BLOCKED 🎵 FAME!!

This is our first time listening to a David Bowie song. Fame is quite an interesting song. Is this his normal sound?
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  • @smittybenzo4693
    @smittybenzo46932 жыл бұрын

    I love when you guys get confused. David Bowie crossed over into different genres (Rock, Pop, Funk,.....)

  • @antoniocarlin5026

    @antoniocarlin5026

    2 жыл бұрын

    jajaja yes! on the BBC live 2000 Bowie jokes: hey, we play now "Stay" and we play on all the musical genders.... (less with mariachi)

  • @Bingcazz

    @Bingcazz

    Жыл бұрын

    Confusion is a clear consequence of a bias about the artist, maybe they had previously met Bowie for Under pressure and other few songs and then had relegated him into the fence of pop-rock/rock... I always enjoy this kind of reaction because is like a kick to musical boundaries.

  • @DevanLund

    @DevanLund

    5 ай бұрын

    Also industrial when he created the band Tin Machine and went on tour opening for NIN.

  • @stevenm.6886
    @stevenm.68862 жыл бұрын

    If you listen to 10 songs you’ll swear it’s 10 different people. He’ll look like 10 different people too 😂 Ultra creative Man

  • @eddyyoung7101

    @eddyyoung7101

    2 жыл бұрын

    facts

  • @dougkydur9841

    @dougkydur9841

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was an inter-dimensional shape-shifter. To paraphrase Tommy Lee Jones in "Men in Black": Bowie did NOT die, he just went home.

  • @stevenm.6886

    @stevenm.6886

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dougkydur9841 love it 🧖🏼‍♂️✨💫

  • @slashtrio

    @slashtrio

    2 жыл бұрын

    For sure, not an artist you can easily place into a musical category. Many different sounds and styles over the years. Love the ziggy stardust stuff.

  • @theodoreritola7641

    @theodoreritola7641

    Жыл бұрын

    Play that funky music white boy and Fame both from the FUNKY 70s Baby

  • @markgatica12
    @markgatica122 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was constantly evolving. His appearance, his personal style, his music were always changing, growing, shedding the past and keeping three steps ahead of the future. He created the template the Madonna and others adopted and followed. This song was co-written with John Lennon, who also sang backing vocals. Bowie was the ultimate collaborator. He worked with many musicians throughout his career who influenced his sound. There is no wrong place to start, although I think it makes more sense to approach his catalog by period. This album was from his "Plastic Soul" period, which followed the Glam era and preceded the Berlin era. Other songs from this era you should check out include "Young Americans", "Right", and "Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing". Or step back into the glam era and try "Time", "Lady Stardust", or "Five Years." I wouldn't jump into his final album, however, until you have experienced more of his earlier work.

  • @dana_brooke_27

    @dana_brooke_27

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well said..Couldn't have said it better. I Love David. I still can't bring myself to listen to "Black Star" I think it will be too upsetting from what I hear.

  • @markgatica12

    @markgatica12

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dana_brooke_27 I know what you mean. I downloaded it about 30 minutes before I heard he had died. I couldn't listen to it for about a week, and for a full year afterward I broke down every time I played it. It's not maudlin. It is a man confronting his mortality. It's an audacious final statement, and a beautiful farewell gift to his fans.

  • @dana_brooke_27

    @dana_brooke_27

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@markgatica12 Your reaction is a lot like I've heard so I choose to put it off. How long I don't know. David Live was my first album. Sweet Thing is on that album...I love that song. That album got me through some hard times. Music always been my escape and for the situation I was in it felt like he was there. Changes was a big one for me at the time. I can still get teary at times depending on my mood. He was my first concert.. The Station to Station tour its on KZread.

  • @robertasirgutz8800

    @robertasirgutz8800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like the 411!

  • @Retrostar619

    @Retrostar619

    2 жыл бұрын

    Excellently put.

  • @XtheMystic244
    @XtheMystic2442 жыл бұрын

    He has no normal sound as such. He strode through the seventies and eighties totally immune to current trends. He was rock , pop , funk , punk , disco , new wave and avant garde. An icon of fashion , a master of songwriting , he was a true giant of music and a very clever and humorous man to interview.

