In which there are season-inappropriate MP3s.
I saw the chiropractor this morning — I fucking love that guy — and I swear I’m two inches taller now! I really needed to get cracked; you shoulda heard the noises my neck made.
![Diamond Dogs [ECD]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00001OH7S.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg "Diamond Dogs [ECD]")
Today, I’m geeking on Bowie’s sexy, moody suite Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise) from his 1974 LP Diamond Dogs. I have no idea why I’ve fixated on this; it’s not exactly what you’d call springy music. In fact, I’m not sure anything could be less renewal-regrowth-hope-spring than this, this oh-so wonderfully exhasted and jaded lyric:
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing
’cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing
cheap thing
Or this:
I guess we could cruise down one more time
With you by my side, it should be fine
We’ll buy some drugs and watch a band
Then jump in the river holding hands
Whew! I really need to buy Diamond Dogs again someday. It’s been remastered and re-released and everything.
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Used to have the cassette “Diamond Dogs”. I can’t remember if I completely wore this one out or the tape player in my raggedy Ford Ranger ate it.
Since it is completely remastered, that would certainly be worth purchasing again.
You need to see The Life Aquatic if you like David Bowie so much. Brilliant.
Typically, I don’t buy into the remasted, remixed, and re-released scam. However… I have a couple old Yes cds that sound terrible. They’re not scratched or anything; they’re just poorly produced. Every now and then I think about replacing them. And, the day I saw Conan the Barbarian re-released with special features and remixed in Dolby Digital… I almost bought it. My Conan DVD is so old that it’s mixed in stereo only.
bowie plays all the guitar on that album.
Bowie fucking rocks. -m