David Bowie is an absolute legend, and my 14yr old daughter idolizes him. He was definitely a pioneer, and there is no real way to define his music. It doesn't fit nicely into any genre, as he was always changing. I guess you could say he was a bit of a chameleon. He started off in theater/mime/folk music, and never considered himself to be a good singer. Most of his music he left for interpretation by the listener. His first big hit, was Space Oddity, (which also has a video). His 3 most well known persona's were Ziggy Stardust (and the spiders from mars, which were his band), Aladdin Sane, and the Thin White Duke. As he got older, he got rid of the persona's (and the massive cocaine addiction), and just put on amazing stage shows. Yes, he was known to have slept with men, in his younger years, but spent his last years with his beautiful wife (and model) Iman. Most of the musicians that ever worked with him, said that most songs only took 1-2 takes to record. If they were taking longer than that, David got bored, and would move on to the next song.

@vvavey

6 жыл бұрын

Good info!

@carlottarobbins7005

6 жыл бұрын

That's really cool! I'm 15, and I idolize him, too!

@Growler57

6 жыл бұрын

Well said sir

@carlottarobbins7005

6 жыл бұрын

David Bowie I love your username! 😄😄😀😀

@Sunscorched

6 жыл бұрын

I've had a 33 year obsession with Bowie's voice. I have his Aladdin Sane vinyl framed and untouched, got the limited edition stamps, and will soon be buying the release of his vinyls, plus the platinums. My 10 year old cat is named Zowie and now if you'll excuse me, I have to go yell the word "WHY???!!" at the moon in my undies!

don't worry man , you are having the same reaction that bowie caused around 45 years ago? what he did it was telling us that is ok to be different and he gave us many decades of enjoyment. the way that you and me decided to look today is directly because of him. he opened that door. oh you did good !

This is my first time watching one of your videos thanks for giving David Bowie aka Ziggy Stardust A good review he is my rock star idol

I'm a big BOWIE FAN, It was called GLITTER ROCK. I saw him twice in concert in CLEVELAND OH. 72 & 73 WHATTA show, his character @ the time was a space alien named ZIGGY STARDUST. His lyrics were written line by line & picked or placed @ random where ever they fit in & sounded good like rhymes he was a GENIUS SONGWRITER in the l8r years he changed his writing style. The concert tickets back in the day were mail order check or $order, I sent a personal check & he himself endorsed it " TY SO MUCH DAVID BOWIE" 1st and only time I ever got a TY & an autograph from a Rock ☆. R.I.P. DAVID BOWIE ! I hope my comment was informative. GR8 VID. L8R BRO 👊

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

Frank Petrie wow that’s funny about the check 😂 yes I can see his genius thanks for the info peace ✌️

@frankpetrie5879

6 жыл бұрын

Rap Rat Trapped YVW !

@gavinreid8351

6 жыл бұрын

No! It was called Glam Rock. At least it was in the UK..

@gavinreid8351

6 жыл бұрын

His random line technique, inspired by william Boroughs, came later than this .

@GedUK

5 жыл бұрын

I've been asked before what sort of music is Bowie, and the answer is always, "It's just Bowie".

Just google Bowie's greatest songs..Randomly pick through them one after another...You will begin to realize just how great he was.

to me, Bowie is a whole genre on his own, not many like him. lot of his music inspired others, who tried to copy. even his last song Lazarus, released just after he died, is amazing, video was made with him knowing it would be his last too.

@Sunscorched

6 жыл бұрын

Still can't listen to Lazarus without wanting to bawl my freaking eyes out!

David bowie - Lazarus (music video) bowie made this video when he knew he was going to die. Its deep and beautiful video. He dropped it and no too many days, he died. Real artist. i think you would really appreciate it.

@NZLatic

6 жыл бұрын

Niki Forssell He made this video in the 70’s so it was about 40years before he died.

@nmmf6635

6 жыл бұрын

sorry, i was obviously speaking about Lazarus video

Life on Mars is pretty much about consumerism. Notice how he says "Mickey mouse has grown up a cow" cow means cash cow, essentially that something innocent as Micky mouse has been turned into a billion dollar corporation. Also saying "lenin's on sale again" this being a sort of irony since Vladimir Lenin was a communist intellectual and his work is pretty much worth 5.00$ in bookstores. At the beginning of the song he's talking about a girl whose bored with this culture, "but the film is a saddening bore because she's seen it ten times or more". It's one of Bowies weirdest songs, but a great one. Btw the genre is glam rock, it's basically a poppier mix of Pysch and blues rock with makeup on. I'd recommend checking out his other song space oddity, much better imo, and way easier to understand, took me a few listens until I actually understood this song.