  • @korybeavers6528
    @korybeavers65282 жыл бұрын

    There is no normal Bowie sound, he is one of the most innovative artists from the last 50 years

  • @thomasperkins7318

    @thomasperkins7318

    2 жыл бұрын

    Along with David Byrne.

  • @midkingsteve
    @midkingsteve2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie does funk, pop, rock, psychedelic. Basically whatever he wants. That's why he's awesome. He writes so well. Plays guitar mostly. He's a genius.

  • @boki1693

    @boki1693

    2 жыл бұрын

    Was. LOL.

  • @cobbycaputo3332

    @cobbycaputo3332

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also played sax and piano. But he always put together incredible bands, and moved through genres like a fish through water. He is at home in any genre.

  • @robhws

    @robhws

    2 жыл бұрын

    and dabbled in industrial in the 90s.

  • @unholydriver4987

    @unholydriver4987

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@boki1693 Beat me to it. 🤣

  • @mikeelko8527

    @mikeelko8527

    2 жыл бұрын

    What he said ☝️

  • @cobbycaputo3332
    @cobbycaputo33322 жыл бұрын

    John Lennon played guitar and added the higher vocals on this song. Apparently, they were pals in New York City back in the day. Bowie's voice is an amazing instrument. He had so many different tones and styles of singing.

  • @Fakename70

    @Fakename70

    2 жыл бұрын

    They might not know who John is

  • @markallen2984

    @markallen2984

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Fakename70 Bowie and Lennon wrote the song together.

  • @Fakename70

    @Fakename70

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@markallen2984 From an idea provided by Alomar. That's the bit no one ever mentions as much.

  • @fmellish71

    @fmellish71

    2 жыл бұрын

    They actually befriended each other in Los Angeles

  • @suz5862

    @suz5862

    2 жыл бұрын

    John Lennon’s input was minimal. Carlos Alomar should be properly credited for the guitar riff.

  • @kupkakethebrutal4573
    @kupkakethebrutal45732 жыл бұрын

    Bowie has no boundaries. He’s even dabbled in a more metallic sound! Check out his work in Tin Machine!

  • @notkoikoi3159

    @notkoikoi3159

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh lawd, don't bother! Even the greatest artists have missteps and Tin Machine was certainly one of Bowie's.

  • @kupkakethebrutal4573

    @kupkakethebrutal4573

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@notkoikoi3159 😂 it certainly was, but interesting!

  • @steve-rb9bm

    @steve-rb9bm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@notkoikoi3159 I love Tin machine🙂

  • @BalbazaktheGreat
    @BalbazaktheGreat2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie is... well, Bowie. Hard to put into any genre, a lot of his stuff sounds radically different. For something a little bit different, try Bowie's "Space Oddity."

  • @DarthPoyner

    @DarthPoyner

    2 жыл бұрын

    They way I put it is: Bowie took those boxes you try to put him in, made sweet love to them all night long, then left them pining for him the next morning.

  • @dannylovato3248
    @dannylovato32482 жыл бұрын

    Did you know that Bowie was in the same studio space as John Lennon when he was working on his solo album and asked him to sing on the this track… You hear Lennon singing “fame” over and over again all throughout it. Amazing shit.

  • @kwdenman

    @kwdenman

    2 жыл бұрын

    Didn't Lennon also do some of the guitar on this track?

  • @hijikaelemenope3127

    @hijikaelemenope3127

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kwdenman Yep : and he co-wrote the song too.

  • @rhondahandley9595
    @rhondahandley95952 жыл бұрын

    Yes Lex he was married to Iman for 25+ years until his death. And he would have loved the outfit she wore to the Met Gala last week. He would've worn it well too.

  • @michelm306
    @michelm3062 жыл бұрын

    Some tunes by Bowie I don't think would dissapoint you: "China girl", "Ashes to ashes", "Wild is the wind", "I'm deranged". He wrote so many masterpieces though.Truly one of the greatest that's lived.

  • @kellyantle8428

    @kellyantle8428

    2 жыл бұрын

    Young americans.. :)

  • @tracysnow349

    @tracysnow349

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ashes to Ashes is incredible. So is Wild Is the Wind. I'm with you on the China Girl thing. My least favorite album by him.

  • @johnstjohn6658

    @johnstjohn6658

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ashes to Ashes while watching the video.

