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Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Conversation Piece (page 1/1) ------ performed by David Bowie indeed, a true gem. but there are so many... | Reviewer: Nadav, Tel-Aviv | 10/9/2007 I actually didn't know Converstaion Piece was an unpublished song, since it appears on a CD i have of Space Oddity, just after God Knows I'm Good. Still, I was very happy to find it again on the Heathen bonus CD (Heathen being, to my mind, the best recent DB album, though if I go all the way back to the 90s, the epic Outside is quite a contender). Anyway, re the debate of the lyrics here, I'm pretty sure it's "invisible and dumb" (dumb as in mute, incapable of speaking), not "young" or "numb" (which is more of a Roger Waters kind of word, isn't it?) what more is left in the drawers | Reviewer: Tombear | 10/6/2007 If this song is just one of many gems that has not been published, maybe DB shuold consider adding a bonus disk with all albums to come. Fantastic that it sounds so fresh and and not at all outdated. The emotions are equally valid today. Another fantastic song, although published and on an official album, but rarely played and lost at the very end of an uneven album is "Strangers when we meet". I owned that album for several years before I "found" that pearl. Thomas, Copenhagen dumb - yes it's dumb | Reviewer: Dave | 6/21/2007 I believe he means dumb as in mute - not dumb as in stupid - "invisible and dumb" dumb, young? | Reviewer: Aaron B | 5/18/2007 I think the word is "numb" as I don't think Bowie would call himself dumb and the word "young" does not fit with the earlier lyrics: "I've spent a lot of time in education, it all seems so long ago"... To me, it seems like he is reviewing his lonely life and feeling regretful and sad that he cannot relate to or communicate with people, despite his mastery of the English language. Brilliant song, very moving. Just my impressions of Conversation Piece | Reviewer: Brad K | 2/28/2007 This has to be my all time favourite David Bowie track, and he has plenty of brilliant work to chose from. What truly gets me hooked into Conversation Piece is its vulnerable intimacy. "I can't see the water for the tears in my eyes." The 2002 Heathen (Bonus Disc) version is a real gem. I often stumble across it once and end up listening to it multiple times. Conversation Piece is a great Bowie track with a real warmth that rarely comes across as convincingly in his other work. I could be wrong, but the line "I'm invisible and dumb," could also be "I'm invisible and young,". At least that is how it sounds to my ears. garryainley@hotmail.com | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/19/2004 it took 45 years to truly understad myself and i grew up with and love. Add Your New Review About The Song