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David Bowie — Cat People (Giorgio Moroder version)
Album: Cat People Original Soundtrack
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Released: 1982
Length: 6:40
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See these eyes so green
I can stare for a thousand years
Colder than the moon
It's been so long

Feel my blood enraged
It's just the fear of loosing you
Don't you know my name
Well, you been so long

And I've been putting out fire
With gasoline

See these eyes so red
Red like jungle burning bright
Those who feel me near
Pull the blinds and change their minds
It's been so long

Still this pulsing night
A plague I call a heartbeat
Just be still with me
Ya wouldn't believe what I've been thru
You've been so long
Well it's been so long

And I've been putting out fire
With gasoline
Putting out fire
With gasoline

See these tears so blue
An ageless heart
That can never mend
These tears can never dry
A judgement made
Can never bend

See these eyes so green
I can stare for a thousand years
Just be still with me
You wouldn't believe what I've been thru

You've been so long
Well, it's been so long
And I've been putting out fire
With gasoline
Putting out fire with gasoline

Been so long
Been so long
Well its been so long
Been so long
I've been putting out fire
Been so long
And its been so long
Been putting out fire
Well it's Been so long so long so long
Yes it's been so long so long so long
I've been putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
And putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Yeah yeah putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Been putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Yeah putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
It's been so long
Been so long so long so long
It's been so long
Been so long so long so long
It's been so long
Been so long so long so long
I've been putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
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 yobyot wrote:

I can't hear this song without remembering its use in  "Inglorious Basterds". Watch that film in a theatre with a great sound system and every time you hear this song afterwards, you'll get the chills.


Hearing it at the end of Cat People in the theater was bone-chilling!
Posted 1 month ago by Tjerome    [ Reply ]
10 for Bowie's voice and the lyrics.  5 for the rest of the music = it's a 7. 
Posted 3 months ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
10 godlike💯♥️
Posted 7 months ago by viewfinder509325    [ Reply ]
 MilesW wrote:


Unfortunately it´s the same run we heard last week.  Please fellow listeners, don´t get your feathers all riled up - I like RP a lot, but so much repetition with David Byrne, Patty Smith, David Bowie, Black Keys, Radiohead, Zach Bryan (lately)... could use still more variety.  There is SO much music out there...



Well Miles, you could pick your own music from your own collection or start your own radio stream with the music you wanna listen to.
Posted 1 year ago by dickmahoon    [ Reply ]
 daiv wrote:


Totally agree. 
And, at the same time... you had to know Bowie was coming, right? I mean, if you've been listening to RP for any length of time. 


Classic William!
Posted 1 year ago by surfool    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
7 -> 8
Posted 1 year ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

This era of Thin White Duke  didn't do it for me.  Wad blown.




Does that mean that you've jumped the shark?
Posted 1 year ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Listen LOUD; Goosebumps.
Posted 1 year ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
was hoping for a better 3 cymbal segue
Mahavishnu...........Birds of Fire
Posted 1 year ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Loving the production on this version - so clean!
Posted 1 year ago by IvanTheMediocre    [ Reply ]
i find this version to be very dramatic and i really like it. actually, i like all versions i've heard.

LOL it really does remind me of coming from my cat's point of view in places "just be still with me. you wouldn't believe what i've been through...it's been so long..." (she is old at 15 and has separation anxiety. LOL)
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Feels like this is constantly on every few days, but it says right there 3 plays in 30 days.  Music memory is a weird thing.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 linzie wrote:

Im confused, y the negativity?...I think it's one of his better songs, and I like his better songs!! Most of it really...



We're not all going to agree, especially on music.
I believe it's good for people to have their own thoughts/views. 
You may like it, some may not.  It's called choice.

And omg what a boring world it would be if we all liked the same and saw no differences.  I also think it's good to throw stuff up in the air, get other views - all we have to do is agree to differ.

Just saying.
Posted 1 year ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
This era of Thin White Duke  didn't do it for me.  Wad blown.
Posted 1 year ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I'm on the fence for which version of this song I like better, the Moroder version or the Let's Dance version.... I think I like the Let's Dance version better by about 0.5.... They both rate an 8, minimum.
Posted 1 year ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
I hear a little White Wedding (Billy Idol -- chord progression) in there.....
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by luisaa72    [ Reply ]
 daiv wrote:


Totally agree. 
And, at the same time... you had to know Bowie was coming, right? I mean, if you've been listening to RP for any length of time. 


