“The filming was interrupted at one point by an old man walking his dog, looking for driftwood. Mallet asked him if he wouldn’t mind moving, and pointed out Bowie sitting outside the catering van. ‘Do you know who this is?’ he asked. Sharp as a tack, the old man responded with, ‘Of course I do. It’s some cunt in a clown suit.’ Sometime later, Bowie remembered, ‘That was a huge moment for me. It put me back in my place and made me realise, “Yes, I’m just a cunt in a clown suit.” ― Dylan Jones, David Bowie: A Life

@catdealer1144

3 жыл бұрын

@@EasyEnigma noone cares if someone else posted something and how is that fucked up?

@EasyEnigma

3 жыл бұрын

@@catdealer1144 dude wtf wrong with your about page? You talking about no one cares and yet you write a whole ass paragraph for ppl who don't care ab you 😂 do you even know what spite means little kid

@catdealer1144

3 жыл бұрын

@@EasyEnigma First off, I literally cannot understand what that reply means, try improving your grammar, and secondly, why are you stalking my channel?

@erictroxell715

3 жыл бұрын

I saw an interview where he talked about this. The crew laughed there asses off. David supposedly asked the guy to be in the video in the background if the beach scene at the end but he declined. Heck for 200$ for 10 minutes work and to meet THE david bowie i would've paid him!!!

@EasyEnigma

3 жыл бұрын

@@catdealer1144 Dude check out your discussion page. When Zonal Scar said "Dude you should change now because when you're trying to change in a year its hard to let go of that habit." he meant that you're shit and you need to get better. And if you're having issues about me stalking your page, answer me this: What are you going to do about it?

RIP David - RIP Steve Strange 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Here in 2047 and it's still better than just about all music today!

"The filming was interrupted at one point by an old man walking his dog, looking for driftwood. Mallet [the video director] asked him if he wouldn't mind moving, and pointed to Bowie sitting outside the catering van. "Do you know who this is?" he asked. Sharp as a tack, the old man responded with "of course I do. It's some cunt in a clown suit." Some time later, Bowie remembered, "That was a huge moment for me. It put me back in my place and made me realize, 'Yes, I'm just a cunt in a clown suit.'

A hundred years from now, Bowie will be thought of in the same way as Mozart or Beethoven.

@noelcampbell6517

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with your sentiments.

@samanthaplays7180

3 жыл бұрын

If he isn’t thought of that way, I don’t want to be on this earth

@antamanta9584

3 жыл бұрын

He already is for many people

@GemPotagueule

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, without a massiv ecological wake up, nobody will be listening to music anymore in more than 100yrs.. I say that, and I'm not even defeatist type, because I still hope & I really wish that ppl will be able to listen to music in 100 years or more

@b.d6642

3 жыл бұрын

More like jesus

The Eighties Start Here

“My mother said to get things done. You’d better not mess with Major Tom.” God, that line has stuck with me since I first discovered this song. It’s such a haunting chorus perfectly combined with the synths. Moreover, this music video is a work of art. Having the Blitz Kid clowns in this music video really added to the atmosphere: that quintessential Blitz club look with white foundation, eyeshadow and eyeliner, and the colored highlights. What a haunting, ghostly performance. Bowie was brilliant.

I agree with the former text! This song inspires me to stay away from all Major Toms in general who are still active in there addiction. Solo 4 life 🎉🎉🎉

"I'm stuck with a valuable friend." Damn, that is such a weird and clever way to say drug addiction.

@Cyrano3372

3 жыл бұрын

We know Major Tom's a junkie

@raspberrycrowns9494

3 жыл бұрын

My sci-fi loving brain is telling me that Major Tom is stuck in space with his alien best friend ( Starman ) I just can't accept the fact he's a junkie. The world Bowie created is too awesome to have that dark plot twist

@Serai3

3 жыл бұрын

@@raspberrycrowns9494 Looking for some wreckage to surf home on. :)

@thechickennuggetoffate9139

3 жыл бұрын

I'm fairly certain Bowie said that is one of the only lines which doesnt refer to his drug use, instead Iggy Pop who he claims "resurrected" him

@philobrien8920

3 жыл бұрын

Could be interpreted as dying from an overdose, with the dove, the black and white imagery, the electric chair and the religious figures following him.

