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8 The Laughing Gnome

11 Space Oddity

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11 Starman

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9 The Jean Genie

7 Drive-In Saturday

7 Life On Mars?

8 Sorrow

8 Rebel Rebel

11 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

7 Diamond Dogs

4 Knock On Wood

10 Young Americans

9 Fame

7 Golden Years

8 TVC 15

10 Sound And Vision

10 Heroes

10 Beauty And The Beast

8 Boys Keep Swinging

8 DJ

6 John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)

0 Alabama Song (I don't know what he was doing here)

8 Ashes To Ashes

9 Fashion

6 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

7 Up The Hill Backwards

8 Under Pressure (with Queen)

7 Wild Is The Wind

4 Baal (EP)

7 Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

10 Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

10 Let's Dance

8 China Girl

6 Modern Love

7 White Light/White Heat

xx Blue Jean

xx This Is Not America

xx Loving The Alien

1 Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger)

10 Absolute Beginners

9 Underground

8 When The Wind Blows

xx Day-In Day-Out

xx Time Will Crawl

xx Never Let Me Down

xx Tin Machine/Maggie's Farm (Live) (as part of Tin Machine)

xx Fame '90

xx You Belong In Rock 'n' Roll (as part of Tin Machine)

xx Baby Universal (as part of Tin Machine)

5 Jump They Say

4 Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure)

xx Miracle Goodnight

3 The Buddha Of Suburbia (with Lenny Kravitz)

xx The Hearts Filthy Lesson

xx Strangers When We Meet/The Man Who Sold The World (Live)

3 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

2 Little Wonder

xx Dead Man Walking

xx Thursday's Child

xx Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

xx Survive

xx Seven

xx Everybody Says 'Hi

xx Rebel Never Gets Old

xx Arnold Wayne (with David Gilmour)

6 Where Are We Now?

9 Lazarus

 

A lot more gaps than I thought. Oh well.

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06 The Laughing Gnome

11 Space Oddity

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07 The Jean Genie

10 Drive-In Saturday

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8.5 Sorrow

10 Rebel Rebel

09 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

06 Diamond Dogs

06 Knock On Wood

7.5 Young Americans

10 Fame

09 Golden Years

7.5 TVC 15

10 Sound And Vision

07 Heroes

9.5 Beauty And The Beast

09 Boys Keep Swinging

07 DJ

05 John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)

08 Alabama Song

10 Ashes To Ashes

11 Fashion

10 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

10 Up The Hill Backwards

10 Under Pressure (with Queen)

07 Wild Is The Wind

07 Baal (EP)

10 Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

03 Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

11 Let's Dance

10 China Girl

10 Modern Love

04 White Light/White Heat

06 Blue Jean

07 This Is Not America

7.5 Loving The Alien

9.5 Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger)

7.5 Absolute Beginners

05 Underground

07 When The Wind Blows

06 Day-In Day-Out

07 Time Will Crawl

7.5 Never Let Me Down

06 Tin Machine/Maggie's Farm (Live) (as part of Tin Machine)

07 Fame '90

04 You Belong In Rock 'n' Roll (as part of Tin Machine)

07 Baby Universal (as part of Tin Machine)

07 Jump They Say

05 Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure)

06 Miracle Goodnight

7.5 The Buddha Of Suburbia (with Lenny Kravitz)

06 The Hearts Filthy Lesson

07 Strangers When We Meet/The Man Who Sold The World (Live)

08 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

06 Little Wonder

07 Dead Man Walking

06 Thursday's Child

04 Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

05 Survive

6.5 Seven

08 Everybody Says 'Hi

06 Rebel Never Gets Old

03 Arnold Wayne (with David Gilmour)

08 Where Are We Now?

09 Lazarus

 

In case they're added later:

8.5 Ziggy Stardust

09 Suffragette City

9.5 The Man Who Sold The World

 

 

This is TOO loony. It was really difficult, I was trying to restrict myself from giving too many 10s, but I thought, what the hell? I'm usually good at being reserved with rate scores, I think only Madonna would be able to rival such levels of extreme fandom in a singles rate from me.

0 Alabama Song (I don't know what he was doing here)

Bowie played it a lot on what was essentially the 'Heroes' tour. They quickly recorded a studio version during a break and Bowie insisted on its release in order to quicker fulfill his contractual obligations with RCA. The awkward key changes were deliberate but I'm pretty sure he wasn't satisfied with it either except as an exercise in annoying his label.

