Thursday, July 06, 2006

Question Song #4: David Bowie - "Teenage Wildlife"

David Bowie - "Teenage Wildlife":
" 'And they say 'David, what shall I do? They wait for me in the hallways.' "
Okay, this isn't as good a question as the previous three, but I'm totally biased for including it. I just love it when artists refer to themselves in songs, either directly (Martin Fry to self in ABC's 'The Look of Love') or more indirectly (Spoon referencing listening to their song 'Mountain to Sound' in the lyrics for 'Lines In The Suit'). It just takes the songs out of the imaginary ether they live in and ads an in-your-face realstic element to them.
(Incidentally, Bowie's answer to the question above is: 'Don't ask me, I don't know any hallways.')"

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