Stroke me like the rain

Reading the big new Bowie biography has me going back to the catalog for re-evaluation. We'll see what ch-ch-changes emerge as I get out of "salute the classics" mode and into some renewed critical engagement, but I've already re-fallen in love with one tune. And what's not to love about this slice of omni-sexual rock n' raunch.

David Bowie - Velvet Goldmine

A wallet from a careless man

 

Can't resist one more from the Mael Bros. Here's a tune from their classic Kimono My House, which is maybe the best place to start in their daunting and varied discog. The usual lyrical saltiness aside, this is one with universal appeal — that feeling when you find a wallet on the street and decide that the poor sap is actually better off bankrolling your subsequent spending spree. If fist-pumping Glam is about anything, triumphant liberation from guilt may just be it.

Sparks - Lost And Found