Monday, June 16, 2008

Hansa Town

Apparently, Bowie in 1977 was so addled that he decided that it was worthwhile to make a video for the quintessential Cold War death dirge 'Sense of Doubt' - in fact, he made two, both of which showcase the best leather jacket in history and much German Expressionist-influenced gesturing. Enjoy:



4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gurk! I couldn't sit through that first one. Pretentiousness run amuck

7:34 pm  
Blogger owen hatherley said...

I like to provide a space where pretentiousness is free to run amuck...

8:18 pm  
Blogger I am not Kek-w said...

LOL! Nice boots too.

My 7yr-old daughter just watched this and said: "ooooh, look at me, playing my piano and being all serious. Who's that, Dad?"

"David Bowie."

"Never heard of him," she said.

6:51 pm  
Blogger owen hatherley said...

Heheheh!

2:07 pm  

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