 

The B-side was a great stripped down version of Space Oddity and that's probably why it sold enough to chart.

xx The Hearts Filthy Lesson

3 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

2 Little Wonder

xx Dead Man Walking

 

 

:mellow:

00.0 The Laughing Gnome

08.5 Space Oddity

09.5 Changes

10.0 Starman

08.0 John, I'm Only Dancing

08.5 The Jean Genie

06.5 Drive-In Saturday

11.0 Life On Mars?

07.0 Sorrow

10.0 Rebel Rebel

05.5 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

05.5 Diamond Dogs

01.0 Knock On Wood

09.5 Young Americans

06.0 Fame

08.5 Golden Years

07.0 TVC 15

10.0 Sound And Vision

11.0 Heroes

05.5 Beauty And The Beast

06.5 Boys Keep Swinging

06.0 DJ

-1.0 John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)

00.0 Alabama Song

11.0 Ashes To Ashes

07.0 Fashion

04.5 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

05.0 Up The Hill Backwards

06.5 Under Pressure (with Queen)

05.0 Wild Is The Wind

02.0 Baal (EP)

06.0 Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

01.0 Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

09.0 Let's Dance

07.0 China Girl

10.0 Modern Love

04.0 White Light/White Heat

07.5 Blue Jean

05.5 This Is Not America

06.5 Loving The Alien

-1.0 Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger)

09.5 Absolute Beginners

03.0 Underground

05.0 When The Wind Blows

05.0 Day-In Day-Out

06.5 Time Will Crawl

04.0 Never Let Me Down

03.0 Tin Machine/Maggie's Farm (Live) (as part of Tin Machine)

08.0 Fame '90

-1.0 You Belong In Rock 'n' Roll (as part of Tin Machine)

00.0 Baby Universal (as part of Tin Machine)

08.0 Jump They Say

04.0 Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure)

05.0 Miracle Goodnight

07.0 The Buddha Of Suburbia (with Lenny Kravitz)

07.0 The Hearts Filthy Lesson

09.5 Strangers When We Meet/The Man Who Sold The World (Live)

07.0 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

10.0 Little Wonder

07.0 Dead Man Walking

09.0 Thursday's Child

00.0 Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

03.0 Survive

08.0 Seven

07.0 Everybody Says 'Hi

05.0 Rebel Never Gets Old

02.0 Arnold Wayne (with David Gilmour)

09.0 Where Are We Now?

09.0 Lazarus

 

 

Before you all recoil from your screens in total and utter horror, I didn't see the point in doing this unless I actually tried to separate out the scores somewhat. So, you have 11s as being my favourite Bowie tracks, -1s as being my least favourite and everything else is relative between the two extremes.

 

I'll run and hide now...

 

 

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I don't know whether this would run but what I am going to do (eventually!) with a Beatles rate is have everyone give their top 10. Then the 40 songs that appear the most times would be selected for the rate. I know this adds another level to the rate but with so many essential songs that were not singles this seems the best way to do it given he's got such a vast catalogue.

 

I prefer top 5/10/20's myself because it forces everyone to avoid giving everything the same mark, and therefore is more exciting and the differences more pronounced. Very in favour of the Beatles one - I will get round to a Quickie Rate if not (top 5's), but top 10 is better, more to choose from :cheer:

Before you all recoil from your screens in total and utter horror, I didn't see the point in doing this unless I actually tried to separate out the scores somewhat. So, you have 11s as being my favourite Bowie tracks, -1s as being my least favourite and everything else is relative between the two extremes.

 

I'll run and hide now...

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Don't worry. Will be doling out low scores too :P

Bowie played it a lot on what was essentially the 'Heroes' tour. They quickly recorded a studio version during a break and Bowie insisted on its release in order to quicker fulfill his contractual obligations with RCA. The awkward key changes were deliberate but I'm pretty sure he wasn't satisfied with it either except as an exercise in annoying his label.

 

The B-side was a great stripped down version of Space Oddity and that's probably why it sold enough to chart.

 

Aha, thanks for that. It all makes sense now. In fact, you could probably add on a few points to it now that I know why :)

xx The Hearts Filthy Lesson

3 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

2 Little Wonder

xx Dead Man Walking

:mellow:

 

Sorry, can't remember the outer two and I didn't like the others. Little Wonder has always annoyed me.

Sorry, can't remember the outer two and I didn't like the others. Little Wonder has always annoyed me.

 

 

You won't like Dead Man Walking but Heart's Filthy Lesson is sorta of post-NIN and I like it rather a lot.

I find Up The Hill Backwards so underrated :(
Heart's Filthy Lesson is sorta of post-NIN and I like it rather a lot.

There's even a Trent Reznor remix on the single

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-1 The Laughing Gnome

10 Space Oddity

06,5 Changes

10 Starman

09 John, I'm Only Dancing

09 The Jean Genie

08,5 Drive-In Saturday

10 Life On Mars?

09 Sorrow

09,5 Rebel Rebel

07,5 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

07 Diamond Dogs

03,5 Knock On Wood

08 Young Americans

04 Fame

07,5 Golden Years

07,5 TVC 15

06,5 Sound And Vision

10 Heroes

09 Beauty And The Beast

07 Boys Keep Swinging

08,5 DJ

04 John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)

-1 Alabama Song

11 Ashes To Ashes

10 Fashion

08 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

08 Up The Hill Backwards

11 Under Pressure (with Queen)

09 Wild Is The Wind

06 Baal (EP)

09,5 Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

09 Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

10 Let's Dance

10 China Girl

10 Modern Love

07,5 White Light/White Heat

10 Blue Jean

09,5 This Is Not America

09,5 Loving The Alien

08 Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger)

