Movement for a collaboration with David Bowie
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Personally I don't want to see (or hear) Paul collaborate with anyone. Paul totally on his own is just fine by me. Probably boring for Paul even if the end product benefits.
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I have always maybe thought that the collaborating and "weird" side projects is good for his regular studio albums. to keep things loose and creative. Input. I think some of his collaborations are fun enough and there are highlights but my favorite Paul is mostly his own music and records.
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Well, to be fair, Paul doesn't really need to collaborate with anyone. Wink
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from NME 2013 Paul McCartney: 'David Bowie's 'The Next Day' comeback is inspiring' Paul McCartney Tickets Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/paul-mccartney/72449#RdBC5a7akvxgSMIU.99
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Can he survive without collaborating? From meeting Lennon in The Quarrymen.. as soon as The Beatles was over he found Linda, Denny... Wings broke up... back to George Martin... then Eric Stewart, Elvis Costello, Carl Davis... Youth... I wonder if there's always someone there, in the background or up front like Kanye West...
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wingsdgm:
from NME 2013 Paul McCartney: 'David Bowie's 'The Next Day' comeback is inspiring' Paul McCartney Tickets Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/paul-mccartney/72449#RdBC5a7akvxgSMIU.99
Ah, good to read. So he do listen to Bowie...
Very good interview also. Not just the 'usual answers'., he opens up a bit. -
audi:
Not too many of McCartney's contemporaries could upstage him -- but Bowie could.
Yup.
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wingsdgm:
Well, to be fair, Paul doesn't really need to collaborate with anyone. Wink
Neither does Bowie.
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I think Bowie's Tin Machine project was good for him, in the late 80s. Back to roots kind of. I'm fond of their first album, there's some good blues rock on it, especially the opener, "Heaven's in Here". But Bowie was never really a band member, he found himself as a solo artist, after going through a period of bands in the 60s.
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I think Bowie was a big influence on Paul during the 70s. Paul referenced Bowie's tours back then to describe how artist tours were changing. There is certainly some "glam rock" influences on the BOTR and V&M LPs (e.g., 'Jet'). Plus, Bowie & Paul won a couple of music awards & were pictured together in in the late 70s accepting them.
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Yes, you're right! I've always wondered if "Jet" was inspired by Bowie with lines like "I thought the major was a lady suffragette". Major - Major Tom from "Space Oddity" Lady - "Lady Stardust" from "Ziggy Stardust" Suffragette - "Suffragette City" from "Ziggy Stardust" It's musically also reminiscent of the glam period and Ziggy with The Spiders From Mars. And let's not forget that Bowie's collaboration with Brian Eno in the 70s is one of the highlights of his discograhy; "Low", "Heroes", "Lodger". They reuinted in 1995 for "1.Outside".
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RMartinez:
wingsdgm:
Well, to be fair, Paul doesn't really need to collaborate with anyone. Wink
Neither does Bowie.
You are right
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Need? Bowie has said that one of his ambitions is to collaborate with Scott Walker. Currently don't see it to happen, and it is not Bowie that slows it down...
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Here's a nutty idea: I'd be totally down for a Fireman/Bowie project.
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Another Next Day
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Hendrix Ibsen:
I've thought about it for years, but I doubt it will ever happen. Bowie collaborated with Lennon on "Young Americans" and he covered "Working Class Hero" with Tin Machine. Also, he covered Harrison's "Try Some, Buy Some" on "Reality". Bowie sang backing vocals on "Let It Be" at Live Aid. I'm quite a fan of Bowie myself and I've always wondered what McCartney thinks about his music. I can't remember that he has mentioned him once. Or any of his records. McCartney produced or soundscaped by Brian Eno is also an interesting thought. He produced Paul Simon's "Surpirse" a couple of years ago. A surprising collaboration.
You said "Young Americans" but it was "Fame" that John was on. Maybe you were referring to the album, not the song? He also sang on the song "Across the Universe" on that album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Americans_(song)
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Yeah, I kind of summed up the details that you have here with mentioning the album.
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And The Fireman with Bowie. Y not. An ambient sound that might fit their combined ideas. I understand that these are two artists who have nothing to prove, but anyway, it can be fun to play with the idea. None of them has indicated to retire. It's not like they will knock on my door and ask me what I think. It's the new reality.
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Bowie would have been a great collaborator for Paul in the early 80s. Bowie was at his pop peak, while still experimenting. Paul seemed to be wandering from experiment to pop to experiment, with no aim.
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I think I can hear a "Low" influence in "McCartney II". I've always wondered about that, but I've never heard McCartney say anything, at least not that I have... Especially the ambient atmosphere in some of the songs like "Front Parlour", "Summer's Day Song", "Waterfalls"... There's something about it, reminiscent of Bowie's Berlin period.
