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We were lucky, this planet is 16 billions years old, and we were alive when Bowie was!

You will be surprised, the backup singers are: Ava Cherry,,Robin Clark ,Luther Vandross

David Bowie was, and shall always be in my humble opinion not only a genius but a great musical chameleon :) We miss you David

When Queen did "Under Pressure" with David Bowie they said they just backed off and let him run the recording session. Which is why that song sounds so much like a David Bowie song.

RIP Mr. Bowie. I cried the day he died.

And you’ve only scratched the surface. Bowie is endless.

Brother, I'm an African- American male who grew up listening to just about every genre of music. ( My Dad's influence). It is so much fun watching you react to this great music! Listen every day. You are The Man, as we would say in the 70s. Keep spreading the love, Bro!

Bowie had just finished "Diamond Dogs" When he fell in love with Philly-Soul and decided he wanted to do an R and B album, He lost a huge amount of fans but gained a wider mainstream audience.

Putting in a vote for "Ziggy Stardust" for the next Bowie song!

Interesting fact. Luther Vandross one of the backing singers.

I am drinking wine and watching reactions to Bowie songs realizing once again what a bloody genius he was

This song exposes his true versatility. Not only his voice but lyric writing and music arrangements.

Suffragette City, Starman, Heroes, Ashes to. Ashes, Life on Mars, Ziggy Stardust , Changes....to name a few ;)

Then, the "unknown" Luther Vandross was one of the backup singers in this song. This song was recorded in a studio located in the heart of the Chinatown section in Philadelphia. My opinion: one of Bowie's best works is "All The Young Dudes" a song he had written for Mott The Hoople when he heard the news that the group was breaking up

Bowie was a true genius. Thank you for appreciating this great artist.

"Changes" by Bowie has some pretty deep lyrics. Definitely a quality experience. Thanks for the positive vibes.

Luther Vandross is one of the backup singers. David Sanborn is playing saxophone.

“Ain’t there one damn song that can make me......break down and cryyy!” I love that song just for that line.

How is no one talking about Bowie's - Modern Love. Also China Girl. Sure we'll get there in time!

"I read the news today oh boy" love the Beatles reference

Now you know why the world stopped and cried when David passed a while back.

That's some yummy David Sanborn sax!!

Luther Vandross was Bowie's musical director on this album and subsequent tour accompanied by David Sanborn's incredible saxophone riffs and solos - this was known as his "Plastic Soul" period - hands down it's one of my all time top five Bowie songs of his career - sincere, heartfelt and balls out - this song gives me goosebumps to this day - makes me happy that you see the genius in David's repertoire after all of these years! Give "Golden Years" a listen - more of the same soulful vocals that makes your skin tingle

I was SO waiting for Jamels face when he hit the "break down and cry" bit! Lol, I freakin LOVE this channel!

Nothin gonna touch you in these golden years.

AKA "The Thin White Duke"

Another song about his experience in America is "I'm Afraid Of Americans".

I remember buying this album on release day, my Grandma taking me home, putting the needle on the record...and listening in awe. That is a life changing set.

David Bowie is a Legend

This is the album that had Luther Vandross on vocals...Tom Scott on horns...listen to this & Ziggy Stardust back to back...hard to believe it's the same Artist!!

Check out "Sound and Vision" and "Breaking Glass": short, sweet masterpieces decades ahead of their time. Try the complete 10 minute version of "Station to Station"--it's a post-modern symphony, and his cover of the Nina Simone, Johnny Mathis standard "Wild Is the Wind" is absolutely transcendent.

A young Luther Vandross is ONE of those backup singers. Bowie had at least a 4 octave vocal range back then. Bowie was also best friends with John Lennon and Lennon was in the studio with Bowie for much of this record. Lennon did backing vocals most notably on the song Fame. There is KZfaq videos of Bowie and Lennon Singing Young Americans together. They were like family. Lennon used many of Bowie's band members on his solo records. He knew them and they were always the best. The Sax player here is David Sanborn. When Lennon was killed in 1980 Bowie cancelled his tour. He was completely crushed. The line from the Beatles song here was just nod of love and respect from one artist to another.

