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In Reply to: I think my favorite Bowie lyric is from "Ziggy Stardust" posted by olddude55 on April 29, 2007 at 07:46:41:
Isn't that "he was the Nazz"?I always thought the reference was to Lord Buckley's Gospel rap.
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In "Hymn for the Dudes" from Mott The Hoople's brilliant Mott Ian Hunter sings "You ain't the nazz / You're just a buzz / Some kinda temporary." I suspect he's referring to Bowie.
Tom Paxton, "Talking Vietnam Pot Luck Blues:"
The Captain, he's a blond fellow from Yale, he looks up at me and says "What's the matter wit'choo, baby?"Rolling Stones, "Miss You:"
I've been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, what's the matter with you boy?
Without DB taking Mott the Hoople under his wing for the "All the Young Dudes" album their career probably would have been over.
Even my sister, who once dyed her hair bright red and cut it to match Bowie's Diamond Dogs do, was unable to tell me what that lyric meant.
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There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin'
If you've never heard Lord Buckley's original, you're missing something.
A very brief clip:
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