Bowie and Bing: Two generational legends converge for a rare, magical Christmas TV moment in 1977, mere weeks before Bing's death. How it came to be, how it came off, and how it's remembered today.✨
Where was I? Well, I was age 4 in Wisconsin in November, and probably already on skates. But what a cool piece of music history - thanks for enlightening me, as always!
Yes, I believe your skates make an appearance in our Tune Tag, which I'm eagerly composing! It's turning out to be a whopper of epic proportions...some 3,000 words! But, 'tis my job to keep things moving, and we're doin' it! I'm glad you like this Bowie/Bing wonderment! It was as much fun to put together as seeing the original airing in '77! Thanks, HF!
I'M the one, believe me, Heard! I'm in the middle of a mini-"Inside Tracks," marking the move of "Needles & Pins" from a quaint and pleasant folksy ditty to its emergence into a right proper power pop Rickenbacker jangle-fest!😱🎸
Great work Brad! I remember the first time I heard it and being like "WHAT!? How did THIS come to be??" but you told the story here. Kinda like the Sinatra/Elvis duet which is also pretty good.
Thanks so much, Adam! I'm glad you enjoyed this! It was pretty earth-shaking at the time, especially for all of us Bowie fans! I remember that Blue Eyes/King "summit meeting," too! Another eye-popper reaching across generations!
I KNEW you belonged FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE, Eric! I'm glad you made it past the velvet rope line, and joined us! Feel free to trundle through the voluminous Archives for "Audio Autopsy" posts, and "Inside Tracks" for more info-infused music, plus behind-the-scenes about the artists and musicians who made it all happen!🎼🎶🎵🎤🎸🎹😁👍
Where was I? Well, I was age 4 in Wisconsin in November, and probably already on skates. But what a cool piece of music history - thanks for enlightening me, as always!
Yes, I believe your skates make an appearance in our Tune Tag, which I'm eagerly composing! It's turning out to be a whopper of epic proportions...some 3,000 words! But, 'tis my job to keep things moving, and we're doin' it! I'm glad you like this Bowie/Bing wonderment! It was as much fun to put together as seeing the original airing in '77! Thanks, HF!
No one ever accused me of brevity! Really looking forward to next week’s edition. I think we created a wild, winding journey with some great songs.
I'M the one, believe me, Heard! I'm in the middle of a mini-"Inside Tracks," marking the move of "Needles & Pins" from a quaint and pleasant folksy ditty to its emergence into a right proper power pop Rickenbacker jangle-fest!😱🎸
Great work Brad! I remember the first time I heard it and being like "WHAT!? How did THIS come to be??" but you told the story here. Kinda like the Sinatra/Elvis duet which is also pretty good.
Thanks so much, Adam! I'm glad you enjoyed this! It was pretty earth-shaking at the time, especially for all of us Bowie fans! I remember that Blue Eyes/King "summit meeting," too! Another eye-popper reaching across generations!
I remember this on the telly. It was mesmerising.
Well, sure….and, there we were with no VCRs, and no other way to imagine we’d ever see it again!!!
Wow, this is great. I love the song and have seen the video a few times, but never knew the history. Thanks for this!
I KNEW you belonged FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE, Eric! I'm glad you made it past the velvet rope line, and joined us! Feel free to trundle through the voluminous Archives for "Audio Autopsy" posts, and "Inside Tracks" for more info-infused music, plus behind-the-scenes about the artists and musicians who made it all happen!🎼🎶🎵🎤🎸🎹😁👍