  • @kimreed4468

    @kimreed4468

    2 жыл бұрын

    China Girl first goes to Iggy Pop. Bowie covered it so Iggy would get the $ so he could pull out of drug rehab.

  • @rugbyfan460
    @rugbyfan4602 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was a true chameleon. He and Todd Rundgren are my 2 favorite solo artists because you never knew what to expect. But you knew it would be great!

  • @taramills2289

    @taramills2289

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretending to Care is my FAVORITE Rundgren song. It's like no one knows it. The vocals are fantastic. So good.

  • @rugbyfan460

    @rugbyfan460

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@taramills2289 Every time Todd tours he comes to the greater Cleveland, OH area. So I've been able to see at least one show of each tour for the past 20 years. I'm going to both shows this November. His catalogue is so eclectic that no matter what mood you're in, there is a song to enjoy. Good to hear from another fan. Stay safe.

  • @tskwerl
    @tskwerl2 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie was genre fluid. ;) He's also in Labyrinth, which y'all should watch sometime.

  • @jamosensei

    @jamosensei

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of the best soundtracks ever, right up there with Queen's 'Flash Gordon', and Prince's "Purple Rain"

  • @EiriUesugiKun

    @EiriUesugiKun

    2 жыл бұрын

    How about "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"?

  • @musicairplanes4884
    @musicairplanes48842 жыл бұрын

    Bowie invented his own music over and over again. One of the most talented artists of his generation!!

  • @thunderstruck5484
    @thunderstruck54842 жыл бұрын

    This song always sounded mechanical to me like a assembly line cranking out rockstars with fame having a shelf life after having their run then fading away another comes off the line shiny and new

  • @Hundhammer
    @Hundhammer2 жыл бұрын

    It's his normal voice, he ain't got a "normal" sound as he is so versatile and highly artistic, he inquired into many different styles and genres... One of my favorite songs by him is "Life On Mars", but he's got many great songs...

  • @eileendobbs8009

    @eileendobbs8009

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Life On Mars and Starman are my two favorite Bowie songs.

  • @katherinemorelle7115

    @katherinemorelle7115

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it’s definitely one of my favourite Bowie songs.

  • @jaycordner3890
    @jaycordner38902 жыл бұрын

    Bowie died of cancer. One of the most creative artists of his generation. The white Duke. Ziggy stardust. The list goes on. He had different coloured eyes which made him very unique and his dress sense was amazing...

  • @billhenderson7566

    @billhenderson7566

    2 жыл бұрын

    actually his eyes weren't different colors. he injured one in a fight with his friend over a girl when he was young causing the pupil to be permanently dilated.

  • @jaycordner3890

    @jaycordner3890

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@billhenderson7566 correct so let's say they looked a different colour but were not. Semantics me thinks.

  • @kenqb5450
    @kenqb54502 жыл бұрын

    "Suffragette City" is probably his most rock sounding hit.

  • @thursey8237

    @thursey8237

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rebel,rebel hot tramp i love you so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @melizmatea
    @melizmatea2 жыл бұрын

    As a huge Bowie fan, it's so funny listening to them speculate about what he actually does. They had no idea how MUCH the man did! I love watching the raw reactions to music I love. As they listen to more Bowie, they really start to get it. She is really astute. I like both of them but I ADORE her! I watch this and I wish I could play them all the Bowie songs I love!

  • @YasmineGalenornOfficial
    @YasmineGalenornOfficial2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was a mortal god--he was one of the most iconic performers who has ever lived. He created his own genre, which was ever-changing. Pure brilliance, from his Ziggy Stardust days till the very end.

  • @davidcopson5800

    @davidcopson5800

    2 жыл бұрын

    He wasn't a prophet or a stone age man, but he was a mortal with the potential of a superman.

  • @guywatkins6033
    @guywatkins60332 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was always experimenting & evolving. A genuine artist.

  • @diwachtler
    @diwachtler2 жыл бұрын

    bowie is very much an avant garde artist. he has something for everyone. he was always trying as much as he could, new instruments, styles, genres, technologies, etc. over 25 albums rangnig from 1967 to 2016. the guy was just incredible.

  • @13terapyn
    @13terapyn2 жыл бұрын

    Lex. YES. DB played the guitar, piano, sax, drums, etc. on a lot of his recordings. He was a Renaissance man and we missed him terribly!

