WFMU: Therese: Playlist from January 11, 2016

Listener comments!
	12:03am Tome: Bowie ! Bowie .. wowwwwie ! hey Therese !
	12:03am BadGuyZero: Hiya!
	12:03am coelacanth: olá Therese and others Great start!
	12:05am Matt from Springfield: HBD David B! Hi Therese and listeners!
	12:08am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: So many B-Days. ♑Capricorns is heavies.
	12:09am Ken From Hyde Park: Happy Birthday, David Bowie (b. Jan. 8, 1947)!
	12:12am Therese: Hellooooo! Thanks for checking in!
	12:14am KP: Best DJ in a starring role, Therese!
	12:26am (Eyepatch) Fox: Halloooooo.
	12:26am Matt from Springfield: Bond Villain Girl and former Bowie fling! Say, how come Bryan Ferry was never a Bond villain? I bet he would work out great as one...
	12:27am Therese: Hallooooo (Eyepatch) Fox!
	12:28am Therese: Matt from Springfield raises a good point. Bryan Ferry would have made a great Bond villian.
	12:31am Matt from Springfield: I know, right! 90s era probably would have been the best.
	12:32am BadGuyZero: Bryan Ferry would have been a better Bond than Roger Moore was post-"For Your Eyes Only."
	12:34am Matt from Springfield: Snowboarding Bryan Ferry! Fighting Grace Jones on the Eiffel Tower! Twould make a better "View To A Kill". Ferry playing against Walken would also be a sight.
	12:36am BadGuyZero: Alternate universe in which singers portray Bond. Tom Jones does the Connery flicks. Ray Davies is in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." David Bowie and Bryan Ferry split the Roger Moore flicks.
	12:37am johnk77: that grace jones features sly&robbie also mikey chung
	12:40am Matt from Springfield: Nice, BGZ! (But who will sing "Thunderball" and pass out then?)
	12:42am johnk77: robbie shakespeare as a nefarious villian
	12:45am Matt from Springfield: "Moonraker" would have been a good theme opportunity for Roxy Music, considered how bungled up the studio's attempt was to record it: "Moonraker was the third of three Bond films for which the theme song was performed by Shirley Bassey (following Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever). Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra were both considered for the vocals, before Johnny Mathis was approached and offered the opportunity. However Mathis, despite having started recording with Barry, was unable to complete the project, leaving producers to offer the song to Bassey just weeks before the premiere date in England. Bassey made the recordings with very short notice and as a result, she never regarded the song 'as her own' as she had never had the chance to perform it in full or promote it first." KATE!
	12:45am BadGuyZero: No Bond theme song by Roxy Music. They would have been a good choice for "Moonraker." Sorry, Shirley Bassey. Your theme song was forgettable.
	12:46am BadGuyZero: ACK!
	12:46am Matt from Springfield: Did you think of that before my post? :)
	12:47am BadGuyZero: I was in the process of posting it when you posted yours. I didn't even see your post until I after I submitted my post.
	12:50am Disco Dare: Whoa trippy
	12:50am pp: I'd like some ideas for a female singer equivalent to Bryan Ferry (besides Grace Jones of course). Super suave with a vibrato and unusual phrasings.
	12:53am Matt from Springfield: @PP: Kate Bush herself is often considered to be influenced by Bryan Ferry, with her variation in tones and emphasizing instead of blending in her British accent.
	12:55am Matt from Springfield: Tusk!
	12:55am BadGuyZero: My favorite Fleetwood Mac album!
	1:05am pp: Kate, yes. Thanks Matt!
	1:08am Matt from Springfield: No prob! And hey, Peter Green returning for a Tusk session!
	1:09am Pete from Boston (and NJ): I have awakened from my Jones-induced nap. Jersey City is almost peaceful this time of night.
	1:10am BadGuyZero: "The Ambiance Of Lindsey Buckingham's Bathroom" sounds like the title of a Mogwai song.
	1:20am Matt from Springfield: Go French Girl Singers from the 1960s!
	1:25am Matt from Springfield: Groov-elv-ets, or Groo-velvets?
	1:30am BadGuyZero: Grow-oh-velvets?
