DAVID BOWIE & PAT METHENY WIFE's FIRST TIME REACTION to This is Not America | Epic Movie Soundtrack

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[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

Nick and Lex 🥰 thank you so much for this gift it’s like Christmas all over again! Pat and Lyle composed the music and David wrote the lyrics the result is pure beauty. You guys need to listen to the first five tracks and to the last track too. I believe this is the only time that they collaborated. 🙏🏽✌🏽♥️

[@cozmicpfunk]

This was the PMG only top 40 hit- I have seen this track performed on the "We Live Here" tour in ATX in the mid 90's. The soundtrack features original composed music and tracks from "Offramp". The film is based on a true story and has amazing performances by Timothy Hutton and a young Sean Penn. PM was also collaborating with Jerry Goldsmith on the "Under Fire" soundtrack. Their music can be very soundtrack'ish. David Bowie delivers an amazing vocal performance, a great collaboration by 2 of my all time favorites : PMG and DB

[@Rickhorse1]

In Metheny's own words, his memories of working with Bowie. Written after Bowie's death in 2016. The thing which always "gets me" is that ALL the backing vocals are done by Bowie...for decades I thought it was female singers. “Working with David Bowie on “This Is Not America” was an incredible experience. I had written the song as the main theme for the score for “The Falcon and the Snowman”. After traveling to Mexico City where the filming was taking place and watching Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton do a few scenes, I went back to my room and the whole piece came very quickly. Later while in London recording the score, John Schlesinger, the director of the film, suggested a collaboration with David Bowie for a version of the song to go over the final credits. David came to a screening of the film and I sat near him as he saw the picture for the first time. He had a yellow legal pad on his lap and was writing constantly. At the end of the film, he had a list of maybe 30 (brilliant) song titles that he had thought of while watching. One of them was “This Is Not America”, a line from the film. David took the music with him and a month later the core of my band and I traveled to Montreux, Switzerland to join him in his studio to record the single. In the meantime, David had taken my original demo, added an additional drum machine part and while keeping the form and big chunks of the original melody, added an additional vocal line on top of the “A” section to which he had written those haunting and evocative lyrics. To me his words make “This is Not America” one of the greatest protest songs ever. Watching him do his vocal was something I will never forget. I can only say that it was masterful - kind of like the feeling I have had whenever I have had the chance to be around a great jazz musician who carried a one-of-a-kind type presence that filled every note that came out of them. He was really fast. He asked if any of us could sing (we couldn’t/can’t!), so he did all the background vocals himself, kind of transforming into what seemed to be two or three different people as he did each part. Throughout the whole experience, he was kind, generous and contrary to so many aspects of his various public personas, very normal and straight-ahead. My main impression was that he was extremely professional about everything that he did, that he really wanted to do a great job with the tune and to get a great singing performance and track down as quickly and spontaneously as possible. And it doesn’t surprise me at all that his last recordings includes some of the best contemporary jazz players in New York, especially the fantastic Donny McCaslin. During our time together he expressed a real appreciation and knowledge of this music and saxophone players in particular. He carried the kind of broad view of music and art that was inspiring to me as a collaborator and a fan. I feel very lucky to have had the chance to be around him.”

[@reservoirdude92]

Thank you for providing information like this. I'm later to this party than I'd like to be, but I'm so happy to see fellow Pat Metheny fans congregate on a reaction channel like this ❤

[@maryelizabethreynoldsprice2135]

We just listened to the sexiest voice ever not to mention the greatest artist of ...well. all time. No one cooler than Bowie and Pat Metheny together was magical.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

And Lyle Mays..

[@victorduncan3254]

I was, A) privileged enough to be in my early twenties when this gem came out. B) privileged enough to have enjoyed it for 40 years now. And C) most of all, privileged enough to have David step into my limousine by mistake. I told him that it was a pleasure to see him in person and that I wish he were my passenger. He said that it was one of sweetest things anyone ever told him. God bless you, David Bowie

[@colin4796]

It's one of my later favourite Bowie tracks. I am more of a 70s Bowie fan, but he did have some incredible later releases, which this is one.

[@kevinlakeman5043]

More midcareer I'd say, since he recorded into the 2010's.

[@thebillryan]

@@kevinlakeman5043 True. Heathen is up there with the best of them and I'm a junkie for the 70s stuff. Outsider I'm still try to find the opening point to. That's my failure. I know it's well loved too.

[@Joshualuv13]

Always absolutely loved this song ,his voice is at its best 👌

[@CHWBAKA450]

Pat & Lyle have done many soundtracks. Check out “It’s for You”, from the movie “Fandango” starring Kevin Costner. One of my faves.

[@Gerard-yt3dz]

Excellent call! That is a beautiful tune!

