@rabbithowl Seriously? This has to be the laziest assessment i've seen so far. I'll give you a hint: it's about newcomers and imitators going into the popular music scene
@rabbithowl Seriously? This has to be the laziest assessment i've seen so far. I'll give you a hint: it's about newcomers and imitators going into the popular music scene
@rabbithowl Lots of poets and song-writers have used the cut-up method, including T.S. Eliot and William Burroughs.
@rabbithowl Lots of poets and song-writers have used the cut-up method, including T.S. Eliot and William Burroughs.
The use of this method doesn’t mean that the results are “random” or without meaning. The crucial final stage of the process is not just ensuring “basic grammar and flow,” but also meaning.
The use of this method doesn’t mean that the results are “random” or without meaning. The crucial final stage of the process is not just ensuring “basic grammar and flow,” but also meaning.
“Teenage Wildlife” obviously has a lot of meaning, as others have discussed.
“Teenage Wildlife” obviously has a lot of meaning, as others have discussed.
The lyrics to Teenage Wildlife were pretty much a cut-and-paste process, something Bowie has been a fan of doing all through his career.
You basically jumble a shitload of words, and then piece them together in some random order, keeping in mind things like basic grammar and flow.
There are occasional remarks in here that seem thought out, but mostly this song is really random and there isn't too much to peel back.
The music and textures used play a far bigger role in defining this song than the lyrics. The lead guitar sections are amazing.
@rabbithowl Seriously? This has to be the laziest assessment i've seen so far. I'll give you a hint: it's about newcomers and imitators going into the popular music scene
@rabbithowl Seriously? This has to be the laziest assessment i've seen so far. I'll give you a hint: it's about newcomers and imitators going into the popular music scene
@rabbithowl Lots of poets and song-writers have used the cut-up method, including T.S. Eliot and William Burroughs.
@rabbithowl Lots of poets and song-writers have used the cut-up method, including T.S. Eliot and William Burroughs.
The use of this method doesn’t mean that the results are “random” or without meaning. The crucial final stage of the process is not just ensuring “basic grammar and flow,” but also meaning.
The use of this method doesn’t mean that the results are “random” or without meaning. The crucial final stage of the process is not just ensuring “basic grammar and flow,” but also meaning.
“Teenage Wildlife” obviously has a lot of meaning, as others have discussed.
“Teenage Wildlife” obviously has a lot of meaning, as others have discussed.