David Bowie - Five Years (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972)

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David Bowie performing 'Five Years' on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972.
Taken from Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars released in June 1972, which featured the singles Starman, Suffragette City and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide.
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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.
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@lisagermano3934 Жыл бұрын

"Was that okay?" he asks at the end of the song. Yes, mister David Bowie, it was. I know I speak for many when I say you changed my life for the better, perhaps even saved it. Eternally grateful. ❤️

@kimberleybradley7837 Жыл бұрын

Eternally

@honestguy7764 Жыл бұрын

He was a nice guy. He’d propably chuckled whe he read your comment

@pastaslut Жыл бұрын

i love him so much

@SarahMJordan Жыл бұрын

Could not agree more

@michaeljones9316 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully said

@MegaSickcat Жыл бұрын

His voice made you believe every single word he sang.

@seandrew7837 Жыл бұрын

True Story

@doanhaiang1081 Жыл бұрын

Couldnt be more true

@rangers-loyalist321 Жыл бұрын

yip so true my friend

@donnyposey5179 Жыл бұрын

I'll go along with that statement. 🖖

@hw343434 Жыл бұрын

Yep, Bowie and Lennon had that ability where they used their voice in a way in which it seemed they were speaking directly to you

@TheJoscelyne Жыл бұрын

"I never thought I'd need so many people..." That line never fails to hit me in the gut.

@SAHB Жыл бұрын

And how do you feel about this song to day 💞

@carolynbarnes7098 Жыл бұрын

I am with you on that! Can't stop listening to this. When he says his brain hurts a lot..

@hazelwray4184 Жыл бұрын

@@mick6721 'short fat people' - I've noticed that throughout his career, he'd forget a lyric. Here though, I'm not sure; think he was being mischievous.

@TheFlamingBridges Жыл бұрын

@@hazelwray4184 I reckon he did it on purpose

@keepingup2952 Жыл бұрын

@@SAHB More than 50 years later, it turns out he was wrong and that it was just another British Empire move to feed people a dose of demoralization so that they would develop a propensity for substance abuse as in the heroin trade coming from the golden triangle established by the assassination of Kennedy and the subsequent war.

@pstmdrnslze Ай бұрын

This is the most touching, heartfelt, emotional live version I've ever seen Bowie do. In fact it's probably one of the most emotional performances ever. "Don't think you knew you were in this song" 😢

@robertflowers6621 Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt the best version of one of the best David Bowie songs of all time. So hard to believe this song is a half-century old.

@terywetherlow7970 Жыл бұрын

robert: And I am 17 years more than 50! Still listening to D.B.

@obamaschickenwing1952 5 ай бұрын

Fifty years! Lol!

@cindyheadon9005 4 ай бұрын

Me 2. Daily actually.@@terywetherlow7970

@carolynbarnes7098 2 ай бұрын

Yeah! Very hard to know all the time has passed . He will always be a genius to me . I fell in love with song as a kid. I was always the freak that loved him . Haha.

@jplelectrical9328 Ай бұрын

One of David’s most underrated songs. Simply doesn’t get played enough on the radio

@eduardoduarte232 12 күн бұрын

Amazing song. Glad doesnt get play so much.

@Johnnywhamo 7 күн бұрын

Classic rock radio thinks every band only has 5 songs and they've played the same FKN songs for 40 plus years.

@karenmossbryan7932 5 күн бұрын

Radio? Start your own

@markrae1317 Жыл бұрын

Talent. Sheer fucking talent. No auto-tune, no overdubs, just four fantastic musicians making brilliant music.

@hasonmorris4968 8 күн бұрын

Bowie never died he simply went back to his home planet, Earth was just part of his tour. Be thankful Human

@relief7510 Ай бұрын

i like seeing the attitude of "smiling and waving and looking so fine" ...a line so ingrained in my head for so many years

@karenmossbryan7932 5 күн бұрын

Like waving not drowning

@terryo5672 18 күн бұрын

Why do we not have music genius like this anymore?

@IHateThisHandleSystem 16 күн бұрын

It's actually a very complicated answer. I would recommend researching "The Five Stages of Empire" and reading "The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy". But to give a ridiculously over simplified and short answer... We are simply in the stage of a failing society/empire that (starting in the late 1960's) was unable to maintain the environment needed to produce such artists. Today we are living with results of such failure. The disparage between the "golden age" of the past and the dystopia that awaits us will be sever indeed, likely worse than that between the height of the Roman Empire and the depths of the Dark Ages.

