David Bowie – Fall Dog Bombs the Moon

General CommentNailed it, six. Seems that to a lot of Americans some place as remote as Iraq might as well be "the moon".

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  @Ana Byrd

General CommentTwo words.

President Bush.

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  I don't think Mr. Bowie is stupid enough to actually care about anything so trivial as politics.

  Flag saotw10on July 04, 2010  

General CommentAs much as I see the references to Bush, I think it might be just as much about Tony Blair. I certainly wouldn't call Bush "cruel and smart." Maybe "cruel and fucking malfunctional."

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  @WolfTickets

General CommentPerhaps Cheney, in that case?

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  @Ana Byrd

General CommentMaybe it's more of a generality about the situation. I don't know that Fall Dog could be pinned down to any one person.

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  @GoatboyX2

General CommentYeah, the reference to oil is really what makes me think this is about Bush and the war.

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  @Bonehead XL

General Commenton bowie.com he called bush an "poor shrunked ill prepared sourpuss." hee hee. i love how creatively he insults people.

before this song never meant much to me because i didn't understand it and thought it was something weird about a dog, but thanks, guys, for adding meaning!

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  @hallospacegirl

General Commentone of his best from the latest, the sad tone in it and the quietness in his bitter voice makes it a very beautiful song.

shows just how an anger-inspired Bowie does some fine dam songs too

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  @naivada

General CommentWow...yet ANOTHER doggy song. I feel that this has a lot to do with politics and possibly immigration.

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  @davidbowiefan1

My InterpretationHope little girl
Come blow me away

"Look sweetheart, I'm David Bowie. I'm much older than you, and I've had every kind of woman every way imaginable...but go ahead, give me your best shot"

I don't care much
I'll win anyway
Just a dog

"yeah, yeah, heard it all before...you'll still be in my bed tonight"

I'm god damn rich
An exploding man

(Bowie could be worth as much as $500 million dollars)

When I talk in the night
There's oil in my hands
What a dog

"They actually pay me for this...to sing. Crazy, I know"

(CHORUS)
Fall dog is cruel and smart
Smart time breaks the heart
Fall dog bombs the moon
A devil in the marketplace
A devil in your bleeding face
Fall dog bombs the moon
(What a dog)

"You see, I'm the kid they made fun of. The one who took the blame in the media. Who has the last laugh now, bitches?"

There's always a moron
Someone to hate
A corporate tie
A wig and a date
Just a dog

"you put me on this pedestal, but I'm really no better a person than any other type"

These blackest of years
That have no sound
No shape, no depth
No underground
What a dog

"Just bitterness remains. I'm not part of your little scene. Just a dirty old man, little girl."

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  @flayerhater