After his death, I was reading tributes to him online, and someone said something like: "If you were alive in the same era when David Bowie was recording, you hit the cosmic jackpot." I couldn't agree more.

@samhain1894

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! ⚡️

@ColoradoGrami

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...we were incredibly lucky. Went to many concerts, partied with the band, etc. He actually called our apartment once. lol Made my day!! Wish he had been calling for me. lol

@chaoticneutral3487

2 жыл бұрын

I read the same quote, and it's true.

@ginasarmina4728

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@MsGilly60

2 жыл бұрын

I was

“David Bowie, he’s a genre in himself.” I couldn’t have said it better.

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I thought that was a great comment.

@edwardwilliams8238

2 жыл бұрын

Could not have said it better!!!!!! Great comment✌️❤️🎵

@aaronbredon2948

Жыл бұрын

One of the great things about Bowie is you never knew what to expect with each new album (other than it would be great). Each album had a theme and genre of it's own, but Bowie would reinvent himself for each album (and for each movie role).

I feel myself welling up a little at the main chorus every time since his passing away. Legends don't come much bigger than David Bowie.

@kvoltti

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t pass away…. He just went home to the stars 🌟 ⭐️ 💫

@willfromyadkinville

2 жыл бұрын

a tough one!

@Renowildfire1

2 жыл бұрын

I found out like 2 weeks after he passed. I was locked up and I was saying that I wanted to see him live and was told that he passed 2 weeks ago and I didn't believe it until my brother told me. I read his rolling stone tribute and man it brought me to tears.

@brucedillinger9448

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Sometimes I am just fine and then ... wham! Close to tears when I hear him again. As always...R.I.P. Mr. Jones. ❤ ✌

@phillipsarrazine9072

2 жыл бұрын

@@Renowildfire1, I saw him in 1983 at Rosemont Horizons in Chicago. He was fantastic.🥰

Now Bowie is the Starman, waiting for us in the sky.

@ramonagomez4022

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@selardohr7697

Жыл бұрын

😭

This was David's glam rock era and nobody did it better. You would have to listen to the Ziggy Stardust album to get the concept of the song. Ziggy Stardust was just one of the characters he created during his career. For me he'll always be the Starman in the sky now.🌟

@DannyD714

2 жыл бұрын

yes, in 2016 david bowie transcended this world and became the starman he sang about. now he awaits our arrival so he can blow our minds once again.

@dana_brooke_27

2 жыл бұрын

@@DannyD714 Exactly

@ashleydixon4613

2 жыл бұрын

I particularly loved him in his “thin white duke” phase. Except for when he got sick towards the end, he aged so well-honestly better-looking in his 30s 40s and 50s than he was at this younger stage.

@dana_brooke_27

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashleydixon4613 Yes..that was my first ever concert. The Station to Station tour in 76. He was not well at all. He looked great in the Let's Dance era. Really healthy.

@cookeymonster83

Жыл бұрын

All thanks to Mick Ronson.

David Bowie DEFINED what the 80's pop music would be... in the 70's. He set the stage a decade earlier. A true genius. He will be missed for sure, but never forgotten. Rest in peace, Starman!

@James-hd6ez

Жыл бұрын

I Agree his work between 1970 -1980 was absolutely amazing! The only other artist who compared for me in that decade was Neil Young, but Bowie did in the 70s what the Beatles did in the sixties, and of course he was good mates with Lennon! RIP John and David.

Changes, Suffragette City, Rebel Rebel, Fashion, Let's Dance, I couldn't possibly list them all but the David Bowie songs are endless. You really can't go wrong with any of them.

@kelliedee

2 жыл бұрын

China Girl is another one that i haven't seen many react to.

@Renowildfire1

2 жыл бұрын

Rock n roll suicide

@magneto7930

2 жыл бұрын

@@kelliedee I thought of that one along with many others when I was making the suggestion but I didn't want to list them all. There's a lot that I liked that I didn't mention because I figured they were very far out there.

