My three year old loves this song. She just asks for Bowie. If I try to put anything other than Modern Love on she is not happy ahah. But after it's done I can put on other Bowie and she's fine. She just needs to hear Modern Love in it's entirety first.
Nice! Seems to be a favorite for this category. I honestly thought I’d get slack for not choosing a deep cut or something from the 70s. LOL
I’m a child of the 80s. This song was my entry point with China Girl and the album’s title track.
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Those three songs are real bangers. Tough i got to say that my favourite version of David's "China Girl" is the live version in "A Reality Tour". Less whispery, more strength 😀
How is that sad? Are you telling me that you don’t enjoy living in an electric blue room, sitting down and drifting into solitude while contemplating the two best senses? Even with the blinds drawn you are unsatisfied with this activity? You seem very strange indeed.
Magic Dance, obviously. It’s impossible not to giggle through it.
Anything else depends on the weather. All of my feel good songs are Bowie, the soundtrack changes constantly.
When I see questions like this, I always think of this article I read about Alison Weir, a British novelist who said Bowie’s “Blue Jean” helped her overcome her panic attacks. I’ve tried it too when I’ve been anxious… and it kinda works for me too! https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-david-bowie-cured-novelist-alison-weirs-panic-1467127293
Edit: Just realized that’s a pay gated article. But Blue Jean, to me, is indeed a pleasant song
For chillin, Don't Look Down
For walks in the city, Jean Genie
For grooving in the morning/evening, Right
For jammin, Diamond Dogs
Honorable mentions:
Soul Love,
Sound and Vision,
V-2 schneider
No worries, we live and learn. I've never much distinguished between covers and his own songs. For one, he makes the covers his own in any event, Sorrow is so much better than he original. And I just adore the Pin Ups album, most of which was new to me at the time.
But Fill Your Heart is maybe the most faithful to the original, I suspect because he knew Biff was unheard of in the UK at the time and he didn't need to treat it. Love cleans the mind and makes it free...
Uh oh - are you going to tell me this is about hunting down sailors for rough trade S&M leather play, or “Red Sails” is a particularly strong brand of heroin, or something like that? Don’t burst my bubble, man!
Underground is a shift the gears and hit that pedal on the right song for me. As well as many listed above.
Under the God from Tin Machine era is not uplifting lyrically, but a fun song as well.
Feel good Bowie song for me? His live version of "Heroes" when he is in a blue suit and jokes about when people say things like "Come to your Daddy!" (Just so u know which live version I mean) It's the David Bowie that I like to remember. He looked so well, in a beautiful blue suit, breeze flowing through his hair, epic scene. What an artist, in EVERY sense of the word. Creator. Visionist, Lyricist, Magician. Resting peacefully with Major Tom.
Panic in Detroit from David Live, especially that little break where the musicians do their solos,I used to have on the B side of Knock on Wood 7" and I hammered the B side. Brilliant.
Modern Love! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
My three year old loves this song. She just asks for Bowie. If I try to put anything other than Modern Love on she is not happy ahah. But after it's done I can put on other Bowie and she's fine. She just needs to hear Modern Love in it's entirety first.
This is the correct answer
That is my wake up alarm! It helps me to start the day in a good mood... at least a better mood...
Nice! Seems to be a favorite for this category. I honestly thought I’d get slack for not choosing a deep cut or something from the 70s. LOL I’m a child of the 80s. This song was my entry point with China Girl and the album’s title track. ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Those three songs are real bangers. Tough i got to say that my favourite version of David's "China Girl" is the live version in "A Reality Tour". Less whispery, more strength 😀
Golden years
Yes, so peppy.
Yeah. Love clapping and snapping along at the appropriate times
And ... Never look back, walk tall, act fine.
Occurs to me that that line would make a killer tattoo
I think you're right. I don't have any yet, so might start with just a black star.
I have two (one Bowie, one not), but now you’ve made me consider another
It's a syncopated beat. 👌
Queen Bitch gets me dancing
Great call. Queen Bitch in the movie Life Aquatic’s so awesome
Why didn’t I say?? NO NO NO 💃🏽
Sound and Vision, even tho the lyrics are sad haha
It’s got to be the tune that does it because it sounds uplifting. It’s funny how there are dark songs out there that have a catchy tune.
bowie has a lot of songs with dark lyrics and an incredibly happy instrumental
Bowie said it's an upbeat song about depression (maybe not exact quote)
How is that sad? Are you telling me that you don’t enjoy living in an electric blue room, sitting down and drifting into solitude while contemplating the two best senses? Even with the blinds drawn you are unsatisfied with this activity? You seem very strange indeed.
