EddardStark Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 So many tracks to pick from. Today I am going for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'd always called him Bowie as rhymes with Joey, but Scots folk I know with the name I call Bowie as in bowI always used the Scottish pronunciation as I thought the intention was for his son's name (Zowie, now Duncan) to rhyme with his surname - unless of course that was pronounced 'Zoey'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I always used the Scottish pronunciation as I thought the intention was for his son's name (Zowie, now Duncan) to rhyme with his surname - unless of course that was pronounced 'Zoey'... I heard a recording yesterday (think it was the Beeb sessions) where the child was indeed referred to as Zoey and I'm pretty sire it was by David himself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I heard a recording yesterday (think it was the Beeb sessions) where the child was indeed referred to as Zoey and I'm pretty sire it was by David himself! I suppose it isn't the worst name dished out by a rock star! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I suppose it isn't the worst name dished out by a rock star! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I suppose it isn't the worst name dished out by a rock star! Yip, that's the one I was thinking of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I was always under the impression The name Bowie comes from the Gaelic , meaning Blonde or fair haired. and is pronounced bow( as in bow and arrow, ) ie I usually say Bow( as in dog bark tho) ie. Bowie is an Irish and Scottish surname. The name is pronounced /ˈbuːiː/ boo-ee, /ˈboʊ.i/ bo-ee, or /ˈbaʊ.i/ bow-ee it is the Gaelic for yellow or fair haired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He named himself after the American knife, did he not? And that is usually pronounced 'Boo-y' in the Land of the Free. He seems to have used 'Boe (as in 'toe') -y'. I'm pretty sure I used 'Bow (as in English pronunciation of 'cow') -y' as a callow teen, but shifted at some point to 'Boe'. Whatever, I blame The Monkees. All other things being equal, I somehow doubt that he'd have become such a cultural colossus had he stuck with 'Jones', though why that should be, I don't know. On the other hand, Duncan Jones probably wouldn't have become a widely admired and rarely mocked film director had he kept 'Zowie'. Names eh? - 'Heuch Moray' - how the hell is that pronounced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hyooch Mawray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Ta. For the 'ch' do you give it the full, pavement-oyster value as in 'loch' or a dignified palato-alveolar fricative as in 'cheese'? Edit: Fact is, someone has told me before but I've forgotten - not that I'm ever likely to be called upon to use it. Edited January 12, 2016 by DonnyTJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hyooch MawrayI thought Moray was pronounced the same as 'Murray' - every day is a school day - if our paths should ever cross I now know the correct way to address Ms Heuch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 My favourite Bowie song.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ta. For the 'ch' do you give it the full, pavement-oyster value as in 'loch' or a dignified palato-alveolar fricative as in 'cheese'? Edit: Fact is, someone has told me before but I've forgotten - not that I'm ever likely to be called upon to use it. Full pavement-oyster, Donny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Full pavement-oyster, Donny Back to Bowie. On my slow trawl through his work I'm currently on side 1 of Young Americans, confirming my view that it's one of his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I've skipped the early stuff and gone straight to Low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'll be joining you after Station to Station - not a long album if memory serves. 'Across the Universe' really does bugger up YAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) I've skipped the early stuff and gone straight to Low. My guide in Warsaw from the Poland game was a bit of a music buff, and I mentioned Warszawa from the Low album (as I was curious if the chanting part of the song had some meaning in Poland), and he told me the story behind it is Bowie thought Warsaw was this big grand bohemian city full of young artists, yet showed up to be very disappointed with what he had found and spent less than 24 in the city before jumping back on a plane. Edited January 12, 2016 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 My guide in Warsaw from the Poland game was a bit of a music buff, and I mentioned Warszawa from the Low album (as I was curious if the chanting part of the song had some meaning in Poland), and he told me the story behind it is Bowie thought Warsaw was this big grand bohemian city full of young artists, yet showed up to be very disappointed with what he had found and spent less than 24 in the city before jumping back on a plane.I think that track was the inspiration for Joy Division's original name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heuch Moray Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He named himself after the American knife, did he not? And that is usually pronounced 'Boo-y' in the Land of the Free. He seems to have used 'Boe (as in 'toe') -y'. I'm pretty sure I used 'Bow (as in English pronunciation of 'cow') -y' as a callow teen, but shifted at some point to 'Boe'. Whatever, I blame The Monkees. All other things being equal, I somehow doubt that he'd have become such a cultural colossus had he stuck with 'Jones', though why that should be, I don't know. On the other hand, Duncan Jones probably wouldn't have become a widely admired and rarely mocked film director had he kept 'Zowie'. Names eh? - 'Heuch Moray' - how the hell is that pronounced? Never thought you'd struggle with Scottish pronunciation. Hyooch Mawray I bow to you bow as in how I say Bowie. Ta. For the 'ch' do you give it the full, pavement-oyster value as in 'loch' or a dignified palato-alveolar fricative as in 'cheese'? Edit: Fact is, someone has told me before but I've forgotten - not that I'm ever likely to be called upon to use it. Aye just spit it oot but not while dancin'. I thought Moray was pronounced the same as 'Murray' - every day is a school day - if our paths should ever cross I now know the correct way to address Ms Heuch. You're not alone. First time meeting folks some call me Murray - thereafter it's an ongoing struggle. It's a tad too manly for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Never thought you'd struggle with Scottish pronunciation. I bow to you bow as in how I say Bowie. Aye just spit it oot but not while dancin'. You're not alone. First time meeting folks some call me Murray - thereafter it's an ongoing struggle. It's a tad too manly for me. The clarification from Flora was most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 My guide in Warsaw from the Poland game was a bit of a music buff, and I mentioned Warszawa from the Low album (as I was curious if the chanting part of the song had some meaning in Poland), and he told me the story behind it is Bowie thought Warsaw was this big grand bohemian city full of young artists, yet showed up to be very disappointed with what he had found and spent less than 24 in the city before jumping back on a plane. I think that track was the inspiration for Joy Division's original name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It's almost like being there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark frae Crieff Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 On radio 2 yesterday an old bowie interview talking about pronouncing his surname.He said Bowie was a Scottish surname so its Bowie as in how or now. Its the same as Howie you never hear anyone with the surname Howie getting called Hoowie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He said over the years that there had been that many pronouncions of Bowie that he had forgot the way he had intended it to be pronounced He said as it was a Scottish surname it was supposed to be pronounced like "Joey" but nobody in Scotland pronounced it like that Yup, 2:40 in with a scarily young Paxman: Bowie to rhyme with Joey it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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