David Bowie - Fashion (Official Video)
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6 жыл бұрынThe official music video for David Bowie - Fashion.
Taken from Bowie's 'Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)' album released in 1980, which featured the singles Ashes To Ashes,
Fashion, Scary Monsters and Up The Hill Backwards.
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Lyrics:
There's a brand new dance
But I don't know its name
That people from bad homes
Do again and again
It's big and it's bland
Full of tension and fear
They do it over there but we don't do it here
Fashion! Turn to the left
Fashion! Turn to the right
Oooh, fashion!
We are the goon squad
And we're coming to town
Beep-beep
Beep-beep
Listen to me - don't listen to me
Talk to me - don't talk to me
Dance with me - don't dance with me, no
Beep-beep
There's a brand new talk
But it's not very clear
That people from good homes
Are talking this year
It's loud and tasteless
And I've heard it before
You shout it while you're dancing
On the whole dance floor
Oh bop, fashion
Fashion! Turn to the left
Fashion! Turn to the right
Oooh, fashion!
We are the goon squad
And we're coming to town
Beep-beep
Beep-beep
Listen to me - don't listen to me
Talk to me - don't talk to me
Dance with me - don't dance with me, no
Beep-beep
Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
La-la la la la la la-la
About David Bowie:
David Bowie redefined musical genres and the potential of live performance for generations of music lovers. Creating and discarding a variety of personae and restlessly challenging musical boundaries, Bowie released timeless albums including Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, "Heroes,” Let's Dance, Heathen, The Next Day and many more. Blackstar, Bowie’s 28th and final studio album, was released on his 69th birthday, January 8, 2016. David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after the release of Blackstar. His body of work, his influence on the worlds of music, art, fashion, film, theatre and beyond, and his legacy of innovation and reinvention will live forever. 2022 kicks off with Bowie at 75, a celebration of his 75th birthday with the Brilliant Adventure box set, the previously unreleased Toy, the 50th anniversary of Ziggy Stardust and a series of special events.
#DavidBowie #Fashion #ScaryMonsters #Bowie
@drugtaken 5 жыл бұрын
He had best cheekbones in entire world
@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 5 жыл бұрын
@Unicorns are my best friends It's a Capricorn thing. Before you dismiss me, i'm quoting BOWIE: "I love the hills, I'm like a goat, I AM a Capricorn, so I love to hike up on the mountain." Capricorns have marvelous bone structure, so they age backward 'til about 65/70. i watch his 80s videos & can't tell if he's 20 or 40. 😍✌💞
@laurasturgeon6464 5 жыл бұрын
That's true
@-norsecode- 5 жыл бұрын
His cheekbones could cut a bitch.
@samanthalewin4397 5 жыл бұрын
Alysia Mer David-Wasser Other capricorns can relate...
@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 5 жыл бұрын
F32 😂😂 He knew it! His good friend Gary Oldman said of DB's cancer diagnosis, that "David called me & said: Well, I have Good News & Bad News: The Bad News is, i've been on drugs bc I've been fighting Liver Cancer. The Good News is: My Cheekbones are back!" 😅 #AintThatJustLikeMe 💗
@pensadordomediterraneo2073 5 жыл бұрын
His haircut was so nice in this video
@GravityBoy72 5 жыл бұрын
Best Bowie hair.... close call to the Reality Tour.
@danielwood4808 4 жыл бұрын
He always had a nice haircut.
@riverzin666 4 жыл бұрын
Você tem razão meu caro
@naviodompedro5999 4 жыл бұрын
algo me diz que ele não te entendeu, amigo br/português (provavelmente br, por que nenhum portugues seria capaz de ter esse nome.
@riverzin666 4 жыл бұрын
@@naviodompedro5999 ah sim Sou Br mesmo E SOU UMA MENINA (dsclp, é que muita gente me chama de piá na internet-)
@tawermeister99 3 жыл бұрын
This song is so criminally underrated.
@Coronadoman Жыл бұрын
...not by anyone we care about....
@tawermeister99 Жыл бұрын
@@Coronadoman very true
@MarianoBeatlero 10 күн бұрын
It's autoplagio of "Fame"
@alexcarratu5554 Жыл бұрын
In an entertainment world full of clones, David Bowie was a true original, one cool dude and ahead of his time. A true talent. Thank you for your musical originality, Mr Bowie.
@stephenzanichkowsky4434 Жыл бұрын
Got to see him a few times, and on the last tour. Great stuff!!
@alexcarratu5554 Жыл бұрын
@@stephenzanichkowsky4434 epic stuff, man. My Mum saw Bowie around 1983 and she said he was epic. My Dad also saw Bowie in 1977 and he, too, said that Bowie was epic. Bowie was one talented man.