@Raelven 8 күн бұрын

Mass brain death. Mass soul death. Yet we live.

@hailfellowwellmetTV Жыл бұрын

2:28 "smiling and waving and looking so fine" I love the way he delivers that line! So much character and abandon.

@johny-qi Жыл бұрын

I noticed that as swell, so much confidence, ease, fun...

@evfdezart47 Жыл бұрын

It's my fav part, his gestures are hypnotic to me. A real masterpiece

@jjjos Жыл бұрын

Yes I noticed that too, can’t actually explain the message or emotion or notation, but it was conveyed perfectly

@elizabethcox100 Жыл бұрын

@@jjjos maybe he was speaking to Hermione, his ex girlfriend, who is in other songs.

@chloehandy3516 9 ай бұрын

Same! I love your passion and notice of that ❤

@richardkemp5550 9 ай бұрын

I'm a drummer, and believe me, that beat is a lot harder than it sounds. Go Woody!

@a.c.4732 11 күн бұрын

Yeah , but once you've got it, it pops out everywhere : table , armchair , coffee cup , steering wheel .... But yes , you go, Mr Woodmansey !

@a.c.4732 11 күн бұрын

Mr Kemp - you've really started something . I'm sitting on the train, staring blankly out of the window , and suddenly my fingers start tapping on my leg ....

@liyaandinnamay2501 Жыл бұрын

David, the world isn't complete without you. Years pass, but one thing remains - David's masterpieces are for eternity. I do know for a fact that his songs will never die or become vintage. Tears rolled down my cheeks. My biggest hero, my huge crush, bloody legend.🥰🥰🥰😍😍⭐🌌💖

@psydoof Жыл бұрын

I love your Queen pfp👍

@ciararespect4296 Жыл бұрын

Strange although he was attractive to many I only followed him for his music. I wouldn't care if he was the ugliest toad born I would still love him for his music and style

@rekenball8257 Жыл бұрын

He is etched in your soul for eternity. Mine too.

@kerrypenelopearnold6433 Жыл бұрын

He’ be making music forevermore. Soon

@SAHB Жыл бұрын

Sometimes mine too ❤️

@David-uf8ex Жыл бұрын

One of David’s most powerful songs pure brilliance

@jeanpierremercurio3969 Жыл бұрын

Pour toujour dans le coeur de beaucoup de personne mercie david

@SAHB Жыл бұрын

And it is

@danw1374 Жыл бұрын

It was influenced by a prophecy made by American christian minister William Branham in the 1960s who said that humanity would cease to exist in 1977. Bowie wrote this song five years earlier.

@clubmogambo3214 7 ай бұрын

@@danw1374 Wow, that's one amazing tidbit of info!!! Thanks!!!

@milenariarr8329 4 ай бұрын

💯.

@mickydee7502 Жыл бұрын

Mick Ronson on the keyboards, jesus, that geezer was so talented, i'm not even joking.

@Edward-rw3kq Жыл бұрын

Truth.

@chrisjames6327 Жыл бұрын

Mick was a classically trained concert pianist. Some of the piano he played on other people's albums is iconic - such as, he played the famous piano on Lou Reed/Perfect Day

@LoveBoatPirate Жыл бұрын

A Beautiful Soul.

@lillywhite5650 Жыл бұрын

Could play so many instruments. One of the best, but underrated guitarists ever. Complimented Bowie like nobody has since. Loved him as a teenager!

@melvinpuddock8774 Жыл бұрын

How about the fact that he arranged the strings on the song Sea Diver. On the Mott the Hopple, All the young dudes album. Multi talented. Great!

@Stirling62 11 ай бұрын

What a genius, his music brought my wife and I together in '72! Sadly missed! David that is, my wife and I are still going strong!

@FredMorris-pc8ed 11 ай бұрын

if you like this you might like my brothers music. his name is stu morris

@jerryjohnson2421 5 ай бұрын

never another David Bowie ever one in a billion starman a star

@OllieTheMoop 3 ай бұрын

thats such a sweet story, i hope you and your wife are doing well! :)

@Stirling62 3 ай бұрын

@@OllieTheMoop thank you very much Ollie! 🤗 we're fine thanks!!

