The 1980 Floor Show

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http://www.5years.com/1980.htm
5years wrote:The 1980 Floor Show

(18-20 October 1973)

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The 1980 Floor Show (a pun on the song "1984" - 19-Eighty-Floor) was the first appearance of David Bowie since his much publicised retirement on 3 July 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon. It was also to be his last appearance as "Ziggy Stardust". The show itself was a spectacular stage production that was filmed over 3 days, mostly at The Marquee Club, Soho, London for the American NBC TV late night show The Midnight Special.
"floor show"

(another) case of eldritch ("the thin white puke") taking not-so-subtle cues from bowie?
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The final one, even.
If I told them once, I told them a hundred times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last.
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But when Woody and Trevor Bolder and a couple of other blokes got together and called themselves "The Spiders From Mars" you didnt see Bowie get all huffy, he had already moved on.
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Very pretty link ... ;D ... but not so pretty quote ... : :evil: : :evil: : :evil: : ...

Was it Wayne who thought this up? [I'm sure it wasn't you at that time.] ...:lol:
("the thin white puke")
As if it had been :von: , and not Wayne who started giving love a bad name ... :roll: ...


Heaven knows who Andrew took his inspirations to Floorshow from ... what he made of it was unprecedented.

Anyway, I wouldn't say The Sisters of Mercy quoted anything from Bowie at all ... apart from perhaps:
People stared at the makeup on his face
Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace
The boy in the bright blue jeans
Jumped up on the stage
Lady Stardust sang his songs
Of darkness and disgrace ...
In addition, everybody knows it was sort of tradition in the 60ies to quote from
one's friends or cover their songs (Bowie's Pin Ups, for example)
And it was perceived as an honour - this has obviously changed underway - :lol:
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In fairness, the Sisters' floorshow is actually about a floorshow. Although it does quote TS Eliot.
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i thought that is a common knowledge.
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Bartek wrote:i thought that is a common knowledge.
:lol: ... it is, but then ... we forget ...
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Being645 wrote:
Bartek wrote:i thought that is a common knowledge.
:lol: ... it is, but then ... we forget ...
But then,don't we forgive as we forget?
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"You know, I just thought - it's like that song by David Bowie."

"What, er... The Jean Genie?"

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ribbons69 wrote:
Being645 wrote:
Bartek wrote:i thought that is a common knowledge.
:lol: ... it is, but then ... we forget ...
But then,don't we forgive as we forget?
:D ... you can't forgive things you forgot, can you? ... :lol:

Apart from the fact that reconciliation usually comprises not only
to remember and stand by one's deeds but also a change in behaviour,
as well as some sort of restoration (which is often enough impossible).
In that case, one should, IMHO, at least not forget, but forgive oneself
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Being645 wrote:
ribbons69 wrote:
Being645 wrote: :lol: ... it is, but then ... we forget ...
But then,don't we forgive as we forget?
:D ... you can't forgive things you forgot, can you? ... :lol:
Well,no,not if you've forgotten the lyrics from "Rain From Heaven" :wink: :innocent:
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... as we walk over the bridge,
... as we walk on the floodland.
... we forget.
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Quiff Boy wrote:http://www.5years.com/1980.htm
5years wrote:The 1980 Floor Show

(18-20 October 1973)

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The 1980 Floor Show (a pun on the song "1984" - 19-Eighty-Floor) was the first appearance of David Bowie since his much publicised retirement on 3 July 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon. It was also to be his last appearance as "Ziggy Stardust". The show itself was a spectacular stage production that was filmed over 3 days, mostly at The Marquee Club, Soho, London for the American NBC TV late night show The Midnight Special.
"floor show"

(another) case of eldritch ("the thin white puke") taking not-so-subtle cues from bowie?
In a similar vein... I vaguely remember a Maker review of Under the Gun liking it to Cat People (although thinking a little bit more, maybe it could have been More... In fairness - both kinda work!

Personally I've always thought Floodland is DB's Low shot through Diamond Dogs. And that's as fine a thing as I can imagine!
One of the great things about Eldritch is that his source material/inspirations are as impecable.
Incidentally - but maybe for a different thread? Didn't he apparently interview the Great Dame for some german magazine? Is that true & if so, available in translation...?! :wink:
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bangles wrote:
In a similar vein... I vaguely remember a Maker review of Under the Gun liking it to Cat People (although thinking a little bit more, maybe it could have been More... In fairness - both kinda work!

Personally I've always thought Floodland is DB's Low shot through Diamond Dogs. And that's as fine a thing as I can imagine!
One of the great things about Eldritch is that his source material/inspirations are as impeccable.

Incidentally - but maybe for a different thread? Didn't he apparently interview the Great Dame for some german magazine? Is that true & if so, available in translation...?! :wink:
I like your points of view and the way you express them ... :D
As to your question, it's been published in the German issue of
Rolling Stone. There was an English version in UTR as well.

You can find it - for example - here ... http://back.to/UTR ... :lol: ...
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Love the interview between Hallowe'en Jack and Hallowe'en Lack (of output). I have never seen that before.

If bored, you can analyse the Eldo bits and make up reasons why he doesn't release records anymore.
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Being645 wrote:
("the thin white puke")
As if it had been :von: , and not Wayne who started giving love a bad name ... :roll: ...
It wasn't "love", it was "hat". It wasn't "name" either, it was "smell". And they blamed Gary.
..so much for the puke. :lol:

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eotunun wrote:
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("the thin white puke")
As if it had been :von: , and not Wayne who started giving love a bad name ... :roll: ...
It wasn't "love", it was "hat". It wasn't "name" either, it was "smell". And they blamed Gary.
..so much for the puke. :lol:

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;D ... thanks for these enlightenments ...

Now that you say it,
I notice a smell that's been around for quite some time .... :lol:

but, eh, what hat ? ... :D ...
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I have to re-read that interview again. Very strange. Bowie'd did a whole lot of press around that time & the Eldritch one covers a lot of the same ground but definately, there's more to be learned from his parts, than Dave's... The bits about NIN & Suede give a feeling of his thoughts about the music biz at the time... I wonder if it crossed his mind the NME had done a Bowie & Brett (with Steve Sutherland two years ealier...)

Thanks for the link Being645!
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