@johnedieter739

2 жыл бұрын

Young Americans, Life on Mars, Heroes, Red Sails, Golden Years, Oh You Pretty Things, Fame, Ziggy Stardust - there's just too many!

@kelliedee

2 жыл бұрын

@@magneto7930 Understood. Cat People is another one that doesn't get much love!

You can't address this era of Bowie without acknowledging Mick Ronson's beautifully sculpted guitar orchestrations and lines, imo. RIP, Mick and David. A fabulously fertile partnership out of the gate.

Of course Bowie is a legend beyond legends, but kudos also need to go out to his guitarist, Mick Ronson, who came up with such classic hooks in so many of Bowie's great songs, this among them. What a fabulous sound.

@ColoradoGrami

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree about Ronson... but let's not forget Trevor Boulder on bass. Their combined sound was amazing.

@mikecavaretta2621

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I believe he produced the album and did the string arrangements as well.

@michaelminch5490

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikecavaretta2621 Ronno didn't produce, but he did write the string arrangements and played piano. Mike Garson was brought in on the keys for the live shows.

This is part of the themed "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" album. There's a loose story involved whereby Ziggy is an actual alien from space - the Starman - who lands on Earth and becomes a rock star named Ziggy Stardust. Very loose "story," for sure, but that's the meaning/background, in any event.

Pretty much grew up with Bowie, was thirteen-fourteen when Ziggy Stardust came out and saw him a couple times - 1978 and 1983 - and the man was a legend. His death hit hard because he did not make it well known he was fighting cancer and had just released a new album a few days before he died in 2016. I still miss the man.

@elisebarthalow6075

2 жыл бұрын

I have loved the artist called David Bowie since about 1974. His catalogue is enormous - one of my favorites which wasn't a hit was "Sorrow". Simply beautiful. He had the sweetest, wittiest personality and I miss his smile.

@honorsilverthorne7227

2 жыл бұрын

And that last album, "Blackstar", gets so deep into lyrics about death. He was the only one who knew he was dying besides a few others when he made that album. After his death, if you go back and watch/listen to those two main videos/songs off that album, they hit you in a whole new way. Very deep & dark, from a man facing his own mortality. 🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚

You've got to do "Suffragette City" from Bowie. Straight banger.

@dusterss6290

2 жыл бұрын

My spine is totally out of place, I was just catching a bus girl

@robertbagley9199

Жыл бұрын

Yep and the version on 'David Live at the Tower Phillidelphia ' along with 'Aladdin sane' and 'Moonage Daydream' are bloody brilliant!

Yep Bowie is one of a kind. Rock artist is what he is. None like him before or since.

@vincentschmitt7597

2 жыл бұрын

He was and is my favorite single recording artist.

Bowie is sublime ! There is no one is the history of rock'n roll that covers so many genres so effortlessly while remaining aloof from all of them.

@jen_alanfromchicago53

2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏. Perfect

Oh man! I was so hoping the next David Bowie would be SUFFRAGETTE CITY, but thanks for the great video!!!!

@joanlooper2007

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@kimmycook2698

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite.

@gregharmon3797

2 жыл бұрын

That would be good, or Fashion, Knock on Wood.

The whole Ziggy Stardust album is incredible. The title song and the big hit, "Suffragette City," are worth your time.

50 years old this June, 14 year old me shows up every time I hear this record & I can absolutely feel 1972 in the air

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

I can absolutely empathise.

@compostcorner5934

Жыл бұрын

I was age 11 in 72 ,and I can relate to that 👍🎶 The Power of music instantly transports us right back

@AlanF0011

Жыл бұрын

I was 15 in '72, I already MWSTW and Hunky Dory 😁

That's Mick Ronson on guitar.

Bowie is beyond a legend, a true artist till the very end. Try Five Years or moonage daydream as your next Bowie tunes.

@IisDeeps

2 жыл бұрын

True. Warren Zevon did as well

@talon7132

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about all that. Innuendo ( was done with full knowledge that death was close for Freddie Mercury

@jussinawaydeanamortl5680

2 жыл бұрын

He was so legendary they named a type Knife after him!

