"Lady Stardust" is my favorite song from the album, probably because musically it is closer to some tracks from the previous album, Hunky Dory.

Hi JP ! He was actually referring to Marc Bolan, a friend of his who achieved success a few months before him, being an assential precursor of Glam Rock in the process with his band T. Rex. A giant portrait of Bolan was projected on a screen behind the scene during this song on the Ziggy Stardust Tour : A way for Bowie to express both his admiration and his desire to start a friendly emulation 🙂 !

@ericlevi5729

2 жыл бұрын

T-REX AND MARC BOLIN great band

Bowie’s delivery was like no other.

This and Moonage daydream are my favourites on this album. So many classics on this album

Beautiful, beautiful track

Observations just as good on the second go-around. You nailed the Soul influence. The piano is great too and I like how the first chord change in the first phrase doesn't go to the dominant or subtonic but to a diminished fourth which gives the character of the song a slight tilt because it's exploring someone unique but mysterious in a nocturnal urbanscape for sure.

@jayceewedmak9524

2 жыл бұрын

You need to comment everywhere - so informative. Thanks! Do you ever watch "React to the K" channel? Students from Eastman School of Music - also share their knowledge.

@robertjewell9727

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayceewedmak9524 , no, I sure haven't.

@matthewweber3904

2 жыл бұрын

A touch of Lydian mystery!

It's a great song, probably my favourite on the album. Certainly my favourite to sing. The vocal conveys so much feeling, and the melody and chord changes are very powerful. I never did understand the appeal of Marc Bolan though.

Justin if you enjoyed Ronson on piano check out Lou Reed's song "Perfect Day" it's off of his album "Transformer" which he co produced with Bowie. Lou Reed flirted with glam for a few years in the early 70's. There are photos of him hanging out with Bowie and another Bowie associate Iggy Pop back then. Ronson's piano is sublime and beautiful on that track. On an unrelated note. I was lucky enough to see Ronson on piano in concert with Vancouver band "The Payolas" in 1982 on their first tour. He had produced their album and was a guest on the tour.

While reviewing this album i hope you will also include the non-album single "John I'm Only Dancing" which was left off in favor of "It Ain't Easy". It was the follow-up single to "Starman" and was finally added as a bonus track on the Rykodisc re-issue in the States.

@bradsmack1

2 жыл бұрын

I think "John" was released on a single (not necessarily AS a single) in the UK. I seem to recall having that 7-incher in my collection at the time, but I could be wrong. Hey, when do we tell Justin about Arnold Corns?

@mysterymac38

2 жыл бұрын

I thought "It Aint Easy" was a replacement for "Sweet Head" correct me if I am wrong.

He was singing about Marc Bolan T Rex fame.

Great tune from this stellar album, as said before a tribute to his mate Marc Bolan, I live not far from the spot in Barnes in UK where Marc Bolan was tragically killed in a car accident in 1977 people still leave flowers and tributes on that spot to this day, also have visited the spot where the Ziggy Stardust album cover was taken, Heddon Street off Regents Street in London a rock landmark. Now I'm just "waiting for the big one "

Bowie saved a lot of lives letting young people know that you are normal! Mine included! ☮️❤️🙏

@edwardmeradith2419

2 жыл бұрын

So true. 😘

@bradsmack1

2 жыл бұрын

One of the reasons I bought "Ziggy" week of release...I even remember the price! $2.99 sale price release week, $3.99 thereafter on an RCA $4.98 list price LP! We mentioned Marc Bolan here....same for him in the personality/musical freedom department. I mean, have you HEARD "Rip Off"?

@davidvornsand6054

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradsmack1 Yes I loved that one Electric Warrior great album☮️❤️😎

@davidvornsand6054

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradsmack1 dancin in the dark with the tramps in the park!

@bradsmack1

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidvornsand6054 Round about 1970 or '71, I managed to somehow acquire (I was 15!) Marc's rare "Warlock of Love" hardcover book of poetry. Even took it to youth group camp that summer I was so attached to it/him! Like all my collectibles, I sold it on eBay at the turn of the century (this one). Can't recall the price, but it was fairly hefty. With David's ultimate output and career, imagine if Marc had lived several more decades!😉🎶✔

This is one of those songs I like to sing along with at the top of my lungs in the car. I’m better with Bowie’s softer baritone singing but I can still hold my own with the belty stuff.

