Survive (Bowie/Gabrels)

1999:                       Seaview Studios, Bermuda

                               Looking Glass Studios, New York, USA

                               Chung King Studios, New York, USA

 

Musicians:               David Bowie, vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Roland 707 drum programming

                               Reeves Gabrels, guitars, drum loops, synth and drum programming

                               Mark Plati, bass, guitar, synth and drum programming, mellotron

                               Mike Levesque, drums

Producers:               David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels

Album release:         4 October 1999, Virgin CDV 2900

                               hours…

                               David Bowie

Single release:         24 January 2000, Virgin VSCDT 1767, B Side

                               David Bowie

Track length:            4’11”

Album release:         4 October 1999, Virgin CDV 2900 (Bonus on 2004 re-release)

(Vries mix)               hours…

                               David Bowie

Single release:         24 January 2000, Virgin VSCDT 1767, A Side

(Vries mix)               David Bowie

Track length:            4’18”

 

14 October 1999:     Elysee Montmarte, Paris, France

 

Musicians:               David Bowie, vocals, acoustic guitar

                               Page Hamilton, guitar

                               Mark Plati, guitar

                               Gail Ann Dorsey, vocals, bass

                               Sterling Campbell, drums

                               Mike Garson, piano, keyboards

                               Emm Gryner, backing vocals

                               Holly Palmer, backing vocals

Producers:               Unknown

Single release:         24 January 2000, Virgin VSCDX 1767, A Side

(Live)                       David Bowie

Track length:            4’09”

 

Lyrics:

 

Oh my, naked eyes

I should have kept you

I should have tried

I should of been more wiser kind of guy

I miss you

 

Give me wings

Give me space

Give me money for a change of face

There's noisy rooms and passion pants

I loved you

 

Where's the morning in my life?

Where's the sense in staying right?

Who said time is on my side?

I got ears and eyes and nothing in my life

But I survive your naked eyes

I'll survive

 

You alone across the floor

You and me and nothing more

You're the great mistake I never made

I'll never lied to you

I hate it when you lied

But I'll survive your naked eyes

I'll survive

 

People boys all snowy white

Razzle dazzle clubs every night

Wished I'd sent a valentine

I loved you

 

I'll survive

Your naked eyes

I'll survive

I'll survive

My naked eyes

I'll survive

I'll survive

Naked eyes

I'll survive

I'll survive

I'll survive