@Rings-of-Saturn2

2 жыл бұрын

@@talon7132 What does Mercury and his death have anything to do with my comment?

@caravan5557

2 жыл бұрын

Ziggy Stardust start to finish....masterpiece

Bowie wrote one of the greatest songs ever recorded (on top of Under Pressure with Queen), called All the Young Dudes but he gave it to a band called Mott the Hoople. Their version is great, but I would check out either Bowie performing it at the Isle of Wight, or, when Bowie joined Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, and Queen to perform it at the Concert for Life.

@wpollock1

2 жыл бұрын

Or, the David Live version which is my favorite!

@helindove2237

2 жыл бұрын

@livingfilmmaker I love that song! It's so nostalgic. Since you mentioned Queen: early in their careers the four men were very happy they could open for the well-known Mott The Hoople in the UK. Now everyone in the world from 5 to 105 knows Queen. And there will certainly be those who say Mott The who? That’s just the way it goes in show business I guess ;)

@andyfletcher3561

2 жыл бұрын

@@wpollock1 From cover to guts, his best LP IMHO.

@H4CK61

2 жыл бұрын

All the Young Dudes Was played at every party in the 70s ...... What a Tune.

@shawnaisme226

2 жыл бұрын

This would explain why All The Young Dudes always had the sound of Bowie to me so much more than Mott the Hoople. It just screams 1970's rock party anthem haha.

Great choice again guys, that's the late great Mick Ronson on guitar. The whole album is a concept which should be heard in its entirety. Can't miss with Bowie ❤

So many favorites from Bowie...."Golden Years," "Ashes to Ashes," "Diamond Dogs," "Wild is the Wind..." Even the B-side release to "Starman" is a rocker-- "Suffragette City."

@markclifford1601

2 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe "Suffragette City" is a B-side

@tanyamillar5411

Жыл бұрын

I think 1 of my favorates is china girl

David Bowie fan since 1973.Saw him live 3 times. RIP ZIGGY✌😪🌻

@peterz4427

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! David Live at the Tower in Philly, I went to that show. You can hear me scream from the 52nd row!

@foxandscout

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. 3 time. Saw Ziggy at Radio City; saw the Thin Man tour and the Glass Spiders tour. Also saw him as the Elephant Man. And sat next to him for a short time at the opening of a NYC club. I was tongue-tied. Yet I had no problem dancing a short time later with David Johansen. Ah the after hours clubs of NYC in the mid to late 70s: miss those days.

This song is from the album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Bowie's high concept album about an alien who comes to earth and forms a rock and roll band. I'd suggest checking out the whole album from first song to last and it will explain this song better. A masterpiece of rock, one incredible album from one of our finest!

Starman is part of the Ziggy Stardust phase and is about an alien or aliens coming to earth during a time when the earth would be dead in 5 years. It's very dystopian. Diving into Bowie's catalog is like diving into the ocean or launching into space. I recommend All the Young Dudes which is a song he gave to Mott the Hoople but was written as part of the Ziggy Stardust album. Yes, Bowie is a genre unto himself, but like a great master artist in order to see the entire painting one must listen to the entire album. Diamond Dogs, Aladin Sane, and Station to Station are conceptual in that regard. He tried to remake himself with each album: Ziggy, Halloween Jack, The Thin White Duke, etc. I will be here forever if I keep going down this rabbit hole. Recommend: Lady Grinning Soul, Jean Genie, Oh, You Pretty Things. And so much more.

David Bowie performed this song in July of 1972 on a BBC television show in England called Top of the Pops. For many, it was their first introduction to David or for those who knew him it was their first introduction to the character Ziggy Stardust. It was the opening shot of an explosion of uniqueness and creativity that continued until his demise in 2016.

Love it! David Bowie IS a Genre. He was the Master at Reinventing Himself.

And THAT STARMAN DEFINITELY DID BLOW OUR MIND'S i still haven't found mine

It always seemed like by the time society and music caught up to Bowie, he was already on to the next amazing incarnation.