[@donaldanderson6604]

The title of the song is a line from the film. Bowie watched the movie and scribbled down ideas for lyrics from the script and then turned them into the song. He even asked Pat and Lyle to sing on the soundtrack; they stuck with their instruments but Bowie created lots of characters in his vocal performance.. Just listen to how many timbres he creates. Pat said he worked fast and instinctively and compared the experience to working with a jazz musician. Pat played an acoustic version of this in his live shows and when I heard him in London just after Bowie died, I swear there wasn't a dry eye in the house when he played this as an encore

[@cozmicpfunk]

I believe Pat holds the record for the most Grammy's in different category's. I had seen him and the PMG group starting in 85 with "First Circle". Pat and Lyle are one of the best collaborate musical duos in past century. Lyle is very understated but a monster on his Keys- they are both equally virtuosos and then when teamed with Bowie, well the rest is history! I can't say enough about all of them, total masters- I love this track so much. Thank you Nick n Lex

[@JamesCormier]

1985. You had to be there. This song was epic at the time. To be 17 again and hearing this for the first time.

[@johnboymann1046]

Now you are touching on some of the best stuff from that era !

[@davidcandelaria4411]

The horn sound in the background is Pat on the guitar synth

[@bmac1205]

So nice to see the wonderful reaction couple!✌✌💕💕

[@laurakali6522]

This movie is a must see. Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn are so good in it. And Taps is another great movie with the two of them.

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

Of course I love this soundtrack but I prefer Taps from a film standpoint. 🙏🏽✌🏽♥️

[@E-LIB]

Superbe morceau. Deux grandes figures de la musique des 20ème et 21ème siècles. Merci et bonne année musicale à vous. 🌅🎶🥂

[@CHWBAKA450]

Thank you to Mauricio, for being a PM fan and pushing his music to the front. I’m with you my friend. Nick n Lex are only scratching the surface so far…

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

You are so welcome David and yes it so true about how it’s only been a tip of the iceberg sort of deal. If they only knew.

[@myklegue3968]

I can listen to Pat play guitar all day long....very smooth jazz indeed!!

[@scottanderson8420]

Great post Christmas treat. Haven’t heard this in forever, I’ll be downloading this a little later. As I recall it’s a fantastic collaboration thanks for the reaction. ❤️❤️

[@donaldjackson1490]

The Falcon and the Snowman is a great soundtrack

[@JohnKuhles1966]

How can you not know this song (being played on soooooo many different radio stations worldwide)

[@robertasirgutz8800]

The world has suffered a great loss. Like, Beethoven, Chopin....his music will go on for centuries.

[@NicknLex]

100% agree 💯

[@tankntot77]

One of my favorites from Bowie! Glad you gave it some attention. Great job, as always!

[@buddystewart2020]

Well, I don't know if you've heard this before or not, but one things for sure, the Pat Metheny Group knows when to play for a song. They are not 'overplaying', they are providing precisely what it needs, at a very high level. It's beautiful.

[@Zoolar]

Absolutely flippin great.

[@DanielFrost21]

Hey Nick and Lex, hope you had a wonderful Christmas. This is a great selection and reaction. This is an excellent song from an excellent movie (a true story). Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn were both fantastic. I've really come to appreciate the genius of Bowie.

[@EC-dz3fb]

Nick, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 your shirt! (And this song makes me weep ... ♥︎)

[@debrabrabenec3731]

I've always loved the atmosphere and the groove of this song. The whole soundtrack is beautiful- I picked it up used, not knowing a thing about the movie, but solely because of The Pat Metheny Group, with Bowie as a bonus. I'm not surprised Nick already knew and liked it! Hope you both had a wonderful Christmas! 🎵❤️🎅🎄⛄❤️🎵

[@cozmicpfunk]

Did you ever see the film? It was one of the original Cold War (Tom Clancy'ish) dramas of the 80's. The Soundtrack made the film, but the story and performances were equally amazing. Been a Metheny and Bowie fan since the mid/ late 70's. Very unique and stylistic collaboration, a very good fit- Bowie is so versatile he can in chameleon like fashion blend into all kinds of musical styles. I had never seen Bowie live, but have seen PMG quite a few times. They are even better live than on record. Missing both David Bowie and Lyle Mays... Totally Love them

[@robertjewell9727]

I can't remember if you two have heard Pat Metheny play with Joni Mitchell on the live album Shadows and Light. This song is extraordinary. It has such atmosphere and depth.

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

Yes they heard Amelia from that album. 👍🏽

[@robertjewell9727]

@@mauriciodelarosa2449 , Ok, thanks, Mauricio 👍

[@andorius]

Happy holidays Nick and Lex, love your reactions. Great song!

