David Bowie Gets The “Storyteller” Treatment

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March 11, 2010 6:10 pm

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Get ready for another dose of David Bowie, storyteller. The legendary artist’s career gets distilled down into a few choice anecdotes on July 14, when Virgin releases David Bowie: Vh1 Storytellers. The show actually aired in 1999, but the new CD/DVD version will feature four bonus tracks from the show, including “Always Crashing in the Same Car” from 1977’s Low, his first collaboration with Brian Eno. The album will be available for download as well.

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“We were used to dealing with legendary musicians,” says “VH1 Storytellers” Executive Producer, Bill Flanagan, in his liner notes essay for the new Bowie release. “Still, landing David Bowie was more than a big booking. There’s no way to say this without being corny: it was an honor. Bowie has a unique place in rock & roll. He is not only one of the most influential musicians of the era, he does nothing unless he is fully committed. He never phones it in.”

Flanagan continues, “Bowie’s ‘Storytellers’ was a unique theatrical event, a sort of off-Broadway ‘Evening with the Artist’ in which a great songwriter used bits and pieces from his life and career to show us all the roads leading up to a single moment, a complement to his current album but also a performance strong enough to stand on its own: a compelling introduction to David Bowie for the uninitiated and a fresh experience for the long time fan.”

Here’s the track list:

David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers (CD/DVD)

1. Life On Mars?
2. Rebel Rebel (truncated)
3. Thursday’s Child
4. Can’t Help Thinking About Me
5. China Girl
6. Seven
7. Drive-In Saturday
8. Word On A Wing

DVD

1. Life On Mars?
2. Rebel Rebel (truncated)
3. Thursday’s Child
4. Can’t Help Thinking About Me
5. China Girl
6. Seven
7. Drive-In Saturday
8. Word On A Wing

Bonus Video Performances

9. Survive
10. I Can’t Read
11. Always Crashing In The Same Car
12. If I’m Dreaming My Life

David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers (Digital Audio)

1. Life On Mars?
2. Rebel Rebel (truncated)
3. Thursday’s Child
4. Can’t Help Thinking About Me
5. China Girl
6. Seven
7. Drive-In Saturday
8. Word On A Wing

Bonus Audio Performances

9. Survive
10. I Can’t Read
11. Always Crashing In The Same Car
12. If I’m Dreaming My Life