@alexcarratu5554 Жыл бұрын
@@TimeTraveler.981, thank you, Generation X. Many artists of today could sure take a leaf 🍃 or two out of Mr Bowie's books on authenticity, originality, style, etc. Never will be another Bowie. Thanks for the music, Ziggy. Your music still kicks ass in 2023 and will forever. RIP, Man.
@frankbullitt4556 Жыл бұрын
He wasn't afraid to take a chance
@alexcarratu5554 Жыл бұрын
@@frankbullitt4556 indeed. Well said, Frank
@grahamkakerel4183 5 жыл бұрын
i can't believe david bowie invented fashion
@alexanderthorne5366 5 жыл бұрын
It's a little known fact
@onceihadasweetheart 5 жыл бұрын
thank you for my life david bowie
@skinnysnorlax1876 5 жыл бұрын
Is that really so hard to believe?
@tpayne7020 5 жыл бұрын
Bowie was the most stylish guy through the 70s and 80s my dude. This is no surprise.
@jenniluna113 4 жыл бұрын
@burteriksson Looks like coke nose.
@samanthalewin4397 5 жыл бұрын
He was so visual. He really does draw your attention. I could watch him all day.
@lucaslaino7292 4 жыл бұрын
So do i
@maxrockatansky1898 4 жыл бұрын
Pee-peep.
@rollingsonsofbitches3213 4 жыл бұрын
I do watch him all day
@CANDYPINK60 4 жыл бұрын
i relate david bowie to madonna = so diverse and changing all the time !!!!
@pinkertxn 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@sex6cult9revolution 2 жыл бұрын
As a teen in the 80's, the Bowie videos were already "old" but we were always excited when they came on MTV. All of them.
@manugrandest1683 Жыл бұрын
Je suis français et je partage ton avis
@kangfesher 8 ай бұрын
I literally had two heroes in my very young life in the seventies and eighties and they were Mr. Rodgers and David Bowie.
@trevorbishop2653 5 ай бұрын
A legend ❤🎉
@z6886 2 ай бұрын
Yes. We would drop everything run to the TV
@josephmaloney9617 3 жыл бұрын
The bass lines in this song are fantastic
@venanciahopkins5035 6 жыл бұрын
Bowie was so cool and ahead of his time! Total genius!
@judyward548 5 жыл бұрын
Way ahead
@vvilches1312 5 жыл бұрын
Freakin' Genius! Best!
@helenwaldron7542 4 жыл бұрын
I love this track in particular and as a woman or mqn fxxx it looking bloody good... Arrrrghhh!!🎼 👍 💖 💖 💖 😜
@petterv6604 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I hear Talking Heads, Orange Juice etc
@brooklynbabe7896 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely perfect
@chrissimpson6701 4 жыл бұрын
Coolest guy to walk the earth. Miss you David.
@odepoimentovejaagora8973 4 жыл бұрын
coolest its music
@danielaschwarz1971 3 жыл бұрын
Cool and very sexy😍 Yummy💝
@BBQFanNo1 2 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@trevorbishop2653 5 ай бұрын
Legend 🎉
@rbbl_ 6 ай бұрын
Wow when Bowie said "We are the goon squad and we are coming" he was really ahead of his time
@outrightgeneric 4 ай бұрын
i was looking for a comment like this lmao
@Luna-kk7od 22 күн бұрын
"We are the goon squad" 🗣🗣🗣
@MoebiusFive 8 ай бұрын
This video always makes me chuckle. David Bowie's sense of humor is off the wall.
@IlGattonero13 6 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp's gonzo guitar track is genius. Bowie, the visionary, gave him license to do what he wanted. It sets the emotional tone for the whole song.
@ajs41 5 жыл бұрын
Yes I love the way the guitar is sort of doing its own thing over the rest of the song.
@Ideagent 5 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp’s guitarwork in this Classic Bowie song is superb. BUT it is not Fripp in the video playing, it is a young G.E. Smith standing on that small stage playing the Telecaster. He was in the Saturday Night Live band for many years, played with Darryl Hall&John Oates and for some years even in Bob Dylan’s band.
@Mr.White10-65 5 жыл бұрын
@@Ideagent also plays guitar on Heroes
@theWARMJET 5 жыл бұрын
This guitar is completly out, absurd, out of this world. Love it
@udsmall7306 5 жыл бұрын
Frippertronics, so clearly evident, now that I just read a Fripp interview mentioning it lol. Subconsciously I always knew it was him on this track, and _Heroes_ also. Very _Discipline_ -ish sounding... 🎸🎼👍
@EarthWindandFirepower0990 5 жыл бұрын
WHO ELSE WISHES DAVID BOWIE WAS STILL ALIVE?
@samanthalewin4397 5 жыл бұрын
Marcus Reeves Everybody!