@OllieTheMoop 3 ай бұрын

@@Stirling62 glad to hear that!

@fotonomad69 Жыл бұрын

Lyrics reeking with empathy & observation. As if written by a star man watching. Performed by an immortal soul on loan to us all for too short a time. Timeless. All hail Ziggy. Thank you David.

@curtisjohnson2200 Жыл бұрын

Nicely Articulated...

@treebles Жыл бұрын

amen!!

@therespectedlex9794 Жыл бұрын

Cold empathy, but great talent.

@SAHB Жыл бұрын

@@curtisjohnson2200 tell me more

@SAHB Жыл бұрын

You are right

@drornahum Жыл бұрын

I love you David Bowie, please come back

@messiahmozgus Жыл бұрын

Uh....

@micarri Жыл бұрын

Now he's the real starman.

@waltervillalba1000 Жыл бұрын

His music stay here

@ahmedeltaib6559 Жыл бұрын

Like from the grave? What do you mean?

@micarri Жыл бұрын

Eternally 🚀👩‍🚀

@supertramp9333 Жыл бұрын

This is easily one of the all-time great album openers.

@Michael-mm3fm 5 ай бұрын

And Rock n Roll Suicide to end it. Surely the best pair of “bookends” ever.

@OllieTheMoop 3 ай бұрын

@@Michael-mm3fmagreed, he really knew how to put together an album

@ralph132 Жыл бұрын

David Bowie, a legend in our time as well as the band itself Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Ainsley Dunbar and Mick Woodmansey All of them true musical artists.

@alberttheodoremckee4086 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for naming the band members--each contributing something unique to history--and naming them here helps with the education of young'uns like me with so much to learn! Bless y'all.--The King.

@bones2696 Жыл бұрын

never fails to reduce me to tears this song

@pastaslut Жыл бұрын

liteeally

@JCarrera27 Жыл бұрын

Break down and cry👩🏼‍🎤🤷‍♂️

@user-wk1mx6jq6x Жыл бұрын

same

@carolalves5779 Жыл бұрын

same

@donnaandjohndeehan204 Жыл бұрын

Same

@patriciathewisher2315 Жыл бұрын

Incredible version of my favourite Bowie song

@jetsmancan Жыл бұрын

Apparently, the message of this song is the "news" for all the young dudes to carry!

@oscar0905 2 ай бұрын

Keep coming back to this performance. Pure genius song writing.

@user-eu5ge4tv2q 2 ай бұрын

Love,love, love this! 😍 I miss Bowie, but his music is eternal & lives on through my children🙂

@david_verti_calman Жыл бұрын

I loved The Beatles in the 60’s, then Bowie in the 70’s and beyond. I feel privileged…..

@madjackster66 Жыл бұрын

That look to the camera..timed beautifully. Elevates the song!

@lesliescott2362 Жыл бұрын

He was a master

@hersheyshayer Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Very powerful

@StoneHighland 10 ай бұрын

I first heard this track in the early 70's....still gives me goosebumps 50 years on.

@splodge5714 Ай бұрын

I've been listening to this wonderful song since I bought the Ziggy Stardust album 52 years ago. And now it's the first time I've seen this recording. Fantastic.

@TinyDancer250 Жыл бұрын

What a relevant song in the world today! If we couldn't keep our beloved Starman, at least we have his legacy....

@user-po1rw3dj4d Жыл бұрын

Masterpiece. Pity that not all of us have five years ahead.

@ardentdesir5796 Жыл бұрын

You mean the Ukrainians ? I hope they win.

@oharryc Жыл бұрын

isnt it five years in the past

@helenv9676 Жыл бұрын

Желаю Вам много-много лет впереди

@liammurphy2725 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant observation Sherlock.

@antoniojoselima3947 Жыл бұрын

A life time... that's all we got

@thanhhanguyen9354 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the strongest songs on a fine album. He was so hungry and young at this point and we were ready. Thank you for posting.

@kathylingerfield9836 Жыл бұрын

So hungry for what?

@davidcopson5800 Жыл бұрын

@@kathylingerfield9836 He was starving for his gravy.

