David Bowie - An Occasional Dream (1969) reaction commentary
Published 2024-05-23
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - An Occasional Dream
3:18 - My thoughts
5:04 - Who is David Bowie?
Links
Original video: • An Occasional Dream (2015 Remaster)
David Bowie playlist: • Playlist
Folk Music playlist: • Folk Music
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee), was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.
David Bowie (commonly known as Space Oddity) is the second studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in the United Kingdom on 14 November 1969.
An Occasional Dream is track six, written by Bowie. The song is about Bowie’s first love Hermione Farthingale and his heartbreak after the breakup.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I recall how we lived
On the corner of a bed
And we'd speak of a Swedish room
Of hessian and wood
And we'd talk with our eyes
Of the sweetness in our lives
And tomorrows of rich surprise...
Some things we could do
[Chorus]
In our madness
We burnt one hundred days
Time takes time to pass
And I still hold some ashes to me
An Occasional Dream
[Verse 2]
And we'd sleep, oh so close
But not really close our eyes
Between the sheets of summer
Bathed in blue...
Gently weeping nights
It was long, long ago
And I still can't touch your name
For the days of fate
Were strong for you...
Danced you far from me
[Chorus]
In my madness
I see your face in mine
I keep a photograph
It burns my wall with time
Time
An Occasional Dream
Of mine
An Occasional Dream
Of mine
An Occasional Dream
Of mine