Earlier today on Guy Garvey’s 6 Music show the world had it’s ever first listen to David Bowies new song Sue. As the title to this piece suggests there’s every possibly it’ll alienate old Bowie fans while winning him new ones at the same time! There’s a radio rip from Guy’s show below – click play and let its unfettered gloriousness wash over you!
‘Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)’ was recorded with regular collaborator Tony Visconti and the track will feature on Nothing Has Changed, a new compilation plotting Bowie’s output from 1964 to 2014. The track is steeped in the world of contemporary jazz proving the man’s still got his finger very much on the pulse of music as this year has been an incredible one for jazz releases – from Polar Bear to Led Bib and from Get the Blessing to Prescott to name but four!
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) is to be released as a single via Parlophone on November 17th in the UK.
10″ – https://smarturl.it/BowieSue10.
Digital – https://smarturl.it/BowieSueiTunes.
Check out the lyrics below the track…
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
Sue, I got the job
We’ll buy the house
You’ll need to rest
But now we’ll make it
Sue, the clinic called
The x-ray’s fine
I brought you home
I just said home
Sue, you said you wanted writ
“Sue the virgin” on your stone
For your grave
Why too dark to speak the words?
For I know that you have a son
Oh, folly, Sue
Ride the train I’m far from home
In a season of crime none need atone
I kissed your face
Sue, I pushed you down beneath the weeds
Endless faith in hopeless deeds
I kissed your face
I touched your face
Sue, Good-bye
Sue, I found your note
That you wrote last night
It can’t be right
You went with him
Sue, I never dreamed
I’m such a fool
Right from the start
You went with that clown
It is a close second to Laughing Gnome
Always was a Bowie fan…this experiment I can definitely live without…..I say, try again
Was Derrick Smalls involved in this in anyway what so ever? Up the Shrewsbury!!!