@imgreen4233 9 ай бұрын

@@davidcopson5800gravy is good

@simondurrant5314 Жыл бұрын

Just brilliant, he worked so hard to establish a sound that he thought that people wanted but he didn’t realise we wanted everything he wrote. The simple passion here is brilliant.

@letmetellyousomething123 Жыл бұрын

How precarious his career was in this period.The quality of his songwriting and his Artistry never compromised. fantastic!!

@effess8698 Жыл бұрын

The best opening track on any album, ever

@natenick2 Жыл бұрын

On the BEST album ever

@edwardlagrossa1246 Жыл бұрын

I'd vote for "Them Bones" opening Alice In Chan's "Dirt" album which admitted that Layne was going to "die in this sick world of mine" of heroin drug addiction, which unfortunately he later did.

@johnnymao Жыл бұрын

The isolated beat and then the upstroke on the guitar is just excellent. Incredibly distinct and I love it.

@johnnymao Жыл бұрын

@@natenick2 As much as I love Ziggy . . . I still think Hunky Dory is his best from this era. The concept of Ziggy is spectacular and of course the songs are as wonderful as any from Hunky Dory . . . but there is something about Hunky Dory that just . . . does it for me more song for song. But then, really, it's splitting hairs. Bowie was on fire for the entire 70s.

@strappaplank6017 Жыл бұрын

@@johnnymao well said/observed

@gerhardpirker1208 5 ай бұрын

What a masterpiece. The drums like a heartbeat fading out, the chords complex and still memorable, the lyrics so meaningful and the voice so expressive - this is music for eternity thx David, thx Mick ant the other spiders from mars ❤

@stevereed8786 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this on television and it was actually the first time we get to see Bowie without Ziggy, without any costume or make up and this left a huge impact on many of us. This was all we were talking about. The depth of his talent shows so well in this performance.

@ThefightingCelt 9 ай бұрын

This was his part of his Ziggy phase, costume and all. The more flamboyant Bowie, a year later, with striking bright red spikey hair and Japanese clothes was actually his Aladdin Sane period .

@stevereed8786 9 ай бұрын

@@ThefightingCelt I also remember clearly thinking why he chose this song for such a high profile event. It took me about 5 years to realize why. This live version highlights the genius he was. I noticed the live version of "Heroes" (Live Berlin)which is vastly different from the studio version is another example of his amazing talent.

@mrsbluesky8415 Жыл бұрын

So young, so beautiful and so talented. He really turned the 70s music scene on its head.

@igmund9597 Жыл бұрын

I remember, so long ago, being raised listening to my parents music, which was mostly country. Then they gifted me with their clock radio in which the clock had stopped functioning. I was quickly discovering music the likes of which I had never imagined before. Some of the best and more obscure was played late at night, so I recorded some onto cassette. Five Years was one of those songs, which I listened to frequently, though I did not know the artist. A couple of years later I decided to buy some vinyl records with some birthday cash. One of them I purchased just from being mesmerized by the album cover. When I played it for the first time and Fiver Years emitted from the mono speaker, my mind was blown on so many levels. It has been my favorite album ever since.

@TONE11111 Жыл бұрын

the clock radio: "The end of time, ushered in eternity."

@SkyePhoenix Жыл бұрын

Awesome story... thanx for sharing.

@moonzuurmond4920 Жыл бұрын

Cool story!

@paulmcdevitt2038 Жыл бұрын

I bought the album for Starman, but was floored and fell in love with Five Years. What a brilliant song, brilliant album, one of many from a brilliant and quintessentially British artist

@kevineakins5276 Жыл бұрын

I was 13 when he recorded that. How prescient it sounds now. What a sublime artist he was. Head and shoulders above his 70’s contemporaries. An absolutely incredible talent.

@jakekleiner4380 Жыл бұрын

David, you continue to inspire me. you have changed my life forever. we miss you

@dkno5941 Жыл бұрын

A very moving performance of this heart wrenching song. The entire Ziggy album is a true masterpiece. I could never pick a favorite song from it because I love every one of them so much. Love you David. Miss you more and more every day. ❤

@jamesschaidt1096 Жыл бұрын

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars is a work of art. The album burns from start to finish.

