Inspiration for 2017 From Those Who Left Us in 2016
Although many talented entertainers have gone, their words, music, and characters will continue to inspire us.
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Tag: David Bowie
Bowie Is Back (Sort of) With ‘Let All the Children Boogie’
‘Let All the Children Boogie’ is a tribute to the music of David Bowie and presented as an all-ages album. Never thought of Bowie’s music as particularly kid-friendly or good fodder for kids music? Think again.
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‘Tribute: David Bowie,’ A Review
Storm Entertainment presents the first tribute comic book biography after the death of the fantastic rock god, David Bowie.
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Can You Hear Me, Major Tom? David Bowie Dies of Cancer at 69
David Bowie, the genre-defying musician, died yesterday at age 69. GeekDad remembers the Goblin King himself.
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Be at Peace Among Your Stars, Ziggy
So, thank you, Mister Bowie. Thank you for everything. Thank you for saving my life, thank you for helping me find my tribe. Thank you for handing me the lighter fluid for those boxes.
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“Space Weird Thing” David Bowie Parody by Marian Call and Molly Lewis
Marian Call and Molly Lewis perform this bizarre take on David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” reworking the lyrics to contain only the thousand most common words in English.
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Best Music Video Ever: Commander Chris Hadfield Covers Space Oddity — in Space
We were already huge fans of Commander Chris Hadfield, the soon-to-return Canadian leader of the International Space Station. The videos he has posted have done so much to popularize space science, the impact will be felt for years to come. But now, he’s taken it to a whole new level. David Bowie, in space.
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Commander Chris Hadfield Sings Space Oddity
As “a last glimpse of the World,” Commander Chris Hadfield recorded a revised version of “Space Oddity” by David Bowie on board the International Space Station (ISS). Watching it put something in my eye.
Continue ReadingGreat Geek Debates: Legend versus Labyrinth
Ahh, the eighties! A formative time for many of us GeekDads, and a time of energetic, if not always excellent, experimentation when it came to fantasy and science fiction in film. Take for example the topics of our current GGD: …
Continue ReadingSeeking Major Tom: Yet Another Reason To Love William Shatner
Earlier this week my local radio started my morning with William Shatner singing “Bohemian Rhapsody.” I almost crashed the car. I love William Shatner, I think he’s wonderful, and even though the man cannot sing, I love his music. It’s William Shatner! Singing! It doesn’t get to me in the same way that Paul McCartney or Don McLean […]
Continue ReadingMusic Week: My Geek Dad And The Music He Gave Me – Part Two
Amongst the many musical gifts my Geek Dad has given me over the years, I would be remiss not to mention the “crazy tapes”. Unconventional songs that may or may not have been mainstream, but were certainly weird enough to stay on the fringes. Again, for those of you with vanilla musical upbringings, I give […]
Continue ReadingGreat Geek Debates: Legend versus Labyrinth
Ahh, the eighties! A formative time for many of us GeekDads, and a time of energetic, if not always excellent, experimentation when it came to fantasy and science fiction in film. Take for example the topics of our current GGD: …
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