From A To Ziggy — Alphabetical David Bowie

“You can’t go wrong with two shades of orange.”

Save the date, folks, because David Bowie pops the big question with “Be My Wife!”

“It’s another cut-up.”

The Blitz was (When we talk) a major campaign (about B) in the (we mean) “Battle For Britain (The Letter).”

“He’s like a musical salamander.”

Young Davy Jones does a classic Western folk ballad—and we discuss everything from Shel Talmy to Siri—from behind the “Bars Of The County Jail!”

“This is the kind of song where cocaine gets a writing credit in the liner notes.”

David Bowie Bowie makes Iggy Pop pop in his own cover cover of the song “Bang Bang!”

“He’s like an ancient version of Patti Smith.”

Baal returns to sing the prelude to his own death. We also talk about the Saddest Song Ever Written™, but this episode is mostly about the Holy Holy show last week! It’s “Ballad Of The Adventurers!”

“You don’t grow into a baby, right?”

Hallo humans, can you feel us thinking? Is this thing on? We’re thinking (and talking well) about Tin Machine’s “Baby Universal!”

“This is a non-mutual open relationship.”

Don’t tell Baby, but she’s in an exclusive relationship with Davy Jones. “Baby Loves That Way!”

“It’s got a very different flavor from your non—Tin-Machine Bowie. Your organic, free-range Bowie.”

Channeling a discussion from an alternate timeline, we discuss the sound of Tin Machine, and why this album is either a comfy reverb blanket or a sonic Magic Eye. We try (and probably fail) to be good feminists. Nobody puts us in the corner because we know “Baby Can Dance!”

“He wants the Young Bavarians.”

Pull up a chair and have some vulture soup as we listen to “Baal’s Hymn!”

“It’s turning into a Dr. Dre video in here!”

Is this song David Bowie’s wry commentary on the isolation of stardom and the futility of human connection? Or is it just big, dumb pop? Let’s get this show on the road! Let’s get “Atomica!”