	1:33am Matt from Springfield: 1-2-3-4-5 / 6-7-8-9-10 / 11 12! :D
	1:33am BadGuyZero: Which show was this on: "Sesame Street" or "The Electric Company?"
	1:35am Matt from Springfield: "I love it I love it" too! Sesame Street! 1979-1989 or so.
	1:36am Matt from Springfield: Replacing Grace Slick's "Jazzy Spies" number segments, 1969-1979.
	1:40am BadGuyZero: "Pinball Number Count" holds up better than "I'm So Excited."
	1:42am Matt from Springfield: Besides that free jazz doesn't date like disco R&B, you gotta admit the numbers also remain relevant into the present age, and beyond..
	1:58am Pete from Boston (and NJ): Holy crap, I can't believe that was the Pointer Sisters. I was away from the radio while 123456789101112 was playing, but I can hear it like it was yesterday.
	2:01am Disco Dare: David Bowie has passed.
	2:01am (Eyepatch) Fox: I was about to say.
	2:02am Alex of Chicago: Yeah, very sad.
	2:02am pp: Nadia Reid gots the secret sauce, IMO
	2:02am BadGuyZero: Prior to 20-30 minutes ago I was completely unaware that that pinball song was by The Pointer Sisters. I probably haven't heard that song since the late 70s/early 80s.
	2:02am Therese: Holy Crap!
	2:03am Ken From Hyde Park: My gosh. He just turned 69.
	2:03am coelacanth: i didn't even know he was fighting cancer.
	2:06am MONEYBAG$: wow....
	2:06am Matt from Springfield: Dear Lord! I thought that was a comment on playing so much Bowie! Holy crap...
	2:07am sara: that's sad
	2:08am Pete from Boston (and NJ): Oh no.
	2:11am Alejandroool: wowee, RIP BOWIE =(
	2:13am fredr: I can't believe this sad news. RIP
	2:14am Pete from Boston (and NJ): I guess I am going to drive around Hudson County listening to the radio for the next hour. I am not sure that WFMU comes in in my hotel room.
	2:15am tinkle bear: i'm losing it. thank you, therese.
	2:16am Matt from Springfield: Truly a legend - one of the first to bring really "alternative" concepts into mainstream rock, and become very popular doing so.
	2:18am Ken From Hyde Park: Here is a three-hour David Bowie show on Mary Wing's 100% Whatever program from last year. www.wfmu.org...
	2:18am Matt from Springfield: Elton/70s Lennon influence here.
	2:20am Pete from Boston (and NJ): One of my favorite David Bowie stories is that of the song "Slip Away" from a few years ago. It is, touchingly, about The Uncle Floyd Show, which apparently Bowie would watch with John Lennon when they lived in New York. I just love that while I was home watching this local show, those guys were watching at the same time, enjoying this encapsulation of New Jersey culture. No doubt he had a soft spot somewhere for WFMU.
	2:24am tinkle bear: @matt de springfield never recognised watching tv together as an intimate act. but it totally is. just like you say.
	2:26am sugarwolf: Ohhhh shit...
	2:27am tinkle bear: looks like I meant @Pete from boston/NJ, not @mike de springfield.
	2:28am Matt from Springfield: Not a problem, tinkle bear. And I also think it is nice to think about who else might be watching the same things as you, at the same time.
	2:28am Pete from Boston (and NJ): Well, I think back when we had a dozen channels, it was a much more intimate act that it is now. The chance that you were all watching the same thing was much greater.
	2:29am Pete from Boston (and NJ): One of my favorite bands in Boston plays "Heroes" almost every week. It's going to be a tearjerker for sure this Thursday.
	2:32am Matt from Springfield: Ashes to Ashes, how poignant it is now more than it's ever been... Ashes to Ashes, Bowie to Bowie. Farewell 70s, farewell 80s, farewell 90s, farewell 00s, future farewell to the 10s, already passing away...
	2:32am sugarwolf: I'm crying.
	2:33am tinkle bear: it's just that, i feel like i'm at an actual funeral, here. there is something surprisingly intimate about that. and just plain fucking amazing.