Bowie is a treasure chest of music to discover and we're just getting started

R.I.P. David Bowie a one of a kind artistic musician...

"Took his ring" - married him; "Took his babies" - got pregnant by him.

This is my favorite Bowie song. Actually, they are all my favorites. He was a genius.

"The first studio result of Bowie's mid-1970s obsession with soul music, "Young Americans" was a breakthrough for the artist in the United States (where the single was released in an edited 3:11 version). The sound, later described by Bowie as "plastic soul", was matched by a cynical lyric, making references to McCarthyism, black repression via Rosa Parks, Richard Nixon (who resigned the US presidency two days before the recording session), and a near-direct lift from the Beatles’ "A Day in the Life" with the line "I heard the news today oh boy!" (John Lennon, who wrote that line, appeared twice on the album, providing guitar and backing vocals on his own "Across the Universe" and "Fame", for which he also received a co-writing credit). The backing vocal arrangement was suggested by Luther Vandross. - Wikipedia

Bowie’s Modern Love is a must!

Yep. Bowie. Talented, creative, versatile, rockin', funky, visionary--he had it all. This song still carries a thrill, goosebumps and all, and it's 45-years-old. Back in the '70s--just like the song says--we'd stay up awww-ALL NIGHT listening to Bowie, and we didn't even need to be high, but we probably were.

Bowie was an ever changing chameleon in life. IT shows through his music which was never static. Most of all in his voice, which through all his first 15-20 years would often change and assume different characters form one song to the next and even within a single song as it does here. As beloved and recognized as he is for his greatness, he may still be underrated. That's how good he was.

Shoutout to Luther!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Honestly, Changes by David Bowie is an important song for these times

Ain't there one damn song that can make me - break down and cry-y! Nobody like him. He will always be missed.

There are many, many phases, styles , characters and many facets to David Bowie, a great visionar, lyric writer,singer, actor, artist. He was a human magpie borrowing from a wide range of inspirational sources, constantly reinventing himself and allways steps ahead of everyone else.

Ashes to Ashes is the epilogue to "A Space Oddity"

"Ain't there one damn song that can make me break down and cry?" Goosebumps. It is so enjoyable watching you react!

_Ain't there one damn song that can make me break down and cry?_ Damn right you get goosebumps! I've known this song for almost 40 years, and that line still gets me.

Because you are such a perceptive and intuitive reactor to great music, it’s a true joy to witness you discovering Bowie. He’s one of the all time greats. Pretanatural musical talent. His death in 2016 was so shocking but he knew it was happening and turned it into one of his most amazing pieces of art, the Blackstar album and videos.

Cut to the chase, my friend. "Diamond Dogs" . Bowie will always be ferocious

You need to listen to "Fashion". That is a gritty, down and dirty rocker that Bowie made. One of his best!!

When he does the breakdown part something like “ you had to play that one damn song that will make me break down and cry” it kills me every time

Was blessed to see him perform live here in Detroit four times throughout his career ... RIP ... Starman. 👍

David (Jones) Bowie was fearless with his musical talents. What a loss to music.... R.I.P. 💖Bowie💖

I got the chills exactly when you did. "Ain't there one damn song..."

Young American is one of my favorite songs ever by anybody. It builds from a groove to a frenzy and then back again. My favorite line is would you carry a razor in a case just in case of depression? Sit on your hands on the bus of survivors blushing at all the apple shiners. Would you carry a razor in a case just in case of depression? Genius. Someone wants commented that it is white soul at its finest. I am a sucker for a great brass section. Another Bowie fave is Changes.

Yet another facet of the genius that was David Bowie. Try "Heroes", "Rebel, Rebel" and Ashes to Ashes". Oh, and "Changes".

Heroes by Bowie is great too!

