David Bowie - Silly Boy Blue (Deram Anthology 1966-68)
Mountains of Lhasa are feeling the rain
People are walking the Botella lanes
Preacher takes the school
One boy breaks a rule
Silly Boy Blue, blue
Silly Boy Blue
Yak butter statues that melt in the sun
Cannot dissolve all the work you've not done
A chela likes to feel
That his overself pays the bill
Silly Boy Blue, Blue
Silly Boy Blue
You wish and wish, and wish again
You've tried so hard to fly
You'll never leave your body now
You've got to wait to die
La la la la la , la la , la la la la
La la la la la , la la , la la la la
La la la , la la
La la la , la la
Silly Boy Blue, blue
Silly Boy Blue
Child of Tibet, you're a gift from the sun
Reincarnation of one better man
The homeward road is long
You've left your prayers and song
Silly Boy Blue , blue
Silly Boy Blue
Silly Boy Blue
Silly Boy Blue
David Bowie- Silly Boy Blue (04:15)
Originally appearing on Bowie's Self Titled debut, Silly Boy Blue was updated for the all but
finished but never released album Toy. Toy was an album of updated Bowie songs that was supposed to
be released after 'Hours. However his record company was reluctant to release it. Some of the tracks
from Toy appeared on B sides or were added to Heathen (Slip Away and Afraid). Silly Boy Blue was
recently leaked onto the internet by a very generous fan.
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There's no sens in doing a cover if you're not making something new with the song. Bowie does that, with a charming crooner version. Just that.
Autor: fdvirtudes
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I Love you Mr Bowie;-)))) little paulo cristo:-))))
Autor: Summer4All
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I love Bowie.. but this is pretty bad.
Autor: justingarman
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NO MAN THIS IS IN 4/4 BUT THE ORIGINAL IS IN 12/8
he's missing the swingin charm
Autor: jammmon
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Bowie really puts it into another gear the second half of the song. Very nice rendition. He wasn't a big star for nothing.
Autor: lavonlol
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I disagree. Have you never hear Heroes? "And the shame fell on the other side." "And we kissed as though nothing would fall." (???) If that song is not about feelings so deep that would destroy aperson, I don't know what is.
By the way, it was listening to Bowie singing this song that got me listening to the Beach Boys, and, yes, I believe Brian Wilson is indeed a musical genius.