Tired of worshipping David Bowie tribute bands like Diamond Dogs, Stardust, Space Oddity, Jean Genie, Tigers on Vaseline, and Scary Lodgers? Do you long for bands like Vivian Girls, MGMT, A Place to Bury Strangers, Duran Duran, and Devendra Banhart to take on Ziggy’s ouevre? Wait no more, because Manimal Vinyl will be putting out a 28-song tribute to the man sometime in May. The multiple-personality-clad Bowie, who turned 63 last Friday, is perfectly fit for tributes of all sounds and sizes, so it is not surprising that Manimal’s effort is a large, varied affair. It is surprising that no title has been created for the collection yet. It is not surprising that this tribute album be in benefit of a charitable organization, with the very deserving War Child International receiving all forthcoming proceeds.
[David Bowie tribute album] tentative tracklisting:
01. Exitmusic - Space Oddity
02. Vivian Girls - John, I’m Only Dancing
03. Megapuss (Devendra Banhart) - Sound + Vision (en espanol)
04. Carla Bruni - Absolute Beginners
05. Lights - World Falls Down
06. VOICEsVOICEs - Heroes
07. Duran Duran - Boys Keep Swinging
08. MGMT - TBA
09. Chairlift - Always Crashing in the Same Car
10. Aska w/ Moon & Moon - African Night Flight
11. A Place to Bury Strangers - Suffragette City
12. The Polyamorous Affair - Theme From Cat People
13. Keren Ann - Life on Mars
14. Swahili Blonde (feat. John Frusciante) - Red Money
15. Marco Benevento - Art Decade
16. Corridor - Be My Wife
17. Aquaserge - The Superman
18. Warpaint - Ashes to Ashes
19. Rainbow Arabia - Quicksand
20. We Are The World - Afraid of Americans
21. Laco$te - Within You
22. Ariana Delawari - Ziggy Stardust
23. Pizza! - Modern Love
24. St Clair Board - Secret Life of Arabia
25. Caroline Weeks - Starman
26. Amanda Jo Williams - The Man Who Sold the World
27. Mick Karn - Ashes to Ashes
28. Soulwax - TBA
• David Bowie: http://www.davidbowie.com
• War Child International: http://www.warchild.org
