# David Bowie is back! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484 "2013-01-08T15:08:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/1 "2013-01-08T15:08:27Z")
After a ten-year hiatus since his last album, [David Bowie has released a new track and music video](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/08/where-are-we-now-david-bowie-single_n_2430856.html) off of a forthcoming album. Album will be titled “The Next Day.” Story here, which contains a link to the video for the first track “Where Are We Now?” It’s pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/2 "2013-01-08T15:30:55Z")
And it’s his birthday today - [link to UK Mirror web article and photos](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-bowie-66th-birthday-66-1524132)… ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/3 "2013-01-08T15:41:06Z")
I’m such a fan that I celebrate his birthday every year. And this year is an extra good one. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/4 "2013-01-08T16:13:51Z")
A BBC critic today said the he sounds “like a pub drunk”. Oh well, another super-annuated rock star trying to milk a few more $$-good luck to him! ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/5 "2013-01-08T16:19:20Z")
I assure you, Bowie doesn’t need the money. Happy birthday to him. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/6 "2013-01-08T16:45:29Z")
Happy birthday, Mr Jones! ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/7 "2013-01-08T21:55:50Z")
> [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > I’m such a fan that I celebrate his birthday every year. And this year is an extra good one. I was just thinking about opening a bottle of good wine to celebrate. I’ve been a fan since 1983. I was 14 and bored at my friend’s house while she was being lectured by her dad for some breach of conduct. As she headed off to her punishment, she handed me the [Time magazine that featured him on the cover](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjiqlUDTS1qcy1c2o1_400.jpg). I read the 4 page article and fell in love immediately. Yes, I latched on to the Let’s Dance persona, but what a wealth of genius awaited me! I have to admit that, upon hearing this new single, this is the first time he’s ever sounded old to me :sniff: ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/8 "2013-01-08T22:16:53Z")
He sounds old and unsure and the song itself is about the most “meh” thing I’ve heard in years; it doesn’t even sound like he’s that into his own tune. And this is coming from a guy who’s favorite Bowie album is _Low_, so it’s not the fact that it’s a mellow, downbeat tune that I’m finding unpalatable. Still, the guy has given us some pretty nifty songs, pictures, movies and videos in his life, so I’m happy to wish him a very happy birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/9 "2013-01-08T22:19:12Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > A BBC critic today said the he sounds “like a pub drunk”. You just made me want to check it out, seeing as I sort of like Wreckless Eric’s stuff. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/10 "2013-01-08T22:35:33Z")
I like the song quite a bit. The video is weird as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/11 "2013-01-09T03:54:35Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > He sounds old and unsure and the song itself is about the most “meh” thing I’ve heard in years; it doesn’t even sound like he’s that into his own tune. > > And this is coming from a guy who’s favorite Bowie album is _Low_, so it’s not the fact that it’s a mellow, downbeat tune that I’m finding unpalatable. > > Still, the guy has given us some pretty nifty songs, pictures, movies and videos in his life, so I’m happy to wish him a very happy birthday. I agree with every part of this post, including _Low_ being my favourite Bowie album. I won’t begrudge the guy his return to recording–I’m very happy about it, actually–but the new song inspires no passion in me at all. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/12 "2013-01-09T05:45:16Z")
Funny, I think the new song is the best thing he’s done in decades. And of course _Low_ is the best Bowie album. Shouldn’t even need to be said, unless you’re talking to philistines. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-is-back/646484/13 "2013-01-09T06:24:20Z")
On another note, the [cover art](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/David_Bowie_-_The_Next_Day.jpg) for the new album isn’t that great. It’s got that whole “subversion (i.e. trolling) as modern art” thing going on.