[@rudolfbecker4313]

this was actually the first time, I heard something of Pat Metheny, had seen the name before, but never heard. Being not the greatest Bowie fan, the song was ok for me back then, but nowadays I really like it much more

[@rudolfbecker4313]

I'm talking about back then 🤣

[@taradevine6026]

Thank you and Happy holidays!

[@elchuky1942]

Heee feliz navidad para mis idolos. La toxica anda mala porq sigo de festejo 💪🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 AGUANTE LA RENGA Y EL INDIOOOOO

[@NicknLex]

Feliz Navidad!! 🎄 ❤️

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

🇦🇷🔟♥️

[@javiervelasco3921]

Merry Christmas Lex & Nick! Nice reaction, it's crazy how many cool collaborations Bowie did. I'm definitely on the camp believing his work got better and better in time. I love his 2000s and 2010s stuff. Blackstar is a masterpiece. Lazarus was the last song he recorded, against the advice of his doctor, he stares straight into death: "oh, I'll be free. Ain't that just like me!" just chilling.

[@Lightmane]

Bowie was a very unique artist for his time. I really enjoy his live performance of the Little Drummer Boy with Bing Crosby. Check it out on yt. You'll enjoy it. Alexia, how is your back doing? I hope you're doing 20 minute sessions with ice packs and not heat. I didn't know it, but hot baths is what aggravated my back. Now that I no longer take hot baths, my back no longer hurts, but it's also the Wim Hof Method that has really helped it to heal. That and a wonderful Chiropractor, but I haven't had to go back to him in over a year now : )

[@andrewwallace4481]

Rick Wakeman nearly joined the Spiders from Mars joining Yes instead. Rick found David to be the most professional artist he worked with great to hear this track again 🥳

[@paulf2123]

I am a Huge Pat Metheny fan

[@debrabrabenec3731]

ME TOO!!!

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

@@debrabrabenec3731 ME THREE!!!!

[@MJ1]

Five most important contributions created by humanity: 1) Harnessing of fire 2) Creation of stone tools 3) Invention of agriculture 4) Discovering the power of antibiotics 5) “The Way Up” by the Pat Metheny Group Nick and Lex… Your life has been greatly enhanced by at least for entries on this list. It’s likely you would not be here at all without them. Why not just finish the list? Isn’t it time you joined The Way Up Club? What are you waiting for? The joys that await you cannot be described in mere words. You are already under the spell of Pat. That’s clear to all of us. Now we think you are ready for this essential trail on your journey. Don’t think. Just do it. Take that pebble. Mark

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

All paths lead to The Way Up 🙏🏽

[@rubengonzalez248]

Excelente !!!

[@Zoolar]

That was great.

[@stefanblue660]

Great, great song! Wild is the Wind is my other favourite Bowie ballad.

[@MonsterSound]

Love it. Bowie has so many great songs and styles. Bowie's 1977 'Heroes' is another fantastic song that was an important part of the movie "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (really good movies btw). 'Heroes' was written about when he was "looking out of the window of Hansa Studio in Berlin when he noticed a couple kissing near the Berlin Wall." Cheers guys 😎👍🍁

[@kevinlakeman5043]

That couple was producer Tony Visconti and Tony's girlfriend.

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

Great song they use Peter Gabriel’s cover on Stranger Things season 3

[@JJKSeattle]

Kudos to the late Lyle Mays, who played keyboard/piano.

[@John-et9yl]

Check out the title track from the Station to Station album. This will introduce you to the masterful guitar work of Earl Slick.

[@floriansteinitz1506]

Hi there, FYI, the collector's item in this case is the 12-inch-single with both the vocal and instrumental versions on either side, so if you happen to... Hi from Berlin, Germany

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

👍🏽

[@AntonioSanchez-td6bk]

Felices Fiestas. Admiro a David Bowie porque tanto en música, como en otros aspectos de la vida, estuvo en vanguardia. Fue un genio creativo de tal magnitud que su influencia perdurará para siempre. Saludos

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

La pura verdad. 👍🏽

[@debrabrabenec3731]

You share the name of one of Pat's long time drummers!

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

@@debrabrabenec3731 I know right! I was like omg! but then I thought no. 😂

[@daviddinu1089]

Please listen to " REFLEKTOR" by a Canadian group called "The Arcade Fire". In this song David Bowie provides guest vocals in one of his last performances before his death. If you can watch the video, even better.

[@johns.4331]

Love Lexi's T-Shirt!

[@littlemouse7066]

Bowie's voice was deeper and he was much more articulated as a singer from 1976 onwards it's not an 80s thing. problem is most people only have heard a couple of his songs from the early 70s so they only know that way of singing that high voice and don't realize how good and eclectic he was as a singer.

