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This Is Not America
"This Is Not America" is a song by English singer David Bowie and American jazz fusion band the Pat Metheny Group, taken from the The Falcon and the Snowman (album), soundtrack to the 1985 film ''The Falcon and the Snowman''. It was released as a single in February 1985, reaching number 14 in the United Kingdom and number 32 in the United States. Background and recording Having finished his 1984 album ''Tonight (David Bowie album), Tonight'' and being dissatisfied with it, Bowie began a series of soundtrack projects (''Labyrinth (1986 soundtrack), Labyrinth'', ''Absolute Beginners (film)#Soundtrack, Absolute Beginners'' and ''When the Wind Blows (1986 film)#Soundtrack, When the Wind Blows'', all in 1986) that started with this collaboration with the Pat Metheny Group. Recorded in late 1984, "This Is Not America" was released as a single in early 1985 and on the soundtrack to the movie. Metheny had written an instrumental piece for the movie called "Chris" and wanted to turn it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a great impact on popular music. Bowie studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and David Bowie (1967 album), a self-titled solo album (1967) before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK singles chart with "Space Oddity" (1969). After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust (character), Ziggy Stardust. The success of the single "Starman (song), Starman" and its album ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Leonard Publishing
Hal Leonard LLC (formerly Hal Leonard Corporation) is an American music publishing and distribution company founded in Winona, Minnesota, by Harold "Hal" Edstrom, his brother, Everett "Leonard" Edstrom, and fellow musician Roger Busdicker. Currently headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the largest sheet music publisher in the world. It is now part of Muse Group. History 1947 to 2016 The company produces sheet music, songbooks, and method book (with audio) packs, and band, orchestra, and choral arrangements, reference books, instructional videos, and instrumental accompaniments. In addition, they distribute other brands, such as Gibraltar, Gretsch Drums, Avid, Blue Microphones, and many more. In 1989, Hal Leonard acquired Jenson Publications and its catalog of band, orchestra, and choral titles. In 1995, Hal Leonard began distributing Homespun Music Instruction instructional video and audio materials. In 1997, Hal Leonard and Music Sales Group founded SheetMusicDirect. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Live Here
''We Live Here'' is a studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1996. The DVD was recorded at Gotanda U-Port Hall, Tokyo, Japan, in October 1995. Track listing Personnel * Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synthesizer * Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards * Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass * Paul Wertico – drums * David Blamires – vocals * Mark Ledford – vocals, trumpet, Flugelhorn, Whistling * Luis Conte – percussion Additional musicians * Sammy Merendino – drum programming * Dave Samuels – cymbal rolls Technical personnel * Pat Metheny – producer * Steve Rodby, Lyle Mays – producers * David Sholemson – project coordinator * Rob Eaton – recording, mixing * Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA * Kevin Reagan – artwork * Dennis Keeley – photography Awards Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarus (soundtrack)
''Lazarus (Original Cast Recording)'' is an album by the New York cast of the musical '' Lazarus'', which was written by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, with music by David Bowie – orchestrated by Henry Hey. The album was released on 21 October 2016. The album includes three previously unreleased songs by Bowie, "No Plan", "Killing a Little Time" and "When I Met You". The album was scheduled and recorded on 11 January 2016, which turned out to be the day after Bowie's death. The musicians and cast were notified upon arriving at the studio; their emotional performances are captured on the recording. This album was produced by David Bowie and Henry Hey and recorded and mixed by Kevin Killen. Track listing Personnel Cast *Michael C. Hall as Thomas Jerome Newton *Cristin Milioti Cristin Milioti (born August 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for playing The Mother, The Mother (How I Met Your Mother), Tracy McConnell, in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarus (musical)
''Lazarus'' is a jukebox musical featuring the music of David Bowie with a book by Enda Walsh. Inspired by the 1963 novel '' The Man Who Fell To Earth'' by Walter Tevis, ''Lazarus'' continues the story of Thomas Newton, a humanoid alien who is stuck on Earth, unable to die or return to his home planet. ''Lazarus'' had its world premiere Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop on 18 November 2015 and played until 20 January 2016. The show then made the transfer to the West End at King's Cross Theatre in London, playing from 25 October 2016 to 22 January 2017. ''Lazarus'' was one of the last works Bowie completed before his death on January 10, 2016. Bowie's last public appearance was when he attended the 7 December 2015 opening night of the off-Broadway production. The New York City Mayor's office declared 20 January 2016 – closing night of the off-Broadway production – to be David Bowie Day; the proclamation was presented to managing director Jeremy Blocker at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Bowie
''Club Bowie'' is a 2003 compilation of material by David Bowie. It includes non-contemporary club mixes of Bowie hits, despite the "rare and unreleased" claim on the cover. Track listing # " Loving the Alien" - (The Scumfrog vs. David Bowie) (David Bowie) – 8:21 # " Let's Dance" - (Trifactor vs. Deeper Substance remix) (Bowie) – 11:02 # " Just for One Day" (" "Heroes"") - (David Guetta vs. Bowie) (Bowie, Brian Eno, David Guetta) – 6:37 # "This Is Not America" - (The Scumfrog vs. David Bowie) (Bowie, Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny) – 9:12 # "Shout" ("Fashion") - (Solaris vs. Bowie) (Bowie) – 8:02 # " China Girl" - (Riff & Vox Club mix) (Bowie, Iggy Pop) – 7:08 # " Magic Dance" (Danny S Magic Party remix) (Bowie) – 7:39 # "Let's Dance" - (Club Bolly extended mix) (Bowie, Anita Kaur, Navin Kumar Singh) – 7:56 # "Let's Dance" - (Club Bolly mix) (Video Video is an Electronics, electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scumfrog
