Bowie

“Karma Man;” Is a song which can be received in many different ways, with possible interpretations ranging from it being a judicious and jaunty look at the quantifiable nature of people’s tolerance for soothsayers and people who are jolly to the point of annoyance, to the interpretation of it as a flimsy and vacillating attempt to interest people in the rest of the CD (it was released as a B-Side single, but never given any attention otherwise, as if they knew it was not destined for greatness but merely wanted to put it out there).
I disliked the broken speed of the song, and the applicability...

“Let Me Sleep beside you;” is essentially homage to the theory of physical love – the love which begins as lust and peters out slowly, leaving behind something less than affection. The song seems to be saying that there is nothing actually wrong with the theory of this kind of love, but that the complications come in when progressions through the stages of the love are reached by the different parties at different times in their relationship.
A convincing argument put forward by Bowie which highlights the transitional stage of youth to adulthood, and claims that it can only be accomplished...

“Love You Till Tuesday;” Is the idea of the whimsy of young love which they are able to exploit as such a meaningful notion. However, the song suggests that even those proclaiming their love are not entirely devoted to the cause (as they think themselves to be), as the song rambles off to “be nice to the big blue sea” with no apparent relevance. It’s all an artful joke about the silliness of those who think they’re in love, even whilst accepting that their love will not last forever, and is not all-encompassing. Surely this admittance of fault in their love proves their love untrue?...

"David Bowie" - Deram Album - Deluxe Edition
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Track Listing:


1. Uncle Arthur
2. Sell Me A Coat
3. Rubber Band
4. Love You Till Tuesday
5. There Is A Happy Land
6. When I Live My Dream
7. Little Bombadier
8. Silly Boy Blue
9. Come and Buy My Toys
10. Join the Gang
11. She's Got Medals
12. Maid of Bond Street
13. Please Mr. Gravedigger



The Bonus tracks included songs from:
Mono Single A and B Sides, Mono Single Master, Mono Decca Master (Some Previously unreleased), and a re-recorded version of Sell Me A Coat;
Along with some previously unreleased songs from: New Stereo Mix, Stereo...