In a way, David was also very clever. That simplicity aspect, I think, is very, very...
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Carlos Alomar: In a way, David was also very clever. That simplicity aspect, I think, is very, very important. I mean, his love for the Velvet Underground and the whole Lou Reed thing, and the simplicity of "Waiting for the Man". 'Waiting for the man.' That same pulsation, 'I was walking... ' is exactly the same. 'Waiting for the man'. Two chords. I mean, "Fame" - is three chords. And so this simplicity is amazing. And its totally relevant. *But*, the Velvet Underground was cool. There's nothing cool about "The Laughing Gnome."
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In a way David is also very clever
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A simplicity aspect I think is very very important
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I mean his love for the Velvet Underground and the whole Lou Reed thing
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and the simplicity of Waiting For the Man
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Waiting for the man
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That same pulsation
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I was walking
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It's exactly the same
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Waiting for the man
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Two chords I mean Fame is three chords
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And so this simplicity is amazing
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And it's totally relevant
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But
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the Velvet Underground was cool
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There's nothing cool about The Laughing Gnome
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Movie Summary
Documentary following five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973 and features never seen before archive interviews with some of Bowie's earliest collaborators.
