David Bowie - Battle for Britain (The Letter) video free download


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Duration: 04:49
Uploaded: 2011/11/28

LYRICS

My, my, the time do fly

When it's in another pair of hands

And a loser I will be

For I've never been a winner in my life

I got used to stressing pain

I used the sucker pills to pity for the self

Oh, it's the animal in me

But I'd rather be a beggarman on the shelf

Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff

It's the rain before the storm

On a better day, I'll take you by the hand

And I'll walk you through the doors

Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff

It's the rain before the storm

Don't you let my letter get you down

Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you

My, my, but time do fly

When it's in another pair of pants

And illusion I will be

For I've never been a sinner, la di da

Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff

It's the rain before the storm

Don't you let my letter get you down

Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you

nwod uoy teg rettel ym tel uoy t'nod

Don't you let my letter get you down, down, down, down

Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you

Don't you let my letter get you down, down, down, down

Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you

Down, down, down, down, down, down

Down, down, down, down, down, down

Down, down, down, down, down, down

Comments

8 years ago

ISeeDeadAnts

WAR: ON. LETHALITY: MAXIMUM.

8 years ago

ISeeDeadAnts

URGENT: FOR [REDACTED] EYES ONLY.CURRENT SCORE: US: 0 v UK: 420. I'm not sure these morons are *capable* of learning. Your orders are?

9 years ago

Joonas Lehtola

Say what you will, I think that even though Outside and "...hours" are better albums, this album kicks ass too. Especially this song!

9 years ago

Chuck Aby

How did I miss this? It's brilliant!

9 years ago

mastersoftoday

I've noticed something odd about this song - there's a sound effect that starts at 2:14, that is also the basis for a Psychic TV song called "I Love You, I Know". That song came out in 2008. In an interview, Genesis P-Orridge talks about recording that song - apparently, he found the sound on a CD of different loops that his wife, Lady Jaye, was working on before she died in 2007. That was the inspiration for the Psychic TV song - it has a very simple instrumentation - just this sound, bass guitar and the voice of Lady Jaye saying "I love you, I love you so much", taken from a voice message she left. Now, I thought both artists could have gotten the effect from a soundbank of some sorts, but having just re-listened to both tracks, I feel like it's been sampled from the Psychic TV song here. I know that sounds idiotic, since this came out 11 years earlier, but I'm pretty sure I hear hissing over the loop, present in the PTV song, and something like a looped bass guitar note, also from the PTV song. Plus, the sound itself was from a CD of stuff Lady Jaye was working on, so that would mean she made it? Thoughts on this?

9 years ago

banyob

Only David Bowie can do a jungle hard rock song with a jazz piano solo!

10 years ago

Lucas Lima

Great Song,One of Best Albums of Bowie,Probably the fourth best behind the Reality,'Hours...'and Station To Station

10 years ago

ttttypes

Did Bowie start doing coke again and listening to The Prodigy at the same time?It's a good song, but I say my question still stands.

10 years ago

Emma Bull

Great song, BOWIE IS GOD !!!

10 years ago

beatsdddx

Wow i love this track! Thanks for uploading this, I lost the CD it a few years back. Bowie is just 1 of the coolest people,him and George Clinton rule the earth.

10 years ago

caio cataniese

la batería de esta canción es un relato..

10 years ago

Harm van Lith

fave from this album. love the stop-go patchwork.

10 years ago

Tom van de Wijgert

One of my all time favorites, favorite album for sure

11 years ago

aki d

My, my, but time do fly When it's in another pair of pants And illusion I will be For I've never been a sinner, la di da

11 years ago

supergrevling

great!.....thanks so much!!!

11 years ago

D Katkhuda

my my the time to fly...

12 years ago

Corey Dixon-Weekes

That's been a bit shoegazey so morning music:

12 years ago

holetofeedjazz

2:20 bass... uuuuuuuuuuuufffffffffff

12 years ago

B1N4RYGH0ST

Thanks for posting this song. peace out..

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