🎵 David Bowie - Changes REACTION

[@madmaniac360]

Lex always seems to understand music without knowing how much she does understand it.

[@tradeladder146]

Are you trying to say that Brad doesnt, surely not. 🤣🤣

[@808bear5]

I always enjoy Lexs openness to feeling music. I enjoy listening to their thoughts about songs because quite often they expand my appreciation of a song.

[@Kunsoo1024]

@@tradeladder146 No, but she definitely has a level of sense that is rare among all of us.

[@neilcarlson661]

Intuitive Lex, ALL FEELING; more Analysis from Brad, as always, a great MIX !

[@jax4538]

She does. Her insight is uncanny. I’ve been a journalist my entire life. Late 50s now. Deeply into poetry and literature and music. Lex… I don’t know how to describe it. She has better insight than many famous music critics I know.

[@javalily]

The lyrics, "And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds; are immune to your consultations, they are quite aware of what they are going through." is at the beginning of The Breakfast Club.

[@kathybwell]

Ouu, didn't know that. Super cool!

[@cjonesufc]

I came here to post this. Ally Sheedy gave the quote to John Hughs after hearing this song and never heard anything further about it until opening night when it showed on the screen as the opening to the movie.

[@KyleReeseCel2029]

Plenty of young and old people that deserve being spit on today

[@aryansigrid]

They need to react to the song "Don't you forget about me" by Simple Minds, if they haven't already. I love this song, David's voice is so very distinctive.

[@John_Locke_108]

One of his best lyrics.

[@NenadTrajkovic]

The problem with Bowie is that he is literary insidious and rarely superficial, the meaning is always deeper and hits you in the head like a boomerang when you least expect it. Bowie knows art, literature and music from all angles and is creative.

[@MrfuckinBeilke]

that's your problem, not mines

[@floorticket]

Not sure if you're aware but he's dead.

[@Lexy-O]

Good point. Bowie was an avid reader and well educated, so you can never go too deep into his lyrics

[@wibjorn]

Why is that a problem?

[@davidtingley9978]

@@wibjorn sure, problem is a questionable choice of word, but I understood the comment.

[@Noelle0026]

I adore the chords in this song. Bowie was a master songwriter and musician

[@floorticket]

I saw The Police at Day on the Green 1983 and was convinced to come back in a week for Bowie. So glad I did. Both acts I only saw once.

[@angier5775]

Days on the Green were the best concerts!! 🎵🎶

[@martinstubbs7974]

Genius and decades ahead of his time. Great reaction. Thank you!! Best wishes from the UK.

[@Lexy-O]

Lex has ESP because Bowie and Lennon were good friends. Actually Bowie would have a Lennon influence in his vocals and they even wrote the song Fame together

[@Kari_B61ex]

Bowie was way ahead of his time and telling people to look inside themselves. I tend to wonder how he would have viewed life in 2022 - in my opinion he would be saying "You all majorly f**ked up big time."

[@peterbuckingham5866]

David Bowie did a magnificent job during a 1983 interview with MTV check it out…. “I'm Just Floored by the Fact There Are So Few Black Artists on MTV…” said Bowie. Such an inspiration as well as a great artist :-)

[@robertkees6048]

Such a great tune, and then they throw in the totally chill sax ending, man that's smoove.

[@richardbarton6146]

my favorite David Bowie song!!! super talent in a strange way.. I relate to this song so much..

[@tripledistilled2822]

my first Bowie album! Hunky Dory :)

[@tylerhackner9731]

Bowie always changed, there was never a dull moment with him

[@victorsarno3018]

Quicksand, Bowie is amazing (just a future suggestion)

[@photographerjonathan]

Yes Bowie was friends with Lennon, they did a song together called Fame.

[@stevedotwood]

Lennon once said about Bowie (Ziggy era): "I like it, it's Rock & Roll with lipstick on".

[@davidvornsand9551]

Bowie and Lennon were friends and Lennon appears on Bowie's 'Young Americans"album!