The Scumfrog (Jesse Houk) (born October 3, 1971) is a Dutch-American DJ/remixer/ producer/artist, mostly known for his underground flavored remixes of artists like Kylie Minogue, Missy Elliott, New Order, and Annie Lennox and his collaborations writing and producing techno-oriented works with David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, and Sting. He released four albums as a solo artist (''Extended Engagement'' 2003, ''Simmer'' 2004, ''A Place Where We Belong'' 2011 and ''In Case We're All Still Here'' 2013). As a DJ, he has toured the world many times over, between 2008 and 2014 he hosted and produced the weekly radio show/podcast ''Glam Scum International'', and in 2015 he launched a new series of club nights named M.B.T.S.(Most Below The Surface). Biography Early career: 1997 – 2007 Jesse Houk was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to an American father and a Dutch mother. After finishing college, his dual citizenship allowed him to move to New York City in 1997 where he started producing mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving The Alien (1983–1988)
''Loving the Alien (1983–1988)'' is a box set by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 12 October 2018. A follow-up to the compilations '' Five Years (1969–1973)'', '' Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)'', and '' A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)'', the set covers the period of Bowie's career from 1983 to 1988, and includes eleven compact discs or fifteen LPs. Overview Exclusive to the box set are '' Never Let Me Down 2018'', a re-engineered version of his 1987 album, and ''Dance'', an alternate 2018 version of a previously planned but scrapped 12" collection. Initially exclusive to this box set, but released separately later, are live albums from his Serious Moonlight and Glass Spider tours from 1983 and 1987, respectively. The ''Serious Moonlight'' live album was the first official audio release from the tour, using the same setlist and audio as the ''Serious Moonlight'' concert film (save for the addition of a live performance of " Modern Love", rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowie Legacy
''Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie)'' (also known as ''Legacy'') is a greatest hits album by English musician David Bowie, released on 11 November 2016 through Sony Music Entertainment in the US and Warner Music Group in the UK and several territories. ''Legacy'' marks Bowie’s first title to reach 400 weeks on the UK albums chart and is one of the albums which have spent the most weeks on the chart. The album's contents are mostly identical to the two-disc edition of Bowie's previous greatest hits album ''Nothing Has Changed ''Nothing Has Changed'' (stylised as ''Nothing has changed.'') is a compilation album by English musician David Bowie. It was released on 18 November 2014 through Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings in t ...'' (2014). " Love Is Lost" and " Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", which were present on ''Nothing Has Changed'', are replaced by three new selections: " Lazarus" and " I Can't Give Everything Away", both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Has Changed
''Nothing Has Changed'' (stylised as ''Nothing has changed.'') is a compilation album by English musician David Bowie. It was released on 18 November 2014 through Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings in the United States. The album was released in four formats: a triple CD version (sequenced in reverse chronological order), a double CD version (sequenced in chronological order), a double LP version, and a single CD version released exclusive to select countries. It is the first album to showcase Bowie's entire career up to that point, from his first single " Liza Jane" in 1964 to " Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a new composition recorded specifically for the compilation. The different formats of the album all offer different tracks and mixes compared to the others. The three-disc version includes the most, such as songs from Bowie's unreleased 2001 album ''Toy''. The collection also contains numerous discrepancies in its track listings. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of David Bowie 1980/1987
''The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987'' is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa .... The CD was originally released by EMI as part of '' The Platinum Collection'' in 2005/2006. The 2007 release is part of EMI's two-disc ''Sight & Sound'' series, each of which features a CD and DVD of material from the same artist. The DVD portion of the collection features two videos previously unreleased on DVD - " When the Wind Blows" and "The Drowned Girl". Track listing All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted. CD DVD Chart performance References {{DEFAULTSORT:Best of 1980 1987 David Bowie video albums David Bowie compilation albums 2007 greatest hits albums 2007 video albums 2007 films Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Platinum Collection (David Bowie Album)
''The Platinum Collection'' is a box set by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2005 by EMI and Virgin Records. The period from 1969 to 1987 is summarised over three discs. The first disc is the same as the compilation '' The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974'', which was released in 1997, and the second disc is the same as the 1998 compilation '' The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979''. The third disc, original to this collection upon its release in 2005, was later re-released separately as an independent compilation ''The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987'' by EMI on . This 2007 release was part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series of releases and features a DVD of 1980s videos on the second disc. Track listing All songs written by David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
