David Bowie - Watch That Man: lyrics and video
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userI'm most intrigued by the lyric "The pundits were joking The manholes were smoking and every bottle battled with the reason why" hhhhmmmmmmmmmm. What do you think that might mean?
user
It means nothing. That's what so great about Bowie. He did a great service for the Pop Art in music: making a masterpiece from the nonsense.
user
Well personaly I've always envisiond either an earthquake or an explosion when I heard that lyric.
user
This song is about his first trip to N.Y.C And the bad time he had David Johansen sleeping with his wife...I read that in the book to much to soon
user
The song is about a party he went to during the US leg of the Ziggy Tour. I'm guessing people were getting into debates and joking over drinks, though the biggest discussion was why smoke was coming out of the manholes in the streets. Damn, he states it so eloquently though.
user
Before I'd seen the printed lyrics to this song I always thought he was saying "FUCKIN spoon" but it was "Fork and spoon". It's a great opener for the Aladin Sane album. Lyricaly I dont think it's realy about anything or anybody inparticular. Rather it's about whoever and whatever YOU want it to be about. I realy dont give a damn what some damn biographer states, thats just more speculation.
user
Re New York Dolls, a couple of references to the fabulous band; " Yeah, I was shaking like a leaf for I couldn't understand the conversation / Yeah I ran out to the street looking for information " as it is said Bowie was walking down the street with D. Johansen who got into a salacious slanging match with some trucker; the Dolls gave right back of course and so did d. Johansen; on ' Time ' " In Qualuudes and red wine, Demanding Billy Dolls and.." about Billy M, original Dolls drummer Divine...
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Thanks so much for this; God what a song; I keep hoping my favourite tracks by various will be added to YT; bit by bit my dreams come true!I actually preffered this album to '..Ziggy..'; it is outstandin!! More, please! My playlists are filling up with his imperial chamaleon-ness right now...I like the older stuff SPINE-TINGLING! Well done. Cheers and PEACE X
user
I heard this song was about his experiance with the new york dolls
user
THANK YOU! I'd been going crazy trying to remember what song "Watch That Man" reminds me of, and it's "Personality Crisis"
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Lyrics:
Shakey threw a party that lasted all night
Everybody drank a lot of something nice
There was an old fashioned band of married men
Looking up to me for encouragement, it was so so
The ladies looked bad but the music was sad
No one took their eyes off Lorraine
She shimmered and she strolled like a Chicago moll
Her feathers looked better and better, it was so so
Yeah, it was time to unfreeze
When the Reverend Alabaster danced on his knees
Slam, so it wasn't a game
Cracking all the mirrors in shame
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
Well, he talks like a jerk
But he could eat you with a fork and spoon
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
He walks like a jerk
But he's only taking care of the room, must be in tune
Benny Goodman fan painted holes in his hands
So Shakey hung him up to dry
The pundits were joking, the manholes were smoking
And every bottle battled with the reason why
The girl on the phone wouldn't leave me alone
A throwback from someone's LP
A lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag
And the bodies on the screen stopped bleeding
Yeah, I was shaking like a leaf
For I couldn't understand the conversation
Yeah, I ran to the street
Looking for information
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
He talks like a jerk
But he could eat you with a fork and spoon
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
He walks like a jerk
But he's only taking care of the room, must be in tune
Watch that man
Watch that man
Watch that man
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Shakey threw a party that lasted all night
Everybody drank a lot of something nice
There was an old fashioned band of married men
Looking up to me for encouragement, it was so so
The ladies looked bad but the music was sad
No one took their eyes off Lorraine
She shimmered and she strolled like a Chicago moll
Her feathers looked better and better, it was so so
Yeah, it was time to unfreeze
When the Reverend Alabaster danced on his knees
Slam, so it wasn't a game
Cracking all the mirrors in shame
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
Well, he talks like a jerk
But he could eat you with a fork and spoon
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
He walks like a jerk
But he's only taking care of the room, must be in tune
Benny Goodman fan painted holes in his hands
So Shakey hung him up to dry
The pundits were joking, the manholes were smoking
And every bottle battled with the reason why
The girl on the phone wouldn't leave me alone
A throwback from someone's LP
A lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag
And the bodies on the screen stopped bleeding
Yeah, I was shaking like a leaf
For I couldn't understand the conversation
Yeah, I ran to the street
Looking for information
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
He talks like a jerk
But he could eat you with a fork and spoon
Watch that man
Oh honey, watch that man
He walks like a jerk
But he's only taking care of the room, must be in tune
Watch that man
Watch that man
Watch that man
...
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