer and pilot. This bowie track is very good musically but what s a tvc -15?
What's a TVC -15?
It's a CVD -19 that got scrambled in transmission / transition as DB tapped it from the ether ;-j
@@ELGROOVER what is a cvd-19 & DB
The song itself looks forward to what your sensation is on prime time the song instigates your nerve
Your wrong I have the first 2 albums of newman when they first came out and he is nowhere close to Bowie.Gary Newman's music died after that second album wasn't that good.He was a bowie fan thats why he tried to look like him.
Love it, thanks! But he's saying "pulsating in the sky" not "love's rating in the sky".
Daniel Scott thanks for the lyric correction
Daniel Scott thanks for the lyric correction.
funkatronics
9:11:52
An amazing Iconic musician gone way to soon. Life's not fair RIP MR BOWIE 😢
i wasnt there. my understanding is that iggy was delusional on several substances raving that the tv set swallowed his girlfriend. Bowie wrote the song. merseyboys has uploaded the Elvis version which fits perfectly. It's an Elvis song, written for the rock god's rock god.considering all the losses lately...lou reed and bb king, I think that every day we should wake up and be glad that bowie is still here, loving iman and making amazing music. thanks Mr Bowie for making our worlds so much richer and fantastic. UNESCO needs to make you a world heritage figure.
+Mihr Anael I had always heard it was one of the songs he wrote for "The Man Who Fell to Earth," not knowing he wasn't going to be expected to do the soundtrack.
Maybe Mr Bowie can stand forward and clear this up for us?
Im afraid that is not possible anymore... Even if he was alive, David was coked out of his mind during the Station to Station period - he did not remember how the album was recorded.
Yeah,before I get in the gate. Play David Bowie loud
This song reminds of the golden years. like for like anyone?
"My baby's in there someplace, PULSATING in the sky."
I thought it was about a stereo receiver bowie was singing about .The TVC 15.
Does anyone still write songs like this???
he's quadraphonic, he's a, he's got more channels, so hologramic, oh my u tube c one five ...
oh uh-oh uh-oh!!! oh uh-oh uh-oh!!!
Transition...
2020
Hologram Me?
He sang about a Transmission and a TV.
trany/vestite change #15
Can anyone explain what the meaning of this cryptic song is???
In a nutshell it's about a demonic t.v. set that swallows Bowie's girlfriend then transitions Bowie into contemplating joining the girl in the demon set's 'Rainbow Way' - the aethers of t.v. signal processing. Heavy lyrical content - especially for 1976.
That 'Poop' reply is wrong. Sid never became friends with Bowie. This song was released in 1976. Sid was barely known by punk fans at this point let alone Bowie.
+Robo Poop
Don't believe everything you read. Wikipedia is a public trust forum. Anybody can post information there. Especially if the info has no automatic legal repercussions. And rock magazines are notorious for inventing fabulous gossip. Anyways - in 1976 while Sid was desperately trying to learn how to play the bass guitar ( which he never did ) for 'The Sex Pistols' Bowie was touring America on his 'Thin White Duke' tour. And he was heavily addicted to cocaine and only hung with other cocaine users and high drug profile rock stars ( Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, John Lennon, etc...). You had to be rock royalty or have mega bucks or a righteous coke connection in order to be in Bowie's hip inner circle at this time. All the punks of 1976 were broke and looked down on rock super star drug taking. They liked the cheap stuff. Speed, alcohol, and later on, when some of them had a few bucks, heroin. From America Bowie went straight to France and then Berlin to start working on his 'Low' album. Wikipedia can eat it.
cherrell lohner Yes.
LITTLE OYSTER I think it a really funky song about watching tv. he made a song about watching tv funky. if there's a deeper meaning, im missing it