He left before the whole world turned to shit. Impeccable timing as always . X

@Alex-ow6hk

4 жыл бұрын

maybe him passing turned the world to shit his presence was the only thing stopping literal chaos

@douglasparkinson4123

4 жыл бұрын

2 weeks ago ha this sucker aint even started the race war side quest yet

@borgullet3376

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, THAT was classsic Richard

@conordoran3556

3 жыл бұрын

When there was less traffic

@alsignoracci1773

3 жыл бұрын

Soooooooo True 🍷👍🍷

Currently struggling with a cocaine addiction. I know it's weird but it's extremely comforting to listen to his songs about cocaine. I have very little support so Bowie's music helps me get through the struggle Edit: I'm 38 days sober as of 2/8/23 and I'm feeling great Edit 2: thank you all for your support. I'm 50 days sober now as of 2/20/23 and still doing good. I won't lie, I still have cravings, but I know better than to throw away everything that sobreity has given me Edit 3: It's been a while since I updated because I was pretty ashamed that I relapsed. My plug had contacted me from a different number and I relapsed on 3/1/23 on my 2 month mark. It wasn't a big relapse though and as of 3/24/23 I'm 3 weeks sober. I really didn't expect to get so much support over all these months from y'all but it has been very helpful and I'm so thankful of y'all

@tombrennan3973

Жыл бұрын

I love you because you are human just like me :-)

@user-id6gv6dk2l

Жыл бұрын

56, he-he-he. Always love DB!!!! This song - ONE OF THE BEST.

@mozzerianmisanthrope406

Жыл бұрын

I wish you all the best, Luna. We all have our vices. I'm glad this brings you comfort. 💜

@antoniovicente4506

Жыл бұрын

All the best for you Luna. May songs like these light the way for us.

@shortallliam3142

Жыл бұрын

My friend, the best of luck in your struggle; God will give you strength...

When I listen to this song, I think of Major Tom (ground control) and things being chaotic and out of control, and yet without some chaos, there won't be any kind of expansion of our universe. So much violence these days. Its the fazes of life, birth, life and death.....ashes to ashes a toast to what used to be. I think of Bowie as some sort of messenger from another planet sent here to wake us up with his songs being used as messages. He is ethereal.

2021, 40 years after this was released and it still feels fresh

@colderbeer

3 жыл бұрын

Driving home from work the other day around 6 PM I had Sirius XM playing in the car, and ASHES TO ASHES came on....haven't heard the song in over a year and yes, it still sounds fresh and so cool......

@estebanposadaduque6415

3 жыл бұрын

.... ¿ fresh ? ....wtf .... as in fresh milk .....

@marktwain9225

3 жыл бұрын

Still better than the Sesame Street lyrics and beats from the simplistic minds now.

@kirstysmith864

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, my mum got me into Bowie, and my daughters love him too 🖤

@anthonyc-carnell6596

3 жыл бұрын

It does. His magic is timeless. An angel of music. Strung out in Heavens High, I feel sure, feeling high and happy

David didn’t die. He went home.

@mirkoschneider7980

3 жыл бұрын

You're right 😇

@maoristereo

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. On his tesla, strapped to a rocketship.

@sfender2182

3 жыл бұрын

Let's pray David went to heaven, his music was surely inspired. On his last album he sang something about being in heaven.

@andrewsinclair7159

3 жыл бұрын

I'll do you one better: The 10-minute Blackstar video portrayed an occult ritual that was watched millions of times by millions of people around the world in the days leading up to Bowie's death. Through this distributed expenditure of psychic energy and the repetition of the ritual, Bowie's soul made the leap from being human to being a God in a process called "apotheosis." David Bowie is now a celestial demigod who may be worshipped, prayed to, etc. He was an avid occultist in life, and he planned for this.

@VasilyMusic

3 жыл бұрын

David didn’t home. He went die.

One of the most influential and experimental musical artists ever

@DanielFranc35

Жыл бұрын

And more...

@TeutonicTribe

Жыл бұрын

Or maybe the most. xx

@ttc.o4007

Жыл бұрын

That's very tough to argue with

@arakaneuman

Жыл бұрын

The most influential and experimental musical artist ever, no question about it and this i his best song. A true masterpiece.