[@numerikproductions]

YOU are right, Chances happen in between générations. It's so much work!

[@Ca11mero]

I suggest looking into the song "Time" and the epic "Station to Station" :) The more you listen to Bowie the better it gets... he was so damn creative and it really peaked when he met Brian Eno.

[@maryelizabethreynoldsprice2135]

Not strange. Perfection.

[@A2Z83]

"These children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations. Theyre quite aware of what theyre going through." I like just this line. Speaks a lot to the times right now.

[@randyjohnson1439]

Shrek 2 used this, I believe...

[@Saturday288]

There must be one thousand songs named, Changes.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Good commentary Brad

[@mikeythehat6693]

I usually agree with Lex but I think Brad hit the nail on the head this time.

[@CBGB_1977]

HERO

[@gernblanston5697]

Bowie and Lennon were great friends. There is a time in the early '70s called Lennon's Lost Weekend and he was partying with Bowie throughout. And, Lennon co-wrote Bowie's Fame and Bowie covered The Beatles' Across the Universe with both appearing on Bowie's Young Americans album.

[@vovindequasahi]

Bowie and Mick Jagger also did an awesome cover of "Dancing In the Street"

[@andrewyoung2796]

Where was Harry?

[@djl9919]

absolutely true statement here.

[@lipby]

@@vovindequasahi That was Mick Jagger

[@TheRyanH.]

Lennon even said his cover of Across The Universe sounded better than the original bcs he hated how the guitar sounded and he was apparently sick when he recorded his vocals

[@firedoc5]

This is probably my favorite Bowie song. The way he re-invented himself time and time again it such an appropriate song for him. Just love the beat and rhythm too.

[@robs-journeys]

I always think of this song as Bowie's theme song - a statement of intent. He also likes to change perspective on verses - talking about himself in verse 1, then making it universal in verse 2 in this case...

[@thabudmaster]

Hunky Dory is the only Bowie album I really like, though I havnt gone too deep with the others but this album is a masterpiece from start to finish

[@hijikaelemenope3127]

@@robs-journeys Same here, I've always considered this song as Bowie's manifesto (in the same sense of other art movements manifestos, like surrealism) : I will keep changing, and moving and searching, year after year, album to album, song to song, and each new step will be both an achievement in a specific form, and an starting point to another direction. I've read somewhere a good description of Bowie's process : "He's like these giant sharks, who have to keep swimming abolutely all the time, and who die the moment they stop moving ahead."

[@bothellkenmore]

Interesting you said this because I always thought Madonna had perfected the art of reinventing oneself but this had of course been going on for ages. I guess she was the 1st I witnessed it real time in the 80's, but Bowie and the Beatles certainly did it so not sure why I thought she was a trailblazer in that regard.

[@hijikaelemenope3127]

@@bothellkenmore Well, maybe because, instead of being the first artist to follow this path, she was actually the last to do it... I can't name anyone after her in the music industry who kept evolving and pushing in different directions with each new album. And in art, you have 3 ways of being famous (among others, of course) : inventing a technique, perfecting this technique, being the last one to use it.

[@LTJfan]

"Time may change me, but I can't trace time." Love that part

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you'll love his "Suffragette City"!!!

[@Yowza78]

That's a great song

[@SPAMDAGGER22]

Wham bam thank you ma'am

[@fmellish71]

This is the point in Bowie's career where almost everything he did for the next decade was groundbreaking in some way or another. He was a hard rock/progressive artist on the album before this, a bit of a singer/songwriter here and then not even a year later, he would revamp his sound again to perfect Marc Bolan's glam rock thing for his Ziggy Stardust album. And that's just three years in his career! Truly an artist who was open to changes and understood that that was how to keep one's artistry fresh and vibrant.

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

Thinking of you guys after Ian. Hope you and your families are safe! Stay safe, stay sane, stay Strong

[@phillipsarrazine9072]

He was a friend with John Lennon. Lennon wrote "Fame" with David Bowie.

