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I don't understand why this song is considered abstract or impenetrable.
Lines like "I was Stone and he was Wax / So he could scream, / and still relax, unbelievable", or "and the solid book we wrote / Cannot be found today" would seem to describe a long-term gay relationship.
I am aware of the power of the Rorschach inkblot test; I don't go reading this topic into all the abstract impenetrable art out there.
Isn't there a review, somewhere, that points out this obvious detail, so we can grandfather it in?
Compare Bohemian_Rhapsody, which is _not_ abstract, because it's a parody of a rock opera. Nobody pointed that out on the page, leaving the page open to wild alternative theories...
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It has been suggested (e.g. in a new book by Peter Doggett) that the title has some connection with a chain of tobacco shops known as the House of Bewlay. The House of Bewlay chain did exist (I can remember it myself, and there is a further reference here http://www.mcgaheythetobacconist.co.uk/ask_martin_arch.asp?offset=-1 , and see this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carrie132/5313851998/), but does anyone know of any confirmation, preferably from David Bowie himself, that it has anything to do with the song? I guess the connection could be that the young David Jones and his friends (and/or brother) were no strangers to tobacco shops! 109.158.240.103 ( talk) 12:42, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
https://www.quotescosmos.com/bible/bible-concordance/H7121-3.html
That are bidden, forth, self, guest, invite, mention, preach, pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say, to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) 5.70.10.5 ( talk) 21:13, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
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I don't understand why this song is considered abstract or impenetrable.
Lines like "I was Stone and he was Wax / So he could scream, / and still relax, unbelievable", or "and the solid book we wrote / Cannot be found today" would seem to describe a long-term gay relationship.
I am aware of the power of the Rorschach inkblot test; I don't go reading this topic into all the abstract impenetrable art out there.
Isn't there a review, somewhere, that points out this obvious detail, so we can grandfather it in?
Compare Bohemian_Rhapsody, which is _not_ abstract, because it's a parody of a rock opera. Nobody pointed that out on the page, leaving the page open to wild alternative theories...
The image Image:DavidBowie-albums-hunkydory.jpg is used in this article under a claim of fair use, but it does not have an adequate explanation for why it meets the requirements for such images when used here. In particular, for each page the image is used on, it must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Please check
This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --20:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
It has been suggested (e.g. in a new book by Peter Doggett) that the title has some connection with a chain of tobacco shops known as the House of Bewlay. The House of Bewlay chain did exist (I can remember it myself, and there is a further reference here http://www.mcgaheythetobacconist.co.uk/ask_martin_arch.asp?offset=-1 , and see this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carrie132/5313851998/), but does anyone know of any confirmation, preferably from David Bowie himself, that it has anything to do with the song? I guess the connection could be that the young David Jones and his friends (and/or brother) were no strangers to tobacco shops! 109.158.240.103 ( talk) 12:42, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
https://www.quotescosmos.com/bible/bible-concordance/H7121-3.html
That are bidden, forth, self, guest, invite, mention, preach, pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say, to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) 5.70.10.5 ( talk) 21:13, 8 September 2023 (UTC)