@shagggadoo

Жыл бұрын

Freddy Mercury meets Andy Warhol. A true master of his craft.

Personally, this is my all time favorite song. Can't shake how great it is.

The synthesizer part near the end turns the song from a classic into a masterpiece. Great track.

@stevenlagoe7808

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I've always loved this track but the synth at the end takes it to another level. Ethereal. I've no idea whether it was part of the original composition or an addition in the studio, but whichever it's genius.

@chloesmith6714

Жыл бұрын

Oh yea rhe end is the best by far, and i looked all over I dont think they ever did that part live!!!

@1972Ventura455ho

Жыл бұрын

It's a shame that it didn't sound the same when he played it live.

@ezechielamadeus2828

Жыл бұрын

@@chloesmith6714 sur un live à Paris Olympia en 2002 une version géniale avec le grand Mike garson au keyboards .

@ezechielamadeus2828

Жыл бұрын

@@1972Ventura455ho Olympia Paris 2002 .

Lyrics Do you remember a guy that's been In such an early song? I've heard a rumor from Ground Control Oh no, don't say it's true They got a message from the Action Man "I'm happy, hope you're happy too I've loved all I've needed, love Sordid details following" The shrieking of nothing is killing, just Pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I Ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair But I'm hoping to kick but the planet it's glowing Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight But the little green wheels are following me Oh no, not again I'm stuck with a valuable friend "I'm happy, hope you're happy too" One flash of light but no smoking pistol I never done good things (I never done good things) I never done bad things (I never done bad things) I never did anything out of the blue, woh-o-oh Want an axe to break the ice Wanna come down right now Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low My mother said, to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom My mother said, to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom My mother said, to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom My mother said, to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom

Last 37 seconds on a infinite loop is the ticket!

That baseline is almost supernatural

Who still loves this song in 2022?

@mail4miljo

2 ай бұрын

Sorry 2024

With music videos like this, Bowie virtually invented the MTV era.

Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, Great songs and Fantastic Drama/Comedies if you have not seen them, RIP DCI Gene Hunt! Those who have seen will know. Superb

Christ, this song helped me through some of the darkest times of my life. RIP David. You will live forever through your music.

@morebirdsandroses

Жыл бұрын

For me it was Changes. "turn and face the strange...." What a fabulous composer/performer. 😘

@user-id6gv6dk2l

Жыл бұрын

Dont worry be happy is guano? Congratulations! You`ll get the NEXT LEVEL((( Unfortunately, this will NOT help you. This won't help you in any way. Rather, on the contrary, there is a lot of sadness in many knowledge. Everything will pass, and this will pass. (SOLOMON)

@JosephMartinez-lg4vp

Жыл бұрын

Hello !! Hmm yes black hawk here I was with you Why didn't you take my hand

@lewisner

Жыл бұрын

And now Tina Turner 😢

@gunwap

9 ай бұрын

Me toooo! Pulled me through just like you my friend!❤

It feels really good to hear this song and be 5 years clean from heroin

@sophiathefurbst

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you’re over that :)

@jesserussell783

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you ... Fuck that drug I've lost 3 good friends from it

@peterking8410

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesserussell783 ,sure,i m 30 years clean and lost 50% of my friends

@buzzlightyear1191

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophiathefurbst hey thanks for that it's 24 hours at a time

@ethanyoung1697

3 жыл бұрын

Proud of you :)

I remember this is the first pop video I saw that stuck in my mind as a 12 year old and still sends shivers of nostalgia down my spine to see it today. Thank David RIP

🎵 "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky, We know Major Tom's a junkie--" 🎶

Legends never die! "I don't know where I'm going from here but I promise it won't be boring" - David Bowie

@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826

5 жыл бұрын

Such a humble man too

@jillcohnmusic

4 жыл бұрын

a song i wrote for David. soundcloud.com/jill-cohn/legends

@pendleton42

4 жыл бұрын

bowie did not die he just went home to his world

@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826

4 жыл бұрын

pendleton42, i think you're right!! Well said!! Bowie was unique for sure.

@bjoe385

4 жыл бұрын

My version “ I’ve got a good idea of were I’m going and I promise it will be boring”.