Unfortunately it´s the same run we heard last week.  Please fellow listeners, don´t get your feathers all riled up - I like RP a lot, but so much repetition with David Byrne, Patty Smith, David Bowie, Black Keys, Radiohead, Zach Bryan (lately)... could use still more variety.  There is SO much music out there...
Posted 2 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
of course the better 80s Soundtrack  pairing was Bauhaus's Bela in The Hunger, opening sequence. Brilliant. 
Wasn't Bowie involved in that?
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
With a stunning Nastassja Kinski
Posted 2 years ago by grandemarch    [ Reply ]
I thought this was Sisters of Mercy in the intro
Posted 2 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
Good song. 
But it's a great song when Stevie Ray Vaughan plays the guitar on it.
Posted 2 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
Saw the movie - Cat People, year ago...when it came out...excellent soundtrack....Years later - Inglourious Basterds wasn't too shabby either...great tune for both of these films...
Posted 2 years ago by MKoMOne    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by chkalov77    [ Reply ]
He sounds like Greg Lake in this.
Posted 2 years ago by markthecarp    [ Reply ]
 rklein wrote:
What a nice set!
- Major Tom by Peter Schilling (in German, of course)
-  Space Oddity sung by Natalie Merchant
- and now David Bowie himself


Lovely set.  
Posted 2 years ago by Clarentine    [ Reply ]
 Joanna91540 wrote:


... and 8 months later, the same set 


And 4 months more. Great set! (My grandson's name is Bowie in his memory!)
Posted 2 years ago by rob311    [ Reply ]
 DChas wrote:

goosebumps . . . 9 for me



acá también, escalofríos... with GASOLINE
Posted 2 years ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
Wow so cool
Posted 2 years ago by sylvaincorneau    [ Reply ]
I was introduced to Bowie's larger body of work with this album by a couple who were "cat people".  They kept a black leopard as a pet and worked at a zoo with the big cats.  So many years ago.....  Great memories.
Posted 2 years ago by mjlucas    [ Reply ]
 rklein wrote:
What a nice set!
- Major Tom by Peter Schilling (in German, of course)
-  Space Oddity sung by Natalie Merchant
- and now David Bowie himself


... and 8 months later, the same set 
Posted 3 years ago by Joanna91540    [ Reply ]
 daiv wrote:


Totally agree. 
And, at the same time... you had to know Bowie was coming, right? I mean, if you've been listening to RP for any length of time. 


Yup the same tracklist year after year it seems
Posted 3 years ago by acferrad    [ Reply ]
 daiv wrote:


Totally agree. 
And, at the same time... you had to know Bowie was coming, right? I mean, if you've been listening to RP for any length of time. 


I think the Heroes cover by Iva Davies would be a perfect addition.
Posted 3 years ago by mrfohr    [ Reply ]
The guitar on this puts me in mind of Jeff Wayne's 'War of the worlds', not sure why.
Posted 3 years ago by Arkady_Arkright    [ Reply ]
This was a nice set with Peter Schilling and Natalie Marchant's takes on the Major Tom story but I think for the Bowie tune it would make more sense to do something off Heroes or Low to circle us back to Germany. I always thought the Schilling song was a reaction to krautrock influences on the Berlin albums.
Posted 3 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Oh man, I used to watch this movie on HBO on constant rerun both for Nastassja Kinski and the closing scene and credits that feature this song.
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
So picturing the scene from Inglorious Bastards.
Posted 3 years ago by bombaysaphire    [ Reply ]
 rklein wrote:
What a nice set!
- Major Tom by Peter Schilling (in German, of course)
-  Space Oddity sung by Natalie Merchant
- and now David Bowie himself
 