@aliofly 5 жыл бұрын
Everyone
@totallyrealcia 5 жыл бұрын
Every sane person on Earth
@gunpeiyokoifan 5 жыл бұрын
Me, because he is one of the people who make me smile when I'm down. Wish I could tell him.
@EarthWindandFirepower0990 5 жыл бұрын
@@gunpeiyokoifan GOOD ANSWER
@mephistoxarses8585 Жыл бұрын
That Guitar riff still kills me to this day!
@nopants3560 7 ай бұрын
Robert fripp
@jdk353 6 ай бұрын
Yep ..Fripp...
@craiglewis6145 6 ай бұрын
I saw Fripp with his wife Toyah, live in October. They did a huge range of songs including this. It was worth the price of the ticket just to witness Fripp playing this live in front of me. Incredible!!
@mephistoxarses8585 6 ай бұрын
@@craiglewis6145 Dudddddddde! amazing.
@nolagospeltracts8264 4 ай бұрын
@@craiglewis6145 That must have been great.
@StephenDedalus74 Жыл бұрын
As a Bowie fan, I'm asking myself, watching this video for the first time in years, if how he looks in it is not... the COOLEST LOOK EVER FOR HIM ?!!!!! I mean, It's quite simple in a way (black shirt, no obvious make up, not an extraordinary hairdo, etc.) and yet... he is sooooooooooooooooooo cool and elegant and beautiful !!!!!!! :)
@cinziazacche1484 Жыл бұрын
I agree, it is one of her best look
@michaelkoszowski3716 Жыл бұрын
@@cinziazacche1484 😂😂😂
@raynesperyll4873 Жыл бұрын
I agree! It's a fantastic look for him.
@NormAppleton Жыл бұрын
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@mephistoxarses8585 Жыл бұрын
Bad ass before the term "Bad ass" was invented....Beep Beep!
@MattCraftDotDerp 6 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Many of the "dance moves" used in this video are re-used in later Bowie videos. The 'piano-playing' move at 1:02 and 2:51 is used in the "Blackstar" video at 2:10 and various other points throughout. The move where he suddenly touches the ground at 0:32 is used in the "Ashes to Ashes" video at 1:11, while Bowie and a couple of women are walking in front of a bulldozer. (Yes, you're missing context.) I'd love to hear other examples of moves in this video used in other ones if anyone knows of some.
@est_locatelli 6 жыл бұрын
MattCraftDotDerp 0:39 Bowie doing the Blackstar move, It would be great if someone transformed it into a gif
@christinebuckingham7334 6 жыл бұрын
MattCraftDotDerp Was just thinking the same thing too.
@MattCraftDotDerp 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I had no idea Slow Burn was connected to Space Oddity & Ashes since I haven't seen the video. Hopefully that one gets uploaded soon, since it has yet to be on an official channel. The lyrics in the Pet Shop Boys remix of Hallo Spaceboy also have connections to Major Tom, and the 'clown' from Ashes appears in the shortened video for "Love is Lost". Bowie really liked keeping his characters intertwined.
@eduardoalfonso3765 5 жыл бұрын
I had no idea about the meaning of those moves, but I noticed that coincidences. LOVING THE ALIEN too.
@eduardoalfonso3765 5 жыл бұрын
I assume you know, LOVING THE ALIEN is the title of one of his songs.
@0far0from0sanity 6 жыл бұрын
I regret not being old enough to experience this but I’m so glad it will always be there to enjoy. Thank you
@ichhasseamerika 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for appreciating it, as someone who is apparently a young person. Thing is, you could have this too if you would just throw away your mobile phones. . . but I know that will never happen.
@mrkdrm 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you see it. The guy was such a gift. Seeing him live was transcendental.
@dir_ctor6612 4 жыл бұрын
@@ichhasseamerika that is the most ignorant thing i have heard all day
@ichhasseamerika 4 жыл бұрын
@@dir_ctor6612 Hahaha.
@patdisaster8543 3 жыл бұрын
As a kid it introduce me to New Wave.....even though I was a metal knowledge punk fuckin' rawker.
@dougtull4594 10 ай бұрын
Visually, musically, culturally, etc., Bowie was way ahead of everyone else.
@andrewmarcellis2007 9 ай бұрын
Hey if you like David Bowie you should look up a band called The Doublejumps
@brightlightx2 Жыл бұрын
This song just doesn't age, it's so perfect.
@trevorbishop2653 5 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@irisdpr4262 6 жыл бұрын
He was so handsome
@amandamorse747 4 жыл бұрын
Yes. We need him back. 😥
@missmaryfabela98 4 жыл бұрын
God yes
@donrevie721 4 жыл бұрын
It truly doesn't get any cooler than this. Artistic,sarcastic,avant garde,poignant,effusive,mystifying and beguiling...a maestro indeed. Plenus prohibere!