@lesterpaul9657 Жыл бұрын

The best popmusic ever produced was between 65-74 and it happened in GB.

@myearsloveit Жыл бұрын

right there w/ ya

@swinepatrol666 7 ай бұрын

'It Ain't Easy' is a filler

@oscar0905 Ай бұрын

This performance checks all the boxes. Pure genius!

@rodbenson5879 4 ай бұрын

Disturbingly this song might indeed be more relevant to 2024 than when it was released.

@helenrootkin984 8 күн бұрын

On the news this morning c02 will overwhealm us in 5 years

@positivevibesrfc Жыл бұрын

Absolute legend. His spirit lives on in his music and forever in our hearts.

@jakekleiner4380 Жыл бұрын

David Bowie - the ultimate rock god

@gibson2623 Жыл бұрын

nah

@hw343434 Жыл бұрын

One of them but not the ultimate

@gibson2623 Жыл бұрын

@@hw343434 yup. For starters Lennon would be first on the list than Bowie. I prefer Bowie though. ;)...And there is no ultimate, if there were, it would be Zeppelin ;)

@hw343434 Жыл бұрын

@@gibson2623 agree; Lennon, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Bowie…

@gibson2623 Жыл бұрын

@@hw343434 yeah...something like that....there are many more ;)

@idolbass Жыл бұрын

Ziggy came out when I was 14 I was learning bass guitar and this album started my journey into music. I could never imagine a time without Bowie but here we are. One of the many on my list of artists I longed to play with.

@geneclark3600 9 ай бұрын

Bowie was a prophet, we just dont understand him yet....greatness takes a while for ppl to appreciate.

@Arasteele 4 ай бұрын

"If you're sad today, just remember the Earth is over 4 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie."

@a.c.4732 Ай бұрын

I've often thought that - lost track of how many times I played this LP as a boy : H-D ,Ziggy, A-S etc 50 plus years down the line , I'm still word perfect on each and all of these / his lyrics : however ... the History / Geography / Science books-homework etc etc faded many many years ago ; well, they didn't really last that long in the first place ! That said , I slipped "fleas the size of rats sucked on rats the size of cats" into one of my English A Level essays . I should have given him a credit, I know , but I don't think he'll mind too much .... It wasn't just Bowie though , was it ? Our generation seemed to have so many different genres of music to choose from , all individually crafted and played by genius musicians . No electronic wizardry which makes what you hear nowadays all very questionable . Great fashions , easily accessible . . Films / Movies . Sport where everything was "financially" within reach . Mork & Mindy , even ! Maybe I'm just too old for this world but I look around me and wonder - what is left , really ? Love to Corinne Schwab for getting Jonesy through soooo much "stuff" . And , apologies for droning on . Played this song , looked out of the window : pouring with rain , again . I think Five Years will do me nicely , thank you very much .

@Arasteele Ай бұрын

@@a.c.4732 No worries, I get wordy too sometimes. And no, it wasn't just Bowie. I'm often heard saying things like "you couldn't throw a rock in any direction back then and not hit 30 different legendary artists coming out with a new album. The most amazing, fun, creative, innovative, ingenious rock music was literally everywhere. We had no idea how blessed we were through those years.

@graemekelly3165 Ай бұрын

here here ❤

@midapita Жыл бұрын

This song made me fall in love with Bowie. The way he expresses everything is so unique!!

@frederickmaskell5442 Ай бұрын

Miss Bowie so much, sitting on my porch in Thailand having a beer feeling emotional this song does that to me.

@charliekane135 Жыл бұрын

What a song, what a voice, what a man. I'm almost drooling 😍

@Lostmineagain Жыл бұрын

David will never die in my heart, his lyrics Mick's music making are one of a kind. R.I.P. BOTH OF YOU.