Totally agree. 
And, at the same time... you had to know Bowie was coming, right? I mean, if you've been listening to RP for any length of time. 
Posted 3 years ago by daiv    [ Reply ]
What a nice set!
- Major Tom by Peter Schilling (in German, of course)
-  Space Oddity sung by Natalie Merchant
- and now David Bowie himself
Posted 3 years ago by rklein    [ Reply ]
 bowie wrote:
And I've been putting out fire
With gasoline
 

still does not seem the smartest thing to do
Posted 3 years ago by velsd    [ Reply ]
Fantastic version😊
Posted 3 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
I love this version. A little more MOR but fun to hear every now and then
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
Fantastic production on this track.
Posted 3 years ago by IvanTheMediocre    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Natalie Merchant's SPACE ODDITY! 
Posted 3 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
One of my Bowie Faves!  8
Lots going on in this one with great production and a hint of 80's parmisean!
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
he born january, died in january, if god will not angry to be capricorn I want to die in 1st january same day I born... December is not Capricorn as known as... 
RIP David Bowie...
Posted 4 years ago by taklalaratar    [ Reply ]
I remember seeing this movie in the student center in college. Good one for Halloween.
Posted 4 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 Blasserman wrote:
Thanks Bill, I'm pretty sure I haven't heard this since the 80's.
 

I was wrong, since I noticed I already rated it!

I was not in a good mood. I upped my rating from a 4 to a 6.
Posted 4 years ago by Blasserman    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill, I'm pretty sure I haven't heard this since the 80's.
Posted 4 years ago by Blasserman    [ Reply ]
I've always liked this song. But hearing it , finally, on my good "hifi" system. It's REALLY a good tune.
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Bowie has been the soundtrack of my life and didn't even realise until he had gone. I know we can make too much of people who at the end of the day were just really good at their jobs. I'm a muso and happy with where I am. But wouldn't have had the inspiration to do it without people like Bowie. So thanks Dude, in a big way. And Mick Ronson, one of the best guitarists ever, forget clapton..
Posted 4 years ago by Silvervanman    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
Sounding every bit like an 80s movie montage scene or ending credit roll.
Posted 4 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:


you forgot Heroes, Station to Station, Ziggy, Alladin Sane, Hunky Dory, Heathen.....
 
I love cat people... but also... Black Tie White Noise...   and BlackStar do it for me.   Many thanks for any Bowie played on RP!!! 
123K
Posted 5 years ago by GoodKarm    [ Reply ]
goosebumps . . . 9 for me
Posted 5 years ago by DChas    [ Reply ]
 Daveteauk wrote:
I prefer the version on the album Let's Dance, much more vibrant, wild and raucous, and David really gives one the feeling about actually putting out a fire with gasolene, and what that would do, brilliant, as is the whole of that album IMO.
 
Technically you could put fire out with gasoline. 
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
I prefer the version on the album Let's Dance, much more vibrant, wild and raucous, and David really gives one the feeling about actually putting out a fire with gasolene, and what that would do, brilliant, as is the whole of that album IMO.
Posted 5 years ago by Daveteauk    [ Reply ]
Wow...those backup singers are really top notch
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
This song was the reason I went to see the movie - song is ok. Movie I didn't really get, oh well
Posted 5 years ago by blackjellybean    [ Reply ]
Do love this track especially the big Gear change in David's voice.
Posted 5 years ago by cob427uk1    [ Reply ]
I can't hear this song without remembering its use in  "Inglorious Basterds". Watch that film in a theatre with a great sound system and every time you hear this song afterwards, you'll get the chills.
Posted 5 years ago by yobyot    [ Reply ]
Considering the situation in Paradise a peculiar choice.
Posted 6 years ago by John_P    [ Reply ]
Space Oddity then to David Bowie.

Radio Paradise is just that cool.

Hoping for the best in light of the fires, Bill & Rebecca.
Posted 6 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
"Putting out fire with gasoline" — That's not a very smart thing to do, says this observer. 
Posted 6 years ago by tfioreze    [ Reply ]
remember class, not everything David did was great
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I get that sometimes different than what you're used to is good, but to me this is just an inferior version of a good song. The blistering Stevie Ray guitar added a lot to the song.
Posted 6 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
definitely an 8
 
Posted 6 years ago by Sportscam    [ Reply ]
Nah.
Posted 6 years ago by Clyde_Bedow    [ Reply ]
Cat people comic strip...