  • @bradleymillen4974

    @bradleymillen4974

    2 жыл бұрын

    He also painted, did silk screens. Did it all!

  • @youcantleavethisempty
    @youcantleavethisempty2 жыл бұрын

    I'll suggest "Life on Mars" or "Changes" for some quite different Bowie. Or "Suffragette City". Or just about anything, to be honest.

  • @targhee159

    @targhee159

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! All of those.

  • @007NTG
    @007NTG2 жыл бұрын

    I’ll never get tired of David Bowie.

  • @williamdecker1175
    @williamdecker11752 жыл бұрын

    This is the artist that, in my opinion, changed the most throughout his career. His music is extremely diverse in styles. Along with that, he had super smash hits and he also had some total flops. He always took chances and reinvented himself many times over.

  • @JazzDrummer1946
    @JazzDrummer19462 жыл бұрын

    A first time listener to David Bowie: "I thought it was going to be rock...now I'm confused." David would be SO, SO proud.

  • @robertasirgutz8800
    @robertasirgutz88002 жыл бұрын

    Bowie. RIP. Broke boundaries, funky, poetic, androgynous. Gorgeous ❤️.

  • @jhas727
    @jhas7272 жыл бұрын

    David was like the Prince of his time. A musician, musician. Respect all around. Pushing the envelope. Lesser known artists would include Talking Heads

  • @norkannen
    @norkannen2 жыл бұрын

    Omg. He is actually one of the largest artists in the world. Well when he lived.

  • @davidcopson5800

    @davidcopson5800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Even after!

  • @NebulizerChi
    @NebulizerChi2 жыл бұрын

    First Bowie track I ever heard; imagine my shock two years later when I learned that the artist behind it was an emaciated London-born Caucasian The Bowie rabbit hole is a lifetime thing, and this track and the album that spawned it represent a stylistic departure for him...although he did serve up hints on the preceding album (and tour; there was some overlap), and he didn't shed it altogether on the next one --but as a complete work, the Young Americans album stands alone among the Bowie canon; it's brilliant, and even the outtakes reissued years later deserved to make the final cut

  • @AprilLaRae
    @AprilLaRae2 жыл бұрын

    Golden Years is my favorite Bowie tune 🔥

  • @meggyreeves

    @meggyreeves

    2 жыл бұрын

    I always go to Young Americans.

  • @cobbycaputo3332

    @cobbycaputo3332

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@meggyreeves both are great choices!

  • @Eowyn187

    @Eowyn187

    2 жыл бұрын

    *A Knight's Tale* ❤

  • @AprilLaRae

    @AprilLaRae

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Eowyn187 yes!!!! That’s the first thing I think of when I hear the song start is the fancy dance 👏👏👏

  • @nayf7682
    @nayf76822 жыл бұрын

    When John Lennon is your backing singer you know you're special!

  • @happymethehappyone8300
    @happymethehappyone83002 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie Was ALL Genres Of Music & A Legendary Music Icon With A Large Catalog Of Classic Hits Well Worth Your Time.. DAVID BOWIE "LET'S DANCE"

  • @the_judge_8262
    @the_judge_82622 жыл бұрын

    When you were watching Johnny Cash - Hurt, I couldn't help thinking of David Bowie and his last few songs, David also knew he was dying 😭 Bowie loved music, he took inspiration from so many styles. He enjoys a specific sound for a 'period' then when it got stale he reinvented himself, over and over again, decade after decade. There probably isn't a great first song to pick as your first one, because he is so varied you might hate the next one or love it. I'll say this though, his songs are always strong lyrically and musically.

  • @pauloneill623

    @pauloneill623

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely!!!!! Just watch the Lazorous video……and the lyrics!! Look up here, I'm in heaven I've got scars that can't be seen I've got drama, can't be stolen Everybody knows me now…

  • @tracysnow349
    @tracysnow3492 жыл бұрын

    So awesome. The greatest artist to ever walk the planet. Gawd! What a beautiful EVERYTHING he left to us.

  • @laeonflux
    @laeonflux2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie is a legend, his catalogue is soooo extense. He made all kinds of music. I believe Lex would enjoy the song "I'm Afraid of Americans" a lot.

  • @Spudz76

    @Spudz76

    2 жыл бұрын

    Plus it was collab with Trent Reznor so it's like NiN sound plus Bowie lyrics.