@xxstarmanxx8894 Жыл бұрын

not long ago, I was listening to this record late at night and this song came on and i got the feeling that i would remember that atmosphere for the rest of my life; i am still young so i don’t have much to look back on, but i know i will look back on the first night i listened to this song in full since it was on the radio years ago. thank you so much sir ❤️

@JoeWild1984 Жыл бұрын

it must have "came on" really quick on that record though, isn't it? ;)

@ts-eu6mp Жыл бұрын

Funny, cryptic Fernando. Nevermind. Hey, "Kiddo" x'sStarman-I will solve the mystery for you here and now---(Oh, great, she won't let me figure it out for myself...)-Really-please listen & understand that I totally get what you said you felt! It happened to me-hang on-50 YEARS AGO!! I am still so in love with Bowie, his influence on me and the times-back then, were life-changing. I still love the man I was in love with when I was"clinging" to this album! I still smell and taste and feel the air, the skin, the tears and the kisses-and I tell you truly- YOU have had your brain magically entered and then spun out this thought which I am so glad you wrote down& that I happened to see! You will be so surprised, when you get to my age and look back, how it all seems to go in "just a blink." Even those long nights when every minute seems like 5 yearsand 5 years seems like an eternity--I promise, it is not. And the way this consummate artist left us-artists must create -another truth. So- be young and pat yourself on the back a little for realizing the 'atmosphere' this-and you with this- came to be in-and hear me- you have a handle on things. You are going to do well, I think. I'm so very, very glad 2 read what one as young as you say you are who realizes there is smoother road ahead (if we VOTE and save our planet and Democracy-guess where D.B would have come down on that one??) and I hope you have such fun, such love, such warmth and good dealings in your life and find the resources deep within you to deal with the messier parts of life, too. They will happen. With all best wishes, Terri. :)

@xxstarmanxx8894 Жыл бұрын

@@ts-eu6mp Thank you, Terri, truly 💕☺️

@zim1966 Жыл бұрын

Glad his music still touchs the youth, I remeber when I 1st heard this song I put on the vinyl lp I just bought at the local record store and WOW! I miss Bowie every day.

@fcptutorials1442 Жыл бұрын

When I first heard Space Oddity it changed me, transforming how I listened to music. I understand completely. There as so many Bowie songs that I associate with different periods in my life.

@Greece-empowered 16 күн бұрын

One shot and then perfection...So simple for a great artist

@briansmith5429 Жыл бұрын

1972 was the beginning of my music life ;born in 56 Bowie was a legend

@carolerutledge4290 Жыл бұрын

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@selewachm Жыл бұрын

I'm 3 years earlier but what a wild ride it was. I'm so lucky. Many people missed all of this music.

@rhodachief Жыл бұрын

My music life also began 1972 - i am born 1966, but my Father and elder sisters brought good things early to me.

@angelajames6460 Жыл бұрын

@@rhodachief born in 62 my cousin introduced me to Bowie. Grateful to have attended 2 concerts in the late 80s and remained a fan ever since.

@michaelspyker8390 Ай бұрын

I'm grateful for your generation and the abundance of innovation and music they all released. I'm 22 and his music really clicked with me around 3 weeks ago. You've got good taste my friend 🙂

@patrickparsley4091 Жыл бұрын

This song is a masterclass of story writing. Without saying so many things he says so much in the spaces in between the lyrics. I was mesmerized as an 8 ld yr kid when I first heard it and I am still taken aback each time I hear this album. The fade out/in from this song to "Soul Love" ( the way the drum fades then comes back) blew me away. It taught me, as a little kid, what arranging meant and how important it is. The Beatles filled in the rest.

@eamouyal Жыл бұрын

The fade out/blast in between Soul love and Moonage daydream was really something too!

@laurih.t.8723 Жыл бұрын

"Never thought I'd need so many people"... Bowie the magnificent poet and prophet. 💛💕🎶

@ViscountSinistere Жыл бұрын

For some reason my mind has been playing this tune for 2 days , WHY ? Was a massive Bowie Fan but music moves on so not heard this for decades and now I remember why ,I am now in the future , 55 years is just about right ! He changed my mind about the future with this song , Hell was 16 at the time but I somehow knew he sent us a warning now today he could not be further than the truth ! I have not listened to this song for many years . I am 67 but for the last 2 days I have listened to it in my brain for no reason at all,remembered the words and now singing it .cannot explain at all,never seen the video what a Masterpiece ! Well ,Maybe 5 years is starting today ,!!

@stepheneurosailor1623 Жыл бұрын

Your not alone

@larrygallaway4224 Жыл бұрын

This has long been my favorite Bowie song. Simply a masterpiece!

