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Lodger, 1979
Written by David Bowie and Brian Eno
Listen for the silent E!
An almost serene, crooning ballad, art-rock style, from the master. The lyrics are oblique. It seems to be about a nuclear war, but it could apply to a love turned bad? The narrator fears we'll never get old, presumably because we've been blown to bits. "Remember it's true, dignity is valuable / But our lives are valuable too... I'm still getting educated but I've got to write it down." Are we recording it so we don't have to relive history's past mistakes? It may be too late. What a beguiling, disarming song. Its softness belies its true nature. An overlooked gem.
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