  • @lisaray9944
    @lisaray99442 жыл бұрын

    Ohhhhh love me some David Bowie … gotta do his Ziggy Stardust please

  • @yomo1690
    @yomo16902 жыл бұрын

    Thats John Lennon singing "Fame" in the background.

  • @boki1693
    @boki16932 жыл бұрын

    For me, David Bowie is someone that grows on you. As others have said, his style is all over the place but he is pretty good at whatever he does.

  • @Jason17300

    @Jason17300

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty good is a fucking understatement

  • @brucedillinger9448

    @brucedillinger9448

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jason ... right!? (Pretty good...that's actually very funny).

  • @EiriUesugiKun

    @EiriUesugiKun

    2 жыл бұрын

    I fell for Bowie when I heard the song "Black tie, White noise". First album I ever bought. :D

  • @ZeppeRemmy
    @ZeppeRemmy2 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie is an enigma, one of a kind and can’t be categorized. An inspiration to so many artists that came after him including Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley….☮️💜✝️

  • @adancer3592
    @adancer35922 жыл бұрын

    When He prefomed this on Soul Train is one of my favorite pop music moments

  • @johnnyd5285
    @johnnyd5285 Жыл бұрын

    I’d heard this song for years and never knew who made it. When I found out it was David Bowie I was floored. Who knew this Englishman could do funk.

  • @ashlealabine6937
    @ashlealabine69372 жыл бұрын

    Please do more Bowie! He's worth a deep dig. One of the most interesting people of his generation! And his music is soo good!

  • @scapito
    @scapito2 жыл бұрын

    Next Bowie Songs: *Golden Years* and *Heroes* Honestly, you can choose any of his songs and be thoroughly entertained.

  • @Mark28644
    @Mark286442 жыл бұрын

    Some serious funk by the late, great Mr. Bowie, here. RIP David.

  • @capcolombie3834
    @capcolombie38342 жыл бұрын

    Ok so John Lennon of The Beatles co-wrote this with Bowie and is also singing on it. There is no 'Normal' Bowie sound or even genre. He was very much a Chameleon both with his music and his image, constantly reinventing himself. Bowie could play quite a few instruments including piano, guitar and saxophone at least. Bowie was also a good actor and was in quite a few films. He was always interesting and impossible to pigeonhole.

  • @4yules
    @4yules2 жыл бұрын

    this and "golden years" was on the soul charts at the time...he changed his sound on nearly every record....also his look(fashion) changed...

  • @michaelpryor8015
    @michaelpryor80152 жыл бұрын

    “Fascination” “Golden Years” David Bowie took Luther Vandross on his ‘74 soul tour

  • @billyoliver4000
    @billyoliver40002 жыл бұрын

    Bowie reinvented himself many times throughout his career and with each persona his musical style changed. And each one kept him relevant throughout his career.

  • @CW_9
    @CW_92 жыл бұрын

    One of his last songs and one of my favorites is "Lazarus". Definitely worth a listen. Cheers guys.

  • @DanSolo871

    @DanSolo871

    2 жыл бұрын

    That song's video chokes me up.

  • @kitoyobeni1

    @kitoyobeni1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DanSolo871 I never realized how much Bowie meant to me until the day he died (just a few days after releasing his final album from a hidden battle with cancer). It really hot me hard and magnified all the emotions on the Black Star album. The videos from that album are heartbreaking.

  • @gernblanston5697
    @gernblanston56972 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was a chameleon. Every album, every tour, every year virtually, he changed his style, musically, fashion, everything. You are virtually guaranteed to like a lot, dislike some and have a favorite period if you check out his entire career. Fame was written to describe his weird life at the time. He was getting rid of his management team which had stolen so much money from him - thus the lines about everything you want is in the limo but what you need you have to borrow because management made him borrow against future earnings all the time.

  • @dsfddsgh
    @dsfddsgh2 жыл бұрын

    This song will never sound dated it was so ahead of it's time.

  • @Chrisrw2023
    @Chrisrw2023 Жыл бұрын

    This is the very reason I like reaction videos. The look on Lexs' face is great.

  • @emcsquared8681
    @emcsquared86812 жыл бұрын

    Bowie has done so much, he refused to be branded a specific genre, he was absolutely brilliant and took chances musically very few artist did or do.

