![]() In keeping with Bowie’s own musical collaborations, five of the poems here are poetic partnerships with other writers from the contemporary indie poetry scene. Covering the decades from Memory of a Free Festival to Where Are We Now? Jones even includes some of his covers (Sorrow and Here today, Gone tomorrow) as well as the lesser known track Born In a UFO which appeared on the reissue of The Next Day. The song titles are the jumping off points rather than the subject matter of the original songs, although many are imbued with Bowie’s own fascinations of alienation, modern love, dark humour and a penchant for the slightly sordid, surreal and speculative.Īs a fellow Bowie-obsessive I was intrigued to see what songs Jones would choose from which to craft her own unique response, and the selection doesn’t disappoint. As a fellow Bowie-obsessive I was intrigued to see what songs Jones woul Inspired by, and in celebration of, 25 songs from across Bowie’s golden years, B F Jones certainly knows her stuff - both as a writer and fan of her namesake, Davy Jones. The song titles are the jumping off points rather than the subject matter of the original songs, although many are imbued with Bowie’s own fascinations of alienation, modern love, dark humour and a penchant for the slightly sordid, surreal and speculative. ![]() Inspired by, and in celebration of, 25 songs from across Bowie’s golden years, B F Jones certainly knows her stuff - both as a writer and fan of her namesake, Davy Jones. Wayne Jermin, author of - Hang The Sad Pictures. ![]() Jones' writing style is gorgeous, and she has this amazing ability to put you right there in the moment. She puts her own spin on the titles, tells her own stories and the result is remarkable. Jones borrows the song titles of music icon David Bowie in this stunning collection of poetry and makes them her own. Proctor (author of The Savage Crown Series)įive Years is a chapbook that really talks to your soul and is an absolute must read for anyone. Maybe he’s smiling now, after Five Years, knowing that we miss him. poems, a range of hues that her inspirator would have smiled at. There are touches of tenderness, nostalgia, darkness, cruelty, humour, joy in B.F. These are not literal reinterpretations, of course, they are the author’s variations born from a poignant line plucked from the lyrics, like in Heroes, or a fugitive emotion, an unconscious tickle, as in We are the Dead, or a yearning for eternity, in Ashes to Ashes. The result is beautiful poetry accessible to all, Bowie fans or not.ī F Jones wraps her own poetic Sound & Vision around 25 songs chosen in David Bowie’s massive catalogue. These are not literal reinterpretations, of course, they are the author’s In this 25 poems, B F Jones borrows David Bowie's titles and revisits his themes and obsessions, as a way to honour his memory. B F Jones wraps her own poetic Sound & Vision around 25 songs chosen in David Bowie’s massive catalogue. The result is beautiful poetry accessible to all, Bowie fans or not. ![]() In this 25 poems, B F Jones borrows David Bowie's titles and revisits his themes and obsessions, as a way to honour his memory.
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