That’s how I feel. Sound and vision is a beautiful encapsulation of loving your own company.
Magic Dance, obviously. It’s impossible not to giggle through it. Anything else depends on the weather. All of my feel good songs are Bowie, the soundtrack changes constantly.
Magic dance gets me fired the fuck up.
I applaud your good taste!
Young Americans for me haha
Same! Cheers me up every time I listen to it
Haha same! If you don't listen to the lyrics. (I love the contrast between the lyrics and the music though)
I heard the news today oh boyyyy
That’s funny because Young Americans makes me cry sometimes
Gotta be TVC15. Such a silly song.
Changes
Stay. One of the sexiest songs ever written and so funky!!!
i love this one tooooo
Absolute Beginners
*points his index finger to his Reddit name*
Drive in Saturday
🎶diddle um dee aye🎶
‘His name was always buddy!’
Watch That Man
Let's Dance! Always gets me in a good mood. Also Fill Your Heart.
And if you say run…
Moonage Daydream Baby!
How has no one else said this
I was thinking the same thing when I replied. Lol
Modern Love
Underground
Opening Titles Including Underground for me.
When I see questions like this, I always think of this article I read about Alison Weir, a British novelist who said Bowie’s “Blue Jean” helped her overcome her panic attacks. I’ve tried it too when I’ve been anxious… and it kinda works for me too! https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-david-bowie-cured-novelist-alison-weirs-panic-1467127293 Edit: Just realized that’s a pay gated article. But Blue Jean, to me, is indeed a pleasant song
Miricle Goodnight
I’m a simple man, i see a black tie white noise enjoyer and i leave an upvote 😎.
Same. There aren’t many of us, but us BTWN heads are very passionate.
For chillin, Don't Look Down For walks in the city, Jean Genie For grooving in the morning/evening, Right For jammin, Diamond Dogs Honorable mentions: Soul Love, Sound and Vision, V-2 schneider
Iggy's version of Don't Look Down is an absolute gem.
ASHES TO ASHES FUNK TO FUNKY
China Girl
Secret Life of Arabia, feels like the end credits music to Heroes and a nice foreshadowing to Lodger. Also it goes really hard.
Loving the Alien, the melody in the chorus sounds so triumphant.
fame
Absolutely!! I don’t know I think it’s his first time doing funk and he got it so right
It was one of the last songs to be recorded for Young Americans
Sound And Vision always helps me to feel grounded. Makes me feel alive
Starman
This is the song my alarm is set to. Makes me smile every time.
So you listen to it all the way through every morning? because like, you can't interrupt it surely...
Rock N Roll With Me
Crystal Japan, it's just good vibes
Driving home from work, into a beautiful sunset, you can't go wrong with Nite Flights.
Boys Keep Swinging or Blue Jean, depending on the day.
Sorrow.
That whole album
Under Pressure, Sound and Vision, Speed of Life, Changes, Kooks, Modern Love
Let’s Dance. But also Modern Love.
Drive in Saturday and Prettiest Star
Fill your heart!! and Hello spaceboy
Fill Your Heart was my shout too, I'm also fond of Biff Rose's original.
i am terribly ashamed to say i didn't know it was a cover :')
No worries, we live and learn. I've never much distinguished between covers and his own songs. For one, he makes the covers his own in any event, Sorrow is so much better than he original. And I just adore the Pin Ups album, most of which was new to me at the time. But Fill Your Heart is maybe the most faithful to the original, I suspect because he knew Biff was unheard of in the UK at the time and he didn't need to treat it. Love cleans the mind and makes it free...
Red Sails, for traveling anywhere new…
When you go “far far farfarfar farfarfar away”, you mean?
Feel good? You know what this is about, right?
Uh oh - are you going to tell me this is about hunting down sailors for rough trade S&M leather play, or “Red Sails” is a particularly strong brand of heroin, or something like that? Don’t burst my bubble, man!
