The David Bowie Memorial Thread

FRED HALE SR. · 01-13-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Great insight.

Just saying its as feasible as considering him naming it after a black lesion. Also Bowie was very symbolic and his mind worked on a different level.

Plainview · 01-13-2016, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Just saying its as feasible as considering him naming it after a black lesion.

I wasn't necessarily saying he'd called it Blackstar for that reason, only that those lyrics, which didn't really make sense prior, suddenly have their meaning illuminated when you apply the perspective of death/cancer.

The Batlord · 01-13-2016, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Great insight.

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Just saying its as feasible as considering him naming it after a black lesion. Also Bowie was very symbolic and his mind worked on a different level.

Pretty sure he wasn't being sarcastic.

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Originally Posted by Plainview

I wasn't necessarily saying he'd called it Blackstar for that reason, only that those lyrics, which didn't really make sense prior, suddenly have their meaning illuminated when you apply the perspective of death/cancer.

Actually, if you go down the Wiki article, to "History", it does kinda make it explicit. I'm assuming that what's your original point was anyway.

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Showing but few stars, and its brightest stars being of only 4th magnitude,[1] Cancer was often considered the "Dark Sign", quaintly described as black and without eyes. Dante, alluding to this faintness and position of heavens

FRED HALE SR. · 01-13-2016, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Pretty sure he wasn't being sarcastic.

Actually, if you go down the Wiki article, to "History", it does kinda make it explicit. I'm assuming that what's your original point was anyway.

I wasn't being sarcastic in the least. It also states down below that there was a connection between the babylonian constellation and ideas of death and passage. What could be cooler then Bowie throwing one more mind **** our way.

grindy · 01-13-2016, 02:42 PM

^If that's an intentionall hint that'd be genius.
Although Bowie's lyrics and titles were always so cryptic, that you could interpret them pretty much any way you'd want.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-13-2016, 02:43 PM

Seen it suggested online it could be a reference to an Elvis Presley song called Black Star.

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Every man has a black star
A black star over his shoulder
And when a man sees his black star
He knows his time, his time has come

grindy · 01-13-2016, 02:50 PM

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Showing but few stars, and its brightest stars being of only 4th magnitude,[1] Cancer was often considered the "Dark Sign", quaintly described as black and without eyes. Dante, alluding to this faintness and position of heavens

The clips for Blackstar and Lazarus!

Plainview · 01-13-2016, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeytennis

Seen it suggested online it could be a reference to an Elvis Presley song called Black Star.

And they share a birthday...

Chula Vista · 01-13-2016, 03:52 PM

Knowing Bowie career and utter brilliance I'd say it's no coincidence.

Remember he long ago sand this:

Didn't know what time it was and the lights were low
I leaned back on my radio
Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul, he said
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase
That weren't no D.J. that was hazy cosmic jive
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie
I had to phone someone so I picked on you
Hey, that's far out so you heard him too!
Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two
Look out your window I can see his light

Pet_Sounds · 01-13-2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

The clips for Blackstar and Lazarus!

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Originally Posted by Plainview

And they share a birthday...

****, this is getting scary.

01-13-2016, 02:42 PM	#95 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	^If that's an intentionall hint that'd be genius. Although Bowie's lyrics and titles were always so cryptic, that you could interpret them pretty much any way you'd want. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

01-13-2016, 03:52 PM	#99 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Knowing Bowie career and utter brilliance I'd say it's no coincidence. Remember he long ago sand this: Didn't know what time it was and the lights were low I leaned back on my radio Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul, he said Then the loud sound did seem to fade Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase That weren't no D.J. that was hazy cosmic jive There's a starman waiting in the sky He'd like to come and meet us But he thinks he'd blow our minds There's a starman waiting in the sky He's told us not to blow it 'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile He told me Let the children lose it Let the children use it Let all the children boogie I had to phone someone so I picked on you Hey, that's far out so you heard him too! Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two Look out your window I can see his light __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”