I actually thought 'Tis a pity she was a whore' was a reference to his illness too. I thought Cancer was the whore, destroying the lives of all who she touches.Hudini wrote:Most of the tracks do. The only ones without any reference to death, dying or illness are 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore and probably Girl Loves Me, I'm not even so sure about the latter.moom wrote:At least some of the tracks indicate what was about to happen.
RIP David Bowie
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Never thought of it that way, but it does make sense.
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That's a terribly negative view of whores.kjek1 wrote:I thought Cancer was the whore, destroying the lives of all who she touches.
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I hope I didn't unintentionally bash your profession!PooF wrote:That's a terribly negative view of whores.kjek1 wrote:I thought Cancer was the whore, destroying the lives of all who she touches.
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Tis A Pity was released in 2014 (also possibly written and/or recorded), so it might or might not be about his state of health.