David Bowie - ENDLESS BANGERS! | College Students' FIRST TIME REACION! 

I believe that Bowie invited Mac to hang with him and said something like, you can leave the guitar! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7hlA_aD-Njs.html Story is just after the 9:00 min. mark.

McEnroe told that story on Letterman back in the day. There's a clip on RU-vid I just saw a f ew weeks ago lol

The Pretenders track “Don’t Get me Wrong” is about John McEnroe. That may be a well known fact but I only recently found out about it.

Lol the second David fricken Bowie walks into YOUR room = my friend, you've lived a damn good life :D

Very cool!

Bowie often dragged me along kicking and screaming because I wanted him to repeat what he'd already done. Later, as you said, I let him drive. Where would he take me this time?

You described that more perfectly than I could.

...hot tramp, I LOVE YOU SO! That line kills.

There was so little public discussion of LGBTQ issues then...my friends of that age who identify as say Bowie was their god for having the balls speak out and promote with his appearance and lyrics they could relate to...with a crazy popular riff, on the radio, in the 70's! Diamond Dogs is super important for that.

@@jaycmacg Jay, how right you are. For a 15yo guy, (becoming aware that he/I was "different" from the 15yo guys he/I grew up with), hearing this tune in 1974, "not sure if you're a boy or a girl" made me a worshiper for life of Bowie. I'll leave it at that.

And it's isn't weird enough for them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@@idaslpdhr The times they are a changin'.

They really need to hit that album. They did "Life On Mars?" and loved it. The album definitely hits those "weird" moments Alex likes too.

Bowie's Best IMO.

Hell yes! My favorite Bowie

My high school graduation tune, my droogies!

Nobody today has as big a catalog as Bowie ,he owned his stuff and was the first one to sell shares against his expected earnings

I only saw Rundgren once, when we were young--another one I wish I'd seen again. I respect him so much, and love his music, and love his Beatles influence--some gorgeous songs and some great rock and roll. Also sometimes a grumpy, but very kind and decent human being who has actually made the world a better place. One of the voices I love from my youthful love for Something/Anything! (And I tried with Utopia! Live was fantastic!)

I have seen Todd several times in every decade from early ‘70s Til a few years ago. I love him and his first 6 or 7 albums. Early concerts, solo, were really special. But all were great.

It was his strength that he rarely repeated what he'd already done.

Yep ... he was my Elvis

Although "Rebel Rebel" is a great track a lot of his other singles have a lot more musical meat to them. "Golden Years" is one such - as is "Ashes to Ashes" and I always loved the sad sad feel of "This is not America" - which like Neil Sedaka's song "The Immigrant" (it was about John Lennon) mourns the dilution or loss of the American dream.

Thanks! I didn't know about the Orwell connection. "1984" is one of my all-time favorite books.

"a handful of ludes" is a reference to gorrilla biscuits. LOL.

@@dwinkleman Yeah...Just wondered if younger people knew...For the kids: "Ludes" was a slang term for a powerful barbituate that doctors regularly prescribed at one time - Quaalude. Recreational abuse really ramped up in the early to mid 70's. So much so that pharamaceutical companies phased out production. The slang could also refer to Mandrax, which was another brand name for the same drug. I believe those were manufactured in Europe.

I did not know this about Julia from 1984! _"Rebel from the waist down"_ is a superb line...

@@neekerbreeker Orwell warned us about BIG Brother. I have to read it again. Bowie is the best. Saw him twice live. It was a trip. RIP DAVID😪🙏🕊✌🌻🌻

All of those are so damn essential rock history! Heroes is a weakness for me and Ashes to Ashes is in high regard - the others are must listens as well. 5 stars

Don’t forget Diamonds Dogs itself

And he played piano/keys, sax and guitar. A talented musician and writer.

I highly recommend if you haven't seen it find the David Bowie appearance on snl in 1979. He had Joey Ari's and Klause Nomi with him did Man who sold the world, TVC 15, and boys keep swinging.

A sheer genius!

Nile Rodgers was the madtermind behind the beginning of Let's Dance. Yet you never mentioned him, Allison

Iggy’s recording of China Girl is even better.

@@michaelteret4763 it’s really incredible, without question!

Let's not forget "Cat People" from 1982.🐱

@@m.y.o.b.724 definitely agree! Easily one of my favorite Bowie songs! There is so much treasure in his catalog that it would be impossible to list all of the goodness in it. I could go on for days…

I’d add Zappa to that list.