David Bowie singing Ashes to Ashes in a padded room is my exact mental state right now lol

@JimManthy

5 жыл бұрын

Can't tell if that's a good or bad thing.

@naviodompedro5999

4 жыл бұрын

maybe both

@riverzin666

4 жыл бұрын

I felt that (No, I'm not kidding, should I be concerned- )

@dustythe2nd188

4 жыл бұрын

@@riverzin666 You r a good person. That is all I have to tell you. Dusty the 2nd.

@dustythe2nd188

4 жыл бұрын

Mia C, Hope you are OK now.

We realize not what we had, until we have not.

If we live that long

FUCKING PURE GENIUS.

He died around the same time, as my Dad and Alan Rickmann. It's a nice suggestion, to think they met perhaps at the gate...

@TralfazConstruction

4 жыл бұрын

I remember. We were pondering those losses, then Patty Duke on March 29th. _Then_ , similar to Patty Duke's cause of death, my fiancée passed away, suddenly, just six days later. I wanted to rend my garments and harrow my face. I can think back on it now with more composure but it seems like the first four terrible months of 2016 were much more recent.

@vampork

4 жыл бұрын

Nice thought! And sane time as my sister in law's Dad, anotyer beautiful soul and being, also called David (just coincidence, but I did think that similar thought as yourself). Great minds think alike, fool's seldom differ, as my granny used to say, lol!!!

@vampork

4 жыл бұрын

@@TralfazConstruction oh my goodness, that's very sad... that must have really pulled the rug from under your feet. Hope you had and have lots of support and hugs during that hard time. Has anyone posted the funny story behind the making of this video? Absolutely no idea if where I read it, but it's a great yarn...

@drinking6314

4 жыл бұрын

The Gates of Hades. I can't imagine it otherwise.

@vampork

4 жыл бұрын

@@drinking6314 is that the Underwood?

When everyone was complaining how rock was destroyed by MTV Bowie saw the true art potential in it, truly a pioneer and visionary

That funky bass would make Flea or Geddy jealous af!

That outro is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. The high pitch synths elevate it to another dimension and the portamento synth is it’s equal.

@lightasmr6623

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same it's my favorite moment in music ever

@arturom628

Жыл бұрын

I guess that this is a new mix/master. Sounds so cool!

@jayhache5609

11 ай бұрын

@@arturom628 I recall it being on the fancy new “CD” I bought back in Autumn of ‘84… but I could be wrong.

@Julius_Paul

3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite clips of pop music ever.

@boxwi

3 ай бұрын

It's up there for GOAT outros. The end of Sufjan Stevens - Drawn to the Blood is pure musical ecstasy and another one that comes to mind.

This video deserves a better resolution.

@ajs41

5 жыл бұрын

The EMI channel upload has better resolution but the sound is bad. This one is the other way round. It's frustrating how often that happens on KZread.

@Panzer0

5 жыл бұрын

I recall seeing o ne somewhere, but I can't find it anywhere now. Did it get copyright-removed?

@God_gundam36

5 жыл бұрын

@@Panzer0 Yes

@foto21

5 жыл бұрын

It was shot on this thing from the past - called lower resolution video. NOT 4k NOT HD, but standard definition. It clearly was NOT shot on film. It was still probably one of the best cameras available, cost $20k at the time.

@Panzer0

5 жыл бұрын

@@foto21 A higher quality video was on youtube, it just got copyright claimed. The quality was far better, for instance you could clearly see his facy during the "I've never done good things" part. Edit - Found it drive.google.com/file/d/1zrFPW1c3I3lLU44eUGmvxLSm8F_XJc-u/view

"Ashes to ashes, funk to funky, we know Major Tom's a junkie, strung out in heavens high hitting an all time low"

I watched the documentary film Moonage Daydream recently. Bowie was an absolute genius.

2:28 Can't get enough of when the song gets to this point! 💯❤️😎👏🕺

“I’ve never done good things, I’ve never done bad things, I never did anything out of the blue” = about not being in control of your fate.

