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It was on radio all afternoon it seems.
We are now halfway into main BBC news, still on Bowie.
Enough already.
+1
Your telly doesn't have an off button/channel switch?
Just wait until the summer. It's going to be bloody non-stop olympics
Never heard on seen about all day other than social media.
My TV has more than one channel and I have an android box.
Must be a very very very very slow news day. Top of the news is fine, but 17 minutes and over half the news and not really saying anything new.
The mute button was useful.
Other news now.
Just watching ITV news.
You can often judge the importance of someone by the calibre of people paying tribute
I think that's a disgusting statement, and shows the power of celeb in the modern world
Odd how he is having more screen/air time in death than in life, RIP
[quote=matt_outandabout ]The mute button was useful.
Other news now.
I've got this great mental image of you all staring at the TV on mute now 🙂
Depends on your perspective. I care a lot more for him than princess diana and she was in the news for years
Largely ignored is a British Legend that died yesterday, SAS hero John Brummie Stokes,
[url= http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/14194702.Updated__SAS_legend_dies/?ref=fbshr ]http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/14194702.Updated__SAS_legend_dies/?ref=fbshr[/url]
If you loved his music and your of that age to remember him for the early days then its sad times and if you don't turn it friccin over to another channel !!!
I've got this great mental image of you all staring at the TV on mute now
Oh great thanks. I now have a image of him watching the news on a manky old chair in nowt but pants and a string vest voicing his anger at the world in grunts and snarls inbetween gorging violently on Doritos.
You've met Matt then?
Bowie is well worth an entire bulletin of the news.
Yeah but the alomo was fricking aaaages ago
HAve you got one of those 70s tellys with only 3 channels?
I've set the Sky+ to record "5 Years" a bit later, but apart from that have only seen a bit of Rick Wakeman on the 1 Show.
Don't need to be told what albums he's released cos I know that and certainly don't need to know what celebs thought of him. All easy to avoid.
HAve you got one of those 70s tellys with only 3 channels?
He's in Scotland. What do you reckon?
[quote=CaptainFlashheart ]
HAve you got one of those 70s tellys with only 3 channels?
He's [s]in Scotland[/s] from Yorkshire. What do you reckon?
FTFY
It's alright, the news will be back to war, famine, corruption and political cynicsm tomorrow.
For now, someone of great cultural importance has passed away, he might not mean much to you, but it is pretty big news, so will be covered at length, as it probably should be.
Those growing up in the 70's realised what an immense contribution to music he made. The number of giants is slowly diminishing, it's been a sad day.
It's alright, the news will be back to war, famine, corruption and political cynicsm tomorrow.
For now, someone of great cultural importance has passed away, he might not mean much to you, but it is pretty big news, so will be covered at length, as it probably should be.
Indeed fin
Amen to that!
Can we not just take a day - a day FFS! - and celebrate the life of someone who by anyone's standards was pretty bloody amazing?!
HAve you got one of those 70s tellys with only 3 channels?
It is one of those gert big 'tube' tellies....it doesn't do smart or much really. It is connected to an Aldi freesat box.
So 3 channels is not far off.
I have only bought one telly, ever. That was 21 years ago.
#marriedtoayorkshirewomanandlivinginscotland
If I see anymore bloody stormtroopers doing everyday tasks...
That. I wasn't a fan at all but he was a big part of a time when people became celebrities for actually being awesome at something so I may not miss him but I will mourn his passingThe number of giants is slowly diminishing, it's been a sad day.
I just wish I'd edited that capital 'A'. Bugged me 4 times now.
Can we not just take a day - a day FFS! - and celebrate the life of someone who by anyone's standards was pretty bloody amazing?!
At what time is it officially OK to have an opinion which doesn't conform to your view?
Do one OP.
If the passing of Bowie isn't culturally significant enough to stir the media for hours/days - then nothing really matters.
For those of you who find it unimpressive the media time given to the death of David Bowie, I ask you: name someone else who made as much of a contribution as he did to music who died today that you'd prefer to hear about?......
At what time is it officially OK to have an opinion which doesn't conform to your view?
4 EVA IN R HRTZ. Etc.
For those of you who find it unimpressive the media time given to the death of David Bowie, I ask you: name someone else who made as much of a contribution as he did to music who died today that you'd prefer to hear about?......
Can't answer as I feel it would be disrespectful.
The number of giants is slowly diminishing, it's been a sad day.
They've been dead for hundreds of years.
You bunch of heathen.
Oh great thanks. I now have a image of him watching the news on a manky [s]old chair[/s],saggy Debenhams sofa,in nowt but pants and a string vest voicing his anger at the world in grunts and snarls inbetween [s]gorging violently on Doritos[/s] building a full scale model of a SeaKing.
A day of dwelling on the life of one of the most iconic and influential figures in popular music can't be that irritating can it ?
