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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

(49,121 posts) Tue Jan 11, 2022, 10:43 PM Jan 2022

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David Bowie's performance of Simon & Garfunkel's America (The Concert for New York City, 2001)

Bowie seated, center stage, playing a Suzuki Omnichord.

The video above rearranges some of the original video, which I believe is the one here:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s3su

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David Bowie's performance of Simon & Garfunkel's America (The Concert for New York City, 2001) (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2022 OP

Nope. yankeepants Jan 2022 #1

Yours is the first negative review I've ever seen of it. It was a tremendously moving performance highplainsdem Jan 2022 #2

Agreed. Such a haunting song and this performance is as well. Iris Jan 2022 #5

Very special talent and person.... pbmus Jan 2022 #3

Great articles! Thanks! highplainsdem Jan 2022 #4

yankeepants

(1,979 posts)

1. Nope.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 11, 2022, 10:52 PM

Jan 2022

highplainsdem

(49,121 posts)

2. Yours is the first negative review I've ever seen of it. It was a tremendously moving performance

Reply to yankeepants (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 11, 2022, 11:06 PM

Jan 2022

opening that concert after 9/11.

Iris

(15,679 posts)

5. Agreed. Such a haunting song and this performance is as well.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 11, 2022, 11:45 PM

Jan 2022

pbmus

(12,422 posts)

3. Very special talent and person....

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 11, 2022, 11:13 PM

Jan 2022

https://www.hotpress.com/music/on-this-day-in-2016-david-bowie-died-aged-69-22886883

https://www.thecut.com/2016/01/story-behind-david-bowies-unusual-eyes.html

highplainsdem

(49,121 posts)

4. Great articles! Thanks!

Reply to pbmus (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 11, 2022, 11:22 PM

Jan 2022

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