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Absolute Beginners

As my older kid’s Bowie obsession continues, he is digging deeper into the corners of the catalog and finding songs that I hadn’t even heard of. This week we’re learning “Absolute Beginners”, which Bowie wrote for the movie of the same name. The song is as richly weird as all Bowie songs are. The instrumentation …

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Posted byEthanJuly 21, 2023July 24, 2023Posted inComposition, Music, Music TheoryTags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Boogie Down Productions, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, eighties, pop, rock, Saint Etienne2 Comments on Absolute Beginners
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