@deadlymouse6722

3 жыл бұрын

this is my favorite part of the song

@SilentReports

3 жыл бұрын

@@deadlymouse6722 No smoking pistol but one flash of light and those comments you raise relate to spiritual enlightenment. Nothing and nobody else dies in Ashes to Ashes. "There's no smoking pistol but one flash of light"

@Million900

3 жыл бұрын

Bowie said those 3 lines were in reference to his music career actually. I think a lot of lines in this song get misconstrued

@SilentReports

3 жыл бұрын

@@Million900 and you have misconstrued them x

@dennissaint4974

3 жыл бұрын

​@@SilentReports Actually, @Cosmiques is right. It is a reference to his career. Bowie told Angus MacKinnon on NME that these lines were about his feelings about his own musical career: "Those three particular lines represent a continuing, returning feeling of inadequacy over what I’ve done. I have a lot of reservations about that I’ve done, inasmuch as I don’t feel much of it has any import at all."

Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight too. One day. One day

It's only been a couple of years. But I miss you so bad sir. I miss you. I hope you are sailing through beautiful deep space.

Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low.... RIP David Bowie...

@agatos88

5 жыл бұрын

ite Missea est ...

@STOKESEY1974

5 жыл бұрын

Jose Orta you know that mate so ahead of his time a modern day prophet imho RIP God speed x

@holgate1970

5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant lines..

@matipille3992

3 жыл бұрын

puhaku ta rahus!

I think besides the melodies and chord progressions... his aesthetic is so uniquely impeccable. A true original.

@michaelmapes4119

Жыл бұрын

What I like is that Bass Guitar riff...

@mosborne5719

Жыл бұрын

True Genius

@Frogs2500

Жыл бұрын

His Signature

@yourfellowgarlicbread1749

Жыл бұрын

"I'm collecting personalities"-David Bowie

@yourfellowgarlicbread1749

Жыл бұрын

"I'm collecting personalities"-David Bowie

When I pass, I want to be so advanced that I skip cremation altogether & just put my Energy into this song ❤ Love to all, thank you & extra Love thanks to David , Angela, Iman & Family

This one of his greatest songs makes my skin crawl

The bulldozer slowly driving behind them is such an excellent idea, like inevitable, rolling doom. You hardly notice it first, but then it becomes frightening as hell.

What a hypnotic song I love the cleverness of the lyrics and the melody

@gatronix754

Жыл бұрын

Like cocaine

@waynenorthspacebuoy3529

Жыл бұрын

Bowie Fans are ace .. Fantastic ... I love doing his covers on YT such a great artist ... its great to connect with his genius

@tomd5922

Жыл бұрын

This Man is beyond time

@isidrorosas8858

Жыл бұрын

I'm a bot

@hannahwilliams4587

Жыл бұрын

The hypnotic melody to the song he puts down to being a huge fan of Danny Kaye and "Inchworm", this song is inspired in part by that song.

Yees, listening!!!! From SWEDEN Whit LOVE !!!❤❤❤

ironically when this song came out is when I became an addict. spent 40 years in hell. clean 13 years now. never going back.

I saw David Bowie in 1997. I was only 17. It was too unreal to be real. He performed this live. I had no idea what was going on, I wasn’t a fan. My friend had an extra ticket to the show because his girlfriend couldn’t go. Looking back on it the show changed my perspective on life. This man was a genius. RIP.

@Connor-yh5ho

3 жыл бұрын

So you're like 40 or smth?

@amalek80

3 жыл бұрын

@@Connor-yh5ho clever boy.

@MrMkcampbell

3 жыл бұрын

@cleetus wow.

@silvercat151

3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful story!

@AlmostReady504

3 жыл бұрын

Was that the Serious Moonlight tour?

Time doesnt exist when this song plays.

David Bowie always ahead of his time, already had an ipad in the 80s S2

@waynenorthspacebuoy3529

2 жыл бұрын

Compltely compelling to play and sing Bowie songs on YT as a one man band ... its spiritual and a priviledge.

The Man is more Mozart,Shakespeare, Sakamoto, no need to wait a thousand years. With what he left us. Thank you Stan Man.

@grabgrabgrabthegrab

Жыл бұрын

Hey you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie

Cleverness is a word. ''I'm stuck with a valuable friend''. X

Who is still listening at the end of 2022…ME ..one of the best songs & videos ever made!! A timeless classic.. R.I.P. David Bowie.. you are sadly missed, but never ever forgotten!! Luv LA from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 pure gold 📀📀📀 Amazing to see Steve Strange in the ashes to ashes video!! PERFECTION !!