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

weird thanks I’ll definitely check out the other song you suggested people are saying I should’ve done that one anyways thanks for the help peace ✌️

@terjeohrdegard4385

6 жыл бұрын

He is talking about Lennon not Lenin!

@koncorde

6 жыл бұрын

It's a double meaning. Lennons solo work (which included) "Working Class Hero" had been released, Lennon was working class, and he was striking out on his own. At the same time, the work class were going on strike in protest against conditions in a large general commotion across a large number of industries across the world.

@Raskolnikov32

6 жыл бұрын

I thought the "Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow" had a different meaning: Remember when Moses came down with the commandments and one of them was about Thou shalt not worship false idols? And the people there had started worshipping golden cows? And Moses was mad as shit. Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow - he's become a false sacred idol. Like, these are our gods now: Empty, cartoon, false idols of a consumer-driven culture.

@cambellpurvis7336

6 жыл бұрын

Take a look at the law man beating up the wrong guy...cops, wonder if he'll ever know he's in the best selling show...media. Love that line

Got to say, based on your comments, you were pretty much able to "get" Bowie on a first listen. A lot of the stuff you said is very true and if you were to further explore his discography you would see why. Now, if you want to hear David Bowie at one of his artistic peaks (he had many), listen to his 1995 album OUTSIDE. It's a concept album about a serial killer who is creating art out of his victim's bodies and the Detective who is looking for him, Nathan Adler. The album features other characters, the suspects, Leon Banks, Ramona A. Stone, and Algeria Touchshriek. It is Bowie's darkest album, both lyrically and in terms of its sound. He's never made anything like it.

The kind of music is " Good "

Bowie was eccentric like you said but also a genius. He didn’t have one style or genre of music, he was a musical chameleon which made him truly unique. His song, “Changes” describes him perfectly. Compare this song with “Golden Years” where he performed on Soul Train or the rocky “Suffragette City” or “Ziggy Stardust”.

@personalcheeses8073

6 жыл бұрын

Stephen Parkinson if you see an actual interview with him he wasn’t eccentric but a shownan

@NZLatic

6 жыл бұрын

Kristina Winter You’re dead right, and a very astute businessman. I should have said that he was a musical eccentric.

David Bowie was one of those rare artists who made art for arts sake. No compromises, no boundaries. No wonder Motör Head covered Heroes.

Bowie did do something almost like a Johnny Depp movie: Labyrinth. In which he is a magical goblin king who kidnaps a baby. EDIT: Should have just put this in with my other comment...

@vvavey

6 жыл бұрын

Labyrinth is a cult classic, it's a trip!

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

nimbusco I know Labyrinth isn’t Tim cruise in that movie? I don’t remember Bowie being in it...I remember a big red devil unless I have my movies mixed up.

@nimbusco8956

6 жыл бұрын

Think that may be Willow you're thinking of. Also from the 80s. EDIT: I'm a dope, see the reply below.

@darklingdesigns

6 жыл бұрын

That's a movie called Legend with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry playing the Devil creature. Been a long time since I watched that one.

@Eskay1206

6 жыл бұрын

nimbusco yes he did. My 4yr old daughter watch it and when bowies goblin king came on. She stared at the tv with open mouth and ran over a kissed the screen then turn a said in her little 4 yr old voice. Beatiful man daddy pointing at the tv

Man, still can't believe he's dead... He's probably not actually dead, he probably just transcended into another dimension or something. Anyway great reaction. You know, what I like about your channel and what separates it from other reaction channels is that you genuinely don't understand a lot of music you react to, but still try really hard :D Btw I don't like the intro, I find it a bit disturbing

@starburstppl

6 жыл бұрын

I love the intro! It's not disturbing. I mean WTF are you talking about? Loosen up, it's for WTF Wednesdays! If anything your comment is disturbing....."He's probably not actually dead, he probably just transcended into another dimension or something." I mean WTF is that?

@sanny8716

6 жыл бұрын

starburstppl, I get that it's for WTF Wednesdays, I just didn't like it. As for my comment, let's just say that in my mind Bowie is more than just a regular man.

@starburstppl

6 жыл бұрын

Uhhhhh, OK, Whatever!

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

Thank guys for your feedback and I didn’t even know he died till after I did this. Anyways music was decent I look forward to more peace

This is Glam Rock. Bowie was the King of Glam Rock.

@andrewlaw

6 жыл бұрын

The Black Queen He came from the glam era of UK music but reinvented himself numerous times after that.

@pimjcb9964

6 жыл бұрын

Eventually he became rock god.