11 Absolute Beginners

10 Underground

09 When The Wind Blows

08,5 Day-In Day-Out

09 Time Will Crawl

08 Never Let Me Down

04 Tin Machine/Maggie's Farm (Live) (as part of Tin Machine)

04 Fame '90

06 You Belong In Rock 'n' Roll (as part of Tin Machine)

06 Baby Universal (as part of Tin Machine)

09 Jump They Say

06,5 Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure)

06 Miracle Goodnight

07 The Buddha Of Suburbia (with Lenny Kravitz)

08 The Hearts Filthy Lesson

09,5 Strangers When We Meet/The Man Who Sold The World (Live)

10 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

07,5 Little Wonder

08,5 Dead Man Walking

07 Thursday's Child

06,5 Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

08 Survive

09,5 Seven

08,5 Everybody Says 'Hi

07 Rebel Never Gets Old

04 Arnold Wayne (with David Gilmour)

10 Where Are We Now?

10 Lazarus

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xx The Laughing Gnome

08 Space Oddity

09 Changes

07 Starman

07 John, I'm Only Dancing

05 The Jean Genie

xx Drive-In Saturday

10 Life On Mars?

01 Sorrow

10 Rebel Rebel

xx Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

xx Diamond Dogs

xx Knock On Wood

06 Young Americans

08 Fame

08 Golden Years

04 TVC 15

07 Sound And Vision

11 Heroes

xx Beauty And The Beast

10 Boys Keep Swinging

xx DJ

xx John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)

xx Alabama Song

11 Ashes To Ashes

10 Fashion

02 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

xx Up The Hill Backwards

11 Under Pressure (with Queen)

01 Wild Is The Wind

xx Baal (EP)

09 Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

05 Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

06 Let's Dance

06 China Girl

08 Modern Love

xx White Light/White Heat

xx Blue Jean

xx This Is Not America

06 Loving The Alien

02 Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger)

04 Absolute Beginners

xx Underground

xx When The Wind Blows

xx Day-In Day-Out

xx Time Will Crawl

xx Never Let Me Down

xx Tin Machine/Maggie's Farm (Live) (as part of Tin Machine)

06 Fame '90

xx You Belong In Rock 'n' Roll (as part of Tin Machine)

xx Baby Universal (as part of Tin Machine)

07 Jump They Say

xx Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure)

xx Miracle Goodnight

xx The Buddha Of Suburbia (with Lenny Kravitz)

xx The Hearts Filthy Lesson

xx Strangers When We Meet/The Man Who Sold The World (Live)

10 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

10 Little Wonder

10 Dead Man Walking

06 Thursday's Child

05 Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

xx Survive

xx Seven

10 Everybody Says 'Hi

xx Rebel Never Gets Old

xx Arnold Wayne (with David Gilmour)

05 Where Are We Now?

10 Lazarus

 

xx The Laughing Gnome

9 Space Oddity

8 Changes

6 Starman

xx John, I'm Only Dancing

3 The Jean Genie

xx Drive-In Saturday

9 Life On Mars?

xx Sorrow

2 Rebel Rebel

xx Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

xx Diamond Dogs

xx Knock On Wood

xx Young Americans

8 Fame

xx Golden Years

xx TVC 15

xx Sound And Vision

4 Heroes

xx Beauty And The Beast

xx Boys Keep Swinging

xx DJ

xx John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)

9 Alabama Song

10 Ashes To Ashes

8 Fashion

xx Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

xx Up The Hill Backwards

11 Under Pressure (with Queen)

xx Wild Is The Wind

xx Baal (EP)

-1 Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

2 Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

9 Let's Dance

8 China Girl

10 Modern Love

xx White Light/White Heat

xx Blue Jean

xx This Is Not America

xx Loving The Alien

2 Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger)

xx Absolute Beginners

xx Underground

xx When The Wind Blows

xx Day-In Day-Out

xx Time Will Crawl

xx Never Let Me Down

xx Tin Machine/Maggie's Farm (Live) (as part of Tin Machine)

7 Fame '90

xx You Belong In Rock 'n' Roll (as part of Tin Machine)

xx Baby Universal (as part of Tin Machine)

10 Jump They Say

5 Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure)

xx Miracle Goodnight

6 The Buddha Of Suburbia (with Lenny Kravitz)

10 The Hearts Filthy Lesson

xx Strangers When We Meet/The Man Who Sold The World (Live)

6 Hallo Spaceboy (with the Pet Shop Boys)

5 Little Wonder

xx Dead Man Walking

xx Thursday's Child

10 Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

xx Survive

xx Seven

xx Everybody Says 'Hi

xx Rebel Never Gets Old

xx Arnold Wayne (with David Gilmour)

7 Where Are We Now?

8 Lazarus

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