Bowie explained at the 2000 BBC gig which I was lucky to be invited to, that this song was quite literal - he was so out of it and paranoid that he drove round and round pretty much as he described in this song, crashing into the same car again and again. I think the driver pissed him off, or something.
Sure, it also seems to be about the recklessness of cocaine addiction as well. But it is still a masterpiece. It was great to hear it again, live.
Bowie explained at the 2000 BBC gig which I was lucky to be invited to, that this song was quite literal - he was so out of it and paranoid that he drove round and round pretty much as he described in this song, crashing into the same car again and again. I think the driver pissed him off, or something.
Sure, it also seems to be about the recklessness of cocaine addiction as well. But it is still a masterpiece. It was great to hear it again, live.