Δυο αντιπολεμικά, εντυπωσικά επίκαιρα τραγούδια του David Bowie, κυκλοφορημένα σε χρονική απόσταση ενός τετάρτου περίπου του αιώνα : το πρώτο από το Lodger του 1979, μνημειώδες τελευταίο μέρος της τριλογίας του των ’70s. Το δεύτερο από το αποτυχημένο εμπορικά (όχι όμως και καλλιτεχνικά) Reality, κυκλοφορημένο το 2003.

Two anti-war songs by David Bowie, impressively up-to-date, released about a quarter of a century apart: the first from Lodger, a 1979 release, the monumental final part of his ’70s trilogy. The second from the commercially (but not artistically) unsuccessful Reality, released in 2003.

00:00 FANTASTIC VOYAGE
In the event that this fantastic voyage
Should turn to erosion and we never get old
Remember it’s true, dignity is valuable
But our lives are valuable too
We’re learning to live with somebody’s depression
And I don’t want to live with somebody’s depression
We’ll get by, I suppose
It’s a very modern world, but nobody’s perfect
It’s a moving world, but that’s no reason
Shoot some of those missiles
Think of us as fatherless scum
It won’t be forgotten
‘Cause we’ll never say anything nice again, will we?
And the wrong words make you listen
In this criminal world
Remember it’s true, loyalty is valuable
But our lives are valuable too
We’re learning to live with somebody’s depression
And I don’t want to live with somebody’s depression
We’ll get by I suppose
But any sudden movement I’ve got to write it down
They wipe out an entire race and I’ve got to write it
Down
But I’m still getting educated but I’ve got to write it down
And it won’t be forgotten
‘Cause I’ll never say anything nice again, how can I?

02:55 FALL DOG BOMBS THE MOON
Hope little girl
Come blow me away
I don’t care much
I win anyway
Just a dog
I’m goddamn rich
An exploding man
When I talk in the night
There’s oil on my hands
What a dog
Fall dog is cruel and smart
Smart time breaks the heart
Fall dog bombs the moon
Devil in a market place
Devil in your bleeding face
Fall dog bombs the moon
What a dog
There’s always a moron
Someone to hate
A corporate tie
A wig and a date
Just a dog
These blackest of years
That have no sound
No shape, no depth
No underground
What a dog
Fall dog is cruel and smart
Smart time breaks the heart
Fall dog bombs the moon
A devil in a market place
A devil in your bleeding face
Fall dog bombs the moon
What a dog