Leanne Weston
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Hi Zack This is such a great
Hi Zack This is such a great choice. I’m so glad someone decided to post about David Bowie. I really like how you framed the different performances of the song and the historical contexts that occur each time its recontextualised. I also think that in lig ... -
Thank you! I can’t take full
Thank you! I can't take full credit for that one! As I was writing the reply to you, an add featuring "Heroes' came on, so it reminded me of the most recent turn in the life of the song. I'm glad you thought it added something to the d ... -
Bowie’s music is certainly an
Bowie's music is certainly an interesting- and unsurprisingly- unique case I think. I always had that same thought about RENT, so I'm glad I'm not alone in it. I'd completely forgotten that "Heroes" was in the medley until yo ... -
Great post, Brianni. I was
Great post, Brianni. I was hoping that someone would discuss this. In relation to the comments already made about transcendence, upon reading this post, I realised that I'd never actually seen the Nicholas Fraser's original Vine. Instead, my int ... -
Thanks for your
Thanks for your comment, Aaron. I think the recontextualisation here is something of a unique case, which is what lead me to writing about it in the first instance. On one level, I do think the audience needs to be aware of it, that’s part of where its ef ... -
Hi Michael Yes, the knowing
Hi Michael Yes, the knowing and not knowing or seeing and not seeing definitely part of why it works so well. Thanks for your comment and for bringing Luhrmann’s ad into this discussion, it has a very similar feeling. We tend to think of our cinematic exp ... -
I think we’re both right,
I think we're both right, Aaron. There is an anti-nostalgia element at work here on some level, but I think the lyrical content and the style is what swung it for this one, which makes it a unique case. You make a really interesting point though. I&# ... -
Thank you, Zack. Familiarity
Thank you, Zack. Familiarity does indeed add another layer of ghostliness. It’s especially true here, and, as you suggest, in “Stuck,” and “In Dreams.” Though now you’ve made me think of a formative recontextualisation I’d forgotten about completely, a UK ... -
Great post, Aaron. I
Great post, Aaron. I commented on shifts in meaning for re-produced texts in relation to Brianni's post, but I think it equally applies here. The context viewing can really impact upon our engagement with texts like these, how we understand them, and ...