Thursday, April 27, 2006

This day in music history.

April 27, 1976, Customs officers on a train at the Russian/Polish Border detained David Bowie, after Nazi books and mementoes were found in his luggage. David is delayed for several hours. In the end Bowie talked the officials into believing the material was for research on a film about Nazi official Joseph Goebbels. This incident happened just around the time Bowie became embroiled in a controversy caused by his comments to Playboy magazine apparently praising Hitler and making the statement that "Britain is ready for a fascist leader. He referred to Hitler as "one of the first rock stars" and expressed admiration of Hitler's stage presence, comparing him to Mick Jagger. Bowie's statements were accompanied by some theatrics involving an open-top vintage Mercedes and what some claimed was a Nazi salute staged outside.
Adolph Played Guitar by David Bowie
Adolph played guitar, jamming good with Hermann Göring
And The Nazis from Mars.
He played it left hand But made it too far
Became the special man, then we were Adolph's band
Adolph really sang, screwed up eyes
and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan,
he could kill 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
He came on so loaded man,
well hung and snow white tan.
So where were the Nazis
while the fly tried to break our balls
Just the The Beer Hall Putsch to guide us,
So we bitched about his fans
and should we crush his sweet hands?
Oh Ooh oh

Adolph played for time,
jiving us that we were voodoo
The kids were just crass, he was the nazz-e
With God given ass
He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar
Making love with his ego
Adolph sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids said kill the man
I had to break up the band.
Oh yeah Ooooooo
Adolph played guitar ...