I read a long time time ago that it was written about Lou Reed (probably a journalist's opinion), but it's good to have confirmation now that it's about Bolan.

Lovely stuff!

Lady Stardust is our boy Marc Bolan from Tyrannosaurus Rex. He and Bowie met after Space Oddity came out, and they painted a managerial office together. More importantly though, they recorded a single called The Prettiest Star together. It was later re-recorded for Aladdin Sane with The Spiders on it, but the 1970 single is my favorite version. After you do the Aladdin Sane reactions, I'll definitely remind you. The last episode of The Marc Bolan Show in 1977 was an episode with David Bowie on it. Soon after that episode was recorded, Marc died in a car crash. He'd hit a tree stump. David paid for his wife and son Dolan's personal care and college education. Marc's funeral as well, I believe. He looked out for them for decades as a sign of love and respect. T. Rex, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Roxy Music. The fathers of glam rock.

Consistently great reactions found here. Can't go wrong with the best album of all time. Keep up this standard.

Mick Ronson! I saw the Spiders from Mars in 72, Hollywood Palladium. What a show.

Morning Justin great track from a great album miss Bowie RIP

My favorite song on this great album. So melodic and achingly beautiful.

One of my favourite Bowie songs. Have a listen to 'All The Madmen' (with lyrics) from his album 'The Man Who Sold The World'.

Tribute to Marc Bolan, as is ‘The Prettiest Star’ on Aladin Sane

@simonspeak9288

2 жыл бұрын

@Consuelo Patagonia You’re correct. Bolan played lead guitar on the original 1970 version, but Prettiest Star was written for Angie. He married her 2 weeks after it was released.

Great tune. Thanks...

I find this song to be the most criminally underrated on the album. It's a song about reverence within the theme, I believe. Ziggy is playing small clubs and trying to write songs about personal topics to get himself out there. The fictional version of Marc Bolan is someone Ziggy admires, so he paid tribute. This strikes me as an Elton John-inspired track. Elton later saw David perform at the Rainbow Theatre in 1972 and the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973 and was very fond of David until a falling out lasting for around a decade. That "diva feud" was patched up in 1985 at Live-Aid. Unlike most tracks on the album, this one actually had a demo, meaning this was David's 2nd attempt to record the song. The original is a bonus track on the Rykodisc and anniversary editions. Very riveting.

It took me several years to realize what a great song this is, I like to sing it to my wife!

It definitely is good enough to listen to twice! I’m dying you already can sing to it. 😉

@seanie002

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve listened to it 102 times since the mid 70s. Never gets tiresome.

Once you heard the song already, it was impossible to put the Jean Genie back in the bottle and pretend like this was a first listen. I, I think we, appreciate the honesty. And like you said, it wasn't a bad thing to hear this again.

This song is about Marc Bolan. When Bolan died from a car accident, Bowie took care of his son financially.

I'm in love with so many of Bowie's album tracks that weren't singles, this is one of them.

Hey Justin, don't worry, we all make mistakes 🙂 I watch all of your videos and it's always a friendly few minutes if the day to look forward to. Please can I make a friendly request though that you don't skip the first couple seconds of the tracks, as in my opinion the way a song starts is important 🙂🙂 Much love.

You could check out a Swedish artist named Lisa Miskovsky, and her cover of Lady Stardust.

Marc Bolan is Lady Stardust. I think the song taken at face value is an observation/narration of watching Marc in performance ( the boy in the bright blue jeans etc) a fan jumping on the stage as they often do. Whilst Marc and T.Rex never cracked the USA they were massive in the U.K Bowie and Bolan were great rivals and great friends, they were a springboard for each other. Marcs death was a great loss to Bowie at the time.

Never knew that about Marc Bolan. Always liked this track, though. Enjoying your journey through this album.

Appreciate your honesty, Lady Justin. 😁

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

*bows head*

This guy is so honest ahah love it! Well, you ended up listening to Lady Stardust twice! I count that as an absolute win ;)

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

Haha ty Carlos :)

A really mellow track on a fantastic album (not so much tracks 1 & 2, they're just good), love the piano.

