14,576,181 - number of persons who have watched Bowie's Lazarus

[malaise]

since January 7

[hunter]

1. His goodbye song to us.

Drama can't be stolen.

[malaise]

3. Haunting

A Classy genius of a performer - to the end.
I adore people who face death head on.

[hunter]

5. Death is part of life.

Anyone who doesn't see that is not realistic.

My ancestors, same as yours, have been living on this earth for billions and billions of years.

What are the odds that we'd be here this day?

Incalculable.

Imagine all the people living for today.

[malaise]

6. Precisely

Death is the ultimate philosophical truth..

[randys1]

2. There was a renaissance of art and music with him at the center for a very long time

[malaise]

4. And this is why

Simply amazing - the first listen was as raw as the shocking news of his death

[Bluenorthwest]

7. The greatest exit ever.

nt

[bklyncowgirl]

9. He went out in style for sure.

[malaise]

11. Could be

no fuss, no self pity, no news but complete openness with his latest album. Damn!!!
Give him the Grammy now.

[dinkytron]

21. he breaks my heart.

[GreenEyedLefty]

8. I watched several times and got more and more out of it with each viewing.

The fierce urgency with which he scribbles on his notebook, showing us that he had more left in him. Alas, death. I could write a 20 page paper on this 5 minute video.

I also did not know he was left handed even though he referenced that in his Ziggy Stardust song.

And "Blackstar"... wow. That is some powerful stuff.

[malaise]

12. Yes

that's true

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Seems a lot of creative people are. nt

[KittyWampus]

10. The whole album is great and different. Some amazing stuff

[KittyWampus]

13. Oh, and it's better with your eyes closed.

[malaise]

14. I'll try that

It's amazing

[KittyWampus]

15. Blackbird- poem by Charles Bukoswki

Bluebird

there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see
you.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he's
in there.

there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up?
you want to screw up the
works?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe?
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too clever, I only let him out
at night sometimes
when everybody's asleep.
I say, I know that you're there,
so don't be
sad.
then I put him back,
but he's singing a little
in there, I haven't quite let him
die
and we sleep together like
that
with our
secret pact
and it's nice enough to
make a man
weep, but I don't
weep, do
you?

[tabasco]

17. I haven't been able to watch it yet.

Sometime soon I will check it out.

[FLPanhandle]

18. Facing death sometimes brings out the best in artist

I was also impressed with Warren Zevon's farewell song.

[malaise]

20. First I'm hearing that one

Thanks

[Blue_In_AK]

23. That album is great.

[awoke_in_2003]

19. I am one of them. K&r. nt

[Blue_In_AK]

22. I have.