Aurora Covers David Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” on the Stern Show (2016) 

I think bowie would have liked this cover

Bowie sing it with anger, while Aurora sing it with disappointment. Wonderful, thank you.

I admit I'm a giant snob when it comes to people covering David Bowie tunes, especially this one. But this performance was so excellent-- a true reinterpretation while still being so, so respectful of the original. She FELT this song. This was absolutely excellent... I could hardly breathe when she sang it. What a voice. What presence. Just wonderful.

She is a Viking fairy. No one can touch her because she is from a whole different world.

FORGET YOUR MAINSTREAM ARTISTS THIS GIRL IS SIMPLY A GENIUS.

She didnt just sing the song, she understood the meaning of the song. Brutal xxx

Pretty sure this girl might be an angel or alien or something.

It's subtle, but the note she picks for when she sings the word "Mars" is pure musical genious.

David Bowie would've loved this version 💜

This cover of "Life on Mars?" actually brought tears to my eyes when I heard it for the first time

Her voice sounds like the moonlight shining on the calm surface of a clear lake in the winter night

She also does a great Massive Attack version of Teardrop

wow she’s got such a vocal range... i’m not crying, you’re crying

Haven't gotten chills like this from a female singer since BJORK!! PHENOMENAL! RIP BOWIE!!!!!

Singing a Bowie song normally is an impossible thing, but this version is so beautiful. David would have loved it.

holy...why am I crying...? damn, Aurora

My heart just broke a little at the honesty of it all. Brutally beautiful interpretation.

Hard to believe that people are just hearing AURORA for the first time, although it is the first time for me to hear this specific performance! All of Aurora’s covers are great! Her original music and live performances are fantastic!

Aurora on the Stern show. Never would’ve imagined.

Aurora is a young woman of immeasurable talent.

She does one hell of job covering Across the Universe too. A very unique and talented artist.

Aurora is too good for the Stern show. The purest of hearts.

She's so perfunctory with interviewers be sometimes and I love it

Breathless, She left me breathless

Aurora is an incredible singer. Her voice is mature beyond her age. I'm not a fan of most of her music if I'm being honest. But I recommend her to girls learning to sing. The control she has over her voice and her dynamics are as good as they get. Check out Aurora with Wardruna - Helvegen, live. It's a viking song, and it's absolutely mesmerizing, and one of the best vocal performances I've heard.

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Got me tearing up. Bowie would have loved her. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 BRAVA !

I first heard of Aurora when I watched Frozen 2 and needed to find out who the voice of the spirit was. She’s absolutely mesmerizing 🥰

Good god this woman is talented. No acting there she is pure unadulterated feeling. Absolutely transfixed watching her emotional interpretation.

i don't get goosebumps too often from music, but this young lady done gave me goosebumps.

I think this is the first time I've ever REALLY heard this song. She really has an epic talent for covers!

Shout out to the pianist. Softly and flawlessly guiding those vocals. A great performance by both.

Bowie would've featured her. She is so Bowieyy, she makes you feel it what Bowie would've felt while writing this.

Aurora always nails it. She's amazing:0)

I keep coming back to this but it is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard!

Heard this live on Howard originally and fell through the looking glass into Aurora’s world and have been hooked ever since. So glad they finally out this on RU-vid, this is the best version of this song from her.

She was sent to save us all.

She needs to come back on ASAP

I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve enjoyed a Bowie cover and this is one of them. Such a dreamy surreal take not just a one for one remake. Gorgeous.

She is... So amazingly talented. There is such a depth of understanding of music in her performances, along with a very visceral connection to the songs. You often get one or the other, not both. She's got SO MUCH vocal control, too.

She's so haunting in this song... I hope he had a chance to hear her perform this...

Pretty sure my mutual love for this particular Bowie song is how Aurora ended up in my algorithm 4.5 years ago. Best discovery of my life!

Jeez, this caught me off guard. Wow!

Ever since she covered Half the World Away have been hooked, her head voice to full voice is flawless!!!!👌🏻

Aurora NEVER DISAPPOINTS.

This is a angel who sends a message to David Bowie up in music heaven. And Bowie loves it.

That "show" at 2:14 sent siren chills down my spine. My god...

It's a god-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair But her mummy is yelling, "No!" And her daddy has told her to go But her friend is nowhere to be seen Now she walks through her sunken dream To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen But the film is a saddening bore For she's lived it ten times or more She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on [Chorus:] Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man! Look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show 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's on America's tortured brow That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon'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 But the film is a saddening bore 'Cause I wrote it ten times or more It's about to be writ again As I ask you to focus on

Never heard of this artist. This is a fantastic cover.