  • @MrBigjnva
    @MrBigjnva2 жыл бұрын

    I learned of this song because Pinky from Next Friday walked in the record store looking for Day Day and Roach!

  • @deniseriley6622

    @deniseriley6622

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @jessiegarcia665

    @jessiegarcia665

    2 жыл бұрын

    "You almost made me spill my nyak' all over my 200 dollar suit. Keep it together baby"

  • @hellopaule
    @hellopaule2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie is his own thing and he has morphed into different facets of himself throughout a very long career. Bowie was a musically genius madman. For many Bowie fans, there are great highs in his career and low points where you can't really get it. But that's true artistry. He took chances and was always respected, even when off into worlds that are hard to follow.

  • @bargainspotter1027
    @bargainspotter1027 Жыл бұрын

    Bowie played saxophone and guitar and had that gorgeous voice as well that is so unique and out of worldly.

  • @Stacy55ish
    @Stacy55ish2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was incredibly creative, and this song is just one of many examples that prove it.

  • @mvellis3863
    @mvellis38632 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie is one of the true musical geniuses of modern rock/pop music. There are a lot of great musicians but few that are near the same kind of artistic level like he was (maybe the likes of Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Frank Zappa, Ray Davies, Prince, Steven Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, etc.)

  • @michaelz9892
    @michaelz98922 жыл бұрын

    Check out "Starman" live on Top of the Pops to see the beginnings of this amazing guy.

  • @maxbrazil3712
    @maxbrazil37122 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie was like Prince. He wrote, arranged, produced, and performed it all himself.

  • @KenWins1
    @KenWins12 жыл бұрын

    Anyone who wants to see more David Bowie should watch the duet he did with Bing Crosby for a Christmas special, they sing Little Drummer Boy, it’s fantastic

  • @vicprovost2561
    @vicprovost25612 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was an ever-changing artist with all kinds of tunes, this is a big hit of his. If you want to hear him at his glam rock zenith, check him out with the Spiders from Mars. Mick Ronson is the amazing lead guitarist and David's foil and helped make him a superstar. Try Moonage Daydream, Suffragate City, Ziggy Star Dust and Width of a Circle. This stuff rocks harder than anything else he did and they were the peak of the glam rock era. Enjoy! 🎸

  • @jaundicedoutlook7247
    @jaundicedoutlook72472 жыл бұрын

    Look Back in Anger. That's a killer track with one of the best drumming in a tune ever. Should try that if you're going to do more Bowie.

  • @GranFelicia
    @GranFelicia2 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie has always been his own genre... there's no other way to describe him and his constantly evolving style that was always a couple steps ahead of everyone/everything else!! I adore Bowie...

  • @goreegirl
    @goreegirl2 жыл бұрын

    He plays piano, rhythm guitar and sax and every album is like another experiment in character. He was so talented and got bored so fast he was constantly changing and testing boundaries.

  • @pauljansen1137
    @pauljansen11372 жыл бұрын

    So many great songs...but if I had to choose..."Heroes" or "Sound and Vision" please!!!

  • @marniethedyslexic6445

    @marniethedyslexic6445

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes I agree with both of these songs great suggestions.❤️✌️🌼

  • @derekhauffe7197
    @derekhauffe71972 жыл бұрын

    “Does his other music sound like this or is it different?” It’s different, almost from song to song, but definitely album to album.

  • @davidcopson5800

    @davidcopson5800

    2 жыл бұрын

    And from station to station.

  • @rorygrime1202
    @rorygrime12022 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Bowie started off as Ziggy Stardust, late 60's early 70's

  • @EiriUesugiKun
    @EiriUesugiKun2 жыл бұрын

    7:37 - Bowie called this sound "Plastic Soul". He also performed in the "Soul Train", one of the few white artist to be on it.

  • @DanSolo871
    @DanSolo8712 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see you watch the Saturday Nigh Live version of "the Man Who Sold the World" but copyright issues might block you from watching it. So an album version with the lyrics would be cool. Heroes is also an epic song to react to. And Bowie played many instruments, guitar, saxaphone, piana, i'm sure plenty others.

  • @davidfisher8821
    @davidfisher88212 жыл бұрын

    Bowie is the best. Try Moonage Daydream, Ashes to ashes, the heart’s filthy lesson, fashion, Blackstar, you’ll swear each song is by a different performer. Bowie changed his look and sound from album to album.

