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| Song by David Bowie | |||||
| Album | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) | ||||
| Released | September 12, 1980 | ||||
| Recorded | The Power Station, New York; Good Earth Studios, London February-April 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, New Wave, Post-punk | ||||
| Length | 4:15 (No. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Avatar Studios, formerly known as the The Power Station, is a Recording studio at 441 West 53rd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The City of New York London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s 1) 4:22 (No. 2) |
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| Label | RCA Records | ||||
| Writer | David Bowie | ||||
| Producer | David Bowie, Tony Visconti | ||||
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"It's No Game (No. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. " Up the Hill Backwards " is a song from David Bowie 's 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps. " Because You're Young " is a song written by David Bowie in 1980 for the album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps. 2)" (10) |
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"It's No Game" is a song written by David Bowie for the 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), featuring lead guitar played by Robert Fripp. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record The song is in two parts, opening and closing the album.
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Music and lyrics
The lyrics to "It's No Game (No. 1)" are sung in Japanese by Michi Hirota, with Bowie screaming the English translation "as if he's literally tearing out his intestines". [1] Bowie said that he employed a strident female vocal "to break down a particular kind of sexist attitude" regarding Japanese girls and women in general. [2]
In contrast to the musical and vocal intensity of the first part, "It's No Game (No. 2)" is much calmer; NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray interpreted this as meaning that by the album's close, Bowie is "facing the same situation which he confronted when the album began, but with the force of his rage somewhat spent. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Things haven't improved, but he's taking it better. "[1]
The song contains lyrics and a vocal melody borrowed from an early unreleased Bowie song called "Tired of My Life", demoed in 1970 but said to have been written when he was 16. [3] It was considered the "most obvious target" of the Hee Bee Gee Bees' Bowie parody "Quite Ahead of My Time" (1981), which featured a voice calling out the names of Japanese cars. The Hee Bee Gee Bees were a pop group formed initially to parody the Bee Gees towards the close of their sequence of high-pitched disco-style [3]
Other releases
- "It's No Game (No. 1)" was released as the B-side of the US version of the single "Ashes to Ashes" in August 1980. " Ashes to Ashes " is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980
- The Japan release of the single "Fashion" featured "It's No Game (No. " Fashion " is a track from David Bowie 's 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps. 2)" as the B-side.
Cover versions
- Born to Worry - A version called "It's No Game Part 3" on the album Loving the Alien: Athens Georgia Salutes David Bowie.
- Nine Inch Nails - Guitar samples from the Bowie song, slowed and in reverse, on "Pinion" from the album Broken;[3] the sample is more clearly heard in the intro tape played prior to most Nine Inch Nails concerts. Broken (also known as Halo 5) is the second major studio release from American Industrial rock act Nine
Notes
- ^ a b Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Bowie: An Illustrated Record: pp. 112-113
- ^ David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story: p. 374
- ^ a b c Nicholas Pegg (2000). Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, The Complete David Bowie: pp. 108-109
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