@josephkissel6062 2 жыл бұрын
I love this comment ...
@spkanava 2 жыл бұрын
1981
@arttiefuffkin5536 Жыл бұрын
Its not avant garde really is it! Its mainstream pop music. Still great but ag bands dont play arenas n sell millions or go in top of the pops….. bowie created the illusion of being A.G but was really a mainstream artist with a huge machine promoting publicity etc and huge record labels pushing his product. 😮
@laurence.MusicAndSights Жыл бұрын
The best comment in town. So much sweet sarcasm here...
@jimwillcox7601 Жыл бұрын
Very well said
@martigrant1145 3 жыл бұрын
The bass is badass. And so is the drumming.
@ericparker1346 2 жыл бұрын
I agree!! First comment that I had to say something. Deep Groove!! Great ideas!!
@murellevendramin1150 2 жыл бұрын
Merci 👏👏😁
@josjanssen6733 4 ай бұрын
What about the hysteria on lead guitar by Mr. Fripp ? :)
@berlinsaintclair9100 Жыл бұрын
He literally gave birth to New Romantic without meaning to and I'm soooo grateful. Beepbeep. Plus I just adore Fripp and Eno.
@NormAppleton Жыл бұрын
NO ENO ONLY FRIPP
@telequacker-9529 Жыл бұрын
Is it Fripp making the guitar noises in this track? I never knew, but it makes total sense now.
@irw4350 Жыл бұрын
@@telequacker-9529 Yes - he was tasked with doing exactly that
@telequacker-9529 Жыл бұрын
@@irw4350 Well, I'm glad Mr. Bowie got his grande frippuccino.
@josephjohnson448 Жыл бұрын
@@NormAppleton That's what I thought, I didn't see Mr. Eno😔, but I am a Robert Fripp fan
@somejackball 6 жыл бұрын
beep beep!!
@petere8175 6 жыл бұрын
JaKBaLL TV im a sheep
@BartAlder 5 жыл бұрын
I prefer the roadrunner version: meep meep!
@norpriest521 5 жыл бұрын
@@BartAlder Look at his face He's the Real Joker
@shakes307 5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@totallyrealcia 5 жыл бұрын
Listen to me!
@joenouveau7109 4 жыл бұрын
This song is literally the anthem of my entire extended family. We sing it whenever we see an opportunity and nobody even knows why.
@Vichedges 4 жыл бұрын
That's very interesting to me.
@chongsdong 2 жыл бұрын
You have a very cool family my friend.
@rebeccag9675 Жыл бұрын
Lol! That's amazing. I especially love that nobody even knows why 😂 This was a favorite of mine and some college friends back in the 90s... My one friend who had a car would drive us around and we'd listen to this and we'd yell out "BEEP BEEP!" while she beeped the horn... It was a ritual at the time 😂
@jeffreyes6236 Жыл бұрын
That's one of the funniest things I've ever heard! Your Mom sings this song?
@joenouveau7109 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffreyes6236 hell yeah!
@shadowmixx 2 жыл бұрын
I almost forgot that David Bowie did this classic. Some say he was ahead of his time. I say he was right on time. In a generation that needed to see what versatility, creativity, and originality should look and sound like. Both he and Prince personified images that people probably felt made them different. In their cases, different was cool.
@mephistoxarses8585 Жыл бұрын
You Shadow get a like for also mentioning Prince.
@nicholasmaude6906 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite Bowie songs.
@murielsartre 5 жыл бұрын
0:15 = Oooh, Lord have mercy. He was just 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 !
@toshinokyokosenpai9239 6 жыл бұрын
It is funny how Bowie talk about fashion while he looks half asleep
@hank1972 5 жыл бұрын
Beginning of The New Yorker Bowie phase which would be him til his untimely death.AT that time it was the height of the fashion world (at least the country). And it was becoming rather stale. By 80 the glam of Studio 54, and Fire Island parties became boring and drab. Meanwhile Antifashion chic became the rage in areas like the Bowery.
@BK-yb3qd 5 жыл бұрын
You people are ignorant of what he's even singing about. This is about the "New Romantic Movement" in Britain. A dead give away should be "They do it over there but they don't do it here." Meaning how British pop fans dressed going to the clubs. The New Romantic movement was a pop culture movement that originated in Britain in the late 70s (This song was 1980) involving fans and their style of fashion.
@leocomerford 5 жыл бұрын
@@BK-yb3qd I don't think Bowie was that badly down on the New Romantics: he hired several of them to appear in the "Ashes to Ashes" video. (The New Romantics were in turn infatuated with Bowie, it seems.) The song is really (at least partly) about something whose name sounds like 'fashion', but isn't...