	2:33am Alex of Chicago: This one hits deep.
	2:33am J.: can't believe he's actually gone. Thank you Therese.. needed this.
	2:34am Alejandroool: hearing these songs right now, in this context is very emotional.
	2:34am DJ Large Margin: proper choices. thanks therese
	2:36am Matt from Springfield: Transformer, produced by Bowie of course. Also contains: "David Bowie & The Thunder Thighs - backing vocals, handclaps"
	2:36am coelacanth: Fuck i was losing it already. the loss of 2015 is tremendous. then Paul. now David.
	2:37am Pete from Boston (and NJ): My first experience with that intimacy with the other people listening was when Jonesy had his record-breaking show in 2001, and the WFMU messageboard lit up with commentary about what was going on at that moment on the show. I feel like a new era in the listening community was born that day.
	2:37am Brian in UK: Already hearing people at work saying have you heard the news. You don't miss your water......
	2:39am Matt from Springfield: Another excellent choice here. Thanks Therese.
	2:40am Matt from Springfield: Sigh, ain't that the truth Brian. Thanks for being here with us.
	2:40am Brian in UK: Hi Matt, long time no 'see'. Go to get on with work.
	2:43am Caryn: First thought on hearing the news: have to get on WFMU to see if it's not true. Alas, no such luck. (On an earlier sidenote, I really like the "Moonraker" theme song. Now back to Bowie)
	2:43am pacific standard simon: Oh well, his best work was almost 40 years behind him...
	2:43am Matt from Springfield: Seu Jorge, a great interpreter of the Bowie canon.
	2:43am Julie: the use of Bowie in Life Aquatic was so wonderful
	2:43am Lanceromance: Love to hear Diamond Dogs
	2:45am Ken From Hyde Park: When I was a teen-ager and driving the tractor on the farm, "Fame" would come on and I'd think it was crazy, out-there music. I liked it because it was different from they typical blah radio stuff I was hearing.
	2:45am Lanceromance: And play some Sparks sometime
	2:45am Matt from Springfield: Hi Caryn. I was shocked to hear, what a change over the course of one radio show here. (It's prob been years since I heard "Moonraker", but Shirley's other 2 themes are much more memorable to me. Like BGZ said, it's probably easy to overlook).
	2:46am coelacanth: well,just friday i heard some of his new album (Dan Bodah's show) and was feeling pretty optimistic about Bowie's music, after many years.
	2:47am Caryn: The new album was his best for years, so definitely left on a high note in that sense.
	2:48am Julie: I really hope there is a Lazarus soundtrack. Some of the song interpretations are quite lovely, like this one.
	2:48am Matt from Springfield: And hi there Julie. You said you actually met Bowie outside his apartment (or yours?) some years ago. Just greetings or did you get to talk more to him?
	2:49am pacific standard simon: Yeah, Absolute Beginners was the last David Bowie track that made any impression on me whatsoever. I loved that movie.
	2:49am Caryn: Bowie's "When the Wind Blows" would fit with the mood, but it might hit me too hard...
	2:50am Julie: I did. Many years ago, on the day his daughter was born. We congratulated him. Being in an elevator with Bowie made our -- my ex and I -- hearts race. Somehow I recognized him from the back.
	2:50am tinkle bear: [seconds lanceromance's sentiments, and personally connects sparks and bowie. but, otoh, has no idea what objectively warrants the connection.]
	2:51am BadGuyZero: The only time I ever saw Bowie live was a Tin Machine show in the early 90s. It was at a 2,000 seat auditorium in Dallas. He was dynamic.
	2:52am Caryn: Hmm, I too somehow connect Sparks and Bowie in my mind, No idea why. Maybe it's a style/attitude thing.
	2:54am Matt from Springfield: Awesome BGZ! Good to know he was still such a great performer live. And wow, didn't realize he sang this! Was this from the concert film?
	2:55am pacific standard simon: I'd say I'll miss him, but I've been missing him since the mid 70s.
	2:55am (Eyepatch) Fox: I saw the NIN Bowie tour. Twice. He had more stage presence in the cocking of the microphone than anyone doing anything else I've ever seen.