Cat People 
Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
Good stuff
Posted 6 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
6.9 on average is underrated IMO, isn't it, for me its an 8 ..
Posted 7 years ago by rommesw    [ Reply ]
David Bowie does Talking Heads/New Wave.
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Great!  Haven't heard this one in a while.  {#Bananajam}
Posted 7 years ago by scarletdancer    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
A very dated track. Was de rigeur at the time, now it's ho-hum. But the movie was a modish sexy Natassia naked update to its 'stylish 40s predecessor.  

 
Translation: Fan before it was cool.  Now, meh.  Naked women...always in style.
Posted 7 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 drife wrote:
Always loved this song. Tarantino made good use of it in Inglorious Basterds,
even though it was completely incongruous with the period in which the movie
was set.

 
But that was the point - in a completely post-modernist approach. This song was an excellent choice for that scene! It made the scene, IMO.
Posted 7 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
Gotta admit, I can still really appreciate the passion with which Bowie belted it out in this period, around same time as China Girl, yeah!
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Pretty much, yeah. 

I saw this when it came out and  was gripped while watching it although the audience laughed a few times when they weren't supposed to. After the lights came up...well, some movies are just two hours of entertainment and nothing more. 

Nastassja was yummy.  

 
Was living in New Orleans, where it was filmed, and there were parts of the park where she'd been running naked - but big visual barriers kept the riffraff (me) out.
Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
A very dated track. Was de rigeur at the time, now it's ho-hum. But the movie was a modish sexy Natassia naked update to its 'stylish 40s predecessor.  
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
ugh
Posted 8 years ago by dsz    [ Reply ]
I've got this on vinyl.  Bought the cd much later and found the mastering, like so many others, was absolute crap.  Don't know if a decent digital version even exists.  I suspect the rating would be a notch or two higher if it weren't for that.
Posted 8 years ago by ecomaniac    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Pretty much, yeah. 

I saw this when it came out and  was gripped while watching it although the audience laughed a few times when they weren't supposed to. After the lights came up...well, some movies are just two hours of entertainment and nothing more. 

Nastassja was yummy.  

 
Me and a bunch of friends saw it when it came out. Kinski and the music distracted us from the crappy plot that we didn't notice.

Kinski is still a beautiful woman but you can see more of her dad in her lately:

 
Posted 8 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
fun psd, but that sweaty gaze and the pounding beat had "Rocky" jump to mind (Stallone bopping to Bowie)! 
oof, think I need a break 
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Like Bowie.....

This one.... Not so much
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
      {#Drummer} 
{#Bananajam}    {#Guitarist}   {#Bananapiano}
{#Dancingbanana}  {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 13 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Pretty much, yeah. 

I saw this when it came out and  was gripped while watching it although the audience laughed a few times when they weren't supposed to. After the lights came up...well, some movies are just two hours of entertainment and nothing more. 

Nastassja was yummy.  
 
I saw this when it premiered as well.  It was nothing great, but it was fun.  Nastassja was yummy in it, so was Annette O'Toole.  Oddly enough, Lou Reed was in the snack line in front of me at the theater, I didn't say anything to him.
Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
This song makes me want to light cats on fire. 

Like the wife says...  Never trust anything that walks in it's own poop and then jumps on counters.
 
Dogs not only walk in poop, but they eat it, drink from the toilet, then lick your face.  Gonna light them up too?  {#No}
Posted 13 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
 Nastassja Kinski and the soundtrack were the only good things about this film.
 
Pretty much, yeah. 

I saw this when it came out and  was gripped while watching it although the audience laughed a few times when they weren't supposed to. After the lights came up...well, some movies are just two hours of entertainment and nothing more. 

Nastassja was yummy.  
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I've always enjoyed putting out fires with VASOLINE
Posted 13 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 Nastassja Kinski and the soundtrack were the only good things about this film.

Posted 13 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
KICK/PUNCH-Version

relevant (except the Synth-Stuff :-/ ).

Posted 13 years ago by pixelpeda    [ Reply ]
My favorite part of this song is the soulful backing vocals. Great stuff.

Oh, even better, this is the full-length version. Bowie's double CD greatest hits features the shortened single version of this and a bunch of his other songs, which is annoying.
Posted 13 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
 katiediddler wrote:
This version is much weaker than the original. He's managed to put out the fire in this song.
 
This is the original.

Posted 13 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
This song makes me want to light cats on fire. 

