BBC 4 Proms Bowie

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Anyone else watching this? Only 15 mins in but so far, very very good.

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Each to their own! I'm a bit weirded out by how similar Neil Hannon sounds at times to the man himself.

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No, I didn't think that was even slightly necessary. And sadly Mr Cell just dragged it down several more levels…

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If anyone saw the beginning, it started out at "Do not EVER delete this from the Sky box" but rapidly veered off towards "put it on in the bedroom and see whether I nod off".

Lots of interesting views on Twitter #BowieProm

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It started with an arrangement of Warszawa, then Neil "close your eyes and it's Bowie" Hannon doing Station to Station, but it's gone downhill since and not recovered. Real shame.

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Bowie fans on Twitter are generally slaughtering it.

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John Cale smashing it now tho.

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SeeFive said:

Zad said:

Difference is, John Cale is in charge of the arrangement, instruments and vocals. Playing it (relatively) straight. Or if not straight then it is at least recognisable.

Really? Space Oddity? ... Destroyed

I don't think so. Part of what the Proms is about is experimentation, a lot of what DB was about is experimentation, and Cale's version fits that perfectly. For me it's interesting for someone who's also rather avant-garde to put their own spin on something of Bowie's; what's not OK is for some twerp like Almond to pitch up and deliver a second-rate karaoke version of a classic. Anna Calvi has also done a great job. Shame they didn't have more Hannon, but the finale awaits.

There are so many other artists they could have involved.

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SeeFive said:

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I don't think so. Part of what the Proms is about is experimentation, a lot of what DB was about is experimentation, and Cale's version fits that perfectly. For me it's interesting for someone who's also rather avant-garde to put their own spin on something of Bowie's; what's not OK is for some twerp like Almond to pitch up and deliver a second-rate karaoke version of a classic. Anna Calvi has also done a great job. Shame they didn't have more Hannon, but the finale awaits.

There are so many other artists they could have involved.

Just waiting for someone to light the campfire and the dappy tart that brought a baby on stage to start breastfeeding. There is interpretation and destruction of a song and it inherent melody, and that is what Cale did to Space Oddity.

A total travesty.

Yep, the baby thing was beyond pretentious. Overall this has been a real rollercoaster, some fabulous moments, many dire. #wastedopportunity

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Oh god. Kill me now. Let's Dance meets Coco the Clown.