The Men Who Changed the World - Kurt & Bowie/Slade & Curt

“Velvet Goldmine“ (movie) is a fictionalized account of events and people that made history during the glitter fueled Glam Rock era of the early 70s. The main character “Brian Slade”, is loosely based on David Bowie and “Curt Wild” on Iggy Pop, although looking more like Kurt Cobain than anyone else). So, that’s the link I made to mash them all up in this video. Bowie and Slade, Kurt and Curt. “The Man Who Sold the World“ is not in the movie. A poem, lyrics might have been inspired by is thought. When ( Arthur) Christian Bale and Curt Wild “passed upon the stair“ of the subway. I’ve chosen it because it is a Bowie’s staple of the 70s, also recorded by Nirvana in 1994, that became so famous that many people don’t know and possibly will never know that it isn’t a Nirvana song, which I wouldn’t if I haven’t listened this information on the radio recently. Now, that unfortunately both are dead, I came up with a new meaning for it. What if they were
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