Metro - Criminal World

[@bpage4132]

I love this song and near the end reminds like I Want You [She`s So Heavy] by The Beatles. Absolutely Terrific for me. 😊😇💯❤

[@russellpotts3069]

I love this original version and must say Bowies cover of Criminal World was my favourite track on the Lets Dance album.

[@nessar00]

I loved it in 1977, and I love it in 2020🤟🏼

[@bountyspace]

top Masterwork Enjoy

[@nichi651]

Love me too. I' m Nichi from Italy. Nice ti meet you. Where do you come from?

[@jaxxWeb1960i]

Never thought I'd hear this album again. Last time I heard it was 81

[@raphanunu6912]

@@jaxxWeb1960i I have it !

[@mauriziopoluzzi5277]

This is a masterpiece !! The bass part is magic and the guitar creates a dream .

[@giorgio.baldi1966]

john giblin on bass

[@lastrada52]

The 2 artists David Bowie admitted being heavily influenced by were both the late Duncan Browne & Scott Walker (the Walker Brothers) especially the LPs "Nite Flights," "Lines," and the track "No Regrets." Many of the effects and styles Bowie implemented throughout his albums were all done earlier by Browne & Walker. Look at the funky guitar sound Browne & Godwin from Metro used on "Overture from Flame / Flame" & then sliding into progressive rock and classical which is earlier than Bowie. Browne's "She's Just a Fallen Angel," "Wild Places," "The Crash," "American Heartbeat," were incredible. The musicians on these albums were superb. Despite the ignorance of some critics who never played an instrument -- a pen and a typewriter are not musical instruments. Later -- even Iggy Pop was an influence on Bowie's vocals. I happen to like Bowie & Iggy (during their period of collaboration) -- talented, creative and knew how to learn from others to shape their own performance benefit. That's not rip off, that's interpretation.

[@gummboote]

One of the most sinister pop songs ever.

[@Malarkey_1]

Great song from a criminally underrated album. Beautiful intermingling of a number of musical genres. Great song!

[@costa1434]

Oh boy what memories... Sob. So young and so happy. Tks a lot for this jewel 💍

[@frankjansen7237]

Brilliant, then and now. I still have the original vinyl that I bought in 1977. They were out of time, out of step and almost impossible to pigeonhole into any musical trend. The only other artist like them who survived glam rock was Bryan Ferry. "Criminal World" was banned at the time from airplay due to the suggestive lyrics and the album sank without a trace. It is one of those secret, brilliant pleasures that resides in a dark recess of your mind.

[@nicjones2985]

You are so right. I can recall Alan Freeman playing this track on his show at the time, and the memory keeps recurring, as does the song.

[@torstokkan663]

At the middles of the 70s I was a big fan of Bowie....Then I accidentally bought this album (Metro, 1977) -- i was instantly hooked and was always waitng for the NeXT album of METRO -- but it never came..... Then to my BIG surprice Bowie had a cover with Metro -- "Criminal World" (Bowie, 1983) .... at a time "nobody" had even heard about Metro...!!! I fucking looove this album! :) ..to bad they went into total oblivion after this...

[@sheldondrake8935]

look up Duncan Browne's solo work, especially Streets of Fire

[@sergejisd]

Actually they made two more albums in 1979 e 1980 without Duncan Browne but not as good as this one. www.discogs.com/it/artist/148919-Metro-6

[@DJAnthrocide]

This is a very good album but this track is EXCELLENT. Beautiful production, and superbly sensual...

[@drvijil]

Never knew Bowie covered this song. This original is very good. I give Bowie's version the edge because of Bowie's voice and Stevie Ray Vaughn's beautiful guitar work. By either artist, it is a very cool song.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

SRV solo in Criminal World is actually Albert Kings Crosscut Saw.

[@brogior1]

This original version is 1000 times much better that the bowie cover, as voice, as arrangements and atmosphere itself, another world, another criminal world!

[@brunogo-j9755]

I didn't know either

[@martinevensen406]

Bowie is better he is genios

[@robertclive491]

@@brogior1Agreed. Bowie's version surgically removes the sex and danger of the original. It's sterile.

[@TheEldalicious]

My favorite Song When I was young and punk 😅😅😍

[@nic3899]

Criminally underated

[@1000wakee]

That bassline, awesome, I love this pre-eighties sound. Thanks for uploading this song.