To me, "Mars" is like the world we see portrayed on television (the glamorous lives of celebrities, etc.) and this song explores the wide range of emotions we have in response to that. And sometimes those emotions are contradictory... For example, we may feel disgusted by the vulgarity or inauthenticity we see on TV, or we may feel bored by it because it gets repetitive or lacks depth, BUT, we still get swept up by the glamour and secretly yearn to be a part of that mysterious, other planet... I also feel like the song's meaning is kinda hidden, perhaps intentionally? It is surely one of those to reflect on :-)

This is Glam/Art Rock

The song is basically a young girl and her life.. The lyric, while far from a straightforward narrative, is essentially the story of a sensitive girl looking to the media to lift her out of her traumatic home life and finding the experience confusing and empty. She hides in a cinema to escape, only to become overwhelmed with despair when she can’t relate to anything happening on the screen. As David himself explained in The Complete David Bowie: “I think she finds herself disappointed with reality… that although she’s living in the doldrums of reality, she’s being told that there’s a far greater life somewhere, and she’s bitterly disappointed that she doesn’t have access to it.”

lmao when you said "skinny man sex" I almost died.

Good Job, that's a tough song for a Bowie introduction but you seemed to get it at the end. Bowie has gone through so many styles, genres and personas over the years from hard rock to soul to industrial that your next Bowie reaction will be a song that sounds nothing like this. He is definitely in my top 5 favorite artists of all time, probably top 3.

Interesting for me to watch someone react for the first time to music that is part of my DNA. You are very astute in your observations. Your comments about space, visual art, abstract lyrics, complex musical arrangements etc are all on the money. I think the other song you were reminded of is Gotye’s “now you’re just somebody that I used to know”. Ignore all the stuff you’ve hear about Bowie and Jagger. Bowie was very happily married to Somali supermodel, Iman for nearly 25 years until his sad and untimely death. Thanks for sharing your insights. 🙏🏽

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

Nalini Sequeira yes yes yes!!!!! Gotye I really like that song and video was pretty cool thanks peace ✌️

David Bowie was very avant-garde. He was always creative, his music was SO different from one album to the next. He’s also written or co- written for and with many other musicians. Under Pressure by Queen is one example. Just a few of his other songs include The Man Who Sold the World, ( Nirvana does a great cover of this song), I’m afraid of Americans, Heroes and one of my favorites and one of his last songs before his death Lazarus - it’s haunting and beautiful. I listen to it often actually. David Bowie has influenced many musicians.

I thought I was gonna hate this video, but as I watched, I respect how open minded and inquisitive you are. You seem to have a good ear for music.

You did good. Don't be hard on yourself- I've been interpreting this song for 45 years. It always changes, it always brings something new. As I get wiser with age, I come up with more answers but also more questions. Lyrically, Bowie is a poet.

Keep pushing yourself my man and don’t let yourself be bound by “kinds” of music. Good is good

Bowie used a cut and paste technique for lyrics like this where he would assemble random lines written on different pieces of paper until he had something he thought worked. I think this is one of the best songs he ever wrote. I don't think he saw himself as simply a singer or musician, it was always about the complete artistic and conceptual package.

@annasoul8736

6 жыл бұрын

delorangeade you’re right. I went to a David Bowie exhibition a few years ago in Melbourne, where they showed all his iconic items and costumes, including a machine that he eventually would use for the cut and paste technique. It was pretty amazing seeing this machine so early in its time. It’s not supposed to make sense and make sense at the same time. He was a genius and incredibly unique.

@delorangeade

6 жыл бұрын

I hadn't heard that explanation before.

Bowie came from the theater and mime world. He was a struggling musician for a while and got a lot of influence from The Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol's Factory scene. The song Life on Mars was taken from Hunky Dory, the album that preceded Ziggy Stardust, and when he found success after adopting the "persona" of Ziggy (an androgynous rock star from Mars) I guess his record company decided to rerelease the single, but the video for it was him in his Ziggy phase (instead of his floppy hair, folky phase). He was always experimenting with different types of music and characters, where he wanted to introduce more avant garde touches to a pop rock medium. And he succeeded. After his rise to fame as Ziggy, he went on to adopt other stylistic characters and musical identities. His music from the 70's is a wide range of different styles and his ability to morph his curiosities and interests into his music made him a distinct figure in the pop world. The more you get into his albums (especially the "album cuts" and not the singles), the more you can appreciate his depth and willingness to do things his way.

Huge props for reacting to this song and others like it, you’re open minded about what some might think is weird or off putting music. Much respect. Such a great song.

Life on Mars is about a person (the girl with the mousy hair) being tired of seeing so much violence and disorder and chaos in the world and asking if theres life anywhere else because she wants to leave this planet and go to that place (mars). If you listen closely a few times youll understand it.