  • @mori1bund
    @mori1bund2 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie is the only other artist next to Queen that has such a wide range of genres in his back catalog: from hard rock & early heavy metal to alternative rock, grunge & proto grunge to punk to glam rock to music hall to new wave & new age to industrial to jazz to prog to funk, soul & disco to edm, house, jungle, drum & bass to triphop & hiphop - the man did everything! About the song itself: lines like -> "Fame - what you need you have to borrow! Fame - what you get is no tommorrow!" are biographical. Bowie is one of those artists (just like Queen btw) who learnt the hard way to not trust the managers and business people in the music industry when he started his career as a young & naive man. He did that at first and got exploited so while he was already famous with several hits he had no money at all, he was broke, because all went to his manager.

  • @Anthonylokison
    @Anthonylokison Жыл бұрын

    David Bowie was a Singer-Song writer and Actor and he played many instruments. Bowie played Guitar, Alto and Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Mellotron, Moog, Harmonica, Mouth Harp, Koto, Mandolin, Recorder, Viola, Violin, Cello, and the Stylophone.

  • @annaoswald5943
    @annaoswald59432 жыл бұрын

    Brad, during the pause when Lex says she has so many questions, how could you think it could be about the lyrics? I know her from watching your videos, and knew for sure at that point in the song it was all about the sound.

  • @geraintlumley6432

    @geraintlumley6432

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha, we know her so well 🤣

  • @curtisjones1714
    @curtisjones17142 жыл бұрын

    So glad you got to react to some Bowie. He has so many great songs, however, I would suggest for your next one to be "Space Oddity" and then dig deep into his musical catalog. Keep up the great vids.

  • @skiziskin
    @skiziskin2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie played guitars, keys, and he started out as a saxophonist. In performances he mostly only sang but did play guitar some of the time. Always had a killer band.

  • @sepulfan02
    @sepulfan022 жыл бұрын

    My personal fave Bowie track is "Lets Dance"

  • @joepaskowski9091

    @joepaskowski9091

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm mmm…and the SRV solo.

  • @maxis5650
    @maxis56502 жыл бұрын

    There is no "his normal sound" when it comes to David Bowie, he changed and evolved his persona and his sound throughout the decades. Genre (and gender) fluidity personified. His most famous song is perhaps "Space Oddity" (1969). I recommend watching the video to this.

  • @davidminervino9230

    @davidminervino9230

    2 жыл бұрын

    Blahaha. Right. What is normal Bowie

  • @Mlohgrob

    @Mlohgrob

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dude.. Just stop... Yes, some of his personas were very flamboyant (and could be considered more on the feminine side), but it had absolutely nothing to do with gender (or rather gender fluidity) whatsoever. Stop trying to force som modern ideology/agenda on to Bowie, he explained multiple times throughout his career why he did that, there's countless of interviews with him on youtube. He did it because he was actually extremely shy and very nervous when he had to perform, he felt like when he dressed up in these over the top fictional personas, he felt like he wasn't himself and all of his nerves dissapeared.

  • @SIXX2772
    @SIXX27722 жыл бұрын

    Yall got to understand that everything that wasn't disco or country was called rock during these times, the rock genre is far more VAST than yall realize.

  • @Loki1815

    @Loki1815

    2 жыл бұрын

    @jeff's SIXX : Absolutely! Except for Blues, bluegrass, Chicago, oh, and the real Rhythm 'n' Blues, Jazz (Blues with the mistakes left in), Folk, Skiffle, Soul, Motown!

  • @SIXX2772

    @SIXX2772

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Loki1815 Evidently you need schooling too...any ADULT knows that goes without saying while at the same time the few you mentioned makes up what about 20% or less of all music from the 70's ....thanks for much of nothing haha

  • @Loki1815

    @Loki1815

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SIXX2772 Er, you were the one who said EVERYTHING, every adult knows that means all things, other than the genre's that you don't wish to include! Next!

  • @SIXX2772

    @SIXX2772

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Loki1815 you'll be alright KIDDO.....LOL

  • @Loki1815

    @Loki1815

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SIXX2772 Oh you are so crass!