[@rabrencruz99]

Heard this song the other day play at a PC Richards store, had to look it up. It sounds sooooo good.

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

David Bowie brought me here.

[@geraldjohnson848]

+ArseneWenger Yessir.

[@lilMissF0F0]

High five, me too

[@philincanada]

+ArseneWenger Arsene out or not? Interesting protests lately at the Emirates...

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

+protegefive wenger made us what we are today but he doesn't have Carte Blanche. He should bow out gracefully with dignity and respect.

[@gasparucciox9706]

lucly i knew this song before the bowie's cover, ad also the album wich is super and still sounds great

[@arsnouvous]

My wife and I love this album. We continued on with Duncan Brown and his excellent music. Don't forget Sean Lyons and Simon Phillips. Great listening!

[@virginiaviola5097]

Robbie Smith Simon Phillips drumming here? God!

[@terratitanic2490]

Amazing guitar work by Lyons

[@labyfan1313]

I just discovered that Bowie's version was a cover of this song. I thought I wouldn't like the original because usually whatever version of a song I hear first is the one I like the best but the original version is pretty cool. Interesting to note a few line changes with the Bowie Version: Metro: I'm not the Queen, so there's no need to bow. I think I see beneath your make-up. I'll take your dress and we can truck on out. Bowie: I guess I recognise your destination. I think I see beneath your make-up. What you want is sordid separation Metro: I saw you kneeling at my brother's door. Bowie: You caught me kneeling at your sister's door.

[@hopebringer2348]

He edited out the gay subtext for some reason

[@dannymiles6503]

Love this version huge. The original. And Bowie I adore too

[@stevehodkin7408]

I bought this after hearing a track on the old Alan Freeman show on Radio1. Ordered and bought the album straight away and listened to it continuously for weeks. I managed to get a CD copy a couple of years ago too. My favourite album EVER!!!

[@riboxrecords]

We luv it !!!

[@jonathans.1448]

I was working in a record shop when this was released. We wore out our in-store play copy, too bad it didn't sell.

[@dottierodman9290]

I own this LP and played it over and over. I was surprised when Bowie covered it.

[@oraclemanconsulting]

I like the guitar work throughout, yes the outro sounds a lot like "Shes so heavy", I had the album, and yes 1977 was a long (wonderful time) ago

[@andrewcgs]

Absolutely agree about the "She's so Heavy" part!

[@virginiaviola5097]

Very King Crimson too.

[@simonespanu7768]

Love Peter. What a great album cover! Historic.

[@08CARIB]

This is a great track!

[@trfesok]

I put both versions in my "Let's Dance.." playlist. Thanks for uploading!

[@donatellasbrizzi7556]

Quanto li ho amati!

[@nicolaszyx3120]

So cool

[@thewaywelive2775]

I bought this record in my record store only because of that awesome cover.Duncan and Godwin look super bad ass. Turned out to be an excellent decision.

[@marylowder2931]

Keep that record, it may be more valuable now since the band has more recognition because of Bowie covering Criminal World. Which is an awesome song !

[@sheldondrake8935]

i bought Streets of Fire purely for the cover...then played it 200x

[@howha1]

I have this record sins 1977...great song

[@donatellasbrizzi9414]

Stupefacenti!!!

[@davidjazay9248]

Ace bass!

[@tmarko06]

goose bumps guitar solo,....

[@cosmicdrifter287]

this is it:the perfect pop song if there ever was one.

[@donatellasbrizzi7556]

La mia adolescenza !!! ❤

[@robashlicarrafa4876]

Bowie was a superstar around the world, but he had a keen interest in the underground music scene and bands that he found in clubs and he paid tribute to them with the occasional cover.

[@rutgerkleinkranenbarg8349]

Really great stuff......I hardly ever heard anything so great....I first heard this in about `84. It made a hell of an impression.......one of the best albums I ever heard!

[@klaus1761]

Capolavoro !!!

[@anthonyclarke6583]

And don't forget to look for the the CD by Duncan Browne called Songs Of Love And War

[@davidlarter3828]

Oh, and I got this one on vinyl ;-)

[@地元S]

まじ好き、かっこいい、、 大学でこれ聞いてるの俺だけだと思うわ 他に聞いとる人おらんのかー

[@charliestehlin506]

This was one of the first albums in my record collection when I was growing up on Long Island. The group name and this particular song I always remembered so just now looked it up and wallah! Amazing the technology! I most likely bought the album at Looney Tunes in Babylon across from the A&S parking lot. And most likely I first heard the song on one of the college stations I used to listen to back in the 70's.....WFDU, WPKN, WUSB.... Or maybe it could have been WPLR back in them days when they knew what real music was, before the mindless corporations bought them out.