@martijnkosters9024

Жыл бұрын

It always strikes me how timeless this song sounds. 19 effing 70!

@janwellington8663

Жыл бұрын

I am, and I was born in 1953. My all-time most-loved music vid.

@lefkytheshin

Жыл бұрын

Nope. No one. You're the only person.

@motilevi2392

Жыл бұрын

I do,,till I die

@motilevi2392

Жыл бұрын

@@lefkytheshin R U Sure?

“I’m happy hope you’re happy too...”

@sharkwatchgir1

3 жыл бұрын

i’m crying i listened to this song in 2019 the best year of my life and i’m watching it rn and i’m crying thats my fav line

@andalltheangelssay212

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking

@samueIferreira

3 жыл бұрын

@@sharkwatchgir1 best Bowie song

@Serai3

3 жыл бұрын

How that line's meaning changes now that he's gone onward.

@oryanashelley2609

3 жыл бұрын

HUNKY DORY 😷👌

2022 and who is here still loving Bowie?

Bowie is a marvel among marvels

So much musical Talent came out of Britain from a small little island only the imaginatiive British could make such music and produced a artist of David Bowie astonishing really ❤

@omegajrz1269

4 ай бұрын

Where are you from?

@soultraveller5027

4 ай бұрын

@@omegajrz1269 Poland

@soultraveller5027

4 ай бұрын

@@omegajrz1269 Poland

There will never be another David Bowie. Such an amazingly unique and talented artist. 🌠

@maudemathildeh335

Жыл бұрын

So true. Hard to believe both Bowie and Steve Strange are gone😞

@markzane8542

Жыл бұрын

@@maudemathildeh335 It's always the best ones who leave us...

@yesnomaby

Жыл бұрын

Tyler the creator is a fractel of bowie has the same magik just reflected in a difernt time

@DieyoungDiefast

Жыл бұрын

True of some big names, they were unique (of course some depends on your musical tastes) But Bowie, Lemmy, Mercury, Hendrix, Moon could never be replaced. Lemmy had a unique style of bass playing and Keith Moon behind the drums was a wild thing. There's a German lass who plays drum covers , Sina, who said Moon basically played a series of drum solos to make the drums an integral part of the track as opposed to a time keeper.

@AloeMCMLXIV

Жыл бұрын

There's not a musician today who can reach the level of David Bowie, Freddy Mercury, Mick Jagger, Fleetwood Mac the musicians of the past will always be the greatest. Today's singers are just that.. singers.

Oh yeah my favourite Bowie song

You are truly missed Mr. David.

Who's listening in 2024?

@koisum777

Ай бұрын

I,m listening in 2024

@ahoyt7523

Ай бұрын

I will be listening in 2095!

@ISpinsir

Ай бұрын

👍

@glennjordan3965

Ай бұрын

Yes, I never stop listening to this, its a real master piece🙂

@oshiripuri

Ай бұрын

はい❣️❣️

Even if he had composed only this single song, Bowie would remain a contemporary music legend. This is quitessential. I could listen to this only piece of music from dawn to dusk, alone on a lonely planet, till the end of time.

@luizahm

4 жыл бұрын

I like your comment! Song is truly a masterpiece.. came here after listening to Paul’s Buchanan cover... another gem! Very few can cover The Duke, in my opinion only Paul and Peter Murphy do amazing Bowie’s covers ✨

@charlotteaponte4296

4 жыл бұрын

Alice inchains

@vootie99

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite Bowie tune... I don't "understand" the song but I feel it in my bones...

@paulkinsey192

4 жыл бұрын

Never tire of listening to this. It’s a work of art.

@hanshuber1103

4 жыл бұрын

@@luizahm I like the comment too

We didn't have artists in the 70s,80,and 90s we had gods and goddess 😊

This song and video confirmed what we all suspected: Major Tom was a junkie. It still hits hard 44 years later.

Happy 74 birthday to heaven! Ashes to ashes :(

@AlmostReady504

3 жыл бұрын

I'm happy hope you're happy too

How lucky to be alive when he was... there will never be another ..

Met Him in the "Dschungel" West-Berlin and it Changes everything.