I don't really watch/listen to news but my Facebook feed is getting a bit ridiculous. I don't remember any of these people ever talking about Bowie when he was alive.
The number of giants is slowly diminishing
There are still a few north of the wall.
coastkid - MemberLargely ignored is a British Legend that died yesterday, SAS hero John Brummie Stokes
His last album wasn't great though
Do one OP.If the passing of Bowie isn't culturally significant enough to stir the media for hours/days - then nothing really matters.
With all due respect - get a ****ing grip.
What was it you were all saying before? Oh aye, if you don't like a topic or want to read about it, restrain yourself and don't click on it.
Irony is a beautiful thing sometimes 🙂
I will take this any day over the news blackout of "Diana TV" when she died. All she ever did was marry well.
I don't remember any of these people ever talking about Bowie when he was alive.
So you use your Facebook time-line to determine what is important in the world? Wow!
I have favourite bands but I don't bang on about them all the time. In fact, some of them will never be known to friends who have the displeasure of following me on FB as I never mention them.
I never mention sunsets either, but it doesn't mean I don't enjoy them.
I've never been a huge Bowie fan but I recognise his importance to modern culture. Plus, some of his music became the soundtrack to my youth, especially around Live Aid and the bits he did with Queen.
It makes a change to turn away from all the disasters for a short while and celebrate the life of someone who made a massive positive contribution to society as we know it today.
So you use your Facebook time-line to determine what is important in the world? Wow!
Not sure where I ever said that it what the need is for such a snidey little dig.
I suspect there are lots of people who genuinely were touched by his music or his style - I suspect there are some people who are jumping on a bandwagon a little bit. They're free to do that, it doesn't particularly bother me - just makes my FB feed a bit dull to read when I don't have that much personal interest. I can also recognise his cultural significance but he's never meant much to me.
There's a bit of 'Bowie anecdote' top trumps going on too IMO.
http://www.tonyblairoffice.org/news/entry/tony-blair-pays-tribute-to-david-bowie/
https://mobile.twitter.com/polly/status/686638323272519680
...and so on.
Not clicking on that! I've managed to avoid the inevitable Hameron tribute too thank god.
Whining about the coverage hatdly reduces it now does it.
Whining about the coverage hatdly reduces it now does it.
Insightful.
Please, please, please don't let this mean we are going to have a Bowie tribute concert, on the BBC, with Adele, Sam Smith, and Ed Sherran covering the songs and telling us how formative he was to their music.
Quality pop music died with Bowie, all we have left now is garbage (although Elton can still hit the high notes in Vegas).
Quality pop music died with Bowie
that's a daft thing to say.
Quality pop music died with Bowie
Bowie hasn't produced pop music in 30+ years.
With all due respect - get a **** grip.
You can do one too
Bowie hasn't produced pop music in 30+ years.
I agree. But he was the last of the greats, so it's more a symbolic moment.
I'd say they were more rock than pop.all we have left now is garbage
RM.
OK I suppose this is a lovely coming together of people but count me officially baffled by British society right now.
This is starting to get a little bit weird IMO. Reminds me of Diana-mania.
hels - MemberAll she ever did was marry well.
Depends on your definition of "well" really.
I don't mind a bit of reminiscing/tributes and all that if it is done well.
There was a great article on the news last night that explained his life, his music, his influences and how he influenced stuff around him.
I didn't 'grow up' with Bowie music or culture as an influence. I've never been a fan of his music, don't own any of his albums & probably never will, but I can appreciate the impact it must have had at the time and the influence it had on music of the time & since etc.
But, the BBC yesterday lunch time were clearly out of ideas. They interviewed a woman who was the daughter of someone who used to have something to do with Bowie. God knows why they had her on for interview. Every question was met with "well, I don't really know about that, but I'm sure my Dad had a great time working with Bowie", "I was too young and not really involved, but yeah, I think my Dad had a wild time working with Bowie", "I didn't work with him myself so I don't know, but my Dad worked with Bowie a lot"......
This was coupled with 'famous tweet tributes' from the likes of Pharrell Williams, Tony Blair, Kanye "I'm the greatest rock artist ever" West and Louis Tomlinson (of 1-D fame, I believe)......real insightful stuff like "He was a legend..."
Do we need any of that? Did it add anything to the day? Nope, but the media obviously felt they had to fill every available inch of coverage with something to do with him.
Do we need any of that? Did it add anything to the day? Nope, but the media obviously felt they had to fill every available inch of coverage with something to do with him.
Careful, you're not allowed to display even mild disapproval of things like that or the grief-police will be onto you!
It was all I heard every time the radio and tv news came on yesterday.
He made some brilliant music (well a few good songs), but not recently, and it was all a little bit weird to be honest. People my age (late 20's) and younger now are just trying to seem cool by pretending to like his music, clamoring to re-post some profound emotional Bowie meme on facebook - **** off!