[@johnheppenstall4904]

My one time (and only) French girlfriend taught me how to french kiss to this track.

[@donatellasbrizzi9414]

Avevo 14anni!!! Appena gli ho ascoltati sono corsa ha comprarmi il"45giri".!!!

[@cristianogalassi4541]

Io tredici, sentita su Odeon, la puntata mitica

[@SoundsGoodwvzmix-_-]

io 15 anni presentato da Leopardo Radio Milano International

[@brogior1]

avevo il vinile e, appena stampato, ho comprato il cd, è un album senza tempo

[@parsonsclubmarket]

thank you, for sharing now on my favorites list >>>

[@craighudson7294]

Bowie took music from all over the place and made it his own, but he didn't take just any music, it had to have merit in the first place. To think of what Bowie was doing in 77 then brought out this in 83. The mind blows.

[@plakseltapes669]

1977 this song was banned from the BBC playlist due to its sexual content.

[@sjoerdrijpkema9197]

There are definitely musical elements in this song that reappear in his later solomasterpiece 'The Wild Places'.

[@connylampo1284]

Zo Mooi!

[@filmusikchannel7596]

Awesome

[@Mr57k]

Brilliant

[@starkparker16]

This song could pass for cutting edge 1995

[@benneden2580]

Bowie is my God but I think this is more dynamic

[@bowiesaid]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidlarter3828]

Kind of reminds me a bit of Alan Parsons at times ;)

[@Vanguard521]

Totally agree.

[@brogior1]

this song has been composed in 1975, was the period of the first Alan Parsons album, the mighty "Tales of mystery and imagination of Edgar Allan Poe"

[@omanmc]

There is something Eye in the sky in this.

[@johannezz]

Sublime

[@simonegiannino3708]

i want this song on AppleMusic 😭

[@BcBrunaCavallo]

Sappi che mi son innamorata del mio sposo con il contributo dei metro

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

The Tenth Stage brought ME here.

[@rb8058]

There are some great parts in this version. After the 4 minute mark it wanders into "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" territory. Still, it's hard to top Stevie Ray Vaughn's guitar work on the Bowie cover.

[@anthonyclarke6583]

I have collected lots of Metro and Duncan Browne music over the years. Lets see if this copy paste of them works: It seems have done. Go, collect more.

[@RawTraveler]

Brings back fond memories. I bought this album and after I bought it, I found out that the record company used the wrong color vinyl. If they became more popular the album would be worth a lot.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Even though i am a big bowie fan, this original version is much better. The guitar that kicks in about 1:10 is fantastic and typical sounding of the time, shame nobody sounds like that now.

[@ivantex6355]

You never told me of your other faces You were the widow of the wildcat And Now I know about your special kisses And I know you know where that's at I'm not the queen so there's no need to bow I think I see beneath your make-up I'll take your dress and we can truck on out This is no ordinary This is no ordinary . . . Oh what a criminal World The boys are like baby-faced Girls What a criminal world She'll show you where to shoot your gun. What a typical mother's Son The only thing that she Enjoys Is a criminal world Where the girls are like baby-faced boys. You've got a very heavy reputation But no-one knows about your low-life I know the way to find the situation And hold a candle up to your high-life disguise I saw you kneeling at my brother's door That was no ordinary stick-up I'm well aware just what you're looking for I am no ordinary I am no ordinary. . . Oh what a criminal world The boys are like baby-faced girls What a criminal world She'll show you where to shoot your gun. What a typical mother's son The only thing that she enjoys Is a criminal world Where the girls are like baby-faced boys.

[@donatellasbrizzi7556]

Avevo il 45giri!😢

[@SPACEGIRLESCT]

[@user-msjazzy]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Bittersweet.Symphony.]

Bowie told us, all those who serve 'bob dylans ''chief commander'' ' have to tell us what they do

[@spartan7911]

Nice band, this was way before Godwin released his solo hit Images of Heaven.

[@trfesok]

Bowie version is missing the end guitar which sounds an awful lot like the Beatles "I Want You".

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Yeah, well, Bowie's version has Stevie Ray Vaughan playing on it, so it's kind of a toss-up

[@DoctorRevers]

The singing and the guitar work - very sexual sounding. Understand the controversy not that I’d agree with it. Great song.

