And talk about one Hell of a band: David Bowie - vocals, keyboards Carlos Alomar - rhythm guitar George Murray - bass Dennis Davis - drums, percussion Adrian Belew - lead guitar Simon House - violin Sean Mayes - piano, string ensemble Roger Powell - synthesizer, keyboards

The way David Bowie is watching Adrian Belew playing with a smile on his face. Can't help smiling myself.

The harmony of this song is insane. You can tell Bowie was at another level at this point of his career

Are you kidding. Adrian Belew. An absolute legend. A bit of an underground legend I might add I hear notes of the lone rhinoceros here. David Bowie could barely take his eyes off of him. That says something…

Almost 50 yrs old but sounds fresh new. Bowie is timeless

0:45 I just adore the way Bowie allows the guitarist the limelight. One of my favourite songs.

Bowie may have called this music at the time "plastic soul", but this performance is the real thing!

love how he's enjoying the musicianship of his bandmates at the beginning. RIP David.

This tune has one of the best bass lines on a rock song that I have ever heard.

Love how unjealous Bowie is watching Belew and the rest of the band--he is genuinely proud of and excited by the music they are making.

Off the chart genius. Heavenly.

This band is TOP SHELF. Belew bringing chaos and Carlos bringing the cool. Murray and Davis driving the bus. Could listen to this groove for hours.

that adrian belew guitar / bass player /harmonies /bowies moves are so great together.

So funny to see how Adrian Belew made David laugh. He was really enjoying the hell out of it.

Stay was one of the best song of David Bowie. Reste in peace starman

David Bowie was the sexiest man ever. totally free and fluid and utterly captivating. i miss him so much. rip beautiful spirit. im so happy that you found peace in your life with Iman. rest now x

I get goosebumps watching this over and over. Bowie so pleased with Adrian Belew (as well he should be), the band is just enjoying themselves so much making the BEST MUSIC. I love Carlos, George and Dennis - all of them, are just top shelf. The passing of David Bowie is still so hard to fathom - - we all have to go one day but toooooooo soon for our beloved Bowie.

Carlos Alomar, a true unsung hero

Bowie looks so happy in this concert.

Seen BOWIE way back in THE THIN WHITE DUKE period. From Young Americans to Station to Station. Great Band as well. This was Adrian Belew around pre King Crimson years. Belew is just killing it. Love this period. Bowie is loving it. They bring it.

When Bowie was on 🔥, you could see, feel and hear it in every pore. Musicianship 👏👏👏

HE STILL GOT IT TO DAY IN 2O23

''Station to Station'' with this unbelievable track, is undeniably Bowie's summit with ''Heroes." There is so much innovation in this track, especially with the spatial sounds in the intro....an absolute immortal gem...

1976! As a kid of 6 yrs I was listening to Fame. To think this existed then too!!! Timeless.

Funky there is so much rhythm in this song

I wish this song and the jam afterwards could just go on and on.

Für mich ist Station to Station das geilste Album und den Song "Stay" hab ich immer ein bisschen nebenbei gehört ohne mich auf den zu konzentrieren, aber die LIve Aufnahme ist so geil, der gehört jetzt mit zu meinen Lieblingssongs von David Bowie.

Fantastic....Simon House from HAWKWIND on violin.....What a line up....

I think this stuff is it, the coolest in every way

The sheer love and appreciation between David and the rest of his band mates is infectious.

What a Tight Band !!!! Bowie's happy & generous, as usual.

I love this song . David Bowie and Carlos Alomar ( the black guy standing behind and off to the left of Bowie in this performance ) are the rare artists in rock and pop music who got better as they aged . In the 90s into the 2000s imho Bowie helped create better live musical arrangements for this song and Bowie's singing range became larger and with more variety of vocalizations . Alomar while being basically a rhythm guitarist at this time, but also brought funk and various rhythms to Bowie's repertoire ( Fame 1975 is one of the notable songs Alomar helped create the basic musical part of ) Today Alomar in his 60s has also become a superb virtuoso guitarist . However you will seldom see him perform because he has been a professor in the music department of a major university ( sorry forgot the name ) for at least the past 15 or so years .

Wow!! Just Wow.

THis rhythm section!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEnIS DAViS GEoRGE MuRRAY CARLoS aLOMAR!!!

What’s really weird, is that even though the music is clearly rooted in the style of 1978 (disco/funk), the fashions here seem to foreshadow everything that was to come in the 80s. It’s like the 80s created it’s entire identity based on the fashions in this video, lol.

Great seeing this version with Adrian Belew going Ape on electric guitar! I personally think Earl Slick's version fits the song's groove better, but Bowie was always about change as we know. And lets not forget that Carlos Alomar on rhythm guitar was a big part of Stay as well.

