Here's my two penn'orth-
I don't understand why the mid seventies Bowie influence hasn't been mentioned. I think the song is recombobulated Bowie preoccupations, isolation, apocalypse, mental instability..etc..I think it's quite blatant. Let us examine the facts-
On Diamond Dogs-originally conceived as a musical based on 1984 and full of apocalyptic imagery--Rebel Rebel has the lyric 'Transmission on a Live Wire' and that's most likely why that phrase was floating around IC's head... Also, on Sound and Vision, from Low-we have
'Pale blinds drawn all day/ Nothing to do, nothing to say'
'And I will sing /waiting for the gift of sound and vision'
It's essentially the same idea-Bowie's retreat was a result of fame and heroin addiction, and music was one of the consolations. It's music as a refuge from the pressures/ awfulness of the outside world.
I think Bowie lyrics are the source or inspiration of the song and if I knew mid seventies Bowie better they'd be more examples...
Thank you for your time.
Here's my two penn'orth- I don't understand why the mid seventies Bowie influence hasn't been mentioned. I think the song is recombobulated Bowie preoccupations, isolation, apocalypse, mental instability..etc..I think it's quite blatant. Let us examine the facts-
On Diamond Dogs-originally conceived as a musical based on 1984 and full of apocalyptic imagery--Rebel Rebel has the lyric 'Transmission on a Live Wire' and that's most likely why that phrase was floating around IC's head... Also, on Sound and Vision, from Low-we have 'Pale blinds drawn all day/ Nothing to do, nothing to say' 'And I will sing /waiting for the gift of sound and vision' It's essentially the same idea-Bowie's retreat was a result of fame and heroin addiction, and music was one of the consolations. It's music as a refuge from the pressures/ awfulness of the outside world.
I think Bowie lyrics are the source or inspiration of the song and if I knew mid seventies Bowie better they'd be more examples... Thank you for your time.