3:53 it's 1970s British glam rock not to be confused with 1980s American glam metal. It was a time of poetry that meets glamour and futuristic themes. Verses the 60s of poetry and politics.

"It's on Amerika's tortured brow That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow; Now the workers have struck for fame 'cause Lenin's on sale again See the mice in their million hordes - From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads; Rule Britannia is out of bounds To my mother, my dog, and clowns..."

“It sounds like there’s music…” is actually not a bad description of David Bowie because for decades he was known as a musical chameleon, seamlessly blending elements of rock, pop, electronic, and other types. Bowie knew how to play multiple instruments as well. “Life of Mars” was written during Bowie’s glam rock phase, and yet it’s very piano- and string-heavy.

David Bowie probably defines WTF Wednesdays. He was the first musician that I'm aware of that redefined who he was as an artist to the extent that he did. His variety of influences and who he collaborated with resembles a producer, not a musician. You could do a WTF Wednesday on different era Bowie songs. "Let's Dance" and "Under Pressure" are all time great songs and for my taste peak Bowie.

@TheBlackQueen

6 жыл бұрын

The Beatkes did it before him and everyone else.

@hisbean

6 жыл бұрын

The Beatles were great, but they did NOT change their style, look, fashion, and characters the way Bowie did. They did not put on the kind of stage shows that he did. They did not do the wide range of collaborations that Bowie did. Both the Beatles, and Bowie were great, but there is no way to compare the two. While the Beatles may have been one, of many of Bowie's influences, he took little bits, from many different people/groups, and made his own, very unique style.

@TheBlackQueen

6 жыл бұрын

hisbean While Bowie was more elaborative with his stage presence, The Beatles still did it before him which lead his desire to be as out there as he was. The Beatles pretty much brought Colour to music in the forms of psychedelia, album art, costumes, and much more. If they didn't do any of that, Bowie would still be a folk musician. I'm not saying who wore it better, I'm saying who wore it first.

@rosscarroll6735

6 жыл бұрын

I think Bowie set the template for modern solo artists. You need to appreciate that the Beatles stopped performing live in 1966 and continued to simply make albums. Performing wasn't their thing during the best years of the band. Bowie made excellant music and was a pioneer in performing, taking costume and persona to places they'd never been. His incorporation of mime was also very intriguing. Bowie was influenced by the Beatles no doubt, a big influence in particular was John Lennon, however, there are other influences at at least the same level, i.e. when he met The Velvet Underground. His whole gender bender thing came from the likes of Lou Reed and the Warhol scene. Bowie did things the Beatles never could just as the Beatles did things Bowie could never do but, in all honesty, you're pretty much comparing apples in oranges. More inclined to agree with hisbean on this one and don't really understand the point trying to made by The Black Queen.

@TheBlackQueen

6 жыл бұрын

Ross Carroll The point I've been trying to say was in reply to the comment saying "Bowie was the first to re-define who they were", and I simply mentioned that The Beatles did it first. That's it. I'm not saying they were Better at it, I'm just saying they happened to do it first. Also, because The Beatles stopped performing, they brome free with their creativity. Previously, Popular bands had to stay within the ability to perform a song live. The Beatles hated performing because of these limitations, so they dropped the tours and were finally free to do whatever they wanted. What resulted was a total change from the Young lads in suits singing love songs for teens to the Artistic musical geniuses who began experimenting with new sounds and working with the studio as an instrument in itself. The Beatles invented and/or mastered many new genre's including Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Buroque Pop and even some cases of early Heavy Metal. Bowie, without a doubt, has evolved much more than The Beatles did, I'm not saying he didn't. My whole point for any of this is saying that The Beatles did it first in reply to the comment.

Look man..I’m going to be honest..not everyone understands this song, let alone explain it, but I will try my best...so you are correct, David Bowie was a very creative and abstract person...and his music, during the time this song came out (1971 on his Hunky Dory album), wasn’t very known, but anyhow, even from the start of his career, his music was aimed toward weird, strange, or outcasted people, and he wasn’t really, like REALLY known, until around mid to late 1972..some people say this song is about a girl he REALLY liked back in the 60’s, but she left him for some reason (some say because he was bisexual or because he liked being with multiple people at a time during a relationship, or really because she left him for another dude), but honestly, the most relatable thing in the song is the first verse, only because it mentions a girl, her description and some attitude, and some obvious parent problems, which leads ME to believe the song is about a neglected girl who sees all this nonsense...maybe she’s a little girl with an over active imagination? Who knows except Bowie...but I’m pretty sure it was about his former love...Anyway, if you think this song is weird and hard to decipher, you should try listening to “I am the Walrus” by The Beatles...if you think you think this song is a whole load of nonsense, then I’m curious to think of you’ll find in I am the Walrus...you think you’ve heard nonsense, then you’ve never heard I am the Walrus..trust bro..and thank you😁...

