what do you think ..
overrated = Starman
underrated = Cat People

It's not really about overrated/underrated - it's just opinions and personal taste isn't it.

For what it's worth I not a huge fan of 'Young American's'.
On the other end of the scale I think 'Slow Burn' is probably in somewhere in my Top Ten Bowie songs and his cover of 'Wild is the Wind' is also amazing.

This particular performance of this song made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. He was suffering from a terrible cold at the time, yet still couldn't perform without a fag.
Something in the air live on Jools Holland.

It's funny but I never quite got Dancing in the street. Even though I like both Bowie and Jagger. It must have been the music video.

Love God Know's I'm good (that guitar rift).

I always liked "Hallo Spaceboy" that he did with the Pet Shop Boys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjYHTCR0qBk

I always thought Dancing In The Street was just a massive in joke with Bowie and Geldof tbh.

'Surely god won't look the other way today'

As my brother texted me and said, Bowie was my idol, on Sunday mornings when we were growing up there'd be David Bowie blasting out of my bedroom and Olivia Newton John out of his- happy days.

I love 'The Prettiest Star' and 'Everyone says Hi' but I can't choose an outright favourite as he had so much great music.

Think it would be better if this was just a favourites thread instead of trying to have one with a negative aspect.

One of favs - as I love the PSB anyway, so them + Bowie = winner.
shame it never made the top ten. The remix is great.

My youngest brother absolutely despises the "Halo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys Remix).

For me personally:

Over-rated: "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger). The music video was very much put together at the last minute and it was all filmed on one night.

Under-rated: "Halo Spaceboy"; "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" (from "The Next Day") and "Blackstar"

Too many songs to decide about but I do think his album, Lodger, is overlooked more than some. It's always been one of my favourites.

Some of his collaborations with other artists aren't so well known. I just posted Nature Boy which he did with M A on another thread.

I would have to do it by decade..but even then I am not sure I could pick an overrated song?
I will just choose ones I am thinking of at the moment that are among the ones I think are underrated
Dodo
Velvet Goldmine
Holy Holy
Up the hill backwards pt 2
Speed of Life
We are the dead
Sons of the silent age..

I could go on now. .I will stop though

Sad day.
Candidate (alternate version)

Iain Dale on LBC had an interview with London Mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan(As Bowie hailed from London originally) he asked him about Bowies music he said he loved "Dancing in the Street" and Lets Dance" it was obvious from his answers he did not know a lot about Bowie, even though he said he was a fan.

Rent a quote is alive and well.

I would have asked him what he made of "Earthling"

Didn't Nick Clegg claim to be a Bowie fan - but turned out to be unable to name any Bowie albums! (other than Greatest Hits)

And back on topic, I think there's a lot of good stuff on the largely forgotten and in my view very underrated Diamond Dogs LP.

well like many aged rock stars he's never done anything as good as in the 70s and early 80s.
`I couldnt stand young americans .
`Only songs i loved were
space oddity
life on mars
starman
heroes
ashes to ashes
lets dance

Underrated David Bowie song - This Is Not America.

No14 in February 1985.

Think Aladdin Sane is underrated, in the wake of ZS.

The title track, with those inane keyboards and haunting lyrics.....

One of my absolute all time favourite Bowie songs. There's a few on his latest that I think are shaping up to be at the top of my list as well including the title track.

Nature Boy would be another favourite, Also loved Absolute Beginners (the song not the film!), Modern Love, Rebel Rebel and the title track from Diamond Dogs, Jene Genie, Golden Years, Amsterdam, his cover of See Emily Play, plus all the obvious contenders.

I can't say I think any of his songs are over rated, I think he just was that good.

Modern love is my favorite

Originally Posted by R_Knee:
“Didn't Nick Clegg claim to be a Bowie fan - but turned out to be unable to name any Bowie albums! (other than Greatest Hits)”

Yes i think he did.

But on topic i think "This is not america" is underrated as is "Ashes to Ashes" off scarey monsters which as a LP i think is very very underrated, and i quite liked "Earthling" .

Oh yes, that's lovely. RIP David.

To be more precise I think he said Changes was his favourite David Bowie album which was a greatest hits album? A curious compilation that featured 3 extra tracks on the vinyl version and a remix of Fame.
For an underated Bowie song I would nominate I'm afraid of Americans. The Earthling album was pretty poor but it featured this one great track. A song that Bowie liked playing live. Certainly when I saw Bowie play the Isle of Wight in 2004 he played it and it was one of the highlights of the show.

You need to listen to his more recent stuff

Most over-rated for me was Diamond Dogs. I hated the American rock style and apart from Rebel Rebel, there isn't a single track on it that I ever play. I also gave up on him during the entire period when he wore the wide shouldered suits and silly blond coiffure.

Most under-rated album is Hours.

BIB the alternate version of Candidate is my favourite by him in some ways. There is something magical about it even though it is really a demo. Aside from more famous great ones it is probably that one along with Blackout and Conversation Piece. Also love many early ones including Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud, Maid of Bond Street, She's Got Medals, Join The Gang, Letter To Hermione, etc. (and on and on). So many amazing songs.