Like the wife says...  Never trust anything that walks in it's own poop and then jumps on counters.
Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
This version is much weaker than the original. He's managed to put out the fire in this song.
Posted 13 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]

Forgotten about this, not heard it for years, used to listen to it all the time.
Rp Rules.


Posted 13 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
Hi

I'm Smokey the bear and I must point out the importance of NOT attempting to put a fire out using gasoline.

Thanks

Smokey
 

Pearls Before Swine
Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Most Excellent. 
Posted 13 years ago by Umberdog    [ Reply ]
Nice kitty!  We Rock On

Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Is this a recent recording of this song?  Bowie sounds like an old man here - but a really, really, rockin' old man!
Posted 13 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 drife wrote:
Always loved this song. Tarantino made good use of it in Inglorious Basterds,
even though it was completely incongruous with the period in which the movie
was set.
 
Yeah, it wrecked what was otherwise an historically accurate bit of cinema.

Me thinks the incongruity was the point. 


Posted 13 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
 MinMan wrote:

Unfortunately, this tune doesn't "hold a candle" to anything on "Scary Monsters" or "Low" or "Lodger". Please take it out of rotation.


 

It doesn't need to...and PLEASE leave it in...he knows not what he asks...
Posted 14 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]

Top five Bowie song for me...

I still see Natasha Kinski naked in the shadows whenever I hear it....I...I...wait...yeah, I gotta turn it off...{#Tongue}


Posted 14 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]
David Bowie + Parkinson's = Cat People 
Posted 14 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song. Tarantino made good use of it in Inglorious Basterds,
even though it was completely incongruous with the period in which the movie
was set.
Posted 14 years ago by drife    [ Reply ]
I remember seeing David Bowie on TV when I was a kid around the time this song came out and I was petrified. He was such a striking and strange looking person. I liked the music, and still do, but at the time, I had to change the channel :)

Posted 14 years ago by surfergirlsc    [ Reply ]
thanks for playing this — one of my all time favorite Bowie tunes  {#Mrgreen}
Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
I think people get too caught up in the backstory on Bowie to appreciate the music. GIven when this came out and the times in which it was written, this is some serious sh _ _ . He is one great artisit regardless of what you think about him personally.....
Posted 14 years ago by jcioban    [ Reply ]
freaking awesome!! still gives me chills!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by dharma_kid    [ Reply ]
Im confused, y the negativity?...I think it's one of his better songs, and I like his better songs!! Most of it really...
Posted 14 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]
Hi

I'm Smokey the bear and I must point out the importance of NOT attempting to put a fire out using gasoline.

Thanks

Smokey
Posted 14 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 MinMan wrote:

Unfortunately, this tune doesn't "hold a candle" to anything on "Scary Monsters" or "Low" or "Lodger". Please take it out of rotation.


 

you forgot Heroes, Station to Station, Ziggy, Alladin Sane, Hunky Dory, Heathen.....
Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
I like the way this song was used in the film "Inglorious Basterds."
Posted 14 years ago by twitterpated    [ Reply ]

Unfortunately, this tune doesn't "hold a candle" to anything on "Scary Monsters" or "Low" or "Lodger". Please take it out of rotation.


Posted 14 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Good song bad movie.
Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
AdyMiles wrote:
this is the slow remix version. as others have mentioned, try the faster one on the Let's Dance album. it's even better and got better production


This is not a remix. It is the original from the Cat People Soundtrack.

Posted 14 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
 scorp0113 wrote:
its goes great in the movie inglourious basterds  — great song by a great artist
 
Great movie too{#Smile}

Posted 14 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:

Thanks horstman...I feel I've been allowed entry to an exclusive club.....I'm in OZ and you're the wizard...hang on that makes me Dorothy..and you a friend of Dorothy...oops I'll re-word that or you'll think I'm making suggestions again.
 
No Essex, you are on track.

On another note, I'm glad you like Porcupine Tree. They are playing in Houston and Dallas in mid April. You should definitely check them out! Awesome band live.

Posted 14 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
 LaurieinTucson wrote:

What Bowie songs do you like?

 
Have you twenty hours?  Easier to tell you what albums I don't like.

There's Never Let Me Down.  Parts of Tonight.  Parts of the Deram Album.  Parts of Let's Dance. 

Part's of Hours.  A song or two on Reality.  That about covers it.


Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]