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Bowieography (Part 1)
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Welcome to your first day of Bowie 101! This introductory course covers thirty-two years of David Bowie, from 1947 to 1979, spanning his vaudville, pop rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and funk/soul periods, as well as the Berlin trilogy.
Our full two-part course will also span such topics as suing Napster, musical numbers from A Knight's Tale, bad haircuts, the roadways of West Berlin, and raps about hats. If you have any questions, your instructor Blake or your classmates Ally and Kurt will be happy to fill you in on the details. Take notes--there will be a test at the end. Enjoy!
Episode links:
YouTube - David Bowie Official Steam - Omikron: The Nomad Soul Saturday Night Live - Napster lawsuit sketch (part 1--couldn't find a good copy of the Petshop Boys bit) A Knight's Tale - "Golden Years" The Killers (Brandon Flowers) - Just Another Girl David Bowie's 1983 interview on MTV, holding them to the flames for not showing black artists Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restraunt Blur - Boys And Girls Donald Glover - The Worst Time to Be Alive (Classic Rap)
66 episodes
Manage episode 210568062 series 2362189
Welcome to your first day of Bowie 101! This introductory course covers thirty-two years of David Bowie, from 1947 to 1979, spanning his vaudville, pop rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and funk/soul periods, as well as the Berlin trilogy.
Our full two-part course will also span such topics as suing Napster, musical numbers from A Knight's Tale, bad haircuts, the roadways of West Berlin, and raps about hats. If you have any questions, your instructor Blake or your classmates Ally and Kurt will be happy to fill you in on the details. Take notes--there will be a test at the end. Enjoy!
Episode links:
YouTube - David Bowie Official Steam - Omikron: The Nomad Soul Saturday Night Live - Napster lawsuit sketch (part 1--couldn't find a good copy of the Petshop Boys bit) A Knight's Tale - "Golden Years" The Killers (Brandon Flowers) - Just Another Girl David Bowie's 1983 interview on MTV, holding them to the flames for not showing black artists Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restraunt Blur - Boys And Girls Donald Glover - The Worst Time to Be Alive (Classic Rap)
66 episodes
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