@lordgray4397

5 жыл бұрын

Tanks for writing this, I wouldn't be able to describe that this good

If you hit the left arrow on your keyboard before you un-pause it will skip back 5 seconds and you won't miss anything. Right arrows skips forward 5 seconds.

@themightyfp

5 жыл бұрын

NefariousPorpoise thanks

Thanks for a real reaction to David Bowie, I guess that's how people reacted when the heard him for the first time back in the early 1970's, how he was strange and unfamiliar, original and unique sound. Please react to more Bowie

Song meaning.......We live in a crazy world. I wonder if it is possible to escape and live on Mars.

This is my favorite David Bowie song. It reminds me of growing up in a small, rural area. Every day was the same. Every thing that happened had already happened and was going to happen again in exactly the same way. The endless monotony where the only escape might be a movie. I dreamed of leaving for somewhere else, like the girl in the song wondering if there is life on Mars. Maybe I'm just nostalgic. The piano work is phenomenal. The music makes unexpected shifts, allowing the song to grow. I hear the jazz influence, along with rock and pop. Bowie was quite happy to experiment, as others have pointed out. I know I'm late to the party. However, a few of my other favorites are Under Pressure with Queen, Ziggy Stardust, Let's Dance, Heroes, and (of course) A Space Oddity.

David Bowie, truly something. He is my favorite artist of all time. We all miss him dearly.

Here's 1 you could relate better with David Bowie it's the song Fame. It's been sampled by EPMD & Queen Latifah.

@matthewdrake4385

6 жыл бұрын

Or Under Pressure by Bowie and Queen.

Ha! Good one for WTF Wednesday’s. I don’t understand the big following of David Bowie, but He definitely was an artist that didn’t color inside of the lines. I have respect for him being himself. Enjoy your morning! 🤜

I can understand that it is quite a bit to take in, with the video AND the music, it would probably be easier to just hear the music and watch the lyrics, but then again you wouldnt get the total experience, and with David Bowie it was a very visual experience, a very visual package with his hair, costumes and everything

The story goes...Bowie was asked to write English lyrics for an Italian ballad. He did this and they were rejected. That song eventually became My Way. Supposedly Life on Mars was Bowie's response to that rejection. The fantastic orchestral arrangement was done by his guitarist the late and very much underrated Mick Ronson. Mick was a very talented and highly trained classical musician.

I would like to suggest that you listen to David Bowie’s Young Americans album where he turns into an amazing soul man and helped launch Luther Vandross’ career.

You really a one of a kind in the "reaction video" genre. Good job!!! Had to explain.. you really try to discover music. Any music, any genre.

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

Matthieu JOLY I mean why not this world has so many flavored minds we should all try and experience what we can and with music it’s so easy anyways thanks for the kind words peace ✌️

@matthieujoly424

6 жыл бұрын

You should have a try on Thin Lizzy / kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqWGrNaOn9W2fco.html

This is the first of your videos I’ve watched & I really enjoyed it. You’re honest, too many people claim to understand what an artist is trying to say both with the lyrics & the visuals, when really they don’t have a clue, you don’t do that & I really like that about you...plus you’re kinda cute 😂

This song is all about how our entertainment, movies, music, TV, has become so all-encompassing and important that our very lives have begun to mimic it.

I think you're right on the money by thinking of it as a painting. Bowie went to art school as a teen and continued to draw and paint throughout his life, as well as paying a lot of attention to the visual element in his live shows and videos. But his music also conjures up strong visual images, even without the video. In this case, there's a girl who's unhappy at home and seeks escape at the movies. And then it's free association time. Images from a bunch of B movies (sailors, cavemen, law men) mix with more general observations about the world, and (in my opinion) a strong yearning for something more.

There was a guy in Dallas who put fine art in shopping malls. "If you can't bring people to the galleries, bring the galleries to the people." Bowie brings opera to the people.

First time watching, only came up in my suggested videos given I am a Bowie fan and watch lots of his vids on KZread. Great idea, one of the best reviews I’ve seen of this song. Keep up the good work, I will definitely watch more!

I enjoyed your commentary. I've been a Bowie fan for years, and I can't remember the first time I heard _Life On Mars,_ so I can't remember what my initial reaction was. Seeing you trying to make sense of it, and seeing your appreciation for it grow towards the end was really cool. I'd be interested in what you think of it now after having listened to it a few more times.

These days we are used to hearing songs that sound similar. So when you hear something truly different it takes you aback. This is the natural state in which we can appreciate music, but consumerism culture has taken that away from us.

