In the port of Amsterdam There's a sailor who sings Of the dreams that he brings From the wide open sea In the port of Amsterdam Ray Staff Mastered By. This inspired David Bowie to record his own versions of "Amsterdam" in the early 1970s. Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered, Orange. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. Amsterdam (Scott Walker, 1967). Amsterdam (David Bowie, BBC, February 1970). The studio recording of “Amsterdam,” made in the summer of 1971 during the early Ziggy Stardust sessions, was eventually cut from the LP (though it was on the first master recording) and wound up issued as the B-side of “Sorrow” in 1973. This entry was posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 12:36 pm and is filed under Philips/Mercury Years: 1969-1970. Label: Parlophone ‎– DBISH 2015, Parlophone ‎– 0825646068913. Follow @genius David Bowie ‎– Sorrow / Amsterdam. It’s Bowie’s last apprentice work. Amsterdam (David Bowie, BBC, February 1970). Jacques Brel, according to legend, composed "Amsterdam" in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, in a house overlooking the Mediterranean. Amsterdam (David Bowie, BBC, February 1970). Brian Ward (5) Photography By. The play had no libretto, just a series of performances of Brel compositions, with Mort Shuman (who also performed in the play) and Eric Blau translating Brel’s lyrics (freely and racily). He read the completed lyrics to a fisherman friend, who wept and cut open … Lyrics to 'Amsterdam' by David Bowie. I enjoyed your Breughel reference especially. It’s not just some random sailors in a Dutch port, we all recognise ourselves, in an exaggerated form, in the sailors and their women. Follow @genius on Twitter for updates He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. DAVID BOWIE LIVEANDWELL.COM is a live album previously released in 2000 in limited quantities to BowieNet subscribers. Lazarus tickets. Released: 1974. Year: 2015. David Gahr Photography By. Label: RCA Victor ‎– SP-3943. Top: “Renard Livres Echanges, near Les Halles, Paris,” 1970. The song depends on its portrayal of a wider common thread of humanity, doesn’t it? And the wonderful people behind this 17th-century church in Amsterdam decided to pay tribute to Bowie’s legacy, in their own unique way. Amsterdam (Scott Walker, 1967). He read the completed lyrics to a fisherman friend, who wept and cut open some sea urchins. Amsterdam: My Death (Live) Credits (4) Gas Associates Design. Bowie’s various covers of “Amsterdam” are as much interpretations of Scott Walker’s recording as they are Brel’s. In all his attempts, Bowie seems too much in awe of the material: when he tries to outdo Brel in intensity and Walker in moodiness (particularly in the studio recording) his vocal is stagy and strained, the lyric’s judgments seem unearned. Of Amsterdam, the sail is on. I hadn’t consciously remembered him when I heard the song, but you’re quite right. Great song. Brel refused to meet Bowie when he visited Paris, saying he did not wish to meet a "pédé" ("faggot"), but the latter nevertheless still a… Released: 11 Dec 2015. Bowie first recorded “Amsterdam” for the BBC’s Sunday Show on 5 February 1970 (on Bowie at the Beeb), and also for “Sounds of the ’70s” on 21 September 1971. “Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers” At the tail end of last year, the GRAMMY Awards department announced that David Bowie’s Changes was being inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, 45 years after its release as a 45.. They’ve recently been … Edit Release David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1973 Vinyl release of Sorrow / Amsterdam on Discogs. [CDATA[ English singer David Bowie in Amsterdam, 1987. !function(t,e,r){var n,s=t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0],i=/^http:/.test(t.location)? David Bowie ‎– Amsterdam Label: No Limit (3) ‎– NL 98004 Format: CDr, Album, Unofficial Release Country: Japan Released: Genre: ... Not On Label (David Bowie) DB10697: 1997: Sell This Version: Reviews Add Review [r3298490] Release. Thank you for writing that. […] the way: there’s a lovely, thoughtful blogpost on Bowie’s Amsterdam here with an old photo of Amsterdam port and some thoughts on the sailors as characters in […]. Amsterdam (Jacques Brel). (see spoken bit in the studio version). Both comments and pings are currently closed. Amsterdam (Bowie, studio version 1971). 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