@@mayconreyes3446 just add hunky dory album and singles up to end of 73 and then move on to someone else. bowie is one of those cult like artists that it's illegal to dislike! these people like, or pretend to like, heroes which has lyrics like 'i wish i could swim like dolphins can swim'? beam me up scotty! later on, he works with nile rodgers yikes! on the muzak album 'let's dance'. so, for me, 70-73, great. after that? forget it!
LOOOOOOVE Bowie, met him once, in the 90's, he was SUPER sweet to me. Will miss him always. PLEASE do "Changes" and "Young Americans", So So So good, seriously you guys!!! Love the reactions, India, thanks
Wow, where did you meet him? I met him, alone in an elevator at a hotel, in 1973. Was a teenager, huge fan, and had connections so I always knew where he was staying. Met up with him here and there throughout the 70's another half dozen times or so. Funniest was once when I'd gone out of town to see the show. My friends and I stayed in the same hotel he was in. Don't remember if I saw him earlier, but all my friends went to sleep and at about 3 in the morning there's a knock on our hotel door. Like an idiot, I didn't even think about looking out the peephole, I just opened the door and there was David. He was SO high on coke, asked me if I knew where his suite was! He was jittery and laughing and talking his head off but he genuinely appeared to be lost. I was 17. I really didn't know what the hell to do with him and the long hallway was deserted, both directions. I wasn't even starstruck anymore. I was in the hallway with him and he kept saying, "Show me where to go." It was fucking hilarious. I was trying to act like a responsible adult-- he was 10 years older than me and he was David Bowie, but... I started to head off down the hallway with our elbows hooked together, went around a corner and ran into Stuey, one of his bodyguards I'd met before, Herbie Flowers who was playing bass at the show (the Diamond Dogs tour), and a couple other guys I didn't know. "He doesn't know where his suite is," I told them. They were laughing their asses off. They thanked me and hauled him away and he waved goodbye and I went to bed. I was speechless the first time, in that elevator, but he was very sweet and finally shyly said, "How have you been?" I was one of the kids always at his feet and reaching up to touch his hands at shows but it was weird because, I mean, there were tons of us, we were like packs of puppies, so I kind of thought does he recognize me? Who knows but, bottom line, it got to where I was always happy to see him (and his band members and support staff) but, well, except for when he was lost at the hotel, he just was basically like a normal guy. I met a lot of those guys back then, including Freddie Mercury, and really they all were very casual and cool about everything. I'd love to hear your story, and yours itscrazyal.
@@3ScotsInk WOW Kerry, you have a great story behind your meeting. That memory & the story is amazing. i worked in Manhattan (NYC) at that time, and was outside the immediate area of Madison Square Garden on the 34th & 7th avenue side. i was just standing there talking with my co-workers and saw this very dark skinned beautiful woman, did a double take and realized it was Iman (his wife), and then saw David walking with her. i went up to him and of course did the obligatory "hey David, i'm a big fan", (yup, that was the first thing that came out lol). i am 6'5" and fall between 240-250, so i am imposing, but my attire put him at ease that i wasn't some wacko lol. David was very nice, we only spoke for a short period of time, but being such a musical icon, it goes into my memory bank. working in Manhattan, i was very lucky, i got to meet my all time favorites, The Ramones (though not Tommy), met them separately (Johnny was my favorite, very cool guy), and many others as well. But to be honest, i owe it all to Iman, that i noticed David lol
Don't know why I enjoy watching reaction video's so much. Think its like reliving my first time hearing something. And that its being passed on to a new generation. Anyway I enjoy and watch yours a lot so "Thank You". If I may critique you and offer advice it would just be to slow down a little. But maybe it's just me. Again "Thank You".
Its weird for me watching, you experience things that i have lived through for most of my existence, but its nice to see somebody willing to learn something new. it gives me hope for the new generation.
Life on Mars is the most beautiful song he ever wrote. His Paris live version from 1999 is absolutely his most powerful performance of this song. It literally brings me to tears. You must find it!!
It’s about “Ziggy Stardust “, one of the persona’s he created through his art in musical career. David Bowie is one-of-kind. Although he’s no longer on this Earth with us his presence will always be. 💫⚡️♥️
This is from the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, a “concept album”. It’s meant, at least at first or one time, to be listened to from start to finish. It might make more sense once u know the “plot”, so to speak. It’s got some terrific tunes on it!
Bowie was a true artist he has influenced so many people in so many different areas of art; music, fashion. He was inspirational I wasn't a big Bowie fan but to think of all the things he did not just in music makes me respect him. We all need people like David Bowie in are lives now that he is gone we can still remember that inspiration. RIP David you where truly one of a kind
Bowie is the Greatest artist of all-time. I’m so lucky to have lived with him & his music in my life and will have it forever. Thanks David, hope to see you again.....
When this was first on "Top of the Pops" in the UK ,the next day in school was buzzing about it, I still remember what a big deal it seemed at the time.
Bowie is more than my favorite artist. He was my reminder that it was okay to be a little weird, to always learn and grow with time. "I always believed that if we only have this one life, then let's experiment with it." - David Bowie 1996
It's kind of cool that the song starts with a discordant melody - that then is corrected (do you feel that "relief" when it gets "right"?) - and yes, it's about teenagers being the original contacts for aliens.... becomes quite pretty... and the guitar is jammin' - David Bowie was quite unique in his works... changed constantly -- I appreciate your thoughtful reaction!
Another great! I loved him back then ! I was a teenager saw him a couple times! Like I’ve said It was fantastic to be a teenager back then sooo much great music!! He was fabulous talented and cool ! Miss him too .