David Bowie is one of the greatest of all time, a true artist. He was super controlling of whatever he put out, all of it is his own creation. He was also really progressive and always pushing boundaries so his work really changed through the decades of his career. A fucking visionary. My personal favourite of his: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hpuXxZePaavbY8o.html

Bowie didn't have a specific genre of music. He just did his own thing which is why he was a trendsetter and why people loved him

I grew up on Opera, Folk, Calypso, Big Band, Rock...and more. So my musical palate was conditioned to relate to newer sounds upon first listening. I appreciate your willingness to explore your new feelings and thoughts on music that's unfamiliar to you. And by the way... I don't think you're rude. You're a passionate thinker and very real. I respect that. Keep up the good work brotha'... ❤️

Cool video! I've been a big David Bowie fan for years (hence the avatar...it's not a pic of David Bowie, but it's from a film that had a character based on him), and I'm glad you did a video reacting to one of his best songs! I'll just touch on a few points you made: 1. Mr. Bowie's style of music---particularly from this era---was known as "art rock," or "progressive rock" (prog rock for short). Other artists that made art rock were The Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd and Genesis (back when Peter Gabriel was the front man; when Phil Collins came on, they were mostly a pop/rock band). Mr. Bowie also made R&B and electronica music as well. Definitely check out "Young Americans" and "Station to Station." Great albums. 2. The thing about Mr. Bowie and Mick Jagger gettin' it on was a rumor made up by Angie Bowie, Mr. Bowie's first wife. They were close friends in the '70s and '80s, but I believe they lost touch later in life. Whether or not they had an actual sexual relationship will remain a mystery (personally, I don't think they did). 3. I've loved "Life On Mars" for 9 years, and I still can't tell you what it's about. It always struck me as kind of a stream of consciousness about the craziness of life (according to Mr. Bowie, it's about a young girl's sensitivity to the media, and I can kind of see that). I just know it's a beautiful song. A lot of Mr. Bowie's songs have hidden meanings and are open to interpretation. I had no idea what "Blackstar" was about when Mr. Bowie first released it. I still can't tell what the meaning of that one, either; it hurts to listen to anything on the "Blackstar" album now, for obvious reasons. 4. Mr. Bowie wasn't the type to make sci fi home movies (that's actually what his son did; he's a movie director now), but he did join a few arts laboratories in England, worked as a mime for a short period of time, and also lived as Buddhist monk for a while. He's always been an artsy guy. The closest he's come to a sci fi movie though, was his debut film in "The Man Who Fell to Earth," one of my favorite movies. I highly recommend that film; it'll blow your mind. 5. The song was produced by Ken Scott, and Tony Visconti, Mr. Bowie's long time friend and collaborator. Mr. Bowie basically decided to make his own version of "My Way" by Paul Anka and Frank Sinatra and that's how "Life On Mars" came to be. Cool vid, once again. 👍🏽👍🏽😃😃

Life on mars is about a girl exploring a world outside her own. It's supposed to show how our world is so much more than we can precive. It is like a moving painting. This is the best of musical art.

love your honest struggle to learn a new musical language... its heroic to broaden your horizons. Well done dude.

Hey Fam. Try Van Halen- Right Now. You seem to enjoy a good instrumental with some lyrical meaning. Subbed and appreciate what you're doing with broadening your musical knowledge.

it is a song about the wrongs of people, "hords of mice" "law man beating up the wrong guy"etc. etc. is there life on mars is a way of saying how the heck do I escape all the corrupt things and people in this word. The lyrics mention Lennon as in communism at least that is the way I have always heard it. It is actually a very deep song lyrically. One has to understand the world at the time the song was written to really understand the message. I have always been a Bowie fan, since the very first time I heard him...Diamond Dogs album, I was hooked as a kid. I was 8 or 9 years old in the early 70's. RIP David!

And speaking of David Bowie and space movies, Bowie was also an actor and played the lead role in a sci-fi film called The Man Who Fell to Earth.

David Bowie - Glam Rock. Also, Bowie ushered in the Alien culture with The Man Who Fell To Earth. You'll notice space and extraterrestrial contact fellows all throughout Bowies work finishing up in Black Star. The song is about the working class struggle to find one's self. Life on Mars means feeling a million miles away. This song contains infinite layers of meaning and texture and positioned Bowie as a musical genius, a rock god and an Alien Visitor.

By the way, you're not "hearing this wrong". You're hearing it with fresh ears and being totally honest. I really enjoyed watching this. Respect.

I love the music video for this song - it's so simple, and "Life on Mars" is *one of* my favorite David Bowie songs! Btw, if you want to know what the song is about, look it up on Wikipedia - there's a section on the page about it that describes how he described the story of the song. It's apparently about a girl who feels like a better life is out of her reach, and goes to the movies to escape from life.