@lancelotlink6545 Жыл бұрын

Bowie was a true troubadour. Beautiful storytelling and theatrics along with his incredible stage presence. Interesting note on this performance. He slips and sings "walk" when the recorded lyric is "talk" at 2:50. I'm sure this is a mistake as the next line ends in 'walk". But of course it doesn't matter because- well- Bowie!

@user-bb7bn4ju7h Жыл бұрын

🤔👍👍🤨😊

@BillLowenburg Жыл бұрын

I was 16 or 17 when I first heard this song in the early 70s and it made a deep impression on me that has lasted until now. This performance is the best I've ever seen of this song. Thanks for posting it.

@dirtydawg448 4 ай бұрын

When I was young and first heard Bowie I thought he was rubbish - the album was Ziggy Stardust - my mate said try it a few more times and then see what you think - the music changed my life - but what impressed me the most about Bowie was the way he then matured as a human being - he was and is a fantastic inspiration

@richellmcknight446 Жыл бұрын

The one thing I've never heard anyone talk about is how the drum intro and outro on the recording sounds just like a heartbeat fading in and out- which REALLY clinches the message of the song in a MOST profound way! I wish the drummer here had slowed and faded the drum beat, it would have been so powerful! It's amazing how much emotion David imparts to a song even without the costumes and theatrics that he usually employed in the 70's performances- he was unparalleled🥰❤❤❤

@FLawed08 Жыл бұрын

If you watch closely you can see that the drummer is not actually playing live. Evidently it was common practice on this program to have artists sing over a recorded track. Can't tell if the other musicians are really playing or not, but I'm with you on the heartbeat and the absence of theatrics. RIP David Bowie, no one will ever come close to his brilliance.

@joehannan6966 Жыл бұрын

I MISS DAVID SO SO MUCH!!

@Deedee-ee1sg 5 ай бұрын

I miss you so much, Spaceboy! R.I.P DAVID BOWIE ROCK LEGEND AND ICON. This is one of his greatest songs ever.

@sharonneth4231 4 ай бұрын

This is the perfect song for me RIGHT NOW in 2024! When in 2000 I was given that same notice of five years. Proved those doctors and specialist wrong didn't I?! Bowie you know how to nail my feelings right on the head!

@DARKLYLIT 11 ай бұрын

Astonishing that he was so good here...LIVE...in-studio. No lip-syncing or auto-tune here girls and boys! :)

@FredMorris-pc8ed 11 ай бұрын

if you like this you might like my brothers music. his name is stu morris

@stevenlornie1261 10 ай бұрын

but the guitar solo was piped in lol

@travisthornton1792 8 ай бұрын

Only the vocals are live here

@xoxb2 5 ай бұрын

If it's Old Grey Whistle Test, it's live.

@kingslaphappy1533 4 ай бұрын

All live all real..amazing.

@snarkyguy2657 Жыл бұрын

Such an underrated song, like "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud". Thank you for uploading!

@SAHB Жыл бұрын

You are right on both of them songs they are not just song's they are fact maybe even more

@jacksrbetter1870 Жыл бұрын

This was the second album I ever purchased with my hard earned money at the age of 13 years, in 1974, Awesome then, Awesome now!!! Sadly I can only give one thumbs up…

@JDGragg 7 ай бұрын

Over six (6) decades of Bowie and this song is a first for me.

@kathif17 Жыл бұрын

I am 60 now this came out when I was not even a teenager I knew every word to every song people thought I was weird they still think that way RIP David 🙏 💔

@deborahchinn2439 Жыл бұрын

No other musical decade can touch the glittered hem of Mr. Bowie’s gold lame wardrobe and sound, genius.

@nicholasdavies6264 4 ай бұрын

This guy was way ahead of his years.... lyrics, deliverance and appearance! Just SUPERB!

@michaelhanson3509 Жыл бұрын

A master ending, the drummer's dead eyes (drugs, boredom, just over Bowie's theatrics i don't care) and dead pan delivery after Bowie's heart wrenching vocals was just brilliant. And they didn't even know it I bet.