	2:55am Matt from Springfield: Like "Suffragette City" on more potent speed!
	2:58am Matt from Springfield: Those twee groups nowadays are just imitating what he already did in '71! Cute classic that doesn't get much airplay. Nice ending to the tribute, Therese.
	2:58am Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks so much for these fitting selections on such short notice, Therese. Have a safe trip home.
	2:59am Matt from Springfield: Thanks again Therese, this is the place to grieve. Rest on Mars, David Bowie...
	2:59am Pete from Boston (and NJ): I remember when MTV came out and how delightfully freaked out I was upon seeing the "Ashes to Ashes" video. I have kept looking for that feeling ever since.
	2:59am BadGuyZero: @Matt: I like the first Tin Machine album much more than most people do. It was cool to see him involved in something where he didn't want the focus to be solely on him [even though it was]. They covered Pixies' "Debaser" during their set. The Dallas Times Herald published its last edition the day of the show. Bowie read a [fake] review of the show that would have appeared in the paper. It had some stuff about Bowie collecting everyone's clothing, descending to the rafters, then returning a few minutes later with a pile of freshly cleaned and pressed clothing.
	3:00am pacific standard simon: The subject of "Kooks", if you're interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Jones
	3:01am coelacanth: Thank you Therese.
	3:02am Matt from Springfield: Ha, amusing bit of wit, BGZ! Thanks for telling us! :) That's right, "Kooks" is from just the time his son was born.
	12:54pm Stashu: Listening now, thank you Therese!
	8:21pm bannedinjapan: Great show, Therese! Fantastic job righting the ship despite the sad news.
	3:16pm deranged penguin: The saddest day

Therese: Playlist from January 11, 2016

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January 11, 2016: Watch him dash away, swinging an old bouquet...

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	New	Approx. start time
David Bowie	Sound and Vision "Sound and Vision" by "David Bowie"	Low	Rykodisc		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	I Can't Give Everything Away	Blackstar	Columbia	*	0:03:39 (Pop-up)
Creation Rebel & the New Age Steppers	Chemical Specialist	Science Fiction Dancehall Classics (V/A)	On-U Sound	*	0:09:17 (Pop-up)
Eurythmics	Your Time Will Come "Your Time Will Come" by "Eurythmics"	In the Garden	RCA/Legacy		0:13:09 (Pop-up)
New Wet Kojak	Sexy Postcard "Sexy Postcard" by "New Wet Kojak"	New Wet Kojak	Touch and Go		0:17:34 (Pop-up)
The Screaming Abdabs	Get Off My Cloud	City Ram Waddy	Wallaby Beat	*	0:21:02 (Pop-up)
Grace Jones	Love Is the Drug "Love Is the Drug" by "Grace Jones"	Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions	Island		0:24:15 (Pop-up)
Elton Motello	Jet Boy, Jet Girl "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" by "Elton Motello"	Young Raw Sounds: Rare Punk Vol. 1	Zeus	*	0:32:34 (Pop-up)

Honey Radar	Lilac Pharmacy / Orange Knife	Giraffe 7" EP	Chunklet	*	0:42:44 (Pop-up)
Bacchus	Carry My Load "Carry My Load" by "Bacchus"	Brown Acid: The First Trip	Riding Easy	*	0:45:53 (Pop-up)
Power	Serpent City "Serpent City" by "Power"	Electric Glitter Boogie	Cool Death	*	0:48:59 (Pop-up)
Fleetwood Mac	Brown Eyes "Brown Eyes" by "Fleetwood Mac"	Tusk (Reissue)	Warner Bros.	*	0:54:05 (Pop-up)
Dungen	Franks Kaktus "Franks Kaktus" by "Dungen"	Allas Sak	Mexican Summer / Kemado	*	0:59:40 (Pop-up)

Valérie Lagrange	Ce Que Je Suis "Ce Que Je Suis" by "Valérie Lagrange"	Toujours Chic! More French Girl Singers from the 1960s	Ace	*	1:17:32 (Pop-up)
The Miracles	Way Over There "Way Over There" by "The Miracles"	Way Over There 7"	Tamla / Third Man	*	1:20:29 (Pop-up)
