Everyone says "hi", And the girl next door, And the guy upstairs...
Two compilations containing Bowie music are released this week. First up (out on Jan 23rd) is the Double Disc Special Edition of the 1990 Pretty Woman soundtrack.
Originally released as a single disc and premiering the Fame 90 (Gass Mix), the album now has a second disc "featuring tracks from and inspired by Pretty Woman". Not having seen the film (honest), I imagine the inclusion of Let's Dance (Single Version) on the bonus CD means it did feature in the film, as opposed to being inspired by it.
Here's the full tracklisting for those interested, though I should warn the squeamish to look away now as it contains tracks by Kenny G, Phil Collins, Huey Lewis and Peter Cetera, to name just some of the shite on it...
Disc 1
01 Wild Women Do (New Ric Wake Mix) - Natalie Cole
02 Fame 90 (Gass Mix) - David Bowie
03 The King Of Wishful Thinking - Go West
04 Tangled - Jane Wiedlin
05 It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
06 Life In Detail - Robert Palmer
07 No Explanation - Peter Cetera
08 Real Wild Child (Wild One) - Christopher Otcasek
09 Fallen - Lauren Wood
10 Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
11 Show Me Your Soul - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Disc 2
01 Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
02 Call Me - Blondie
03 Let's Dance (Single Version) - David Bowie
04 Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
05 What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
06 Would I Lie To You? (Original Version) (Edit) - Charles & Eddie
07 The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
08 Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40
09 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) - Phil Collins
10 When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross
11 White Wedding - Part 1 - Billy Idol
12 Listen To Your Heart - Roxette
13 We Belong - Pat Benatar
14 Songbird - Kenny G
An altogether more tasteful affair, imho, is also a double CD compiled by another DJ from Ireland's
Hot on the heels of Ian Dempsey's Kick Start,
Well, that may be debatable, but here's a short review of this rather splendid release from
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Following the success of 2005?s ?Alternative Irish Anthems?, Tom Dunne returns with another immaculately collated compilation.
This is the holy grail of alternative music for all Tom?s disciples. Curated by the man himself, with extensive listener input; the passion for the music really comes through. The Today FM ?Pet Sounds? audience are a discerning bunch and this compilation is tailored to satiate their need for only the very best in leftfield and alternative rock ?n? roll.
The tune selection has been drafted, crafted, tweaked, peaked, styled and compiled from over 3,000 hours of music played on the show in the first half of the decade.
Spanning the modern rock idiom, with all its nuances and sub - genres, this 2CD album is the 120 minute guide to twenty first century rock ?n? roll that will hold your attention and leave you wanting more.
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As you can see from the tracklisting below, David Bowie is represented by the very moving Everyone Says "Hi".
Disc 1
01 Modest Mouse - Float On
02 Delays - Long Time Coming
03 Razorlight - Somewhere Else
04 Stereophonics - Dakota
05 Doves - There Goes The Fear
06 Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh
07 Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
08 U2 - City Of Blinding Lights
09 PJ Harvey - A Place Called Home
10 Radiohead - There There
11 Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
12 Elliott Smith - Son Of Sam
13 Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle
14 The Frames - Sideways Down
15 Brendan Benson - Cold Hands (Warm Heart)
16 David Bowie - Everyone Says "Hi"
17 Looper - Impossible Things # 2
18 Albert Niland - Wuthering Heights
Disc 2
01 Editors - Munich
02 Weezer - Island In The Sun
03 Primal Scream feat. Kate Moss - Some Velvet Morning
04 The Streets - Weak Become Heroes (Steve Osbourne Radio Mix)
05 Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
06 Lambchop - Up With People (Zero 7 remix)
07 Ian Brown - F.E.A.R.
08 Sonic Youth - Unmade Bed
09 Super Furry Animals - Juxtaposed With U
10 Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks
11 Shack - Lend's Some Dough
12 Bell X1 - Bigger Than Me
13 Republic Of Loose - Comeback Girl
14 Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning
15 Calexico - Alone Again Or
16 Bic Runga - Sway
17 Aimee Mann & Michael Penn - Two Of Us
18 4 Hero Les Fleur
There ya go...something for everybody. Thanx yet again to BowieNetter Chris Gaffney for the news from The Emerald Isle.