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18/1/2005
Shirleyphiles ... its been a long time between drinks I know
and yours truly is still kicking up her cha cha heels here in
detox ... busily scrabbling together the next project for your
online aural pleasure ... "Postcards from Detox" - that
is when I'm not pre-occupied with my macrame, swapping tall tales
and true with the other inmates and showing the cell wardens the
finer points of how to do "The Gypsy Tap" and a mean
Samba with some finesse. These boys have two left feet on each
hand let me tell you! Thank you all for your "care"
packages and well wishes ... and swampfox darl ... I'm putting
that tube of Fire Engine Red lippy you sent me to excellent use.
*mwah*
I
just couldn't let a very special occasion pass ... so I've smuggled
a few instructions out to my faithful manservant, mr. Kenneth
to pull down a few tunes from the shelf and inflict you all with
just a little of radioShirley's web presence again. Its not the
half hour extravaganza that you became so accustomed to, nor is
it infused with the cut and paste schizoid madness that was present
during the last series ... this is a one-off - well, if Shirley
Bassey dies within the next week or some other equally tragic
event befalls us ... I'll certainly be back - but just a few super
... yes I really did say that ... super tracks from laShirl's
mainman, David Bowie. Why?
Well, those of you low-fi luvverlies out there who know me, certainly
are aware of my devotion to David Bowie - "I'm just a space
cadet - he's the Commander" - and this week marks the
release of his very first single AS David Bowie with The Lower
Third ... 39 years ago!
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He
changed his real name, David Robert Jones for a moniker that hinted
to a future vision of someone/thing - the Bowie knife - being on
the cutting edge - an object which can cut "it" both ways.
Enough has already been said about David's cutting it both ways
exploits so I'll refrain from getting into that deliciously sordid
territory.
Lawdy clawdy ... 39 years ago ... where were you? I was just a little
nailbiter back then with glitter in her eyes and a penchant for
staring into saucepans while Miss Pat on televison's kiddie sitter
"Romper Room", teased us all with
"and I can see you ... so and so" ... Miss Pat was such
a tease ... and I'm not just talking about her hair-do!
For you trainspotters out there, the single in question, "Can't
Help Thinking About Me" backed by "And I Say To Myself"
reached number 34 in the Melody Maker chart and peaked at number
14 on 20 February 1966 in the Radio London Fabulous Forty chart.
They had a chart back then called the "Fabulous Forty"??
Where have all the good times gone! The musicians on the
single were David Bowie: vocals/tambourine, Dennis Taylor: guitar,
Graham Rivens:bass and Phil Lancaster:drums. The producer was none
other than Tony Hatch. Oh how I loved those Jackie and Tony Hatch
duets ... and a smashing job Tony H. did producing for another of
my faves, Petula Clark. Tony just couldn't turn David into another
Petula and they only recorded a few more tracks together I believe
before parting company. The rest you can read in the tabloids.
A very sharp bunch of lads "The Lower Third" were weren't
they? I'd love to know what the two boys on the left below are saying
to one another. I'd bet my sweet bippy that it has something to
do with a certain sartorial crime that's been committed. The choice
of tie perhaps? Or maybe even the fact that "the tall one"
is wearing a brand new shirt which clearly has not been ironed before
the photo shoot. The creases are as obvious as David's disinterest
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So
here for your listening pleasure low-fi luvverlies is the said A-Side/B-Side
and a live version of "Can't Help Thinking About Me "
that Bowie performed in Vienna in 1999. This song was performed
a number of times during that tour as a teaser to the yet to be
released, and probably never to see the light of day except amongst
"the inner circle" - you know who you are - you can run
but you can't hide - "Toy" album. A collection of re-recordings
of his 1960's tracks that Bowie felt that still had some merit.
Heaven knows he's consistently trashed this era of his back catalogue
but yours truly considers it packed full of shiny shiny gems ...
For the moment, it's farewell again from me, farewell again from
her and farewell again from him ... so all you Modettes, time to
go-go get Mary Quanted up to the eyeballs, throw back the scatter
cushions, move the cat out of harms way as you prepare to shimmy
like a Biba bunny to celebrate the birth of the recording legend
... in a name that is ... Bowie - David Bowie - all in glorious
low-fi!
Until next time, take care and play fair.
*smooches*
laShirl and mr. Kenneth |
| David
Bowie with The Lower Third |
Stream
- Click the links below
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Download
- Click and save to disc
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| Can't
help Thinking About Me -1966 |
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| And
I Say to Myself -1966 |
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| Can't
help Thinking About Me - Vienna 1999 |
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these
tracks are no longer available for download or streaming
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You'll
need the FREE Real Player to listen to these tracks. Download
it from HERE
if not already installed on your computer. For those behind firewalls
or if you experience severe "broadcastus interruptus"
whilst streaming, laShirl recommends the download option. Open
the .rm file with your Real Player.
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info
and pics on this page from www.bowiewonderworld.com
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contact
my faithful manservant mr.Kenneth HERE
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