Marta Ren & the Groovelvets	Release Me	Stop Look Listen	Record Kicks	*	1:23:09 (Pop-up)
Rolando Bruno	Fiesta Trashera "Fiesta Trashera" by "Rolando Bruno"	Bailazo	Voodoo Rhythm	*	1:27:25 (Pop-up)
The Pointer Sisters	Pinball Number Count	This Record Belongs to ____	Light in the Attic	*	1:32:02 (Pop-up)

Expert Alterations	You Can't Always Be Liked	You Can't Always Be Liked	Kanine Records	*	1:41:24 (Pop-up)
Nadia Reid	Some Are Lucky "Some Are Lucky" by "Nadia Reid"	Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs	Spunk! / Scissor Tail	*	1:44:21 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Station to Station "Station to Station" by "David Bowie"	Station to Station	RCA Victor		1:49:28 (Pop-up)
Portishead	Mysterons "Mysterons" by "Portishead"	Dummy	Go! Discs / London		1:59:40 (Pop-up)

David Bowie	Aladdin Sane "Aladdin Sane" by "David Bowie"	Aladdin Sane	Ryko		2:06:40 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Starman "Starman" by "David Bowie"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars	RCA Victor		2:11:18 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Watch that Man "Watch that Man" by "David Bowie"	David Live - David Bowie at the Tower Philadelphia	RCA		2:15:32 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Heroes "Heroes" by "David Bowie"	Heroes			2:20:29 (Pop-up)
Iggy Pop	Tonight "Tonight" by "Iggy Pop"	Lust for Life	Virgin		2:26:31 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Ashes to Ashes "Ashes to Ashes" by "David Bowie"	Scary Monsters			2:30:49 (Pop-up)
Lou Reed	Satellite of Love "Satellite of Love" by "Lou Reed"	Transformer			2:35:02 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	The Man Who Sold the World	The Man Who Sold the World			2:38:16 (Pop-up)
Seu Jorge	Life on Mars? "Life on Mars?" by "Seu Jorge"	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Hollywood		2:42:13 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Absolute Beginners "Absolute Beginners" by "David Bowie"	BBC Radio Theater, London, June 27, 2000	Virgin		2:45:38 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	White Light / White Heat	Ziggy Stardust:The Motion Picture	Ryko		2:52:01 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Kooks "Kooks" by "David Bowie"	Hunky Dory			2:55:57 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	12:03am Tome: Bowie ! Bowie .. wowwwwie ! hey Therese !
	12:03am BadGuyZero: Hiya!
	12:03am coelacanth: olá Therese and others Great start!
	12:05am Matt from Springfield: HBD David B! Hi Therese and listeners!
	12:08am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: So many B-Days. ♑Capricorns is heavies.
	12:09am Ken From Hyde Park: Happy Birthday, David Bowie (b. Jan. 8, 1947)!
	12:12am Therese: Hellooooo! Thanks for checking in!
	12:14am KP: Best DJ in a starring role, Therese!
	12:26am (Eyepatch) Fox: Halloooooo.
	12:26am Matt from Springfield: Bond Villain Girl and former Bowie fling! Say, how come Bryan Ferry was never a Bond villain? I bet he would work out great as one...
	12:27am Therese: Hallooooo (Eyepatch) Fox!
	12:28am Therese: Matt from Springfield raises a good point. Bryan Ferry would have made a great Bond villian.
	12:31am Matt from Springfield: I know, right! 90s era probably would have been the best.
	12:32am BadGuyZero: Bryan Ferry would have been a better Bond than Roger Moore was post-"For Your Eyes Only."
	12:34am Matt from Springfield: Snowboarding Bryan Ferry! Fighting Grace Jones on the Eiffel Tower! Twould make a better "View To A Kill". Ferry playing against Walken would also be a sight.
	12:36am BadGuyZero: Alternate universe in which singers portray Bond. Tom Jones does the Connery flicks. Ray Davies is in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." David Bowie and Bryan Ferry split the Roger Moore flicks.
