David Bowie releases his first record in ten years and Lou Reed dies. We must all now remember the ten commandments of glam: 1.Thou shalt be an untamed youth with thy cloak full of eagles 2.Thou shalt not be stealing clothes from Marks & Sparks 3.Thou shalt beg voulez-vous coucher avec moi 4.Thou shalt praise do do do do do do as yon colored girls sing 5.Thou shalt sock it onto others as thou shalt have them sock it to thee 6.Thou shalt be waiting for thy man 7.Thou shalt party like it's 1999 8.Thou shalt not lay a divorcee in New York City 9.Thou shalt keep thy TV Eye on me babe 10.Thou shalt wear thy electric boots and thy mohair suit
It was reported that when President Obama visited London for the G20 summit, he presented Queen Elizabeth II with an iPod!
An iPod loaded with video footage of the Queen & Prince Philip from their recent visit to the US, backed by a selection of music including popular show tunes.
What a gaffe!
SHOW TUNES?!
Someone should have told him she's not THAT kind of Queen!
Does rock and roll history really have any significance?
A man lands on the moon, a civil war is fought, a man spills acid on his hand and speaks through a wire to request aid, an evil dictator is exposed as genocidal and is brought down by the rest of the world. All of these seem significant.
When we discuss the arts, however, what is significant? Cave paintings? Portraiture?Shakespeare? Talkies? Television? 3-D movies? Motown? Christo?
When it comes to art, I guess significance is all subjective.
And, so, I will subject you to one of my favorite moments in rock history: At the Freddie Mercury Tribute, Ian Hunter from Mott The Hoople, and the remaining members of Queen joined the reunited David Bowie and Mick Ronson, to sing the Bowie-penned, Mott The Hoople hit, "All The Young Dudes":
