World of Morrissey podcast #3 (David Bowie Tribute)
World Of Morrissey Podcast #3 (David Bowie Tribute)
https://www.mixcloud.com/WorldOfMorrissey/world-of-morrissey-podcast-3-david-bowie-tribute/
Track listing:
1) Rock 'n' Roll Suicide – David Bowie
Morrissey paid homage on I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday, which in turn Bowie covered on Black Tie White Noise.
2) All The Young Dudes – Mott The Hoople
Written and produced by Bowie. Morrissey bought this classic Mott single on release in 1972, subsequently playing it to his father who remained resolutely unimpressed.
3) Kooks (Peel Session) – David Bowie
Ode to Bowie’s newborn son. Morrissey borrowed the line about throwing your homework onto the fire for Sheila Take A Bow.
4) Strawberry Fair – Anthony Newley
Big influence on Laughing Gnome era Bowie, this song featured on Morrissey’s tour interval tape in the late 90s.
5) Gimme Danger (Bowie Mix) – Iggy & The Stooges
Produced by Bowie, from the Raw Power LP. A favourite of Morrissey’s and hugely influential on Johnny Marr’s early guitar style (see Hand In Glove).
6) I’m Waiting For My Man – The Riot Squad (Feat. David Bowie)
Early VU cover, from ‘67, with Bowie on vocals. Original version is from one of Morrissey’s favourite LPs, The Velvet Underground & Nico
7) The Jean Genie – David Bowie
Provided the blueprint for Your Arsenal’s Glamorous Glue.
8) Black Country Rock – David Bowie
From Morrissey’s favourite Bowie album, The Man Who Sold The World. Notable for Bowie’s Marc Bolan impression towards the end of the track.
9) Cosmic Dancer – T.Rex
Morrissey and Bowie covered Cosmic Dancer live in LA, at the Inglewood Forum in 1991. The crowd went appropriately nuts.
10) Satellite Of Love – Lou Reed
Produced by Ronson and Bowie, the latter also supplied backing vocals. Morrissey released a live version as a tribute to Reed, shortly after his death in 2013.
11) Morning Star Ship – Jobriath
Amongst Morrissey’s favourite artists from the Glam era. Jobriath was billed as ‘the new Bowie’ in the early 70s, but sadly had little success and soon disappeared.
12) Drive-In Saturday – David Bowie
Highlight from Aladdin Sane. Morrissey has covered the song several times in concert, his version features on the compilation Swords.
13) Sea Diver – Mott The Hoople
Produced by Bowie. Morrissey chose this song as one of his Desert Island Discs in 2009.
14) Fantastic Voyage – David Bowie
Quoted by Morrissey as a favourite in a letter to pen pal Robert Mackie. Very much proto-Moz.
15) Starman – David Bowie
Bowie’s TOTP performance of this song was arguably the most iconic and influential in the show’s history. In Autobiography Morrissey says that as a 12 year old he was ‘…unable to leave for school unless I’d soothed my sickness with at least one spin of Starman’.