The thing that really, really bugs me though is BBC news outlets quoting celebrities thoughts on the death of other celebrities, just reading out their tweets etc - what a total waste of air time.
It was the comparison on Radio 4 to Nelson Mandela that got me last night - "Mandela may have freed South Africa, Bowie freed our minds..." FFS
The BBC is going OTT on Bowie as a cultural catalyst. Bowie's best music is great, the changing personas never really added much to his act, other than being a great way of generating media interest.
And at the end of the day it is popular/mass culture, here today, gone tomorrow, but the BBC seems to want to elevate what is essentially mass entertainment to the level of art, alongside Shakespeare and Dante.
People my age (late 20's) and younger now are just trying to seem cool by pretending to like his music,
Some aren't pretending, they actually really like it.
With all due respect - get a **** grip.
You can do one too
There there petal, it's all right, come get a hug...
It was the comparison on Radio 4 to Nelson Mandela that got me last night - "Mandela may have freed South Africa, Bowie freed our minds..." FFS
I dunno, I'd slay slimjim comes a close second on the hysterical hyperbole scale.
People eulogising a bloody terrorist sympathiser 😈
Patronising bell eh? Who'dve guessed
I agree. But he was the last of the greats, so it's more a symbolic moment.
Phil Collins is still with us!
Jersey vines wife would not let him cycle into work yesterday because he was to upset!!!!!.I don't think I would ever get tired of punching that useless ****.
the-muffin-manPhil Collins is still with us!
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It was the comparison on Radio 4 to Nelson Mandela that got me last night - "Mandela may have freed South Africa, Bowie freed our minds..." FFS
There might be some logic there. Bowie (and others like him) have contributed to changing the modern western mindset to one where racism and homophobia (among other things) are seen as being not very nice.
Mandela would never have "freed" South Africa without the widespread disapproval of apartheid in the western world.
And nobody outside South Africa would have heard of Nelson Mandela if it hadn't been for that 1984 pop song by the Special AKA.
badnewz - Memberthe BBC seems to want to elevate what is essentially mass entertainment to the level of art, alongside Shakespeare
OTOH I imagine critics at the time said Shakespeare was mass entertainment and shouldn't be compared to ye greates Mystery Plays
OTOH I imagine critics at the time said Shakespeare was mass entertainment and shouldn't be compared to ye greates Mystery Plays
True enough, Thomas Bodley initially didn't want any play texts in his oxford library, and Shakespeare was obsessed with earning money and attaining the status of gentleman, rather than being known as a mere playwright.
But in terms of artistic achievement, I think comparing the output of a popular musician with the output of one of the greatest writers is always OTT.
And at the end of the day it is popular/mass culture, here today, gone tomorrow, but the BBC seems to want to elevate what is essentially mass entertainment to the level of art, alongside Shakespeare and Dante.
It means more to me (and a hell of a lot of other people) than Shakespeare or Dante.
Who's to say Bowie's, or any other "popular" music won't last as a cultural experience as long as Shakespeare has?
It certainly is an art form.
And that ^ , as well as what is broadcast by the BBC, is the ideas of one person, just like you expressing your view that it is throwaway is the view of just one person. Who is "right"?
I can sympathise with the OP, it's getting silly now, probably due to the fact it came on suddenly and caught the regular news media by surprise, hence the papers being full today. It knocked me sideways yesterday still can't quite reconcile my inexplicable emotional distress over it.
However I think unless you to coin a pathetic phrase, 'shared the journey' through the late sixties, when remember homosexuality was still illegal and men dressed as women a total anathema, into the early seventies when we all broke free from the constraints of the past, guided by the likes of Bowie, Marc Bolan,Roxy and that whole arts college driven counterculture of the period.
His genius if you can call it that was to have changed and often lead the times and that his music was so enduring accompanying us through the eighties into the nineties. He also influenced and collaborated with so many others, so all in all I think we should cut the world some slack for grieving his loss, there certainly aint too many around who are going to replace him.
Remember when Bowie said Britain could do with fascist leader?
Oh, tehlolz!
(Well, if Lemmy having Nazi memorabilia was worthy of comment when he died.....)
And look at that, a quick peruse of a few major news websites and it's back to business as usual, with only a couple of small Bowie pieces.
I hope you all survived the trauma of the news celebrating someone's achievements.
I'm so much happier now looking at murder, terrorism, striking doctors and other depressing treats...
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Remember when Bowie said Britain could do with fascist leader?Oh, tehlolz!
No, can't say I do, so when might that have been? When we were being lead quite literally into the dark of a three day week, by a child molester?
i grew up in the post Bowie period, so have no blinding sense of Nostalgia about him. Let's be honest, he was a bit crap, so had to make up for it by being weird.
kinda like Timmy Mallet.
(except Mallet's a better actor)
even Radio 6 have turned the Random Music Generator back on and are only dropping Bowie into every other conversation and every few tracks now.