[11] David Bowie, ‘Absolute Beginners’
November 17, 2009
BA-BA-BA-OOOO.
Bowie did it, I did it, Junior did it, Junior 2 did it. We all BA-BA-BA-OOOOed. And with this werewolf howl we bid adieu to Good David Bowie Records, ‘Absolute Beginners’ just about sneaking under the wire thanks to a tune, some Liberace piano and at least a semblance of effort. Junior said her favourite bit was the saxophone ad-libbing at the end, and that’s a shrewd choice – it lends some ‘Whole Of The Moon’ glee to the affair, some devil-may-care euphoria.
Nothing much to offer:
Everyone Says Hi. And the other two on the most recent two.
He’s done some amazing stuff since this. And even if we’re only talking about singles, there’s “Jump They Say” and “Little Wonder”. I agree that “Absolute Beginners” is magnificent though.