  • @marcharley6465
    @marcharley64652 жыл бұрын

    Bowie's music career started in the mid-60s and he's covered a lot of musical genres. Hippy stuff, glam rock, funk, early electronic music, arty rock music, pop and most things in between. He played a number of instruments and generally wrote his own songs. If you want to listen to more Bowie, I'd suggest "Space oddity", "Ziggy stardust", "Young Americans", "fashion", "Ashes to ashes" and "Lets dance". All of them have very different vibes and demonstrate his versatility.

  • @davidsutherland667
    @davidsutherland667 Жыл бұрын

    David Bowie could play sixteen different instruments. Yes , he had a band and players in the background . He also was the worlds greatest musical chameleon.

  • @rosamorales5282
    @rosamorales52822 жыл бұрын

    You have to SEE him perform he's so out there. Love him.

  • @thegladve
    @thegladve2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was not just a singer, he was a phenomena, the man could sing in a variety of different genres, was a lowkey genius in crafting his image as well as selling it and he was a decent actor in particular.

  • @MrVicDog
    @MrVicDog2 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie is a musical and fashion chameleon. He changed his look and song styles multiple times. He's mostly a singer songwriter. Back then when a new Bowie song was coming out nobody knew what to expect. Some of his alter egos were: The Thin white Duke, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

  • @SoloGuitar1000
    @SoloGuitar10002 жыл бұрын

    Space Oddity is an iconic song by him.

  • @jorel80
    @jorel802 жыл бұрын

    Bowie is a mixed bag of greatness, doing all kinds of styles, a true original.

  • @jacquelyndavis6493
    @jacquelyndavis64937 күн бұрын

    This man is incredible & during an interview put the interviewer on the spot when he questioned him about the lack of African American music being played on British radio

  • @aderftard
    @aderftard2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was arguably the most influential pop performance artist of the 20th century. It's hard to fully appreciate most of his music without watching his performances, as the costumes and visuals were a key part of his vision. He created and/or popularized many genres of pop music, but was never defined by one. Hard to pick favorite singles, but "Space Oddity", "Ziggy Stardust", "Rebel Rebel", "Golden Years", "Young Americans", "Ashes to Ashes", "Cat People", "Let's Dance", and "Blue Jean" might give you an idea of how he morphed from the late 60s to the mid 80s.

  • @heturnal
    @heturnal2 жыл бұрын

    David bowie rip was a singer song writer producer and one of the 1st to dive into all genre's... truly one of the goats

  • @johnmolloy7340
    @johnmolloy7340 Жыл бұрын

    “ That song was like, the intermission at a movie theater.” Brilliant!!!! I love your descriptions. You guys are great!

  • @johnwaga3702
    @johnwaga37022 жыл бұрын

    How can you not know about David Bowie? He is widely recognised as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century. Bowie was voted by other music stars as the "most influential artist of all time" in a poll by NME. Rolling Stone magazine named him the "Greatest Rock Star Ever" after his death in 2016. Iconic. Inspirational. Genius.

  • @bartholomewswarmkrunsh3859
    @bartholomewswarmkrunsh38592 жыл бұрын

    A talented genius: Not just the guitar, he played the piano, cello, harmonica and saxophone too - oh - and even the drums.

  • @deannahodge809
    @deannahodge809 Жыл бұрын

    Hes a musical chameleon. He is the mastermind behind self reinvention in the music industry. He paved the way for many rock stars in the future. He's a legend.

  • @KaBeeM
    @KaBeeM2 жыл бұрын

    Bowie was one of the most versatile artists. You can pick 10 Bowie songs at random and none of them will sound like the other. He also painted, acted, played instruments. he was also a visionary who understood the cultural implications of technology like the internet very early on.

  • @richard_n
    @richard_n2 жыл бұрын

    So happy you guys have got around to Bowie. His catalog really is taking a trip down the rabbit hole. He covers so many genres with this music. One of the greatest artists to ever walk the earth. He was able to be artsy while still being mainstream and being an incredible entertainer. Check out his Singles collection for more songs you need to react to. And yes, he could play numerous instruments, but it was just to illustrate for his band the sound he was going for.

  • @mikemantle
    @mikemantle2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! More Bowie!

  • @amandagraham4254
    @amandagraham42542 жыл бұрын

    Bowie is iconic. You will get so many sounds out of Bowie, and yes he plays instruments!!