[@lewismaddox4132]

Just for comparison's sake. I want you to realize that as David grew older, he became better. He got great bands to accompany him and he started to really enjoy himself and the music exploded with joy and love. It's evident in all the members. They loved David and they all knew that it was something special to share the stage with him. Just take a listen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4CskmqaZsqng6M

[@STR82DVD]

Pat's the man. With Bowie, does it get any better?

[@jimled50jl49]

Hi Guys, looking forward to Ziggy Stardust. I've had this album on vinyl since it first came out. I was lucky enough years later, to get the hardback cd booklet 30th Anniversary 2 disc Edition that is now unavailable. Love that album which of course features the late Mick Ronson on lead guitar. His solo on Moonage Daydream is among my all time favourites. You do need to check out Micks solo albums. Seriously good stuff. This is not America is a great track. David has done a number of movie soundtracks, and there is a wonderful moment in a Leos Carax movie called "Mauvais Sang > The Night Is Young" where the main character Alex played by the incredible Denis Levant Runs dancing through the streets to David Bowie's "Modern Love" .... I will leave you the u.t link. I just love this scene. ... Alex is a mysterious individual with special abilities. Byee Jim X >>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/naWVfJ-hd7qajqM

[@ChasBeauregarde]

If Brian Wilson and the Pet Shop Boys collaborated on a song, it would sound like this.😉

[@barbarapeacock317]

There's a whole soundtrack of 'The Falcon and The Snowman' Pat and Lyle composed all the music. Watch the movie - the music is incredible!

[@MisterWondrous]

Just like the great of all time are usually goats or capricorns, and thus also left-handed, so too are most named David B., or rather that David Bs tend to be greatly creative. We don't have any data of Pat Ms, but assume the same or something similar to be true or at least entertaining. This song was true and entertaining, like you guys, one of whom I have always suspected was not a guy. (I think you know who you are, Nick.) I jest. It's the holidays and I'm fixing to listen to Ziggy Stardust, as was the habit lo those many years ago, so let me get my God-given legs over there. Merry Christmas+!

[@davidlai1961]

I love this song, but another song from this soundtrack, Daulton Lee, is my favorite, a top 5 Pat Metheny Group song for me.

[@misssusan8000]

I met the actual guy that this movie was made about, that had the falcon.

[@jazzmaan707]

If you do any Pat Metheny reactions, do the, Pat Metheny: We Live Here: Live in Japan show. It is awesome, and Pat and the band show off their talent as musicians.

[@danielmccann8325]

Another great on is Pat M album with Charlie Haden Beyond the Missouri Sky , just a great album from two legends from start to finish.

[@debrabrabenec3731]

@@danielmccann8325 I adore that album!

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

Fantastic Concert! 👍🏽

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

@@danielmccann8325 Totally agree with you it is a wonderful album. Actually now that you mentioned Charlie Haden he has his own version of This Is Not America sort of a reggae deal you should check it out if you haven’t already. Two other great versions of this song one by The Ahn Trio they are three sisters on violin, piano and cello. It’s the This Is Not America (superdrive - This Is America Mix.) Ellen Andrea Wang also does a great cover of the song. 👍🏽

[@sampono1962]

you should listen to the live version by David Bowie

[@kencliff9914]

Another example of how if you were to play “6 degrees of Kevin Bacon” except with music instead of movies, you should play “6 degrees of David Bowie”!

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

David bowie also asked for Syd Barrett what was then the original song writer to pink Floyd in early 70s for some songs but he was totally ignored at the time due to syd Barrett leaving the band without his own knowledge due to the effects the drugs had on him having drugs overdose that caused barrett to have serious health conditions.

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

This whole album is great but some of the tracks might be too strange for Lex that is why I only recommended to them the first 5 tracks and the last track. 🙏🏽✌🏽♥️

[@donaldjackson1490]

Psalm 121/Flight of the Falcon Daulton Lee Chris The Falcon This is not America extent of the Lie Level of Deception capture epilogue (Psalm 121)

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@jjsc4396]

If you’re considering a deeply emotional, melancholic Pat Metheny Group tune, Travels from the same (live) album is beyond sublime: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3euenpto8qbY7s

[@johnboymann1046]

Lexi would fit right in to that pocket !

[@Fibonacci64]

Bowie in the 80’s were a disappointment with a few exceptions. This is one of them. It was a huge surprise on release, that collaboration. I actually saw Pat Metheteny Group in Stockholm in 1985 with Lyle Mays and the other fantastic musicians - they played this, of course not with Bowie but with Pedro Aznar wordless singing. Full band, just like this. It was amazing. The whole soundtrack is nice, check out the track “Daulton Lee”.

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Bit of an odd one to choose. I'd suggest a great many other Bowie recordings before this one, but it's interesting.

[@NicknLex]

We had just reacted to the entire rise and fall of.ziggy stardust album so this was perfect for us.