so i was at my friend house,like i would say a couple of
months of ago. she is a fellow bowie fan,well ever since the diamond
dog album came out. i was surprised by a hunky dory outake she put on.
it was called "paranoid things"...my question is the fallowing,as anyone
heard this track?..its quite a funny little song,and there is odd organ
solo,you know kinda like a iron butterfly thing.

so it would be cool,if i can hear your feedback on this track...!..

hmmm, i have a bunch of assorted bowie outtakes, but i've never heard this one. of course, my bowie bootage collection isn't NEARLY what it should be...

to be honest, Alex(my friend)...downloaded it off this uh..program i believe to be called Soulseek..so you know who knows if its real or not,i mean it did sound
like Bowie,and lyric-wise,it does talk about the things bowie usually wrote on that period of time, you know..his bouts with insanity,drugs,and the discrimination of people with mental problems( e.g...all the madmen)..but then that song is a another thing..quite contradicting.

Just did a quick google search and according to this link it's legit:

http://haystackpudding.co...e3278.html

acire said:

Kool...see i wasn't crazy..


thank you for the info.

Never heard of it, although many of those "Hunky Dory" era outtakes have become known by several different names.

I see that "The Devil's Address" is included in that tracklisting linked, and that one's a fake.

TRON said:

True...as you see this isnt my link..but there is proof that actual song as existed.
[Edited 8/9/05 21:00pm]

No sign of Paranoid Things or Devil's Address in the Illustrated Bowie Discography, and they're pretty thorough.

TRON said:

odd..becuase i have the song..in both my computer and ipod..and its sounds like bowie..do you think the name of it was changed.

weepingwall said:

Maybe. Post some of the lyrics and I'll compare 'em to what I know.

TRON said:

to be truthful(atleast to me) i cant really understand the lyrics he's singing quite fast...i'll try by best tho..



"your commence to eyes,then your glue with a stare,
you might as well be strap to your electric chair
the collague(like student) brown,make me streak in my face.
the hospital rooms with the color tvs,and all
credit(?),with the needle up your skin, paranoid things

spare the details,you got the rules in my hand,send me down needless
where the aleister stands.collague the brown or ground ,makes me streak in my face

the hospital room,with the color tvs,and the credits,
and the needle up your skin,paranoid.

aim is sharp,when i found myself alone,your better of in the ditch,than the ones made it home

..then the organ solo...

then its repeats..these chorus...im so sorry if this dosent make sense it dosent to me

weepingwall said:

I'll dig a little deeper and see what I come up with.