@leocomerford 5 жыл бұрын
I think he's meant to look strung out not simply tired. In the first segment he and the bass player (see the blinking at 0:25) both do things which suggest that they're on cocaine.
@Mannock 5 жыл бұрын
That's...um...kind of the point of the song.
@sophielegault2278 6 ай бұрын
Happy 77th birthday David Bowie🎉🥳❤️🎸
@VKTreasure 10 ай бұрын
So far ahead of his time we still haven't caught up to him. Forever missed.
@andrewmarcellis2007 9 ай бұрын
Hey if you like David Bowie you should look up a band called The Doublejumps
@fsinjin60 9 ай бұрын
Except this one defines its time. New Wave, fashion and style
@robertjromero9488 5 жыл бұрын
I swear i was waiting for the dog to go "beep, beep!" 01:27
@joyboquila3490 5 жыл бұрын
Me also
@seventscott3945 4 жыл бұрын
That's what they wanted to think .. And it worked ;)
@sooofunny37 4 жыл бұрын
rofl
@dogdisco1205 3 жыл бұрын
but I said ... I howled, look again
@nonni139 4 жыл бұрын
There will never be anyone like Bowie on this earth again.His voice, music and style was unique.I miss him.
@davidlarson226 Жыл бұрын
I'm 66 and danced to this at a disco in Seattle. It was a good time. I miss that time.
@MadSnax. Ай бұрын
I do too, and I wasn't even born then!
@Scott-bs7nw 11 ай бұрын
This man personified fashion.
@carloscerdan2782 Ай бұрын
Fascism
@janetmaynard9476 4 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful men in the world ❤️ 😔
@02chevyguy 2 жыл бұрын
I think the best album cover he did is the one for "Young Americans" (another great song I love).
@sisterearthful 6 жыл бұрын
Funky song! David Bowie looks beautiful and sexy as hell and so are the backups. I love the fashion and the dancers are cool. Thanks David, you are truly missed.
@susanmeadows4680 2 жыл бұрын
I love this song, I love David Bowie. RIP you are missed. ❤
@bluevacation9075 5 ай бұрын
bowie was a gooner confirmed
@pepesilvia429 6 жыл бұрын
Scary Monsters is like a parody film that ends up becoming known as a political drama.
@r.hubertmath4414 5 жыл бұрын
visionary bowie
@danielbelkin4652 5 жыл бұрын
Teenage Wildlife is... not an angst ridden diss track? There is literally like 2 lines in the entire song possibly interpretable as that. If you'd ever actually listened to the lyrics then you would frankly not come to that conclusion, because it requires a ludicrous amount of cherry picking.
@danw1374 5 жыл бұрын
Fashion is a dig at the blitz kid club scene that was emerging at the time.
@angiedorman9244 4 жыл бұрын
Like Diamind dogs with fame?
@jestermindcrime1773 4 жыл бұрын
@@angiedorman9244 he didn't write Fame
@kennethhouston4838 4 жыл бұрын
MTV in its infancy. Great times. Bowie was so far ahead of his time. Miss you bro. ROCK ON
@UniversalBlackRocker 2 жыл бұрын
That made sense since Alan Hunter, one of the MTV VJs and one of my musical brothers, is in the video
@karensimpson5226 2 жыл бұрын
Well said !!!
@goldenhog Жыл бұрын
this is one of the greatest things ever made. RIP Bowie. long live Fripp....
@chrispolo840 Жыл бұрын
You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Bowie
@joethelion6016 Жыл бұрын
Bowie has the best face in profile that has ever existed and ever will. Talk about photogenic, I've rarely seen a bad one out of millions
@DD-zz2vu 6 жыл бұрын
I love this song......
@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 жыл бұрын
Elite Superfan ... I hope my Bowie songs on YT makes him smile ... Its a personal connection to be able to play his music ... spiritual contact.
@philrussell5258 Жыл бұрын
This is my favourite Bowie video. Kind of grungey too and I noticed that there's a correlation between the dance moves in this video and Blackstar.
@ajs41 Жыл бұрын
True. 10 years earlier than Nirvana. Hadn't noticed that element before.
@philrussell5258 Жыл бұрын
@ciao214Z y Maybe not typical grunge but there's a nonchalant garage band feel to some of it
@voidx6782 3 ай бұрын
It is a very loud song, a lot of groups from the 90s tried to replicate this sound, especially blur
@RealHaydenGuy 6 ай бұрын
Fun fact, Alan Hunter, one of the original MTV VJs is one of the dancers in this video. He's the guy with the stripped shirt and red suspenders, and can be seen a few times like at 3:10. He later said that he went over to David and told him it was a thrill to meet him, and he gave him a pat on the back saying "Nice work mate."
