Why is it that David Bowie is so brilliant?

Question

So much has gone
and little is new
And as the sunrise stream
Flickers on me,
My friends talk
Of glory, untold dream, where all is God and God is just a word

"We had a friend, a talking man
Who spoke of many powers that he had
Not of the best of men, but Ours

We used him
We let him use his powers
We let him fill Our needs
Now We are strong

And the road is coming to its end
Now the damned have no time to make amends
No purse of token fortune stands in Our way
The silent guns of love
will blast the sky
We broke the ruptured structure built of age
Our weapons were the tongues of crying rage

Where money stood
We planted seeds of rebirth
And stabbed the backs of fathers
Sons of dirt

Infiltrated business cesspools
Hating through Our sleeves
Yea, and We slit the Catholic throat
Stoned the poor
on slogans such as

'Wish You Could Hear'
'Love Is All We Need'
'Kick Out The Jams'
'Kick Out Your Mother'
'Cut Up Your Friend'
'Screw Up Your Brother or He'll Get You In the End'

And We Know the Flag of Love is from Above
And We Can Force You to Be Free
And We Can Force You to Believe"

And I close my eyes and tighten up my brain
For I once read a book in which the lovers were slain
For they knew not the words of the Free States' refrain
It said:
"I believe in the Power of Good
I Believe in the State of Love
I Will Fight For the Right to be Right
I Will Kill for the Good of the Fight for the Right to be Right"

And I open my eyes to look around
And I see a child laid slain
on the ground
As a love machine lumbers through desolation rows
Ploughing down man, woman, listening to its command
But not hearing anymore
Not hearing anymore
Just the shrieks from the old rich

And I Want to Believe
In the madness that calls 'Now'
And I want to Believe
That a light's shining through
Somehow

And I Want to Believe
And You Want to Believe
And We Want to Believe
We Want To Live.

Answer 1

He always has been a creature ahead of his time. Did you ever see "The Man Who Fell to Earth"? Beauty.

I named my fish after him.

Answer 2

Ah yes, david bowie. I recall hearing some of his recordings on a recent road trip I took with a few mates from Maryland to FLorida. This was on Sirus radio which my friend girlfriend's dad lent us for the trip. We were impressed by his vocal range. We also took notice of the DJ saying the song 'fame' was co-written with John Lennon. Overall the trip was enjoyable, besides the fact we got a speeding ticket, only 25 miles froms tampa. The weather was alittle sub-par for the area. Mostly with highs in the low 60's, but with a few good days in the mid 70's. Ziggy Stardust!!!

Answer 3

The best one is The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Very, very good early Bowie, with the very gifted Mick Ronson.

Answer 4

I'm convinced he IS The Man Who Fell To Earth.

Answer 5

Copeland is brilliant. The lyrics on their new album 'Eat, Sleep, Repeat' can capture what words cannot on their own. The music completely drives it home.
Other than them, Sufjan Stevens is a mastermind, musically.

Answer 6

Where can the horizon lie, when a nation hides its organic groves in a cellar, dark and grim? They must be very dim.

Answer 7

David Bowie has always been a "spiritual" experience for me.

Answer 8

Because someone believed in him

Answer 9

He just seems to tap into that which is important

Answer 10

STARMAN!!!! HE'D LIKE TO COME AND MEET US BUT HE KNEW HE'D BLEW OUR MINDS!!!!