	12:37am johnk77: that grace jones features sly&robbie also mikey chung
	12:40am Matt from Springfield: Nice, BGZ! (But who will sing "Thunderball" and pass out then?)
	12:42am johnk77: robbie shakespeare as a nefarious villian
	12:45am Matt from Springfield: "Moonraker" would have been a good theme opportunity for Roxy Music, considered how bungled up the studio's attempt was to record it: "Moonraker was the third of three Bond films for which the theme song was performed by Shirley Bassey (following Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever). Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra were both considered for the vocals, before Johnny Mathis was approached and offered the opportunity. However Mathis, despite having started recording with Barry, was unable to complete the project, leaving producers to offer the song to Bassey just weeks before the premiere date in England. Bassey made the recordings with very short notice and as a result, she never regarded the song 'as her own' as she had never had the chance to perform it in full or promote it first." KATE!
	12:45am BadGuyZero: No Bond theme song by Roxy Music. They would have been a good choice for "Moonraker." Sorry, Shirley Bassey. Your theme song was forgettable.
	12:46am BadGuyZero: ACK!
	12:46am Matt from Springfield: Did you think of that before my post? :)
	12:47am BadGuyZero: I was in the process of posting it when you posted yours. I didn't even see your post until I after I submitted my post.
	12:50am Disco Dare: Whoa trippy
	12:50am pp: I'd like some ideas for a female singer equivalent to Bryan Ferry (besides Grace Jones of course). Super suave with a vibrato and unusual phrasings.
	12:53am Matt from Springfield: @PP: Kate Bush herself is often considered to be influenced by Bryan Ferry, with her variation in tones and emphasizing instead of blending in her British accent.
	12:55am Matt from Springfield: Tusk!
	12:55am BadGuyZero: My favorite Fleetwood Mac album!
	1:05am pp: Kate, yes. Thanks Matt!
	1:08am Matt from Springfield: No prob! And hey, Peter Green returning for a Tusk session!
	1:09am Pete from Boston (and NJ): I have awakened from my Jones-induced nap. Jersey City is almost peaceful this time of night.
	1:10am BadGuyZero: "The Ambiance Of Lindsey Buckingham's Bathroom" sounds like the title of a Mogwai song.
	1:20am Matt from Springfield: Go French Girl Singers from the 1960s!
	1:25am Matt from Springfield: Groov-elv-ets, or Groo-velvets?
	1:30am BadGuyZero: Grow-oh-velvets?
	1:33am Matt from Springfield: 1-2-3-4-5 / 6-7-8-9-10 / 11 12! :D
	1:33am BadGuyZero: Which show was this on: "Sesame Street" or "The Electric Company?"
	1:35am Matt from Springfield: "I love it I love it" too! Sesame Street! 1979-1989 or so.
	1:36am Matt from Springfield: Replacing Grace Slick's "Jazzy Spies" number segments, 1969-1979.
	1:40am BadGuyZero: "Pinball Number Count" holds up better than "I'm So Excited."
	1:42am Matt from Springfield: Besides that free jazz doesn't date like disco R&B, you gotta admit the numbers also remain relevant into the present age, and beyond..
	1:58am Pete from Boston (and NJ): Holy crap, I can't believe that was the Pointer Sisters. I was away from the radio while 123456789101112 was playing, but I can hear it like it was yesterday.
	2:01am Disco Dare: David Bowie has passed.
	2:01am (Eyepatch) Fox: I was about to say.
	2:02am Alex of Chicago: Yeah, very sad.
	2:02am pp: Nadia Reid gots the secret sauce, IMO
	2:02am BadGuyZero: Prior to 20-30 minutes ago I was completely unaware that that pinball song was by The Pointer Sisters. I probably haven't heard that song since the late 70s/early 80s.
	2:02am Therese: Holy Crap!
	2:03am Ken From Hyde Park: My gosh. He just turned 69.
	2:03am coelacanth: i didn't even know he was fighting cancer.
	2:06am MONEYBAG$: wow....
	2:06am Matt from Springfield: Dear Lord! I thought that was a comment on playing so much Bowie! Holy crap...