[@alelui1179]

👏👏👏

[@quakequake7538]

GOD

[@Matt-nl2pl]

Anyone know where I can buy this album in digital format?

[@henkn2]

Alltunes or KZbin :). And I think it is also available at amazon, spotify, etc.

[@petergodwin13]

Hey Conny! :)

[@rabbitss11]

Banned by the BBC for its 'sexual content', how times change and what a great piece of music no wonder Bowie snapped it up

[@mistervertigo8193]

Great song this...shame they coincided with Punk, and got very overlooked. The manager of The Banshees used to go to college with one of them, fact lovers :)

[@lupeltao]

Grandissimi!!!! Ma il video originale?

[@MrMaxital]

I can try to explain why this great music album didn't have the success it deserved. In the 1977 the Punk phenomenon explodes, the image on the cover is Dandy style and in any case too elegant, and the pieces are too refined for that period. Then in those days the fans were clearly divided: Punk, Rokers, Disco maniacs could not mix. Then the list of songs is very varied: Pop, New Wave, Sophisticated ballads, moments of progressive, easy rock and more, only established bands like Roxy Music could be so experimental. last thing: we can pay the credit to this work by making it known to friends and to those who appreciate good music.

[@motherginsling]

Bowie substituted "my brother's door" for "my sister's door" for some maybe not so strange reason, but, nevertheless...

[@labyfan1313]

That's not exactly right. Original: I saw YOU kneeling at MY BROTHER'S door. Bowie: YOU caught ME kneeling at YOUR SISTER'S door. Seems like the original song centered around the "criminal girl" so the "you" at the brother's door is probably referring to her. Bowie decided to make it himself at the door so now he's at the sister's. The person who caught him could be the criminal girl though.

[@KMAC1ful]

Classic ! . Deek …… Sad Society82 ………………...

[@anthonyclarke6583]

The copy paste did not work. However there are probably 20 albums for you to look for.

[@lpifitnessbrandproducts6774]

Imaginary world

[@ziggypudding]

great stuff eh and to think it took Mr. Bowie 6 years or so to cover it on Let's Dance. Actually i prefer this version with all the good sounds whipping along in the background.

[@musicsavage]

Sounds like a demo for the Bowie song.

[@fabulousfreddyisready]

Bowie covered this song...

[@squeezo4360]

Bowie a bien fait de l'accélérer mais c'est vraiment une belle chanson

[@suzannecarr4536]

Also listen to Alberto Styloo's version.

[@manolokonosko2868]

The original is superbly recorded and produced, however, it holds back and doesn’t satisfy as it seeks to dazzle but ultimately baffles as it meanders aimlessly. Bowie got right to the point and is a much better version. The royalty payments to Metro must have been nice too.

[@terryperring104]

Is this Duncan Brown singing?>

[@henkn2]

Only in the background. Peter Godwin is lead singer

[@davidlarter3828]

1977 was a long time ago...

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

....and a galaxy far, far away

[@dmytro-in-other-side]

An amazing original, but David Bowie's version sounds much more complete and organic. He was able to uniquely rework it for his mainstream experiment, which is just wonderful. But I certainly recognize all the advantages of the original source that inspired David. That's cool.

[@screenPhiles]

I prefer David Bowie's version though it is interesting.

[@massimocipolli7064]

tele nord campomorone ?? 80

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

So much better than Bowie's cover

[@eduardocarvalho6177]

Se vc veio pelo Régis Tadeu, Curte aí!

[@e.p.-brohltal-eifel-rheinl9712]

(20.November.2020)

[@ve4mm]

Playback at 1.25 sounds better.

[@eblackbrook]

The earlier soloing is kind of cheesy, but the guitar solo at the end is amazing.

[@walterpoluzzi9846]

I can only hear things from the past , like this incredible song. it's not a matter of age or taste, it's just because music in my country is over.Now every singer comes from X FACTOR and shit like that. We won't have music like this anymore. If you don't believe me, you can try to listen to actual italian music....which is a shit. Fortunally i've always heard music from England and USA. Oh, yes...we have Vasco Rossi...ahahahaha !!! We had good bands during the seventies, bands like PFM, ORME,New Trolls and so on. But now...now it's the end. It is really curious understanding how music reflects perfectly the health of a country. Now Italy is a failure and music follows this trend.