Now kids, THAT's how you sing it live!

His voice, HIS VOICE...

1980 - he's so young, but just think of all the amazing music he had already written at that point - I mean, genius level stuff, over and over!

James Dean meets Ziggy Stardust

So charismatic, so iconic, so brilliant. My hero for nearly 50 years now.

His voice didnt change much over the years, it was his style of singing that changed and also his personas

What a shame that Scary Monsters never got the tour it deserved. Judging from this performance it would have been something very special.

great version, Bowie's charming bass and GE Smith's inspiring guitar sound🎉

This voice is just too much to be true. RIP

R.I.P. Starman..... so missed tonight.

3:13 natural vibrato and great resonance. 😍

You're not dead, you've just decided it was time to lift off. Have a safe trip back home Dave...say hi to Elvis for me

this is my favourite live version of life on Mars

We'll never see this kind of brilliance again. It's not just the beauty of Bowie, it was the right time. Now they're both gone.

He's such a gift to the world...

oh my God his James Dean outfit and crooner voice and gorgeous song, I cannot even -- thanks for uploading, it's beautiful

Such a amazing artist. His voice touch me deeply.

He hit the “Mars” note so well and so strong!! There is a conversation going on over on the KZfaq video for this song in its original official video. It’s a terribly difficult note to hit and warble. He did it well as a younger person and he did a great job here when he was considerably older. He always sang well! I heard him sing with a hoarse voice once but that can happen to anyone. Great voice even though he often said he didn’t have a great voice. He had quite an admirable range.

A must-see for David's fans. Seen thousands of his videos and this is one of the finest.

One his best performances of this song hands down.. So much energy, passion and emotion put forth by Ziggy... R.I.P.

amazing drum sound .. also those ARP strings give me the chills

Rockin the rebel without a cause look. Bowie is such a gangstar

For me the best version of this live by a long way. Sounds far from the original but captures all its power. Love this band. Shame they didn't all tour together. The drumming is fucking outstanding!

ugh the things I'd do to be able to travel back in time to see david in concert

I love this Queen-stylie version.

Bowie's voice is amazing.

David Bowie dressed as James Dean...nothing but nothing will ever be cooler than that.

1980 - great year for Bowie.

Amazing version of one of my favorite songs ! He is singing great as usual , and the band Rocks !

I'm 17 and David Bowie was my childhood favourite

One of my fave versions of this song...looked for it for YEARS...remember staying up as a kid just to watch it...BOWIE'S ON!!!!

G.E Smith after he left Hall and Oats to lead the NBC band. Very young here. He killed with Hall and Oats live!

Always a great performer and class act till the end. R.I.P David Bowie.

Amazing, Bowie is a genius !!!

Excellent pipes this guy has. Sinatra is lucky to have earned mention in same sentences with SPACE FACE.

Great !!....also, a young G.E. Smith on guitar !!!

I first heard CHANGES when it came out in'71 and he's been my favorite muscian ever since. His ability to keep re-inventing his sound is staggering. IMOO the most talented artist is music history. I hope he has another album in the works.

Loved that he was doing an old Ziggy song at a time he could have been covering his new stuff.

It is amazing how much his on voice changed in the 7 or 8 years from the studio version to this performance.

what a voice

Wonderfully raw live performance, I watched him live in a small pub in Dorset , etched in my memories for ever.

Check out his move at 2:47, referencing Johnny Carson's monologue closing. Genius.

There is another live version sang so beautifully on Anna Apreleva’s KZfaq with a simple piano accompaniment with Mike Garson. He hits the Mars note there too. Very good to see as many versions as we can. Thank you.

Thank you so much for uploading this!!

A beautiful song, ideal to remember Bowie. It's been a year without him.

Thanks for the post

Loved this video! All the best!!

I love it - one of my favorits

What a legend. Miss ya Bowie x

Love this Bowie song!!!

Amazing.

can't explain how much this man's music moves me, always has and always will. thanks for this video!

Wow, that was amazing !!!

Killer performance thanks David

....... GOSH...!!!!! He's absilutely Wonderful!!! Amazing...!!! The Best Ever and Forever! The Greatest! Thanks a lot for this fantastic video!

Superb song... superbly sung by Bowie!

and the way he performs is just awesome!

Oh my God! I love it!

This is better, much more decent than the other live versions i've heard, in fact he nails it here.

Classic sound.

One of the greatest music has ever seen! split

thanks, I've had an mp3 since long but never saw the actual performance. The way he ends the chorus with "aa-ha-haars" always cracks me up.

Great voice, knows how to deliver the goods, clearly great showmanship.

Choked. There are no words

God I miss him....so amazing...

amazing...

His voice was hauntingly clear :(. It's eerie now how I hear it, and you're left with what you remember. You know what I mean, you hear it because it's so clear, and then, you know you're not gonna hear it again.

Que lindo toca ese chico la guitarra, y q majestuoso canta david bowie

gorgeous

I was so excited he was going to be on Carson. I saw it in tv guide. I was 14 then. I did notice though at the time he wore a duplicate outfit of James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause. What a cool touch by Bowie.

Vocals: David Bowie Guitar and Keyboards: Carlos Alomar Guitar: George Edward (G.E.) Smith Bass: John Kumnick Drums: Steve Goulding Recorded at NBC studios, L.A. 3rd September 1980/Broadcast 5th September 1980. Talking to Lisa Robinson in 1983, David said that he hadn't been in L.A. since the Johnny Carson show, and that he'd "stayed for about 12 and a half hours" 'Scary Monsters' album was released, 12th September 1980, and The Elephant Man premiered on Broadway, at the Booth Theatre, 23rd September 1980. In the concert footage for 'Christiane F', filmed by Ulrich Edel at New York's Hurrah nightclub October 1980, Bowie is sporting the same look apropos James Dean.

There is life on Mars after hearing that incredible performance coz I can still hear his voice reverberating back from that planet through time and space forever like a residual Echo

OMG, WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I ADORE HIS LOWER VOICE... SO DEEP, SO VIRILE, SO PERFECT.

Look at GE Smith, amazing!

Great solo!

Brilliant!

mitica esibizione !!

Happy birthday, dear David! Be always healthy and happy! You the best for ever!

David Bowie

Absolutly glam hymn.

Extraordinaria versión :D

i love you ♡

Great stuff!

david bowie has what it takes and that guitar guy on the right really enjois that moment

WHAT A VOICE !!!!

amazing version......Rest In Peace David........

Pure power

FANTASTIC........TRIBUTE BOWIE

Pure GENIUS...GOD DAM!

Genius

He's Fry from Futurama!

I Cant believe this is on YOuTube THIS IS THE BEST VERSION I EVER HEARD & I REMEMBER IT WELL....OPERA BOWIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hero for me since 1973

Fab !!!!!

great...

Wow crushed it!

Esse Bowie sempre incrível e surpreendente

My all time favorite person ever, along with Leonardo da vinci

Bowies finest work 🤘🏻😔🤘🏻

la migliore versione live di life on mars