David Bowie is just David Bowie, you can't compare him to anyone or any style, he is art and alien life, he can be something different to everybody... A creator

His image was known as “Ziggy Stardust” an extraterrestrial who travelled light years to blow our minds with rock. That should explain the look. You barely scratched the surface of it. The deeper you dig the better it gets.

Hey there RRT. I just gotta say, the fact you are making an effort to listen to other kinds of music says to me you are one decent dude. I admire your honesty and your candor. Some of these songs from this era have hidden(ish) agendas. It's great to see someone with an open mind such as yourself. Much respect.

I love David Bowie. And I really enjoyed you reacting to hearing him for the first time. I completely understand why the video and Bowie's image throws you off - he was provocative. The only thing is how apologetic you are for voicing your opinions. You were really honest and it was interesting watching your genuine reaction. You're really insightful. Thank you.

Your intuition was right! I would say he mostly falls under Pop/Rock and Glam. As you said, he definitely has an eccentric and artsy style. David Bowie rocks! Great reaction! =) =)

Life on Mars is my favorite song. David Bowie wrote the song after a break up about his ex girlfriend. To sum it up it's about her life and everything she wanted to accomplish and how everyone was trying to get her to be someone else. It's a song about searching for happiness. That's what the line "is there life on mars" means. Is there life somewhere better. He wrote the whole thing on a bus ride home one day and I think the song is genius in both it's lyrical content and music. I hope that helped.

I'm wearing a Bowie t-shirt in my profile pic 🤩 Fantastic video, I seriously enjoyed watching your reaction go from "WTF?" to "huh?" to "this is dope!", I hope you'll go on to listen to more of his music. David Bowie is one of the great musical loves of my life (the others being MJ, Prince, and NIN). I was introduced to his music at 15 years old and his music has stuck with me ever since. He was never afraid of challenging himself and never held back creatively. His albums were so different one after the other, one minute he was glam/art rock (Rise and Fall, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs), the next he was soul (Young Americans), the next he's experimenting with jungle and industrial (Earthling, 1.Outside) elements of funk (Station to Station and Let's Dance). David's creativity had no bounds or limits, that's one of my favorite things about it. There will never be another artist lile him. He was a true trailblazer.

I've never like done research or anything but to me this song and most of Bowies material is like poetry. He's not saying anything directly and it's like after listening to the song over and over the lines in the verses start popping out. And then you start see thematic patterns. Like to me I think it happened in this song when I first noticed the lines... "Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars?" It was at this point I started thinking he's like singing about seeing all this different injustices (cops beating up the wrong guy) but people just eat it up in the media (the best selling show) and then just a consistent yearning for somewhere where things are different, where things are peaceful (Is there life on Mars?!). And you can hear this again and again in the song. It took me a long time to wrap my head around the "Micky Mouse has grow up a cow" line but I think it's saying Mickey Mouse used to be this great pure piece of artistic expression and something anyone could enjoy universally but as time went the greed got involved and now its just a big fat cow pumping out milk non stop all for that money. I have no idea if that's the message of this song, but it always hit me that way.

Love your reactions, to me they are honest. It's a reaction not a in depth analysis into the song and its meaning lol. We don't always get music the first time. Alot if my favorite songs started out as WTF is this crap on first reaction. Keep it up. Love WTF Wednesdays.

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Esquivel I appreciate that peace ✌️

“That guys a weirdo... like a good weirdo” 😂 Never a better description

I love David Bowie and will probably NEVER get over his passing, but your reaction to this has me cracking up so hard!

I learned this song on the guitar.There are over twenty chords in really cool progressions,and it's not an easy song to sing.Bowie composed this song ,every note of it.He wrote the music as a diss against Frank Sinatras "My Way"be he felt that Sinatra ripped of his Chord progression.If you listen to the beginning you can hear the similarities.Both songs are iconic so you could say they both won.Enjoyed to reaction.It was honest and impartial.

David Bowie appeared in three notable movies: Labyrinth, The Man Who Fell To Earth (good luck understanding that one), and The Hunger with Susan Sarandon and Catherine Deneueve (sp?) where he played a vampire. Enjoy.

bowie wrote this song in his early twenties ... most musicians never scratch the surface of what bowie was into from the beginning their whole life ...

David Bowie is just a Rock God to me meaning he's from another plant. I listen to his music when I want to escape this crazy world. And I love Bowie's voice you can't mistake it for anyone else.

My old mate, Den, played guitar for Bowie back in 1966 when they were still Davy Jones and the Lower Third. They used to play at the Marquee Club in London and supported the Who amongst others...