[@danw1374]

Bowie also collaberated with John in 'Across the universe'

[@markharris1125]

See, I think the groove on this and the catchy vocals and instrumentals are just as powerful as 'Pressure' from Billy Joel yesterday, which had Brad climbing the walls. Strange how things affect people differently. I feel like I've known this song forever, and it never fails to ench-ch-ch-ch-chant.

[@willblood7082]

Great quote by Bowie here not a lyric just a quote. “If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting”. David was forever exploring and changing who he was, trying to understand what life is truly about and what role does his life play within it. RIP Starman, keep looking 🙏🏻 🌌 🔭

[@eximusic]

A couple of the songs off the Hunky Dory album were about youth counter-culture. Brad hit it right on the head. All The Young Dudes also captures some of that sentiment (song written by Bowie, but performed by Mott the Hoople).

[@gabe_ed]

Man, this song is so good. What a great artist he was.

[@Rickhorse1]

Trivia - the saxophone at the end is played by Bowie. Sax was actually the first instrument he learned as a kid.

[@kathybwell]

Fascinating, thanks for that info!

[@peterappleby1628]

And the famous Trident Studios piano was played by Rick Wakeman, later to play in the band, Yes.

[@jaquestraw1]

Did not know that!

[@alrivers2297]

Cool! I didn't know that either.

[@howardkip99]

From Bowies Hunky Dory album - my favourite Bowie album full of great songs

[@aaronarnold7653]

Aloha guys, good morning...hope ya'll are safe...a hui hou

[@csw3287]

Ziggy Stardust

[@maruka1716]

You really should listen to his whole 1971 album "Hunky Dory." This song starts it off. It's also got "Life on Mars," which you've done. And a song for Bob Dylan, another for Andy Warhol, and one for Bowie's baby son (who is now movie director Duncan Jones). The final song on it is just mind-boggling. It's a real songwriter showcase, all written before he turned 25 and before he was famous. Highly recommended.

[@donniemaher511]

Including civil rights and marrying Iman in 70s.

[@penname5766]

This is one of my favourite Bowie songs. Fantastic melody. Not sure why it’s strange, though, taking the “ch” in “changes” and repeating it?

[@Cadinho93]

You guys should react to more David Bowie… "The Man Who Sold the World", "Time", "The Jean Genie", "Station to Station", "Wild Is the Wind", "Speed of Life", "Sound and Vision", "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", "As The World Falls Down", "I'm Deranged" 🎸🤘

[@djl9919]

RIP- David Bowie. I really like the music that you made. Rock on Brad & Lex

[@robertfoster1665]

Ashes to Ashes is a Great Bowie song that flies under the radar.

[@charliekane135]

under which radar?

[@JeffRiggins8080]

If you love art check out Moonage Daydream at your local theater. Bowie was a brilliant artist on many levels.

[@Bill_Jones.]

For a great Bowie performance do a search on KZbin for “David Bowie - Klaus Nomi - Man Who Sold the World.”

[@richard_n]

Bowie was such a true artist in every sense of the word. He was never afraid to go against what was popular in order find something new and wonderful.

[@melthebell33]

Hunky dory and ziggy stardust are my favourite bowie albums, love his last one too, my favourite Bowie song is a 60s one under his actual name David Jones though, I cant help thinking about myself

[@Spiritbro77]

"and these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations they're quite aware of what they're going through" And yes Bowie and Lennon did a song together called "Fame"

[@bartholomewswarmkrunsh3859]

Bowie was a chameleon, he went through changes and this comes from his 1971 Hunky Dory album which acts as both a tribute to, and the antithesis of, Dylan.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Good to see y’all. Maybe try Bowie song “Panic in Detroit”. Thanks.

[@haroldkloran4323]

This is a classic!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

it seems like I've known this song since my first memories. it is just so iconic. it's hard to explain how interwoven into our cultural fabric it was. crazy.

