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Dave Dempsey

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6. 6. 2014 - 12:19

Today's Webtip: Thin White WTF?

David Bowie and Cher get funky with a medley of mainstream melodies.

In 1975 David Bowie was still riding the wave of success he had had with his plastic soul/disco experiment "Young Americans". The album was a major change from earlier stage personas, and managed to get him into the U.S. top 40. And THAT, apparently, got him invited to Cher's TV show.

The result is a performance by Thin White Duke era David together with a very fluffy Cher, featuring an albums worth of top 40 hits all performed in a little over six minutes. It's sort of like an analog mashup, with an orchestra.