@francineviau7096

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Long before he died, I thought when he did leave us, many people would discover or rediscover his genius. It has been the case.

@brucedillinger9448

2 жыл бұрын

Jamie - exactly right! ✌

Starman was used in the movie The Martian and was also used during one of the Falcon Heavy Rocket launchs, the one where Elon Musk launched his personal Roadster to float in space.

"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars" a must album. Been listening since 1970. The greatest 🔥🔥🔥💙💙💙🎶🎶🎶

@jamesscully529

2 жыл бұрын

The Man Who Sold the World would be good for them to cover. Or anything from Hunky Dory, another classic from back then. I have been listening to Bowie since 1972 myself.

@cookeymonster83

Жыл бұрын

Mick Ronson at his finest.

This album is one of his alter ego….Ziggy Stardust….a rock and roll alien come to earth with his band the Spiders from Mars

Such a sad loss and such a fantastic performer.❤️

This song is from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which was a concept album (more or less). To really understand the meaning of this song, you have to hear the entire album, especially Five Years. I love that you released this review today. Thursday, 28 April is the 50th anniversary of the release of this song as a single. The album, as a whole, was released 16 June 1972 and is considered Bowie's break thru album, as well as one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

@cookeymonster83

Жыл бұрын

One of Mick Robson’s best works too

Need to listen to Rebel Rebel. One of his best

As a decades-long Bowie fan, I am so glad you reacted to "Starman". "Cat People" I am sure you will love; be floored. Just make sure it's the movie version. It was in two movies: "Inglorious Bastards" and of course, "Cat People".

@danalyntuthill1538

2 жыл бұрын

Do not do the remake he did of "Cat People". The movie version only. He did that with Giorgio Moroder, who worked with Donna Sumner.. His singing is so sensual and erotic on this song. This song is what made me a fan. Then came "Let's Dance" right after.

Man! Bowie had that sound!

One GREAT Bowie song that you have not yet reacted to is "Heroes"...hard to say favorite Bowie song, because there are so many masterpieces....This is the Tunnel Song from the movie Perks of Being a Wallflower (I know it was "Landslide" in the book)...but this may be my favorite song of his of all time.

Star an taken from the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. This album changed music forever being sighted as a major influence on future artists.

Whether you believe in life on other planets or not, this timeless and powerful Bowie classic will make you think of the possibilities....with an optimistic perspective!

Finally!!! Another Bowie incarnation. I love them all. Bowie was always including space in his songs, Life on Mars, Major Tom, etc. There are those that are convinced Bowie is an extraterrestial. Pretty sure that's Mick Ronson on guitar and Trevor Bolder on bass. Amazing in concert.

Like quite a few artists that broke out in the 70's, David Bowie fell out of fashion for a short while and then re-appeared with renewed style and sound in the 80's and a whole new group of fans discovered him. Let's Dance was that album and Amber will want to hear more from that genre of Bowie. "China Girl" and "Let's Dance" would be the picks.

@1996vivian

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Definitely China Girl!

Now Bowie is the Starman

Rest In Peace David Bowie music Legends ..Ashes to Ashes from Favourite song

I would like to put my vote in for his song Aladdin Sane (a lad insane). It's so cool and different. Instead of a guitar solo, it has a crazy piano solo.

@markstoudenmire4935

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Bowie album.

@SPAMDAGGER22

2 жыл бұрын

Mike Garson. One take, improvised.

@skatter44

2 жыл бұрын

@@SPAMDAGGER22 He is so awesome. One of the most creative piano solos I've heard.

@danalyntuthill1538

2 жыл бұрын

A beautiful piano solo.

David Bowie is now the Starman in the sky. I miss him. :(

@francineviau7096

2 жыл бұрын

♥️

One of his that’s off the beaten path is “Fascination”. Such a great funk groove! You will love it.

David Bowie was in a movie called The Man Who Fell To Earth. You may want to check it out. Also the movie Labyrinth.