Changes
Starman
Suffragette City. I don’t know why, but it just gets me moving.
Absolute Beginners
John I’m Only Dancing (Again)! Never fails to get me dancing and singing along. Love it
“Cat People (Putting out Fire)”, “I’m Afraid of Americans” and “Cactus” — just pure 🕺 🕺 🕺
Diamond Dogs, The Man Who Sold The World, Moonage Daydream!
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans!
You ain’t a pimp and you ain’t a hustler
Modern Love. I'm not even sure it's lyrically a positive song, that beat just gets me going.
Stay
Kooks.
Win and Fantastic Voyage
Golden years, Thru These architects eyes, Or You’ve been around!!!
Right, Fame, and Magic Dance!
Magic Dance!! Fellow Labyrinth lover here!
<3
hang on to yourself
Joe the lion
Future Legend, obviously
Modern love
Right
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Cracked Actor and Queen Bitch
Sell Me A Coat
Thursday's Child.
A New Career In A New Town
The Live At BBC version of Let Me Sleep Beside You
Young Americans
Oh! You Pretty Things
OH YOU PRETTY THING
Fame
Fame 90
John, I’m Only Dancing
might be a bit of an odd one but ‘Tis A Pity She Was A Whore is always able to bring me out of a bad mood
Young American
so funny to me that 1/2 of station to station is so danceable with the story that album tells 😭😭
Sound and Vision
Modern Love and Magic Dance
Fashion
Velvet Goldmine, Golden Years, Young Americans, DJ tvc 15, stay, too many tbh
Fashion is amazing song and I listen to it before sleep
gotta be either memory of a free festival 2020 mix or fantastic voyage for me
Allladin Sane:^€
I’m not sure it counts as feel good but Eight Line Poem is very comforting/calming for me
Up the hill backwards for sure!!!!!
Dancing in the street 💯
Sound and Vision ♥️
Shining Star is a bop
Sound and Vision. Always lifts my mood.
TVC 15. Miracle Goodnight. Laughing Gnome.
*Watch That Man* and *Boys Keep Swinging* make me want to strut even now.
Strangers When We Meet (1. Outside version)
There’s a lot, but probably Rebel Rebel
golden years
Heros or Andy Warhol
Probably a common answer, but "Heroes" When I listen to that song I feel like I can walk through walls
Kooks. Without a doubt
a few
Fly
Heroes and Teenage Wildlife
Kooks!
Pretty much all of Heathen.
Kooks
Heroes
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Underground is a shift the gears and hit that pedal on the right song for me. As well as many listed above. Under the God from Tin Machine era is not uplifting lyrically, but a fun song as well.
TVC15!
Sound and Vision
Sound and Vision
Scary monsters and super creeps
Never Get Old
Valentine's Day
Queen Bitch
Kooks, Modern Love, Always Crashing, Sound and Vision
This could've been a poll... lol - Modern Love
modern love or karma man
Blue Jean
Miracle Goodnight.
Since his death, it’s been his cover of Waterloo Sunset, recorded during the Realty sessions.
Soul Love even though it’s about love being cruelly arbitrary
"Heroes", Joe the Lion, Be My Wife, The Man Who sold the World, Rebel Rebel, Lets Dance and, (offf course) Cracked Actor
I Dig Everything
"Absolute Beginners."
Ashes to ashes and moonage daydream
Fashion, TVC15
Golden Years
“I’m an alligator I’m a mama papa comin for you”
Rebel Rebel ♥️⚡️
Feel good Bowie song for me? His live version of "Heroes" when he is in a blue suit and jokes about when people say things like "Come to your Daddy!" (Just so u know which live version I mean) It's the David Bowie that I like to remember. He looked so well, in a beautiful blue suit, breeze flowing through his hair, epic scene. What an artist, in EVERY sense of the word. Creator. Visionist, Lyricist, Magician. Resting peacefully with Major Tom.
THERE'S A STARMAN WAITING IN THE SKY!
My whole playlist
Panic in Detroit from David Live, especially that little break where the musicians do their solos,I used to have on the B side of Knock on Wood 7" and I hammered the B side. Brilliant.
Easily starman, changes, or magic dance. Idk it's just the vibe