@Nickelini 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe still my favourite Bowie song after all these years
@udsmall7306 5 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Robert Fripp is responsible for the alien guitar drill sounds on this track...but it makes such perfect sonic sense now...you can hear the signature "Frippertronic" sounds, similar to many of the guitar effects on King Crimsons iconic _Discipline_ album. 🎸🎼👍
@sveinunglidsheim5828 4 жыл бұрын
Just love the groove and how freaky the guitar solo is. Fripp is something else.
@dynjarren7523 4 жыл бұрын
I always thought this song was a warning about Fascism coming back into popularity which it seems to do every 20 years or so. Suddenly the Goon Squad comes to town and to power and your marching off to War. What for? Who knows? They made up an Enemy for you to go die for fighting them. It’s Problem. Dilemma. Solution. George Orwell wrote in his classic book 1984 that the Party in power kept changing the enemy back and forth depending on the current climate. It was a state of constant War which you’re never meant to win. Your just supposed to train and march off to War and Die! You were basically being manipulated and used 24/7. Fascism back in Fashion.
@HermetteMelville 3 жыл бұрын
We're getting there now. The world needs this song, but they probably wouldn't get it.
@haljalykakik2384 3 жыл бұрын
He actually wrote it as a reaction to the "Blitz" movement of the late 1970s in post-punk London. Blitz was like a rebirth of glam, with all the bands trying to outdo each other in the fashion department. It featured bands like early Spandau Ballet, Visage, and Midge Ure-era Ultravox. It was very much a precursor to the New Romantic sounds of the early 1980s.
@theanalogkid4171 2 жыл бұрын
One of my earliest MTV memories. Brings back good vibes.
@camelsheit_on_the_walls446 6 жыл бұрын
Dang it is he handsome!! And this sounds so goood. David is a feast for all the senses.
@kaymuldoon3575 5 жыл бұрын
camelshit he was most definitely a hottie.
@ngc-fo5te 5 жыл бұрын
@@kaymuldoon3575 I can honestly say I have never heard a woman say Bowie was attractive. Where I'm from he was usually considered borderline butt ugly.
@ngc-fo5te 4 жыл бұрын
@port nut Why are you making shit up? My sister is a few months older than Bowie and she thought he was ugly as fuck. The man was just not good looking with his mouth full of typical English rotten teeth.
@Eris_Norregard 4 жыл бұрын
@@ngc-fo5te He wasn't good looking in a usual sense, that's for sure. I think the reason why so many people were attracted to him anyway is because they found him 'interesting' rather than 'handsome'. The eyes and the androgynous look, and his fashion style. He stood out and was unashamed of his weirdness. Confidence always draws people people in. Also, he had a beautiful voice, charming personality and a unique sense of humour.
@HaloSmyth 3 жыл бұрын
Bowie's haircut in this actually aged pretty well, impressive considering how distinctive fashion was at the time
@notmytruthTHEtruth 2 жыл бұрын
This album and his Berlin trilogy had such an amazing sound with incredible guitar.
@thepepperpot3809 4 жыл бұрын
Bowie was supposedly fascinated by G.E.'s "weird" face. G.E.'s also in the "Station to Station" concert scene of the German _Christiane F._ movie. Plus, Bowie had planned to tour in 1981 for this album, after his run with _The Elephant Man_ on Broadway ended. He went on the Tonight Show to perform "Life On Mars" and "Ashes To Ashes" with what would have been the touring band (including G.E.). Of course, that tour didn't happen because of David freaking out about Lennon's murder (David was, by some accounts, Target #2), so G.E. went on to work with Hall & Oates in 1981 while David calmed down in Switzerland. Isn't that something? If Lennon hadn't been killed, there probably wouldn't've been "Under Pressure", because David would've been on tour promoting the "Scary Monsters" album. I think he would've rather had his good friend John back over a hit song any day of the week.
@Thomas_TVC15 6 жыл бұрын
Bowie is fashion⚡️ we all miss you!
@comediansactorsandall2502 3 жыл бұрын
I love how he looks half asleep. Rest in Peace musical genius. You brought happiness and joy to many people, the world needs you as well as all the other legends your probably rocking out with. We all miss you David.
@terrygyimah1956 8 ай бұрын
David Bowie is a fashion icon
@sammyeagleson5352 4 жыл бұрын
David is easily the most beautiful who ever lived!💔💔
@caponeschicago490 5 жыл бұрын
We are the goon squad and we're coming to town ... Beep-beep 😎
@earnestcotton 5 ай бұрын
The bad assness of this song is still evident
@kimberlysemple6004 11 ай бұрын
Beep beep! Bowie was from the metaverse! Dude was so far out ahead of every musical trend.. RIP David Jones. AKA David Bowie 🙏👍💞
@kaymuldoon3575 5 жыл бұрын
MTV’s Alan Hunter at 2:15. For those who don’t know who that is, he was part of the original cast of VJ’s for MTV when the network first launched in 1981.