@michaelglick1287

2 жыл бұрын

He was also in a movie called Into the Night with Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Peiffer

@annsearle9275

2 жыл бұрын

Loved in the hunger and merry Christmas mr Lawrence ❤

@snowfan0521

2 жыл бұрын

He also played Nikola Tesla in the movie The Prestige

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

@@snowfan0521 That film was magic.

@andyfletcher3561

2 жыл бұрын

@@annsearle9275 "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"...One the greatest treatises on integrity and will power. For those that don't understand it will be slow, and perhaps they will lose interest, but when you understand what is happening, it's extremely intense.

Over here in England, David Bowie is still a major part of Christmas. He narrated a Christmas film called The Snowman, as well as did the music. If you get the chance to find it online, it’s still shown every year here on the telly during Christmas. It’s adorable ❤ Jay will like Let’s Dance because Stevie Ray Vaughn played guitar on that track for him.

'Ziggy Stardust' and 'The Thin White Duke' and all the other 'era's'. Such a talented man and way ahead of his time. So glad to have been there when his music came out [albeit a bit young for the really early days - I'm 60]. Great reaction.

David Bowie is the KING of Glam Rock. I've been a massive fan, since 1972, and grew up with his music, through my teens, into my 20's, 30s and beyond.

Really recommend his collaboration with the Pat Metheny Group, This Is Not America, from The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack. It is a gem of a song. Listened to it recently for the first time in decades. Such a great song.

@francineviau7096

2 жыл бұрын

Good point! Beautiful song... And his vocals are incredible.

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

That is a great song.

Love it. And that guitar riff on the chorus. Yeah. Thanks!!

"The Jean Genie" is another hit from around 1973 (the year my parents were married) that you might be interested in. Speaking earlier from your last Go Go's reaction, the all female group Expose did a song called "Point Of No Return" as well as Nu Shooz doing a song with the same title but completely different. Check them out guys! Starman is a film back in 1984 as well as a new DC character in Stargirl on the CW played by Joel McHale.

@TheoPhim

Жыл бұрын

"Jean genie" is a plagiarism of "la fille du père noel" by frech singer Jacques Dutronc

Thing is, with Bowie, the Starman did come to meet us... and he did blow our minds.

Seen Bowie 4 times, always different, always excellent showman!!! 🙏RIP🙏

Bowie was a true artist at everything he did, apparently he was a good painter, sculpture amongst other forms of art. IMHO what ever he chose to do he would excel at, and finally when I heard of his passing it hit me quite hard as I grew up with his music from the start. R.I.P star man.

DAVID BOWIE!!! YAYYYYYY music always changes and you always know it's HIS- creative genius!

Okay for me personally when this album came out I was about 15 16 years old somewhere in that vicinity and of course being a child of the sixties and seventies I was not shy about experimenting with marijuana!! Whenever I hear songs from this album or Ziggy Stardust it always reminds me of sitting in my friend's car and smoking weed and listening to this album on his 8-track stereo!! The sound system was awesome and the inside of the car looked like a Cheech and Chong movie!!(thick cloud)😁 That's what hearing this song brings back in my mind!!

Agree with Jason Remy, time for some Bowie from his glam-rock, glory era with Mick Ronson on lead guitar with the Spiders from Mars. Starman was awesome but so are legendary bangers Suffragate City, Moonage Daydream, Panic in Detroit and his epic, Width of a Circle. In an era of utter musical brilliance, David Bowie was one of the brightest lights. Enjoy! 🎵

The Man!! Rebel Rebel and Ziggy Stardust are unbelievable songs as well.

The greatest artist of all time!

I saw Bowie in 1974 and am a huge fan. Amber, he would have loved your phrase "He is a genre unto himself" that was brilliant and so true.

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

Amber is a reactionary treasure.

Saw him in Indy 1974...you have to check out the entire Ziggy Stardust and his Spiders from Mars album.

@emilylynch7940

2 жыл бұрын

Saw him in Ottawa on the same tour. Always thankful that I got to see him in concert.