Under 13s that are watching 1 like 1 prayer for David

I love how "Ashes To Ashes" isn't only thematically a send-off to "Space Oddity", it fully commits to that mood musically as well. Whereas Space Oddity sounds grandiose and epic, Ashes To Ashes sounds distorted, low-key and off-kilter. With Bowie's high-pitched wails and the mournful synths, one can downright picture Major Tom crashing down to Earth and hitting the pavement hard. Figuratively speaking, of course. Whatever it was that kept him flying high now out of reach/axed for good - replaced by painkillers and/or the slowly unravelling realization that life "down there" is harsh. His excesses never changed that fact - they only distorted his perception and made him worse for wear. It's a dire song - in the most creative and artistic way. Space Oddity, despite being somewhat of a dirge, has a romantic tinge to it. Ashes To Ashes deconstructed that romanticism, but in the process turned out to be an artistically pleasing successor that resonated with old and new listeners alike. One of the best sequels in popculture history.

@songshineoriginalmusic

2 жыл бұрын

Good assessment. I call the synth sounds and overall mood of the song kind of eerie in the best way possible...

@paulodetarso3198

2 жыл бұрын

And both musics speak about Bowie's drug addiction too!

@SlavicRusa

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulodetarso3198 I am a recovering heroin addict and have ‘My mama said, to get things done, you’d better not mess with Major Tom’ tattooed above my forearm where i used to shoot. It’s a reminder to stay away from it and not ruin my life further and also it’s one of my top 5 Bowie songs. This song and it’s eerie, mournful atmosphere, ashes to ashes (religious people say that all the time during funerals and I get strong funeral, death vibes. It was also a children song during Black Plague. So i think the title itself tells you what this song’s gonna be about) is him finally facing his past, his addiction and anxiety over the upcoming decade. But Bowie songs are often perfectly open to interpretation, which i personally love 💕

@veximmortalis8622

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlavicRusa Hey, thanks for sharing. Stay strong, you got this!

@ValdVincent

2 жыл бұрын

But how does Black Star fit into it?

Man this is genius

"so what experience do you have with heavy machinery?" "I drove a bulldozer behind David Bowie"

Bowie is the alien and the rest of us are mere mortals.

Ziggy Stardust now travels amongst the stars.....

@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Jones So does Starman and Major Tom...so sad right now...:(

@MrPaulCurtis

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Jones I'm smoking 'herbal remedies' as i watch this right now. R.I.P. Dave

@BLUTOV

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Curtis - You've paid a proper homage.

@Puppy-lt5ur

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Curtis Good lad. me too!

@bobbythornton8053

8 жыл бұрын

Many comments, mine means nothing. Miss him, plain and simple.

1:04 this part is my favorite

@tun46

Жыл бұрын

Same

Bowie picking up the future, telling us about it and changing like a magician with a mysterious smile. Simply genius.

I don't know how this hasn't got more views. One of the best songs.

This song has like the coolest sound ever.

@reginaschill2012

3 жыл бұрын

I want to have it on my funeral 💫greetings from Germany

@djpeekay25

3 жыл бұрын

This song is one of the best British songs of all time! Production was way ahead of its time. I love how it gets darker from 2:40 onwards.

@zootsoot2006

2 жыл бұрын

The only really good thing Bowie ever did

@TheMrfont

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5iauMiPmtqndaQ.html&start_radio=1 listen to this cover please!

@user-hu3iy9gz5j

2 жыл бұрын

@@zootsoot2006 besides the other really good things he did

One of the most emotional songs ever. Bowie was a genius.

@solidifiedmilk571

Жыл бұрын

@Hunter Vonnegut not very underground if accounts like yours are plugging them on every comment on every music video you can find

@TonyEnglandUK

Жыл бұрын

@@solidifiedmilk571 lol beautifully said.

my favorite DB song off all time....

Wish I had the time to read all the comments on Bowie's songs. So many people from around the world appreciated him. Imagine if his music wasn't recorded...how could we explain his talent to others? What a phenomenal artist.

One of the greatest David Bowie songs ever....."My Momma said, to get things done, you better not mess with Major Tom....."

