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Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Ep31: 2015 - Lazarus vs. Shadows in the Night, or the Near-Death Crooning of 2015
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Setting: Two men age-group 18-49, with so many more important things to do, nonetheless talking to each other and roughly 41 other souls about David Bowie and/or Bob Dylan. Their respective rooms are dark; their tone slight, but uniformly pensive.
Man #1: Bob Dylan's single from the year two thousand and fifteen is as follows: The-
Man #2: (interrupting jovially): Are we talking about David Bowie's history of musicals right now?
Man #1: The Night-
Man #2: (interrupting haphazardly): Because it's a rich, rich...rich historical text.
Man #1: The Night We-
Man #2 (interrupting wildly): Why, in 1968, of all year, Bowie was thinking of thinking of maybe writing and producing one.
Man #1: The Night We Called-
Man #2: (interrupting rather rudely): It's about a man with a very ordinary name who's ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY, you see.
Man #1: The Night We Called It-
Man #2: (interrupting as if it's now a joke that only he can truly appreciate): Ever heard of Ziggy Stardust, friend?
Man #1: The Night We Called It A-
Man #2: (interrupting just a little too righteously): Now picture it...as a musical.
Man #1: The Night We Called It A Day. The Night We Called It A Day. The Night We Called It A Day. The Night We Called It A Day. The Night We Called It A Day. The Night We Called It A Day!!!
Man #2: (interrupting solemnly and self-importantly): Why are you yelling?! Stop yelling at me. I was just thinking about how 2015 was Bowie's last year on the planet and he managed to produce some of his finest work. This seems important, and it's a little disrespectful for you to continue interrupting me while I try to communicate the sheer magni-
Man #1 and Man #2: (in unison): On this edition of Bowie vs. Dylan!
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