Love him so much, if you do listen to Young Americans, please do the recorded version, it's my favorite :)

@francineviau7096

2 жыл бұрын

Love this song!!♥️

@jeanstrickland2445

2 жыл бұрын

That is a great song 🙋🏻‍♀️

@ryanmaloney554

2 жыл бұрын

If you love sax then Young Americans is a must! Totally funk. And, yes, do the recorded version not the live on TV version that’s online. He had a strained throat during the performance so it’s not the best.

David was our Starman

Definitely one of the coolest songs to come on the radio back in the 70's. I always enjoyed it. What a memory to have again.

Saw the Ziggy Stardust tour in New Orleans…..blown away

So many more of Bowie's hits to discover. "Life on Mars" "Ashes to Ashes" "Let's Dance" "Absolute Beginners" and many many more. Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Life on Mars, definitely one of the best ,too hard to pick the best , but the lyrics to life on Mars are deep and can take on many meanings

@almostfm

2 жыл бұрын

That song was also why he got mentioned on an episode of Doctor Who. In "The Waters of Mars", the first human colony on the planet is called Bowie Base One.

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

And to take that a step further, The Bewlay Brothers. Now there are some amazing lyrics to grapple with.

@taradevine6026

2 жыл бұрын

Probably my favorite song period.

@cookeymonster83

Жыл бұрын

Just goes to show the genius that is Mick Ronson

This is the kind of song you could turn on and get lost in and forget about what a bad day you had. It just feels like pure hope to me. So comforting.

Beyond words for this man. One of the true greats.

@francineviau7096

2 жыл бұрын

♥️

My first idol...ZIGGY!....I'm in my 60s now (and I grew up! too!) But Bowie meant so much in my rock n roll life! 😁

This is my favourite David Bowie song. ❤

Yep! David Bowie was and IS my favorite of all time. I ... try not to think about it too much because my WHOLE life David Bowie was there....so hard not to cry while hearing him sometimes. Glad you are experiencing him. Life's not over! You discovered Bowie!!....🍺🍺

Oh yes !! My no 1 track of his ❤❤❤

Now you are hitting the meat of his line up...Stay in this zone for the next year or two...

I am so glad to have lived in the time of Bowie.

Different-level kind of music .. artistry throughout. #RIP

Life on Mars is one of my favourite songs -David Bowie is one of the GOATS

My favorite Bowie song, which is saying a lot since all his songs are great!

Wow! Such a perfect description of Bowie...He's a genre himself! Love it :)

Bowie has many great songs I am glad I was able to see him a few times and I'm grateful for the opportunity for it

David Bowie is always a surprise and his music is doing one thing and Bowie is singing a different style. That’s why he keeps me listening to his lyrics and falling deeper into Ziggie Stardust

Such a fabulous artist. He reinvented himself throughout the years and always brought originality to his artistry. From his sound to his writing to his look. The world lost an icon when he died.

1st heard this over some scenes in The Martian. Now one of my fave Bowie songs! ♥

He still blows me away. Love!

Fantastic song, Bowie will forever be a legend.

The King of glam rock. A true original and innovator who never boxed himself in. Still miss him. Rock on, David the Starman!

Great reaction, thanks. Such reverence for this true musical genius and visionary

I agree with her. David Bowie IS his own genre.

So glad you enjoyed this. One of my favourite songs ever. Period.

‘Golden Years’, ‘China Girl’, ‘let’s dance’. All Bowie gems.

More Bowie!👍

I would like to highly highly request Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf. Excellent song that just screams cool.

You guys have great comments and a true passion for the music you are now discovering. And there's sooooooo much more great music for you and all of us to discover!

Bowie is a fabulous legendary category on it's own from Goth, Metal, Hard Rock, New Wave, Blues, R&B, Pop, New Wave... just stick all this amazingness under "Bowie".

Mama you should be a music writer you hit the nail on the head , you sun it up so well ❤

David was the Starman, and he did blow our minds.

The magnificent David Bowie. What a loss he was.. R.I.P. xxxx