	2:07am sara: that's sad
	2:08am Pete from Boston (and NJ): Oh no.
	2:11am Alejandroool: wowee, RIP BOWIE =(
	2:13am fredr: I can't believe this sad news. RIP
	2:14am Pete from Boston (and NJ): I guess I am going to drive around Hudson County listening to the radio for the next hour. I am not sure that WFMU comes in in my hotel room.
	2:15am tinkle bear: i'm losing it. thank you, therese.
	2:16am Matt from Springfield: Truly a legend - one of the first to bring really "alternative" concepts into mainstream rock, and become very popular doing so.
	2:18am Ken From Hyde Park: Here is a three-hour David Bowie show on Mary Wing's 100% Whatever program from last year. www.wfmu.org...
	2:18am Matt from Springfield: Elton/70s Lennon influence here.
	2:20am Pete from Boston (and NJ): One of my favorite David Bowie stories is that of the song "Slip Away" from a few years ago. It is, touchingly, about The Uncle Floyd Show, which apparently Bowie would watch with John Lennon when they lived in New York. I just love that while I was home watching this local show, those guys were watching at the same time, enjoying this encapsulation of New Jersey culture. No doubt he had a soft spot somewhere for WFMU.
	2:24am tinkle bear: @matt de springfield never recognised watching tv together as an intimate act. but it totally is. just like you say.
	2:26am sugarwolf: Ohhhh shit...
	2:27am tinkle bear: looks like I meant @Pete from boston/NJ, not @mike de springfield.
	2:28am Matt from Springfield: Not a problem, tinkle bear. And I also think it is nice to think about who else might be watching the same things as you, at the same time.
	2:28am Pete from Boston (and NJ): Well, I think back when we had a dozen channels, it was a much more intimate act that it is now. The chance that you were all watching the same thing was much greater.
	2:29am Pete from Boston (and NJ): One of my favorite bands in Boston plays "Heroes" almost every week. It's going to be a tearjerker for sure this Thursday.
	2:32am Matt from Springfield: Ashes to Ashes, how poignant it is now more than it's ever been... Ashes to Ashes, Bowie to Bowie. Farewell 70s, farewell 80s, farewell 90s, farewell 00s, future farewell to the 10s, already passing away...
	2:32am sugarwolf: I'm crying.
	2:33am tinkle bear: it's just that, i feel like i'm at an actual funeral, here. there is something surprisingly intimate about that. and just plain fucking amazing.
	2:33am Alex of Chicago: This one hits deep.
	2:33am J.: can't believe he's actually gone. Thank you Therese.. needed this.
	2:34am Alejandroool: hearing these songs right now, in this context is very emotional.
	2:34am DJ Large Margin: proper choices. thanks therese
	2:36am Matt from Springfield: Transformer, produced by Bowie of course. Also contains: "David Bowie & The Thunder Thighs - backing vocals, handclaps"
	2:36am coelacanth: Fuck i was losing it already. the loss of 2015 is tremendous. then Paul. now David.
	2:37am Pete from Boston (and NJ): My first experience with that intimacy with the other people listening was when Jonesy had his record-breaking show in 2001, and the WFMU messageboard lit up with commentary about what was going on at that moment on the show. I feel like a new era in the listening community was born that day.
	2:37am Brian in UK: Already hearing people at work saying have you heard the news. You don't miss your water......
	2:39am Matt from Springfield: Another excellent choice here. Thanks Therese.
	2:40am Matt from Springfield: Sigh, ain't that the truth Brian. Thanks for being here with us.
	2:40am Brian in UK: Hi Matt, long time no 'see'. Go to get on with work.
	2:43am Caryn: First thought on hearing the news: have to get on WFMU to see if it's not true. Alas, no such luck. (On an earlier sidenote, I really like the "Moonraker" theme song. Now back to Bowie)
	2:43am pacific standard simon: Oh well, his best work was almost 40 years behind him...
	2:43am Matt from Springfield: Seu Jorge, a great interpreter of the Bowie canon.
