David Bowie – “Ashes to Ashes”

I was 12 or 13 when MTV premiered. One of the first videos I saw on the channel was David Bowie’s Ashes to Ashes. I was familiar with songs like “Major Tom” and Changes but it wasn’t until I saw the video for Ashes to Ashes on MTV that truly understood David Bowie. From the first shot of his lone, sad clown singing, I knew … Continue reading David Bowie – “Ashes to Ashes”

Pearl Jam “It’s OK”

Listened to a Pearl Jam official bootleg during my morning commute today; it was from the show I attended at Jones Beach on 8/24/00. At the end of their song, Daughter, they slowed it down and went into Dead Moon’s song, It’s OK, with Eddie Vedder asking the crowd to sing “IT’S OKAAAAAY” after him. You could feel the atmosphere change. We knew we were … Continue reading Pearl Jam “It’s OK”