@bowiev2schneider58

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@KAZ132

2 жыл бұрын

My Mom said the same 🌻🎶

@boogyjuggy

2 жыл бұрын

@@KAZ132 lollllllllll

@derrickbutler3552

2 жыл бұрын

@@KAZ132 !

@renztaylor5904

2 жыл бұрын

God damn

writing a song about addiction, producing it as a demented lullaby, and revisiting the beloved character that brought your fame to heaven highs as an allegory to falling low to the trappings of said addiction. this man had such an ability for world building in his music, and making it feel so real, sonically and visually. something he didn't lose up to his death. a true artist.

One thing this video proves for sure, the discussion and accolades for what David Bowie has achieved with hats is long overdue.

@grabgrabgrabthegrab

Жыл бұрын

Hey you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie

Still one of my favourite David Bowie songs it's just brilliant

This has got to be the greatest video of all time!

My mom used to park me in front of the T.V. of mornings while she got ready for work, put on MTV and turn the volume up for the music. I was probably of pre-school age, and this video was on heavy circulation at the time. It used to scare the hell out of me and I'd have nightmares for years. I was most frightened when the new romantics would appear going "IM HAPPY, HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY TOO.". I still remember having bad dreams being connected to all these tubes after having this group of evil scary people led by a french clown capture me. All of that would change years later after finding this L.P. at a garage sale. Thanks for being a part of my past, present, and future, David Bowie. Rest in Space

@edwardsanchez3708

4 жыл бұрын

I love this song because it takes me to a time when everyone in my family was alive and all in the world was right for me

@casper189

4 жыл бұрын

Marty Procaccio 😂

@erictchendo5702

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂 i was like you with the nightmare...when the clip started i was scared...

@vezeo

4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it wasn't drugs

@ML-dl1cp

3 жыл бұрын

@Minami Uchida Not just a strange quality, but a STEVE STRANGE quality to it (also Darla Gilroy and Judith Frankland, who designed the costumes).

David Bowie was light years ahead of any other artist of his era...

I love his imagination here!

I hate to sound like an old guy but....where are the creative geniuses in music today? Who has the sheer volume and incredible variety of this person's music amongst today's artists? I lament his passing.

@HNT63

2 жыл бұрын

You will never get an answer because most don't understand

@ViniViecelli1

2 жыл бұрын

There are a awfull lot of great musicians and producers now, they are not as mainstream as they used to be thats all

@boobiesexmachine

2 жыл бұрын

weirder, more experimental artists don't get into the limelight as often these days. doesn't mean they aren't still out there. a couple i recommend are weyes blood, yves tumor, and the garden. they're all pretty popular within their groups but still lesser known. another thing i want to mention is that you don't have to turn to newly released music to experience something new. there is a ton of old music out there that is relatively obscure and unknown.

@kve5520

2 жыл бұрын

Black Country, New Road

@maureenmountbattenwindsor8596

2 жыл бұрын

Well, David is certainly in heaven , playing his piano ,that he insisted was magically haunted, he's certainly found life on Mars , . And yes your right, ive lost a lot of fellow musicians over the last ten years. Lost isnt a good word, they are in a differnt music relm, like they are here, yet not , at the same time.. keep them alive in your life with their music within your soul . and your heart.

The ending melody is so powerful. 2:42

0:31 first man on right was Steve Strange frontman of Visage....😊 RIP

As a recovering meth addict this is to me the most incredible song about addiction ever done

@girlhag

Жыл бұрын

i’m proud of you, and i believe in you!

@jkirtleyheacting

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Good luck x

@morebirdsandroses

Жыл бұрын

Just keep recovering😘🦋

@waynenorthspacebuoy3529

Жыл бұрын

Totally Agree .... I wrote 'No Doubt Man" by Space Boy ..... there's nothing like our David .... thanks to all the nice people.

The ending and fade out of this masterpiece is the best ever.

@dude8868

Жыл бұрын

This is the sequel and resolution of major tom...

@Leo-qe3gl

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I love it.😌

Major Tom here... I approve this message. I miss him

24, 25, 26, 27 ... and forever ♾️ ! Been listening to this song since Bowie released the album . Long live to the Thin White Duke ! 🛸

1:55 I really love how David does weird things without laughing... he´s the master...

@not.my.democrat

Жыл бұрын

@Hunter Vonnegut 🗑️ trash.