History Music / Lodger

* RevealingInjury: The [[http://web.archive.org/web/20160324134255/http://www.derekboshier.com/images/graphics/bowie/lodger.jpg full image]] for the album cover has Bowie as an accident victim, heavily made up with an apparently broken nose.

''Lodger'' is the thirteenth studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 1979. The third and final album of what critics and fans call the "Berlin Trilogy" of his {{Krautrock}}/post-punk albums (though most of the album was recorded in UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}} or UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity). It also marks the end of his working relationship with Music/BrianEno. The two reunited later in his 1995 album ''Music/{{Outside}}''.

Despite the association with ''Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum'' and ''Music/HeroesDavidBowieAlbum'', there are no instrumentals on Side Two and the songs are lighter and more pop-oriented. Critical reviews were indifferent to negative upon release. However, like the rest of the trilogy, ''Lodger'' has since undergone a case of VindicatedByHistory and is now considered one of his most underrated albums.

* InTheStyleOf: A Music/TalkingHeads biography posits that "DJ" was Bowie's attempt at emulating the singing style of frontman Music/DavidByrne.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bowie_lodger.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am a DJ. I am what I play."'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am a DJ. I am what I play"''.]]

* RevealingInjury: The [[http://www.derekboshier.com/images/graphics/bowie/lodger.jpg full image]] for the album cover has Bowie in some interesting positions.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Invoked in the video for "DJ"

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMhFyWEMlD4 Boys Keep Swinging]]: Two minutes of Bowie gyrating his hips, one minute of his backup singers showing off on the catwalk [[spoiler:and revealing themselves to be Bowie in drag]]

* LighterAndSofter: By far the most accessible and pop-oriented of the trilogy

''Lodger'' is the thirteenth studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 1979. The third and final album of what critics and fans call the "Berlin Trilogy" of his {{Krautrock}}/post-punk albums (though most of the album was recorded in UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}} or UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity). It also marks the end of his working relationship with Music/BrianEno. The two would later reunite in his 1995 album ''Music/{{Outside}}''.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgPUxjQOk-w DJ]]: Bowie in a pink suit, breaking down in a D.J. studio.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMhFyWEMlD4 Boys Keep Swinging]]: Two minutes of Bowie gyrating his hips, one minute of his backup singers showing off on the catwalk [[spoiler:and revealing themselves to be Bowie in drag]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJjASV20kc Look Back in Anger]]: Bowie paints a self-portrait, which becomes progressively more and more detailed while his face decays.

Despite the association with ''Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum'' and ''Music/{{Heroes}}'', there are no instrumentals on Side Two and the songs are lighter and more pop-oriented. Critical reviews were indifferent to negative upon release. However, like the rest of the trilogy, ''Lodger'' has since undergone a case of VindicatedByHistory and is now considered one of his most underrated albums.

Despite the association with ''Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum'' and ''"Music/{{Heroes}}"'', there are no instrumentals on Side Two and the songs are lighter and more pop-oriented. Critical reviews were indifferent to negative upon release. However, like the rest of the trilogy, ''Lodger'' has since undergone a case of VindicatedByHistory and is now considered one of his most underrated albums.

* LighterAndSofter: By far the most accessible and pop-trilogy of the trilogy

'''''"Lodger"''''' is the thirteenth studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 1979. The third and final album of what critics and fans call the "Berlin Trilogy" of his {{Krautrock}}/post-punk albums (though most of the album was recorded in UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}} or UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity). It also marks the end of his working relationship with Music/BrianEno. The two would later reunite in his 1995 album ''Music/{{Outside}}''.

* CallBack: The rhythm of "Move On" is the chord sequence for "All the Young Dudes" played backwards.

* DomesticAbuse": The subject of "Repetition".

-->"I guess the bruises won't show. If she wears long sleeves"

'''''"Lodger"''''' is the thirteenth studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 1979. The third and final album of what critics and fans call the "Berlin Trilogy" of his {{Krautrock}}/post-punk albums (though most of the album was recorded in Switzerland or New York City). It also marks the end of his working relationship with Music/BrianEno. The two would later reunite in his 1995 album ''Music/{{Outside}}''.

'''''"Lodger"''''' is the thirteenth studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 1979. The third and final album of what critics and fans call the "Berlin Trilogy" of his {{Krautrock}}/post-punk albums. It also marks the end of his working relationship with Music/BrianEno. The two would later reunite in his 1995 album ''Music/{{Outside}}''.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgPUxjQOk-w DJ]]: Bowie in a pink suit, having fun in a D.J. studio.

-->"And the food is on the table, [[OhCrap but the food is cold]] ([[BerserkButton Don't hit her]])"

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Saturday Night Live performance of "Boys Keep Swinging" muted the second line of the couplet "When you're a boy/Other boys check you out". Subverted at the very end of the performance when the costume Bowie was wearing suddenly reveals a [[GagPenis fake penis]] and waves it around the place.

Despite the association with ''[[Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum Low]]'' and ''"Music/{{Heroes}}"'', there are no instrumentals on Side Two and the songs are lighter and more pop-oriented. Critical reviews were indifferent to negative upon release. However, like the rest of the trilogy, Lodger has since undergone a case of VindicatedByHistory and is now considered one of his most underrated albums.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am what I play"''.]]

* MyNaymeIs: Subverted with "Yassassin", it is not another way of spelling "assassin". Some versions of the album remedy this by adding the subtitle "(Turkish for: Long Live)".
* RefugeInAudacity: "Boys keep Swinging", both the song and the video, continue Bowie's tradition of playing with gender and sexuality. "D.J." isn't too far behind.

* MyNaymeIs: Subverted with "Yassassin", it is not another way of spelling "assassin". Some versions of the album help with this by adding the subtitle "(Turkish for: Long Live)".

Despite the association with ''[[Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum Low]]'' and ''"Music/{{Heroes}}"'', there are no instrumentals on Side Two and the songs lighter and more pop-oriented. Critical reviews were indifferent to negative upon release. However, like the rest of the trilogy, Lodger has since undergone a case of VindicatedByHistory and is now considered one of his most underrated albums.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Saturday Night Live performance of "Boys Keep Swinging" muted the second line of the couplet "When you're a boy/Other boys check you out". Subverted at the very end of performance when the costume Bowie was wearing suddenly reveals a [[GagPenis fake penis]] and waves it around the place.
* Main/{{Camp}}: '''"Boys Keep Swinging"'''

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgPUxjQOk-w&ob=av2el DJ]]: Bowie in a pink suit, having fun in a D.J. studio.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMhFyWEMlD4&NR=1 Boys Keep Swinging]]: Two minutes of Bowie gyrating his hips, one minute of his backup singers showing off on the catwalk [[spoiler:and revealing themselves to be Bowie in drag]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJjASV20kc Look Back in Anger]]: Bowie paints a self-portrait, which becomes progressively more and more detailed while his face decays.
* MyNaymeIs: Subverted with "Yassassin", it is not another way of spelling "assassin". Some versions of the album help with this by adding the subtitle "(Turkish for: Long Live)"
* RefugeInAudacity: "Boys keep Swinging", both the song and the video. "D.J." isn't too far behind.

* MyNaymeIs: Subverted with "Yassassin", it is not another way of spelling "assassin".