+TheDivine MrM Seriously, it's been three weeks to the day the news broke and to this day I can't watch a Bowie video without my eyes welling up. I went into shock the first day but from the second day on...I knew I was going to feel a lot of sadness, but in reality, it hit me A LOT harder than I thought it would. Maybe it was the poignancy with which he died - two days after the album's release, with reviews through the roof and acclaim coming in as strong as ever at any point in his career. I've loved him deeply for 43 years and will miss him terribly for 43 more.

+Marlene Habib Well, it was a HUGE loss, Marlene. He was right up there with The Beatles in terms of the impact he had on people, on culture and on the world. But whereas The Beatles themselves were a short and intense experience that really only lasted for about six years, from February, 1964 (I'm speaking in relation to the U.S.) until the announcement of their break up in April of 1970, at which point they splintered into solo artists doing solo projects for varying lengths of time and to varying degrees of success, David carried on for 47 years. But Paul is still with us and STILL doing reasonably good work over these last 15 years. The "death" of The Beatles happened slowly, in a way, and it wasn't until John's murder that the possibility of the return of The Beatles came to a true end. And then George passed on in 2001 or 2002. But we still have Paul doing concerts (and Ringo too) doing Beatles songs, so in a way, they're "still alive." But with David, he was John, Paul, George and Ringo all in one and when he died, that was it. It's like all four Beatles died at once. So yeah, it's really been hard and much harder than I thought it would be. I'm not engrossed in sadness anymore; I've accepted his passing, but there will ALWAYS be a yearning, an "unrequited love" for his continued existence that will never be fulfilled, and well, that hurts. It pains me...and you and everyone else on this planet who had the wherewithal to appreciate David and his art and creativity and work and humor and magic and everything that he was. It's sad and it sucks but like George Harrison sang back in the day when we were all mourning the "passing" of The Beatles,"All Things Must Pass." But that understanding doesn't make everything suddenly feel OK. I'm not happy about it AT ALL. I'm still not OK with with David not being here anymore. It still...hurts my heart and saddens me. And yes, Arcade Fire is a wonderful band. I've been enjoying them since their first album, Arcade Funeral. I saw them in concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles many years ago (how the time flies.) And I love that you're from Canada, which is one of the greatest countries on the planet. You should also be proud that you're Canadian, period. Canadians are wonderful people and I'm going to get shit for this, but as a whole a lot less stupid and rude than Americans are, though the vast majority of Americans are wonderful people too. But the fact that a narcissistic, racist, misogynist blowhard like Donald Trump enjoys the amount of support he does speaks volumes.

+Marlene Habib David Bowie co-wrote Imagine with John Lennon...

+RoxAnne Chesebro He did not. Check the credits. One of the dumbest things I've heard all weekend.

+Marlene Habib Lennon & Bowie wrote "Fame" together, not "Imagine".

david bowie was and is unparalleled- a league of his own without a doubt. that being said, i wouldn't say that such literary songwriting has gone by the wayside! on the top charts, maybe, but I would still say that there are incredible literary lyrics being released today! check out adrianne lenker; she's a phenomenal songwriter. vampire weekend, too.

sorry almost done lol- big thief (adrianne lenker's band) has some very good lyrics as well- try sparrow and the only place (some of my favourites in that regard)

I never thought of this song as love song. What makes you think it is? I am not saying you are wrong, I just wish you said more to back up your opinion.

Your face, your race The way that you talk I kiss you, you're beautiful I want you to walk

+Ovidiu Boar

Right. Makes me think of that movie SEarching For a Friend For The End of The World. I don't remember if this song was on there, but it should have. It makes me think of a guy figuring out there's not much time on Earth left so he feels he needs to redeem his sins but also he wants to reconnect with a lost love and anybody he wronged in the past. But also its one of the most well written songs about the apocalypse and about how different people react to it.

You could honestly write a feature film around this song’s story.

They’re the best of the best

Especially The Suburbs, it's my all time favorite album, and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is pretty dang close as well

@@obi-wankenobi8878 Ziggy was the first album that I ever bought ...as a kid in 1972 .... and still the best that I ever bought ...... reeks of my childhood and youth growing up in London in the 70s... the Album cover too almost smells of the streets of London in the early 70s

Benjamin Cooper I know two songs they did together, are there any more?

They did Reflektor (the song) together.

as far as i’m aware, bowie heavily endorsed them and helped with the entire creation of their reflektor album :)

😭 I still miss him soooo much!!

+jayson williams David also sang this on the Dinah Shore show. It is on you tube with some 1970s/tv quality. The performance, LIKE THIS ONE, does NOT disappoint!

+jayson williams 1976...yes! That was the precise year of the Dinah shore show performance. Not a "whole lot" of live performances of Five Years. The freaking politically correct sons-a-guns would not stand for it. Sad.

@@rebeccaquam3562 I love his 1972 old grey whistle test version kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asiTobJku7fDlpc.html

Unfortunately, I think so too :(

I’ve got another 55 years. Mark my words.

The Dylan impersonation was definitely a surprise. Lol

@@patriciajackson2565I noticed that too!

@@patriciajackson2565 Actually there’s a video (just audio) on KZfaq of Bowie impersonating a bunch of famous singers for fun at a recording session-including Dylan I think! And his impersonations are great!

just look really tired;-(