@LauraGonzalez-fq5pk Жыл бұрын

Por cierto, este es precisamente el atuendo que Bowie usa en la portada de Ziggy Stardust, las botas fueron pintadas de morado para el disco, pero como pueden ver son rojas. El patrón de este atuendo se utilizó después para la caja de la edición de lujo del libro firmado Moonage Daydream (que afortunadamente tengo!) por todo eso es clave recordar que este era el aspecto de Bowie cuando comenzó la era Ziggy Stardust. El cabello rojo, atuendos de Kansai Yamamoto y maquillaje vinieron gradualmente después. De hecho muchas veces se habla de Ziggy Stardust y ponen fotos de la era Aladdin Sane!

@LauraGonzalez-fq5pk Жыл бұрын

Cuando descubrí a Bowie, uno de mis primeros artículos fue el DVD doble Best of Bowie. Recuerdo que Oh! you pretty things, Five Years y Queen B*tch eran las 3 primeras canciones, tomadas de esta presentación. Me encantaba ver Five Years por lo teatral de la voz de Bowie, realmente estaba metido en la narrativa. Además el ritmo que creó Woody en la batería es ya icónico. Cuando comencé a escuchar los discos por alguna razón nunca me gustó mucho escuchar la canción fuera del contexto del álbum. Si escucho Five Years, es por que voy a escuchar The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust completo.

@s7evens4 Жыл бұрын

Qué excelente apreciación!

@SAHB Жыл бұрын

Keep on listen ending 😸🙂

@Pawsnjaws123 11 ай бұрын

It’s a faultless performance, credit to his musicians too. It’s as good as the studio version, if not better, what a talent

@FredMorris-pc8ed 11 ай бұрын

if you like this you might like my brothers music. his name is stu morris

@Emblematic 8 ай бұрын

they're miming. Only the vocal is live

@colinlusty2812 2 ай бұрын

What a great version of a great song , DB and the Spiders were brilliant

@robertwindsor1800 Жыл бұрын

Just another of his masterpieces. The world was a better place with David Bowie in it. Saw him every Oz tour he did. Reality is Bowie. Rob from sunny Oz.

@HermanWaldorf Жыл бұрын

this is my favourite Bowie song. It has everything you can ask to a song.

@plasticbob556 21 күн бұрын

can never get better

@kellyparkergiarratano1721 Ай бұрын

My favorite Bowie song ever! What an incredible performance!

@fang_uk Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite performances ever. I always remember my first time watching this and just being utterly captivated. Phenomenal.

@sh.4242 Жыл бұрын

I was just looking for this exact video the other day and couldn’t find it, glad you reapploaded it! Thank u

@reresimone4300 Жыл бұрын

my goodness me, what a masterpiece. hard to believe a human being could write such a thing. i’m left in awe and wow…

@mucllaribergen Жыл бұрын

I have such fond memories staying up late and listening to this song and the entire album with my dad.

@rafailkarampetsos6914 Жыл бұрын

Five years oh What a surprise !

@garethtaylor7029 Жыл бұрын

That totally blew me away...as a composition, performance, visuals, the meaning....absolute legend David.

@Ambinwoke Жыл бұрын

Look for it From Reality tour Live...you will love it

@Sam-mn4ed 7 ай бұрын

A truly perceptive soul. When I heard of his passing on the car radio, at a junction, I just couldn’t move, time stopped. 5 years for me. I’ll make the best of those ❤

@user-mz3ey9mo8o Ай бұрын

So beautiful

@santossantana6020 Жыл бұрын

What a jewel!

@marytaylor5594 10 ай бұрын

I never thought I'd need so many people 😢

@chrissutton6034 Жыл бұрын

Been a fan for 45 years, the best

@davidjohnhull Ай бұрын

What a beautiful man

@2puffs770 Жыл бұрын

The drama added by the solo drum intro/outro is EPIC.......all these years, my head still hurts......I can't feel my heart anymore, you must have taken too much of it with you, starman. RIP you lovely beast

@Falconlibrary Жыл бұрын

I got to be on this earth at the same time as David Bowie. That makes me a lucky man.

@codyjackson3191 Жыл бұрын

I was 12 years old in 1972 when the album ziggy stardust came out. Me and my friends jammed out to this stuff all the time. Those were the days.

@mrfrisky6501 2 күн бұрын

Such a great song....heard the Duran Duran version recently and its also amazing- they were both friends and fans of Bowie and it shows - fitting tribute to him.