@bradsmack1

2 жыл бұрын

Mick Ronson on the 88s!

Bowie does a great Marc Bolan impersonation on Black Country Rock from The Man who Sold the World, particularly on the last chorus. Or so it seems to me.

TY for feeling you could tell us of your goof. Shiz happens. To me, it seems that as a planet gets perhaps too populated, other lifestyles will become popular and or needed. As long as, no gets hurt, there should be no problem. Imo. A friend I worked with introduced Cut Copy to me, one song I dig is Alisa. It’s a cool song. Peace and glam Music

Angela Bowie, David's wife at the time of 1974 would pop up at my door, total random occasion, and we'd drink cheap wine and smoke skunkweed. West Hollywood, Flores Avenue, Iggy Pop lives in the basement apartment, fifty bucks a month. True story. Couldn't get away from Iggy and David till they moved to Berlin.

Another outstanding track from Mr talent himself David Bowie.

Still my favorite. There is a demo of this track, him and piano only that is Gold.

I am a sucker for piano and this song has such simple, but very effective piano fills. As a 12 year old at the time, I always laughed at the subliminal line at 4:16....”get some p###y now”....somehow that got through the music censors!

I love this song, its possibly my favourite on the album. Even though it wasn't your first reaction, it was still great to see reaction. Favourite line: "Femme fatales emerged from shadows To watch this creature fair"

Great analysis although I wish you'd gone through all of the lyrics, up next he talked of the femme fatales emerging from the shadows, Bowie was an early fan of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground and that song 'Femme Fatale' from their 1st album is classic. There's lots of tone in this one as you said, a twilight sort of mood. Bowie was saying the 'freaks' were okay, they were nice. The marginalized people had a champion in him. The song benefits from the simple arrangement too, no electric guitars or synths or even strings. For me (as well as others apparently) this is a standout track with genuine emotion to it, much better than 'Starman' for me. The rest of the 5 songs are short, 3 of them under 3 minutes. Short and to the point.

A hidden gem, especially the chord progression which is a bit more involved than it seems... wish it had strings!!!

The lyrics: “And he was awful nice Really quite paradise” Always struck a note. Lou Reed’s Berlin first appeared in the same year. His lyrics: “It was very nice, Oh honey, it was paradise” Showed 2 kindred spirits or just major plagiarism. Who knows….😉

There's an urban myth that Bowie and Bolan met before either was famous and helped to paint their manager's office. From the IMDB page for the drama/comedy about this "Teenagers David and Marc are yet to hit the big time but an afternoon painting their manager's office is the starts of a lifelong friendship between the two, who will eventually be known as music legends David Bowie and Marc Bolan."

@chrisf.7980

2 жыл бұрын

That 1999 episode of Storytellers made me fall in love with him all over again. The whole thing is fantastic & his band was stellar. I recommend anyone checking it out if you haven't.

@PaulMDove2

2 жыл бұрын

@@vegdagol2843 Only called it an Urban Myth because that's what the Sky TV series that dramatised it is called. The episode about Bowie and Bolan is full of mistakes, but I still enjoyed watching it.

@PaulMDove2

2 жыл бұрын

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Bowie is not the only one to pen a song inspired by Marc Bolan. Elton John/Bernie Taupin did the same with "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" from the album "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player".

Justin, at least it was just you that was disappointed by your mistake. Try making that mistake during a 15 minute "recording" of a group project 😭💀 Anywho, loving the Bowie trip. Always excited for more. He's got SO much to listen to and it's SO good!

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine!

I love how you can hear his bitting accent when he sings and his harmonies. Yes I also love the piano.

Hello Justin. Nothing beats waking up to a Bowie reaction. This song was not one of my favorites when I was first listening to this album a long time ago. I was drawn more toward the rockers, and I felt this one dragged down the album. But over the years my attitude has changed 100%. I now consider it one of the standout songs on an album of standout songs. I have been looking forward to this reaction since you started the Ziggy adventure. Great video. Have a great weekend.