You might be interested in his "Wild Is the Wind" and "My Death" recordings done around the time he killed off Ziggy. They are on the sound track album for "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture" concert tour film. His vocal range was astounding in those years when he had material conducive to letting it show.
Very deep, and can be considered sinister, David was at the top of the hill in British Glam Rock, second only to Marc Bolan. Bowie was a huge talent - and we will never see his like again. Good stuff, Woman !!!
Kids didn't have personal phones back when this came out. Lordy, most houses didn't have phones then. But my pals would recite the line: "I had to phone someone, so I picked on you", cos we all wanted to communicate this feeling.
Love this track...the movie The Martian used this song as Matt Daman and his ship were flying through space. So cool. Love Bowie..,,he is never the same album to album.
The song is about Ziggy (the boy who hears the alien through the radio wave) and where he started. Ziggy is not the alien itself but is meant to kind of be the alien’s ambassador of Jive for all mankind. For context listen to the song Ziggy Stardust.
Excellent choice. Music can be divided into 2 periods: Before Bowie and After Bowie. He was a true original who simply changed everything. Love the channel as well.
You should check out Fame, Young Americans, Modern Love, China Girl, Ashes to Ashes, Space Oddity. Damn, so many songs but those are my favorites and some of his best known songs. :)
You can't understand if you don't know that the entire album was a concept album. Bowie created the character of Ziggy Stardust an alien who falls on earth and can't go home to express feelings of loneliness and alienation from society and basically sang his story and his feelings throughout the album. he liked theater and used it to express himself in music.
Great, iconic track from his 1972 masterpiece album... but go back one album prior, 'Hunky Dory', with song 'Life on Mars'... another bigger whopper of a song!
Station to station album is awesome. Went to that concert in the 70's. When he died my daughter rang me and just said "the goblin king has died". (He was in the movie the labarynth) She was so upset as was I. He affected multiple generations.
Great reaction! Thanks! Oh, hell yeah, do "Suffragette City." It's a banger and Bowie delivers a great line perfectly-- "Ahh, wham, bam, thank you, m'am!" 70's very young Bowie's the best. Fan since '72. Every song on The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars album is fantastic. He held nothing back on that album.
I've been to Hull from London AND lived to tell the tale....2nd May,1988. The day half of South London turned up to see Millwall win Promotion to the top league for the only time in our miserable 135 year existence :) Now it's 5.45am in London and I am off to bed. Goodnight Julie.....:)
Hi Julie. Funnily enough the only time I went to Leeds to see Millwall play there was exactly 2 months b4 in March,1988 and we had to sit in The Leeds End as Millwall sold out their allocation and they already had created extra space for the thousands who turned up in Yorkshire without tickets. Of course we could not react when we scored twice and won the game... We stayed at Holmfirth, which as you know, is where they made LOSWine and like the rest of The Dales and Moors it is beautiful. Problem is I lived next to 2 of the busiest roads in South East London AND over a very busy market so even moving to within half-a-mile of a London postal address in 1983 seems incredibly quiet and I'm 65.....Good Luck... lol
Will you please react to Bowie 'Where are we now' and 'Blackstar' and 'Sound and Vision' and 'Ashes to Ashes' and 'Lazarus' There are so many songs by Bowie that should be required listening He is amazing
Can't go wrong with Bowie! Bowie's not only different from everybody else, he's different from himself. Bowie ch-ch-changes. Another song with a similar message is BOC's E.T.I.
" He´d like to come and meet us but he thinks he´d blow our minds, " Like a stone age man coming to our times, " He`s told us not to blow it " We are ,,
Great suggestion by whatever you were reading: Telegram Sam by T Rex and the cover by Bauhaus. Love that song. I love David Bowie so much. I watched Labyrinth this past weekend. It is David Bowie at his most beautiful, IMO. If you've never seen it, I recommend it. He also sings in and it's just beautiful.
Basically a guy is listening to the radio when an alien takes over the airwaves. The alien implants the idea that the youth of the world can fix everything through Rock and Roll. Love Bowies music. When I first heard it when I was around 13 I did not get it so I did not like it at first. Once I started to learn critical thinking, I started to understand Bowies songs and have been a fan ever since. He has a huge catalog of music so it will take a while to listen to all of it. Bowie went through many phases and genres of music. At one point he was addicted to drugs and alcohol but he got clean thank God. Suffragette City was a big hit in the clubs!
There were a lot of songs about space. (Space Oddity, RocketMan etc. ) The world was in war. Drug culture led some people looking to space and aliens for a source.
Another great song choice. You'll have a hard time going wrong with songs by David Bowie. The intro to this song is somewhat deceptive because it leaves no hint that its going to turn into a mid-tempo groove leading into a string filled chorus. Your facial expressions around 2:15 said it all. The lyrics turn back on themselves -- Bowie singing about Bowie without singing about Bowie. Bowie singing about listening to Bowie singing on the radio or maybe something else. Whatever the case, I bought the record back when because of this song and then played the hell out of it for years. Bowie never sat still for long. Here's a clip of him two years after that song, with a whole new band and a whole new get up: DAVID BOWIE performing "1984" at the Dick Cavett Show, December 5th 1974 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iNPHU_ro-1U.html
If you like aliens, then try Genesis, "Watcher of the Skies", also from 1972. Peter Gabriel sings the point of view of an alien visiting an abandoned Earth, wondering what kind of beings left behind all the architecture, art, artifacts, etc. (Phil Collins at this time was still only the band's drummer and backing vocalist.)
The star man waiting in the sky is .. who is to become, Ziggy Stardust, thus his coclusion to to alerting the world of its impending doom in 5 years…. is to become a rock star and spread the word thus not freaking out the peeps of the world,,, its a concept lp, like the mighty pink, gots to listen 2 it the full lp.