The lyrics come from news and newspaper headlines at the time the song was written. Workers have struck for fame. British coal miners were going on strike a lot in the 70's. Rule Brittania is out of bounds, this refers to a foot and mouth outbreak. So even though the lyrics sound like jibberish, they relate to something in his life.

I know some famous Bowie but didnt know this track. I liked it! Thanks for the intro to a new good tune. And yeah his lyrics are abstract as fuck, lol

I appreciated your review, you are intelligent and also have a creative way of thinking at the same time, open minded, you got a lot of that song and the whole thing about David Bowie, for someone who's listening to it for the first time. Good job 👍 By the way David Bowie always have been in full control of his songs and the videos and everything, so you can rely on that whatever you see or hear from him is exactly like he wanted it to be 😉👍❤️

He's talking about consumerism and how we are easily distracted by entertainers, no matter how often they tell the same stories.

Every great artist they shock the world in first and confuse them After that u fall in love with their art And u start to understand what they are saying and mean Listen to it many times and read the lyrics It’s a piece of art like most his songs ,videos,shows as performer, creative and actor I like his glam rock, always keep it fun and fresh ♥️ And I’m know fan and I can’t resist He is a story teller .

I will say that Life on Mars is probably one his more hard to grasp hits, but that's why I love it. In short to me, the song is about the chaos of every day life, and how a person just wants to escape to some where else like Mars to get away from it all.

Bowie was considered glam rock . He was always willing to change his look and style with almost every album he released.

As an artist myself (not musical, I do drawing, painting, etc.) I kind of see this music as a musical abstract painting. You look at it for the first time and go "wtf"?, then I guess you grow to appreciate it more, but with that being said, you either like abstract or you don't. Andy Warhol became famous for his painting of a Campbell's soup can. (?) I still don't understand what's so great about that, but to each their own. Bowie has better songs than this but I can appreciate this one for what it is, too.

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

Darrell Waller where could I see you art? If you don’t mind me asking?

@darrellwaller6205

6 жыл бұрын

I would love for you to take a look. Here is my instagram feed: instagram.com/drwalle/ Hope you check it out!

@themightyfp

6 жыл бұрын

Darrell Waller wow you definitely have your own style it’s some creepy shit going on 😂 some really cool pieces as well. I appreciate you sharing your art with me glad you exist. Peace ✌️

@darrellwaller6205

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking time out to look at my stuff. I appreciate it, man! Have a great evening, my friend!

The world misses his genius. Glad to watch you enjoy a singularly inventive individual.

The song you were referencing was Gotye - Somebody that I used to know

have u not reacted to anything by Queen yet btw? so many songs from them, "innuendo" is a good one, but so many are. freddie mercurys voice, so unique, powerful.

@vvavey

6 жыл бұрын

He reacted to Stone Cold Crazy a couple of weeks ago.. hopefully there will be more Queen in the future ;)

David Bowie was a genius who was constantly ahead of his time musically. He was a true artist rather than a rock star. He did do more commercial stuff in his long career, but you know, a man's gotta eat. If you want to discover more of his music, try the album Diamond Dogs. Almost every song on it is a different genre and foreshadows music that other artists would write years later (it's from 1974 and sometimes it sounds punkish, sometimes like alternative rock or even disco music.)

One note of the piano. Instantly you know it's this song. Amazing. The piano right through is superb.

Just to add some perspective, this is a comment on British middle class life in the 70's. How there was so much emphasis on how one appeared to the neighbors and consumerism. How life seemed meaningless and young people sought escapism in the cinema. It IS mad and abstract, Bowie's comment on how crazy life gets when you lose yourself to what other people think you should be.

Your initial shock to the system watching this is nothing to how people reacted to it in 1971 and 1972. Someone coming across as androgynous is no big deal today, but back then, in entertainment, he was the first one ever to not play it up for laughs. Essentially, he was doing things and creating looks that were a decade ahead it it's time. When you are watching this, remember that MTV and new wave music was still 9 years away.

David bowie...coolest man on planet...danced to his own beat!!! Xxxxx

As John Lennon said this is rock and roll with lipstick... i fucking love it

At this time it was considered Glam Rock he started off as Ziggy Stardust and it was Glen Rock back then as well and then he progressed into modern music but always kept his flare and he was married to a beautiful model named Iman

Thanks for giving Bowie a chance. He always was ahead of his time. I remember being given a cd of Scary Monsters because it was "too weird" for our local punk fanatic. And yes, much of his impact was the presentation of the music. Watch any live video to see what I mean.

Mannn I love everything you have to say about this, SO interesting to hear what's going through your head as someone coming from a totally different ballpark