[@JonHammerHeart]

Bowie is one of the the most influential artists ever in rock. Yes, he knew Lennon and was greatly loved respected by all the musicians who knew him. The keyboard player for this and many other Bowie songs was Rick Wakeman, who was also the keyboardist for the incredible band YES, loved Bowie's artistry and spoke about it often in interviews. Wakeman is considered one of the very best keyboard players in any genre. You can call yourself a Captain, but are you a Captain to other Captains? Bowie most certainly was.

[@julietate7806]

I grew up listening to Bowie. He was a mercurial artist with many personas. I took my daughter to see him in Atlanta (he played for 3 hours), and with such an amazing catalog, he could only hit the high points. But he did... when 10,000 people sing out "wham, bam, thank you ma'am," (from his song "Suffragette City"), it's something you never forget. If you like Bowie, I would suggest you check out "Ashes to Ashes" next.

[@ronaldyankovich8363]

Yes, Bowie and Lennon hung out together (according to Yoko they were close friends) and collaborated on "Fame."

[@Pablopax4]

Hey Brad, love it when you get it right away, and yes, There's a bit of Dylan going on and yes, Bowie and Lennon were aquainted..

[@TheRyanH.]

David was a poet, a painter, a actor (plays and movies) and even a mime. His music definitely reflects it and can be a bit... out there and with hidden meanings? Takes some time to think sometimes. Yall should do a bit of a binge? Yall need to hear more from all over his Discography!

[@garytrew2766]

Yours is the best comment on this song. Bowie has to be listened to, and I would suggest them to binge an album over and over. He was so deep.

[@DrMackSplackem]

Lodger

[@dennish3032]

Think about the changes from early 50's cleancut obedient children to late 50's beatniks long hair, dirty clothes, and snapping fingers as a form of applause for poetry so indecipherable no one understood it , then to 60's hippies with lsd music festivals , free stores with no money ( leave something and take something with nobody running the place) THEN to everything on the way to today. Is your head spinning yet.

[@denomane7962]

I REMEMBER GOING TO THE ARCADE TO PLAY FOOSEBALL AND HEARING THIS SEVERAL TIMES A NIGHT , GREAT TUNE✌✌✌✌✌

[@DwayneShaw1]

Todd Snider sings about the generational bias in "The Ballad Of The Kingsmen"

[@maxbrazil3712]

You two should should watch the Blu-Ray 1984 Bowie "Serious Moonlight" concert. I've seen a couple of hundred live concerts and that one is in my top 5.

[@beriandavies2111]

Lex : "tiktok argh! tiktok urgh!"... Welcome to the onset of getting old 😉

[@Bill_Jones.]

Check out “Modern Love.” Great Bowie song and a real rocker.

[@willfromyadkinville]

Bowie could do anything and he new it!

[@chrisalldis3375]

Brad & Lex, Hope you are OK with Hurrican Ian

[@endless013]

I miss David Bowie so much, I need to know what comes after Blackstar even though Blackstar as an album sounds like he knew his time on earth was coming to an end, the mother ship was returning and it was time to go back to the Home Planet. My favorite story so far is when Coldplay approached Bowie to do a collaboration. They go up to him and do the whole "hello mr Bowie, big fans" yadda yadda "would you do a song with us", he gives a noncommittal answer wanting to hear the song first. Time Passes and they have an unpolished bit of instrumental they play for him, he listens to it and goes "not very good is it", and that was the end of any chance for that colab happening.

[@OblivionGate]

React to the last track on side 2 "The Bewlay Brothers" its the best track on Hunky Dory. Its about his brother who was mentally challenged and its an absolutely brilliant track. You probably won't get it but listen to it a few times and you'll see the sheer brilliance of it. It's a masterpiece.

[@misolgit69]

Letting his Fans know what they're in for in the future, to quote a famous line from a movie "Fasten Your Seatbelts, it's going to be A Bumpy Ride"

[@Joshuadgog]

Great amazing song. one of my favorites of him. iconic song.

[@dalebarkwell1807]

Yes Brad we Gen X did look at you mills and just shook our heads . still do 😉

[@195511SM]

I think my favorite Bowie performance was at The Concert For New York City when he did 'Heroes'.

