This week we said goodbye to David Bowie. To calculate his influence on music, art, and culture, we would need a galactic-sized abacus and at least as much time as it takes to travel to Mars. All I can offer is this modest, two-hour episode of Sunday Brunch, which in this instance is given over to all things Bowie. This podcast reflects Bowie’s many moods and the sophistication of his music. We explore his influence on the ’80s and ’90s by honing in on bands whose sound was greatly shaped by Bowie, whether it be his folkier singer-songwriter self, his otherworldly glam persona, his soulful side, his late-’70s experimental being, or the Top 40 superstar he became in the early ’80s. We’ll also listen to a few of his own cuts as well as covers of his songs by The Associates, Bauhaus, Nico, The Chameleons, Midge Ure, The Cure, and others. RIP, Starman. He thought he’d blow our minds — and he was right.
Playlist
- David Bowie — D.J.
- Galaxie 500 — Leave The Planet
- The Flaming Lips — Evil Will Prevail
- Magazine — Permafrost
- Associates — Boys Keep Swinging
- The Teardrop Explodes — Sleeping Gas
- Pulp — Lipgloss
- Bauhaus — Ziggy Stardust
- The Waterboys — A Girl Called Johnny
- Orange Juice — I Guess I’m Just A Little Too Sensitive
- Adam And The Ants — Press Darlings
- Green River — Queen Bitch
- Love And Rockets — Rock and Roll Babylon
- Mother Love Bone — Stargazer
- Smashing Pumpkins — Crush
- Jane’s Addiction — Summertime Rolls
- Nico — Heroes
- Grace Jones — Warm Leatherette
- Peter Gabriel — Exposure
- The Cure — Young Americans
- Suede — Metal Mickey
- Supergrass — She’s So Loose
- The Chameleons — John, I’m Only Dancing
- The Psychedelic Furs — Flowers
- Tubeway Army — The Machman
- Midge Ure — The Man Who Sold The World
- Klaus Nomi — After The Fall
- Talking Heads — Born Under Punches
- Siouxsie And The Banshees — Cities In Dust
- David Bowie — Ashes To Ashes
- David Bowie — V-2 Schneider
- David Bowie — Star