Your Stuck in my Head Song of the Day

The song I really had in my head the most was Confessions by the Violent Femmes but I was unable to find a halfway decent video (or anything at all besides this) so I guess this is one fo those days where second place finishes in first. And second place is a good one. It's Panic in Detroit by David Bowie. It's such an awesome driving and pumping song and I love the opening line of the lyrics " He looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van"- it sucks me in everytime

He looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van
Kept his gun in quiet seclusion, such a humble man
The only survivor of the National People's Gang
Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit (oh oh oh aahh, oh oh oh aahh)

He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom
The police had warned of repercussions
They followed none too soon
A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive
Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit (oh oh oh aahh, ah ah ah aahh)

Putting on some clothes I made my way to school
(oh oh oh)
And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls
I screamed and ran to smash my favourite slot machine (oh oh oh)
And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights

Having scored a trillion dollars, made a run back home
Found him slumped across the table. A gun and me alone
I ran to the window. Looked for a plane or two
Panic in Detroit. He'd left me an autograph
"Let me collect dust." I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit
Panic in Detroit
Panic in Detroit

Here's a video taken from a 1976 rehearsal for the Thin White Duke tour (I really think that's my favorite persona of his.) So, enjoy Your Stuck in My Head Song of The Day- Panic in Detroit by David Bowie


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