David Bowie Star Special
In May 1979, David Bowie did a two hour radio show called Star Special in which he played some of his favourite records. The show introduced me to lots of artists to whom I have been listening ever since, such as Iggy Pop, Talking Heads, The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Philip Glass, and Roxy Music. There are many others he played as well, and you probably wouldn t have heard of some of them before The Doors, Love Street Iggy Pop, TV Eye John Lennon, Remember The Mysterians, 96 Tears Edward Elgar, The Nursery Suite (extract) Danny Kaye, Inchworm Philip Glass, Trial Prison The Velvet Underground, Sweet Jane Mars, Helen Fordsdale Little Richard, Hes My Star King Crimson, 21st Century Schizoid Man Talking Heads, Warning Sign Jeff Beck, Becks Bolero Ronnie Spector, Try Some, Buy Some Marc Bolan, 20th Century Boy The Mekons, Where Were You Steve Forbert, Big City Cat The Rolling Stones, We Love You Roxy Music, 2HB Bruce Springsteen, Its Hard To Be A Saint In The C
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