@kemiladashdot Hahaha, to be honest I've never been to Germany, the Germans I've met have been nice (and one or two did have a sense of humour) and quite a few people have told me that Berlin is one of their favourite cities, I'll have to go and visit at some point.
@HaveACuppaTea Absolutely, I had no intention of going down the road of prejudice, stereotyping, hatred etc. However to my ears your original comment was correct, & I should know my wife is German.
@SueSkinner I only scraped through French at school; as for German - I only know words I shouldn't. I love your daring confession about the Greatest Hits album. You've given me the courage to stand up and say: 'My name is Alice May and I have a Best of Bowie compilation. See, strength in numbers. Or vorschsprung durche technik. Or summat.
@AlicejustMay Well, I feel brave because I have seven others.
@thisismymistake (Hang on... practicing) Sie ist Ein Berlinen! (It's okay to correct my errors and tell me if I did better or worse than JFK. Great news. I've been there. Long time ago, before the wall came down. @AlicejustMay we have a venue for our Barbie outfits!
@SueSkinner What a coincidence! @Catherine and I were just talking about Jimmy Pages' German period-although i think that was a very bad fashion choice as opposed to Bowies' musical detour.
@curtywyshart I don't think you can call that Page's German period - I think it was just "let me dress up into something that's gonna look good on me and stir some controversy" @SueSkinner The only thing that comes into my mind when I hear this song is Bowie's guest appearance in Wir Kinder von Bahnhof Zoo.
@curtywyshart JP a fashion icon? Pardon me for being Dazed And Confused.
@Catherine I've never seen it. I've only found over-dubbed copies on DVD which I definitely do not want
@ cyberspiel No clue. @leejohnson is yer man who will know.
@SueSkinner This is strange - I could swear I was already following you, your icon is very easy to remember. Anyway, tnx for follow. About the movie: the book is better, IMHO. Although it's been 16 years since I've read it.
@SueSkinner @cyberspiel Short answer: Yes. Probably too numerous a catalogue to mention. However, French equivalent to this Jam is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=van4ZFqTM3k - for example. Use search term "david bowie [country] language" in Google or YouTube, and you should find what you would like to discover. Cheers.
30 Comments (since 14 Jan 2013)
BertrandRustles
Beautiful in any and every language.
thisismymistake
Spiel ohne Grenzen! Krieg muss man schwänzen...
MsSue
@thisismymistake Peter Gabriel sings in German too?
HaveACuppaTea
This song has suddenly become more sinister and authoritative.
MsSue
@BertrandRustles Yes, but this is my favourite version :)
HaveACuppaTea
@SueSkinner Sorry Sue, just being a bit facetious.
adrian4acn
I'm going to watch The Hunger now...
kemiladashdot
@HaveACuppaTea Ha! You were right. The "I will be king" at 1:18 was spine tingling.
HaveACuppaTea
@kemiladashdot Hahaha, to be honest I've never been to Germany, the Germans I've met have been nice (and one or two did have a sense of humour) and quite a few people have told me that Berlin is one of their favourite cities, I'll have to go and visit at some point.
kemiladashdot
@HaveACuppaTea Absolutely, I had no intention of going down the road of prejudice, stereotyping, hatred etc. However to my ears your original comment was correct, & I should know my wife is German.
kemiladashdot
@HaveACuppaTea I made up the last part of my comment to give myself some credibility.
philipnareike
http://youtu.be/aiVOG199X2c
MsSue
@philipnareike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciTywk5AdKY
AlicejustMay
@SueSkinner Bowie in German! I have a friend who tells me I'm not a true fan unless I know all the lyrics in German.
MsSue
@AlicejustMay You're a true fan? I am absolutely a fake. My German is all forgotten, and worse, I own a Greatest Hits album.
thisismymistake
@AlicejustMay @SueSkinner I live five U-Bahn stops from Bowie's (and Iggy Pop's) former Berlin haunts. That should count for something, no?
AlicejustMay
@SueSkinner I only scraped through French at school; as for German - I only know words I shouldn't. I love your daring confession about the Greatest Hits album. You've given me the courage to stand up and say: 'My name is Alice May and I have a Best of Bowie compilation. See, strength in numbers. Or vorschsprung durche technik. Or summat.
AlicejustMay
@thisismymistake It counts for everything.
MsSue
@AlicejustMay Well, I feel brave because I have seven others. @thisismymistake (Hang on... practicing) Sie ist Ein Berlinen! (It's okay to correct my errors and tell me if I did better or worse than JFK. Great news. I've been there. Long time ago, before the wall came down. @AlicejustMay we have a venue for our Barbie outfits!
MsSue
Berlin.... I was very, very little then...
curtywyshart
@SueSkinner What a coincidence! @Catherine and I were just talking about Jimmy Pages' German period-although i think that was a very bad fashion choice as opposed to Bowies' musical detour.
Catherine
@curtywyshart I don't think you can call that Page's German period - I think it was just "let me dress up into something that's gonna look good on me and stir some controversy" @SueSkinner The only thing that comes into my mind when I hear this song is Bowie's guest appearance in Wir Kinder von Bahnhof Zoo.
cyberspiel
This is amazing! Do you know if he re-recorded in any other languages?
MsSue
@curtywyshart JP a fashion icon? Pardon me for being Dazed And Confused. @Catherine I've never seen it. I've only found over-dubbed copies on DVD which I definitely do not want @ cyberspiel No clue. @leejohnson is yer man who will know.
Catherine
@SueSkinner This is strange - I could swear I was already following you, your icon is very easy to remember. Anyway, tnx for follow. About the movie: the book is better, IMHO. Although it's been 16 years since I've read it.
MsSue
@Catherine Well we're hooked up now! Thanks for the tip on the book. I will check it out.
MsSue
@adrian4acn Sorry, missed your comment. According to the reviews, it sort of.... sucked? Or is that just critics being critics?
lynn200
@AlicejustMay again ,super comm*)
leejohnson
@SueSkinner @cyberspiel Short answer: Yes. Probably too numerous a catalogue to mention. However, French equivalent to this Jam is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=van4ZFqTM3k - for example. Use search term "david bowie [country] language" in Google or YouTube, and you should find what you would like to discover. Cheers.
adrian4acn
@SueSkinner Sucked is a bit harsh. Unlike DB it hasn't aged well but I still have fondness for it.