[@timbungarner3842]

Really like hiis songs, but the way he looks always was odd to me

[@CoolCoyote]

its a godawful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair, to

[@uMe_underground]

Try to change your life, you got nothing to lose.

[@CoolCoyote]

a song to all the parents of the 60's /70's kids lol

[@stevensprunger3422]

Bowie and Eno also collaborated Eno thought Bowie could be hilarious…at some times…

[@SingOnStreet]

Just awesome brother!👍🎶🎵

[@classiclife7204]

Except for that intro, which sounds like a comical silent-movie villain approaching a damsel behind her back, I find the music to be unusually NOT strange for Bowie; it sounds like an old lounge tune. Lyrically, it's conventional - again, for Bowie. Personal changes, changes between generations. I mean, he's not claiming to be an alien named Ziggy Stardust, here. He's the guy playing sax, btw.

[@shupakiko]

haha loved the mini rant about tiktok at the end.

[@xtiants]

Y'all are both right. Brad, it is kind of a sequel to "The Times They Are A' Changing:". Bowie was greatly influenced by Dylan, and this was a 70's observation on the chasm between the older generation and the new. Lex, yes! David Bowie and John Lennon were friends, They wrote the song "Fame" together, through a fortuitous jam session. The line from this song... "Look out, you Rock n' Rollers, Pretty soon now, You're gonna get older" really hit me hard in my youth. I was a Rock n' Roller, and had not considered the fleeting nature of time to such an extent. When you're young, the whole world seems to be ahead of you. Before you know it, most of it is behind you.

[@fredkrissman6527]

Perhaps Brad&Lex's very best discussion of a song's lyrics IMO... I've been listening to Bowie since the time this tune was released, but I learned something from their discussion that I believe to be profound! Thanx

[@bobschenkel7921]

EVERY Bowie song is different Bowie. That's just his nature.

[@kenrogers1948]

I think one thing you guys might not appreciate is how we used to receive these songs 'back in the day'... Radio and records were the only ways to hear music except for a few TV shows... Pop/Rock radio would keep new stuff in a tight enough rotation that you would hear things several times over a week... sometimes you loved something the first time you heard it but most times it took repeated listens to appreciate a song... And if you really liked it you could buy a 7"/45rpm single record for $1 or you took a chance that you'd like more of the artist and got the album for $7... I would be really interested in whether or not you two ever go back to these songs to figure out more of what they're about... You're pretty thoughtful on a first listen and I'd be curious how you feel about some of your favorites or the ones that got strong recommendations but that you found weird or whatever... thanks again!

[@patrickquinlan67]

David was a musical prophet. Bless his soul. I recall hearing this album when it first came out. Dog's bollocks as we say over here.

[@Tom-sf6hb]

shrek version the best don't @ me

[@thomasflynn5366]

I think you took this from the opposite perspective. This isn't older people looking at young people. This is from the perspective of young people feeling that they are being oppressed by older generations. At least that's how I see it.

[@scottwatson9453]

OK!! There's an elephant in the trailer!! What state was your trailer park in when you got back.. Was it safe or had blown to another state?

[@antarcticorb9197]

Bowie and Lennon did a song called Fame, a huge hit. Yes, they were friends.

[@CoolCoyote]

🎷🎷🎷

[@austinbullock5841]

Lmfao the reactions on both your faces killed me 🤣🤣🤣😆😆

[@mkmstillstackin]

Very few songs are on this level...period!

[@bencool8239]

...with John Lennon👍

[@tonyjolley832]

He was friends with John Lennon. Lennon sings backup on Fame.

[@Jeff_n_Texas]

Such a weird song...Good tune, strange lyrics

[@douglasmijangos3327]

I just applied for a new job .. I got my CDL .. trucking license.. and this song fits so much .. “ time to face the strange.. changes “ 🔥❤

[@JanS1]

Such a cool Bowie song. God, he was such an interesting and ever changing musician.

[@vovindequasahi]

I love the Megadeth T-shirt! Love David Bowie! Thanks for this reaction!