Sam Therapy were founded by Brian Pendleton, formerly rhythm guitarist with Bowie’s beloved The Pretty Things, while King Dice were a New York blues and rock band formed in 1991. ‘Sons Of The Silent Age’ mentions two invented musical acts, Sam Therapy and King Dice – names which were later used by real bands. Bowie was a known aficionado of the production, from which he also performed ‘Amsterdam’ and ‘My Death’. The Kinks - Strangers Where are you going I dont mind Ive killed my world and Ive killed my time So where do I go what do I see I see many people coming. The song contains the lines “The old folks never die/They just put down their heads and go to sleep one day”. The latter line was likely taken from the musical revue Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, which featured Brel’s song ‘Les Vieux’ translated as ‘Old Folks’. The era effectively ended with The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first feature film to have a synchronised music soundtrack and lip-synchronous speech and singing.īowie’s sons of the silent age are mysterious figures, mute and devoid of expression, who tacitly observe, make love and cry just once, wage war, are immortal but “just go to sleep one day”. The ‘silent era’ of film lasted from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, when movies without dialogue were often accompanied by live musicians inside the cinema. A New Career In A New Town (1977–1982) book David Bowie Sons of the Silent Age Play track Love this track More actions Listeners 111.6K Scrobbles 466.6K Join others and track this song Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last.
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