This song always reminded me of early Elton John

As i’ve already said, it would have been better to do the whole of side 2 in one go, as this is the real ‘meat’ of the Ziggy story, and the songs are all linked.

new camera 👍

David asked Rick Wakeman to join the Spiders. They were great friends. Rick said no and actually joined YES the very same day.🎹

I agree with your interpretation. I had figured it was about somebody like Marc Bolan, it also applied to him, but he couldn't really sing about himself without making it seem kind of egotistical.

In June 2017, an extinct species of wasp was named Archaeoteleia astropulvis after Ziggy Stardust ("astropulvis" is Latin for "stardust"). Thanks, Wikipedia.

I’m Enjoying your reviews of TRAFOZSATSFM. Are you going to finish the album? ? I am a Bowiephile from the 70s and I always found that repeated listenings made me appreciate his music even more than the first listen. Also, I prefer seeing his live performances more than just listening to the studio albums because he put so much of himself into his performance. In the movie Ziggy Stardust, for instance, after every costume change, he seemed to take on a new persona. That movie is excellent, btw, for the audience reactions as well as his outstanding, sometimes over the top, performance. Check out My Death, width of a circle, moonage daydream, and my favorite, rock and roll suicide. Bowie was a master of sound AND vision!

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

Ty Valerie! Definitely, been going track by track and enjoying the ride!

Fine performance, reenacting your "first" reaction for the camera... ;)

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

🎭

What about the rest of the Bowie Album???

Not thought about this before but Marc's death was 5 years after Bowie wrote this. Coincidence?

@terencekent615

2 жыл бұрын

Yes !

The more you hear a song, the better substantiated your opinion will be. You will have heard things you didn’t hear that clear the first time. You will like some things more and like other things even less. It will confirm previous opinions.

To Mr JP: Technically, you have not violated the bylaws of your Reactor's license. You will, however, be required to perform 10 hours of community service. You can pick up your orange reflective vest at the Florida Reaction Office --South Orlando Division. You will need your driver's license and your current utility bill, along with your Reactor's license, of course. Photo copies are not allowed. Good day sir. From: Karen B Crat, Executive Administrator of The International Society of Reactionists, LLC. Ps, My spouse requests Copa Cabana by Barry Manilow, the live version.

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂I think my Reactor License had expired a bit ago; maybe I need to renew it?

@sidecardog5244

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustJP I'm sorry Mr. JP, but we will have to remove all of your "uploads"... except for the Barry Manilow ones.

Ahh, the Glam Slamm, a Grand Slam, David and Marc and, in his own nut-butter way, Iggy Pop. Lou Reed jumped in with black fingernails and bleach blond hair. Shades of sundown at the festival. New York Dolls aaaand in L.A. - Zolar X (thank you Professor) and many others who I forget. The Punks are also in there somehow some way, the categories are absurd. Freddy Mercury. Brian Eno. Alice Cooper went total Glamm. Sex Pistols, in their own disgusting way, were glam and would never admit it. I was an extra in Alex Cox' Sid and Nancy. Kidding, Johnny Boy.

You've got the Ronson bug...

It's great you liked it. You to listen to it twice. This is a different character I would think. I never saw David with black hair...Ever. David was Ziggy. Very controversial obviously a man named Lady Stardust. David and Marc Bolan didn't get the slack that Freddie Mercury did and I'm thinking it's because they never denied anything. They were right in your face with while Freddie denied it. When David married Iman he said "I was an In the closet heterosexual" very clever. If you get a chance Google his first wife Angie when they were married.. Talk about characters? She was a character. She was involved in the creation of Ziggy. It's a very interesting story. This is another great track off the album. The only song you played so far off the album is "It ain't easy" it doesn't fit... he didn't write it. It's not English sounding. I wish I was old enough to have seen this tour live.

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Some Elton John reminiscence here as well I think. Great song!

Can you please react to Natalie Imbruglia song called Smoke Music video version please

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

I actually know that one already, its subtlety beautiful!

@kevindobson9732

2 жыл бұрын

Actually a very sad song

@kevindobson9732

2 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to react to Natalie Imbruglia song called Identify please?

Spaced out and forgot camera? What an Oddity! You must have had the teeth of the Hydra. upon you! Oh well 'Bang A Gong' and repeat the song.And for David play it all night long. Peace prog. puppy.

@JustJP

2 жыл бұрын

Lol!