Die 1960er waren keine besonders glückliche Zeit für David Bowie: während er auf seinen Durchbruch als Musiker hinarbeitete und mit verschiedenen Stilrichtungen experimentierte, versuchte er sich auch in anderen Kunstformen wie Schauspielerei, Pantomime, Malerei und dem Drehbuchschreiben. So dauerte es bis 1969, als er – ein glücklicher Zufall - mit dem termingerecht zur ersten Mondlandung veröffentlichten Song „Space Oddity“ seinen kommerziellen Durchbruch feiern konnte. Auch wenn der Songtext sich ursprünglich auf einen im All verloren gehenden Astronauten bezog, benutzte die BBC das Lied in ihrer Berichterstattung zur Mondlandung.
Im Jahr 2013 findet „Space Oddity“ zu seiner ursprünglichen Bedeutung zurück: Comander Chris Hadfield, ein kanadischer Astronaut, nahm eine schwerelose Coverversion des Lieds im Orbit der internationalen Raumstation auf. Sein dazugehöriger Videoclip, der als erstes im Weltall gedrehtes Musikvideo gilt, zeigt Hadfield dabei, wie er mit seiner akustischen Gitarre allein durch das Raumschiff treibt. Selten war ein Cover passender.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo&w=560&h=315]
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Monday, May 27, 2013
Covern im Weltall
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Where Did It All Go Wrong?
David Bowie: Musician, Idol, Icon. In March of this year he surprised everyone with the unexpected, yet welcome, news that he was releasing his 24th album, The Next Day – the first to be released since 2003. So, bearing this in mind, as well as giving a big shout-out to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum for hosting a spectacular exhibition based on this rock legend, what has Bowie’s legacy been thus far?
Let’s look at today’s popular music – Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Adele, One Direction, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Marilyn Manson, and The Script, to name but a few. With some of these artists, it is relatively easy to spot how the influence of Bowie may have helped to mould them into what they are today: Marilyn Manson, Muse, Lady Gaga (to some extent), etc. However, there are others who seem to have gone off in a completely different tangent. Justin Bieber for example. I am in no way, shape, or form a “Belieber”. In fact, it would not be a lie to baldly state that I despise that label. Whilst it may be unfair of me to simply state my opinions and then carry on with the rest of this article, I think that if I were to rationally explain my dislike in a somewhat analytical fashion, then I could get away with it!
Let’s look at today’s popular music – Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Adele, One Direction, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Marilyn Manson, and The Script, to name but a few. With some of these artists, it is relatively easy to spot how the influence of Bowie may have helped to mould them into what they are today: Marilyn Manson, Muse, Lady Gaga (to some extent), etc. However, there are others who seem to have gone off in a completely different tangent. Justin Bieber for example. I am in no way, shape, or form a “Belieber”. In fact, it would not be a lie to baldly state that I despise that label. Whilst it may be unfair of me to simply state my opinions and then carry on with the rest of this article, I think that if I were to rationally explain my dislike in a somewhat analytical fashion, then I could get away with it!
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