	2:43am Julie: the use of Bowie in Life Aquatic was so wonderful
	2:43am Lanceromance: Love to hear Diamond Dogs
	2:45am Ken From Hyde Park: When I was a teen-ager and driving the tractor on the farm, "Fame" would come on and I'd think it was crazy, out-there music. I liked it because it was different from they typical blah radio stuff I was hearing.
	2:45am Lanceromance: And play some Sparks sometime
	2:45am Matt from Springfield: Hi Caryn. I was shocked to hear, what a change over the course of one radio show here. (It's prob been years since I heard "Moonraker", but Shirley's other 2 themes are much more memorable to me. Like BGZ said, it's probably easy to overlook).
	2:46am coelacanth: well,just friday i heard some of his new album (Dan Bodah's show) and was feeling pretty optimistic about Bowie's music, after many years.
	2:47am Caryn: The new album was his best for years, so definitely left on a high note in that sense.
	2:48am Julie: I really hope there is a Lazarus soundtrack. Some of the song interpretations are quite lovely, like this one.
	2:48am Matt from Springfield: And hi there Julie. You said you actually met Bowie outside his apartment (or yours?) some years ago. Just greetings or did you get to talk more to him?
	2:49am pacific standard simon: Yeah, Absolute Beginners was the last David Bowie track that made any impression on me whatsoever. I loved that movie.
	2:49am Caryn: Bowie's "When the Wind Blows" would fit with the mood, but it might hit me too hard...
	2:50am Julie: I did. Many years ago, on the day his daughter was born. We congratulated him. Being in an elevator with Bowie made our -- my ex and I -- hearts race. Somehow I recognized him from the back.
	2:50am tinkle bear: [seconds lanceromance's sentiments, and personally connects sparks and bowie. but, otoh, has no idea what objectively warrants the connection.]
	2:51am BadGuyZero: The only time I ever saw Bowie live was a Tin Machine show in the early 90s. It was at a 2,000 seat auditorium in Dallas. He was dynamic.
	2:52am Caryn: Hmm, I too somehow connect Sparks and Bowie in my mind, No idea why. Maybe it's a style/attitude thing.
	2:54am Matt from Springfield: Awesome BGZ! Good to know he was still such a great performer live. And wow, didn't realize he sang this! Was this from the concert film?
	2:55am pacific standard simon: I'd say I'll miss him, but I've been missing him since the mid 70s.
	2:55am (Eyepatch) Fox: I saw the NIN Bowie tour. Twice. He had more stage presence in the cocking of the microphone than anyone doing anything else I've ever seen.
	2:55am Matt from Springfield: Like "Suffragette City" on more potent speed!
	2:58am Matt from Springfield: Those twee groups nowadays are just imitating what he already did in '71! Cute classic that doesn't get much airplay. Nice ending to the tribute, Therese.
	2:58am Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks so much for these fitting selections on such short notice, Therese. Have a safe trip home.
	2:59am Matt from Springfield: Thanks again Therese, this is the place to grieve. Rest on Mars, David Bowie...
	2:59am Pete from Boston (and NJ): I remember when MTV came out and how delightfully freaked out I was upon seeing the "Ashes to Ashes" video. I have kept looking for that feeling ever since.
	2:59am BadGuyZero: @Matt: I like the first Tin Machine album much more than most people do. It was cool to see him involved in something where he didn't want the focus to be solely on him [even though it was]. They covered Pixies' "Debaser" during their set. The Dallas Times Herald published its last edition the day of the show. Bowie read a [fake] review of the show that would have appeared in the paper. It had some stuff about Bowie collecting everyone's clothing, descending to the rafters, then returning a few minutes later with a pile of freshly cleaned and pressed clothing.
	3:00am pacific standard simon: The subject of "Kooks", if you're interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Jones
	3:01am coelacanth: Thank you Therese.
	3:02am Matt from Springfield: Ha, amusing bit of wit, BGZ! Thanks for telling us! :) That's right, "Kooks" is from just the time his son was born.
	12:54pm Stashu: Listening now, thank you Therese!
	8:21pm bannedinjapan: Great show, Therese! Fantastic job righting the ship despite the sad news.
	3:16pm deranged penguin: The saddest day

Therese: Playlist from January 11, 2016

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