Unreal. Otherworldly.

She's got to be a Michael Stipe fan! Those arm movements pure class. Loved this rendition beautiful.

Absolutely beautiful

I was hanging on every note .. never felt so much anticipation for the next line before..

The way she sings in falsetto. It feels like a lullaby to me. ♥️♥️♥️

My heart is so full of love for this amazing person, it's amazing to see how finally more and more people are getting to know her musical genius!

To his credit Stern has pulled some absolutely awesome performances out of guests and this is certainly one of them. An incredibly beautiful rendering.

her song "Daydreamer" is GENIUS !!

Finding Aurora is absolutely the best thing TikTok has done for me. She is a magical creature we must protect at all costs.... I love this and that it's from 2016.

I could not bear to watch this. It's that good.

Minute 2:29 one of the best things I have ever heard on my whole entire life. She is a real life angel.

this is my 1st time hearing her and now im addicted to her angelic voice

Like many out there I think I embody Bowie from being a low teen captivated by his first five or so albums. Wore those damn things out knowing every word. That being said Aurora nailed it. For being young coming in later she was able to hit the tone so many others miss, and yet made it her own. Fantastic job.

Been looking for this for awhile. Bought her cd because of this and was not disappointed. She is god gifted

Wonderful.. a weaving of words.. and voice.. inducing story telling

love the nod to "My Way" in the opening refrain - Bowie said he wrote "Life On Mars" as his take on/take off of "My Way"

Just discovered her via Cure For Me, doing a deep dive. She's freaking amazing!

Aurora is an angel whose songs take over her soul when she performs. Been a longtime fan. She is ethereal. I found her angelic voice at the end of a Girls' episode. She sang this very song. Like a siren, she drew me in.

I heard this cover for the first time yesterday I cannot get over how great she is Shes just so wonderful What a beautiful creature

If you love Aurora, you'd love Susanne Sundfør too 💕 This. Is. Magical.

The way to express herself is genuinely because she feels the music and its meaning of this deep song... That was flawless! There is nothing that can be improved! This is absolute perfection.

She deserves everything

My soul left the body for a second listening to that Such perfection!

How can you not Love Aurora

AURORA's voice is otherworldly

Wow!! She feels the song🥰😎

I love her voice. Amazing.

Howard loved it! Aurora is so pure. Protect her at all costs!

Overwhelmingly beautiful...

Remarkable. A beautifully haunting voice which astoundingly, almost makes the song her own. She achieved the same feat of vocal brilliance when she covered the Chas & Dave 1979 classic, 'Gertcha'.

Aurora is every bit of an artistic genius as Bowie. These are both rare, incredible human beings

What an Angelic performance.

It couldn't be done any better

People sometimes forget about the musician next to the artist, what a privilege to play alongside (and have the talent to be able to do so).

I'm increasingly of the mind that Aurora really is a transcendent talent. I have yet to hear her sing anything - anything - into which she does not pour 100% of her heart and soul. It's really breathtaking.

her voice always gives me goosebumps

Simply amazing. So much talent.

Isn’t it funny how music makes us feel nostalgia happy sad at the same time

This was a powerfully simple cover that completely captures the essence of the original yet making it something so special. That was a hauntingly beautiful performance.

Captivating. No other words needed

Jesus Christ!! That was Angelic!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AURORA COVERING BOWIE????? YES PLEASEEEEE 😭 MY TWO FAVORITE MUSICIANS AAAAAAAAH

What a brave take! She is brilliant.

It was with this song that I've discovered Aurora and I couldn't help becoming a fan, it was made with a guitar the one I first saw. Thank you Bowie for passing out the torch

Whoa … David would be so pleased. What great interpretation of a classic song, with a voice that gave me goosebumps

Aurora is so enchanting!! Her voice just sucks me in like a beautiful siren fairy 👌💙

It’s crazy but I think I only figured out what the song is really about when I heard her version of it… what an amazing artist 🤍

I keep coming back to Aurora's and Lorde’s covers of Life On Mars. It's my favourite David Bowie song and I love both Aurora's and Lorde's covers as they're both beautifuly different interpretations of it. Each stirs so many emotions inside. They're so stunning 💜.

Howard’s right... that was beautiful and awesome.

Not gonna lie, she brought a tear to my eye. What a fantastic cover! She did it great justice.

Daaaaaayum. Mind and ears blown. This woman (and her accompanying musician, btw) are immense talents!