I sure could go for Beck's "Debra" getting a reaction. I play it when I walk to the store. Keeps me happy.

That whole album is great. Front to back.

@@helenespaulding7562 Zappa tops that list.

Add Jack White to that list with Beck!

Do you Remember a Guy thats been in an early song ?

Good song that gets overlooked of his early stuff.

This song sounds like a precursor to Tom Petty, to me.

@@lambokarabeekian6192 Yes, I could see that. I wonder if Tom was influenced by him. He has a line about "David Bowie hair" in his song, Same Old You.

Aladdin Sane

Same guy.

I think A&A did "Fame" a few years back, but I'm all for "Let's Dance", "Modern Love", "China Girl", and "Cat People".

I think he invented the time he was in !

@@ghichens3418 Yeah, they had trouble classifying him the word "Glam" was used a lot but it also had punk in this song.

Where did you see him ? I saw him at the Sydney cricket ground 1983 ! Ace !!

Both times was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The first time was at the Metropolis in september 1997. The second time was at the Bell Centre in december 2003.

Maine road Manchester 87, glass spider tour, supported by Terrence Trent Derby and Alison Moyet. Brilliant show!

I remember Terrence Trent Derby's hit "Sign Your Name" 😊

@@andre_boulet_guitar Ace !!!

I feel that!

Great comparison

One of the greatest riffs of all time imo

He was 69. How old do you need? My Dad is 95. It's horrid. Better to die while you still have chops.

Not sure how much more he could go on, though. Unless he actually was an alien who could live for 900 years.

I would rather recommend “TVC15”, “Sound And Vision” and “DJ”.

That first line is how I always felt about Bowie. We are at the time now where many old Rockers will be dying, so far only Lennon and Bowie really affected me.

I think i was a junior or senior in high school when Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars came out. Picture of some androgenous guy on the album cover that my brother had. part of me wanted to not like it, but I loved it, listened for years. decades later, I get a Best of album, and I'm thinking those old Ziggy songs couldn't have stood the test of time? but man, I still love Ziggy Stardust.

Queen Bitch was the other side of the Rebel Rebel single.

Bowie did some of that himself.

Annie's so close to David she could have lifted his wallet. Where DID she get that dress?

@@brianmiller1077 She said he sent her for a new frock!

I L-O-V-E that performance!

Hey, @John H! 🤗

If you want to hear punk being born (or possibly conceived) then listen to the track "Cracked Actor". specifically Mick Ronson's guitar with the most low down dirty riff ever.

@@mollyhall2954 I know the Kinks were pioneers in the use of distortion. Apparently Dave Davies achieved their signature sound (on You Really Got Me for example) by slitting the cones of his speakers.

@@silgen I didn't expect a reply, since your comment was from 8 months ago! Yeah, Dave Davies did something drastic to his amp, but there are at least 3 stories about exactly what he did! He was about 17. One story says he took a razor blade to it, one a knitting needle--and where I am it's 5am and I'm an old woman and can't remember the other story! I'm not quite as old as Dave Davies, though, and he can be forgiven if he doesn't remember exactly when he's in an interview. I think the facts are in one of his books or interviews. He had a stroke after The Kinks disbanded and he was playing solo gigs. Luckily Christian, one of his 7 sons, and his manager were with him and he eventually managed to relearn everything from walking to playing guitar again. Did you see the documentary Rick Rubin did of Paul McCartney? When he asked about things that made an impact on The Beatles the first thing Paul mentioned was The Kinks--this made a lot of Kinks fans happy. Thanks for mentioning Cracked Actor--when I've had some sleep I'm going to listen to that because I love Mick Ronson on Ziggy but don't really know much else by him! Thanks!

@@mollyhall2954 Haven't seen that documentary, but it doesn't surprise me. The 60's were a very fertile time for music, bands were inspired by and inspiring other bands and striving to outdo each other, such as the Beatles and Dylan and the Beach Boys, as well as the Kinks. Hope you enjoyed Cracked Actor, there's a few songs on Aladdin Sane with great work by Mick Ronson.

The title Track for TMWStW in 3 versions Original - Great middle Eastern flavor SNL version with Klaus Nomi - it a horror movie The Nirvana Unplugged version - reintroduced a generation to a Deep cut Bowie

Such a good song!

That song is menacing.

When it came out, some didn't understand "Ashes to Ashes"