Jesus Christ, this burns. Adrian Belew is absolutely on fire at this end of this track... Good god this band is just killing it. Fantastic.

This is Unbelievably Good, Bowie majestic as usual! Adrian Belew an Incredible Guitarist!! Caught him playing with King Crimson in a small venue in London back in the mid 80s? And the rest of the Band at the Top of their Game!!! Just Stunning Powerful Music!! X

Favorite version of my favorite song 🤙🤘🤙

Bowie grooving out on Belew is pretty cool

David Bowie brought me here!

Amazing guitaring by Mr. Belew, I frequently contrast his playing here to that of his playing the same song later on the 1990 "Sound and Vision" tour where the sonic pallet is expanded greatly...

On this video, Bowie looks so happy.

What an incredible live quality for the best guitar riff ever wrote !

This may be, perchance, the best Bowie band ever assembled. Then again, cocaine's a helluva drug.

David has the proud look of a father watching his son play at 0:22. Great lineup he had during this period.

God! I love this event!

That Guitarist Was Killin' !!! Nice Funkin' Band !

rip mr bowie one of my all time favorite versions of one of my all time favorite songs

man Adrian Belew sounds great!!

Perfection of the past.

Bowie always killed it live when it came to "Stay" I highly recommend looking for his other performances of this through the years. Bowie wrote an incredible amount of great songs. "Fame", Ziggy" "Space Oddity" Absolute Beginners" "Under Pressure", "I'm Afraid Of Americans", "Let's Dance", "Magic Dance"? lol, "Changes", Heroes" "Stay", Rebel Rebel" "The Jean Genie", "Time" "This Is Not America" "Young Americans", "Ashes To Ashes" "The Man Who Sold The World", "Lazarus", "Blackstar", "The Stars Are Out Tonight" "Scary Monsters", "Fashion" add your ten Bowie tunes in reply.

That band is ripping. Shredding.

Future generation of music

Watching that one guitar solo makes my wrist shake.

The mighty Adrian Belew on guitar! He has played guitar on/with bands which featured Zappa, Bowie, R. Fripp in King Crimson, The Talking Heads, etc... What a musician! And this is what I know of his performance work on stage....

I keep seeing these great DB videos and seeing this guy who looks like Roger Powell on keys..I'm slow , I just realized it is him . How did I never before know that he played with David Bowie ?

this is like miles davis good, insanley musicianship

¡Ay! ¡Pero qué lindura!

what a great song, so strange those hamonic ideas, what a songwriter talent... greatest of his bands

Finally a good song that some fool troll hasn't befouled by disliking.

Perfect band!!

from Zappa to Bowie to Eno to Byrne to Fripp to Reznor...need more be said?

Même plongé dans un bain de ringardise Bowie reste magnifique ♥️

Belew just belew my mind!

So freaking cool! Wish there was a version with better sound quality.

The sexiest chorus ever

Mr Belew is lookin sharp

I owe you the world David, thank you!

The real music

The core trio of Alomar, Davis, and Murray is quite a foundation

Amazing musicians

The Original Relic Strat.... Fantastic Video

Adrian Belew played with most important artists, his career is a who's who of great composer's.

Adrian fucking Belewwwww

no words to this music

Everyone talks about Bowie, but the damn band is why this series is the best. NIN with this covering Fashion is amazing and a great throw back

Uma das músicas mais perfeitas que já ouvi.

I don't give a damn about musicianship normally -- but Adrain Belew's guitar playing is gobsmacking.

Awesome rhythm section

大好きな 曲！

One of my all time favourite Bowie songs.

Dose this crowd actually know what they are witnessing here PURE MAGIC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Good tight playing band with vocals ... plus Mr. Bowie on Lead Vocals.

Wow. A time capsule.😊

For the love of God and Todd's "Utopia".....Roger Powell on the Electric Keys!!!!! Belew just slays on that elec Ax.....this is a supreme chart and band just deep in it.....

Oh my - BELEW!!!

damn - Carlos can sing!

Awesome

A flock of talented dudes. That's what it takes. And maybe a good singer too. For the mood. You know.

And I'm thinking "he looks like when he was singing Golden Years"... - it's in the same album duh.

Awesome version!

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

Yeah,,,: ) Adrian Belew and George Murray. xo

Adrian was a monster on guitar

This is not concert footage from the Isolar tour, its from German TV filmed after the completion of the album Heroes and before Lodger. How this track never made it on to "Stage" is beyond me, its superb. Brian Eno is on piano in this video and it was Eno who got Belew involved with the Talking Heads AFTER all this took place, so there is no Talking Heads influence in this performance, although there may well be some Zappa influence, but either way this is one brilliant band and brilliant rendition of a brilliant song.

Full-on jam, fucking hell

thanks

Crazy good.

RIP David.