@user-qh7fn9yw1u 17 күн бұрын
Cool never caught onto that back in the day 😮
@yoonsanghun 4 жыл бұрын
Modern rock 지금 들어도 전혀 촌스럽지 않은 음악. 진짜 시대를 앞서간 사람다운 음악임.
@muffs55mercury61 2 жыл бұрын
For 40+ years I forgot about this one until I recently got some dvds of early MTV broadcasts. Awesome beat here. A stunner this one stalled at #70 in the USA.
@metrowireless3381 2 жыл бұрын
He was a trendsetting, groundbreaking artist. One of the all time greats in music. He is missed.
@kelvinkloud 5 жыл бұрын
love how the dog is circled. bowie was always sharp w/ societal satire.
@christopheryasus3666 3 жыл бұрын
If it was meant to crack me up & also wonder...well it did so its a win. Even the dog chosen was the right one!
@bradthurkle7217 5 жыл бұрын
David Bowie true legend.
@jamessweet5341 8 ай бұрын
Gotta give Robert Fripp some love here. Incredible guitar work.
@drummer1965usa Жыл бұрын
In 1980, could there possibly have been a lyric more quirky than "We are the Goon Squad, and we're coming to town"? 😄
@andrewrodriguez7727 4 күн бұрын
Shit goes hard, idk wtf is so funny Goofy...
@andrewrodriguez7727 4 күн бұрын
You trippin, shit goes hard... Sucka motha fucka!
@jasonvoorhees742 5 жыл бұрын
David Bowie was a Genius🎶🎼🎵🎤🎸🎹
@rebels42wynn83 4 жыл бұрын
I wish that he was still around today. May his legacy continue to live on. This is one of my all-time favorites.
@mr.crowlley7825 Жыл бұрын
Lyrics: There's a brand new dance But I don't know its name That people from bad homes Do again and again It's big and it's bland Full of tension and fear They do it over there But we don't do it here Fashion, turn to the left Fashion, turn to the right Ooh fashion We are the goon squad and we're coming to town Beep-beep, beep-beep Listen to me, don't listen to me Talk to me, don't talk to me Dance with me, don't dance with me No Beep-beep There's a brand new talk But it's not very clear, ooh bop That people from good homes Are talking this year, ooh bop, fashion It's loud and it's tasteless I've not heard it before, ooh bop You shout it while you're dancing On the dance floor, ooh bop, fashion Fashion, turn to the left Fashion (Right) Fashion We are the goon squad and we're coming to town Beep-beep Listen to me, don't listen to me Talk to me, don't talk to me Dance with me, don't dance with me No Beep-beep, beep beep Ooh bop, do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do Fa fa fa fa fashion Ooh bop, do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do Fa fa fa fa fashion, la-la-la-la la la la la Ooh bop, do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do Fa fa fa fa fashion Ooh bop, do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do Fa fa fa fa fashion, la-la-la-la la la la la
@Peter1999Videos 2 жыл бұрын
New Wave Bowie will always be, my favorite Bowie
@lindynaylor4459 5 жыл бұрын
He was so cute in this video🥰 I miss him😔
@AbyOh17 6 жыл бұрын
I can't with this, all this videos are gold!!! Bowie we miss you!
@thegivingheart3446 Жыл бұрын
David Bowie is an amazing singer
@alisonshenton 2 жыл бұрын
I CAN BELIEVE HE GOT ME THREW SECONDARY SCHOOL ALL THROUGH MY TEENS THREW MY CHILDREN THROUGH TWO HEART ATTACKS AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S REALLY GONE ALWAYS LOVE YOU DAVID BOWIE AND YOUR STLL KEEPING ME GOING XXXRIP
@jenniferwaters2989 5 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to exprience David Bowie all the way through the 80s - 2016. I feel lucky to listen and been a fan. I loved David Bowie music and acting. Always have and still love him today. ✌
@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 жыл бұрын
Superior & Agree Superfan ... I hope my Bowie songs on YT makes him smile ... Its a personal connection to be able to play his music ... spiritual contact.
@John-hq5sc 5 жыл бұрын
There's a brand new dance but I don't know its name That people from bad homes do again and again It's big and it's bland full of tension and fear They do it over there but we don't do it here [CHORUS] Fashion! Turn to the left Fashion! Turn to the right Oooh, fashion! We are the goon squad and we're coming to town Beep-beep Beep-beep Listen to me - don't listen to me Talk to me - don't talk to me Dance with me - don't dance with me, no Beep-beep There's a brand new talk, but it's not very clear That people from good homes are talking this year It's loud and tasteless and I've heard it before You shout it while you're dancing on the whole dance floor Oh bop, fashion [CHORUS] Listen to me - don't listen to me Talk to me - don't talk to me Dance with me - don't dance with me, no Beep-beep Beep-beep Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion La-la la la la la la-la
@adinocc2042 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@JohnJoannou-xq5rq 9 ай бұрын
You could say that Bowie was a modern day Shakespear! Absolutely unrivalled
@gregoryyoung8762 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated 80s tune
@georgfriedrichhandel4390 5 жыл бұрын
For those of you who remember who MTV's original VJs were, Alan Hunter is one of the students shown one minute into the video and a few times later on.
@erichighsmith Жыл бұрын
I only learned this fun fact yesterday when /hunter was talking about it on his Sirius XM show. The video was shot a few months before he got the VJ gig.
@georgfriedrichhandel4390 Жыл бұрын
@@erichighsmith He's talked about it several times over the years. He came to NYC to become an actor and this scene showed one of his acting classes. But then, as you point out, he was hired by MTV and the rest, as they say, is history.
@johngregory4410 4 жыл бұрын
I was 15 when this jam came out. It was one of the first music videos I had ever seen. I thought it was a weird video and wack song. Now that I'm older I love it!
@jdk353 6 ай бұрын
That Fripp guitar! Damn good song!
@ArnoldVeeman 13 сағат бұрын
I just heard the song again today after, I don’t know, 40 years or so, I guess? Remembering that I liked this song as a child but I never heard it again. Brilliant song! ❤
@underhander4753 4 жыл бұрын
I love the loud distorted guitar parts on this song.... the solos are crazy..
@TibetanFox68 5 жыл бұрын
I can see why Bowie picked G.E. Smith for this period - he looks sinister and cool in this video, along with the Hall & Oates ones, in the early 80s.
@kaymuldoon3575 5 жыл бұрын
Mark M I thought he looked familiar!
@TheArabchaser 5 жыл бұрын
He was also the bandleader of the Saturday Night Live band during the 80s and 90s.
@edhaynes1583 4 жыл бұрын
@Shards of Shattered Halos Lacerate My Skin There are a series of interviews with GE Smith talking about his career and lots of other things. Take a look at any of them and you'll quickly learn one thing. GE Smith is a cool fucking cat. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sL6SgduTyLrOe4U.html
@Vichedges 4 жыл бұрын
@@edhaynes1583 He is cool and SNL's band was cool when he was on there. I didn't really think about the band much when he was in it but when he got fired or left or whatever happened the band's sound totally changed and became much more bland. So even if I didn't think about him much when he was on SNL I sure noticed when he left, the band's sound went to shit. And he's great in his interviews. Very down to Earth and relatable.
@nem0763 3 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of both Blixa Bargeld and David Carradine. Definitely a vibe. 😎
@rodneyfritzinger1658 9 ай бұрын
The guitar riffs by Robert Fripp on this song are by far the gnarliest I've ever heard.
@guitarcomet5 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite song by Bowie.
@flowerpink33 Жыл бұрын
2023 and this still one of my favorite songs ❤.
@johnbartholomew2035 7 ай бұрын
He broke a lot of boundaries
@brunodibenedetto9224 6 ай бұрын
Bowie 2023 and forever 💯!
@daryldaryl913 Жыл бұрын
David Bowie.. the cool original and i wish he was still with us. The passing of an era.
@ajs41 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing how David Bowie went from this in 1980 to Let's Dance in 1983. You couldn't have two more different styles of music.
@kaymuldoon3575 5 жыл бұрын
Andy JS part of his genius is how he was always reinventing himself...and his music.
@samanthalewin4397 5 жыл бұрын
His music was all different. I am listening to his seventies stuff. Diamond Dogs is brilliant, but very differnt to Station to Station, which is also brilliant and The Lodger, which is different again.
@udsmall7306 5 жыл бұрын
even more amazing was the homage rendition of _Lets Dance_ that Rob Thomas performed Live at Red Rocks...his powerhouse band really did it justice, check it out! 🎼🎸👍
@therealclippitpaperclip Жыл бұрын
I will not hesitate to sing this song very loudly in public.
@georgemathie8123 2 жыл бұрын
David Bowie and music Video innovator David mallet created some music video magic together and all before MTV this is an early pre MTV music video that's so ahead of its time for 1980
@DanFreeman723 7 күн бұрын
Bowie's music is like a narcotic. It's strange & off somehow but that's why you can't stop. You get addicted.
@arisemperor3 6 ай бұрын
Way above & beyond anyone in his era!!! 1 in a million I think
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