So many great Bowie songs. Space Oddity, Heroes, China Girl, Cat People, Sound and Vision

You know you're a legend when you have another legend, Luther Vandross, as a backup singer!

There will never be anyone like Bowie. He was a genius. ⚡️❤️ Keep digging through his catalog, you’ll be amazed.

YAY!! Perfect voice, lyrics and music. "You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler A pimp's got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler Black's got respect, and white's got his soul train .... Ain't there a man who can say no more? And, ain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw? And, ain't there a child I can hold without judging? Ain't there a pen that will write before they die? Ain't you proud that you've still got faces? Ain't there one damn song that can make me Break down and cry?" So good!!

When you stopped the vid at David’s “well well well” part in appreciation, I was all oh just you wait. Yup. Goosebumps.

The album Young Americans is filled with Bowie doing R&B songs. They coined it Blue Eyed Soul. I'd check out the whole album if you liked Fame and Young Americans. Check out a song called Right, another is Can You Hear Me? Bowie's been around long enough where I'm sure if you listened to some other of his songs, you'd be familiar with a few of them, like you were with Fame. He's done folk rock, glam rock, avant garde, heavy metal, jazz, drum & bass, industrial, instrumentals and more. His last album was released just a couple days before his death. I've been loving me some Bowie since 1972 when I was 8 and I admit I bawled like a baby when he died. He had kept his health problems a secret, so it was a big shock.

I don't know what your spiritual inclinations are, but that T-Shirt is one of the best descriptions of what Buddhism is all about that I have seen! Buddha was asked what his teaching was, and he simply said, ""Be kind to each other"! By the way, one of Bowie's backup singers at this time was LUTHER VANDROSS!

David was so versatile, he's had so many alter egos....

Do Bowie’s “China Girl” please.

"What do you mean took his babies?" Shall I draw you a picture?

Probably the first time most people heard Luther Vandross was on this album.

That’s cool that you made the John Lennon connection..I was rooting for you haha

This song is just soooooooo gooooooooood!

Decades! DECADES of fantastic music by Bowie and SO MUCH to catch up on - right up to his fantastic final album. It's a journey but so worth it with hits off each record.

Thank you for bringing David back to life for us. ❤️

Luther Vandross is singing back up on this song

Jamal you have to do "Let's Dance".

I don't think I'll ever get over his passing, he was everything. I don't remember a time David Bowie's music was not a part of my life. Ever-changing, ever-leading. Pushing boundaries. Embracing change. Daring us to judge him. He was the Starman, Ziggy Stardust, a lad insane/Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke. Some albums were instant hits, others not so much (I still like Never Let Me Down, shut up) but all had his ever-changing style. He turned 69 on the Friday before he passed - the same day his final studio album ★ (Blackstar) was released to much acclaim. It's wonderful and weird and somewhat jazzy and dreamy with dark edges, heady with the promise of almost-forgotten memories and dreams just out of sight, reminiscent of Bowie of old and of something new. A pretty good reflection of the man himself then. The Duke is dead; long live The Duke.

The Bowie treasure is endless!! ""Starman'' and ''Wild is the wind'''

"He kissed her then and there" - a bit of foreplay LoL .. "She took his ring, took his babies" - He asked her to marry him, then they did the "wild thing" ... "It took him minutes" - No control, LoL! .. "Took her nowhere" - She didn't get much out of it, LoL!! .. Epic lyrics Mr. Bowie!!!!

THANK you. The more David, the better. RIP. Please PLEASE play his epic "Station to Station" someday. Good health, my friend. Let the music play.

“Right” needs to be next. Another fantastic song from Young Americans.

My favourite Bowie song is 'Wild is the Wind'. It was written for Johnny Mathis; and covered in two different arrangements by Nina Simone; but Bowie knocks it out the park. You should give it a listen.

Hello there THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR PLAYING THE SOUND TRACK OF MY LIFE !!! I have actually binge watched for hours I love to see your face as you listen I am actually have a couple of gifts for you that I know you will really appreciate just love your realness keep your eye out for the mail I have so much to share with you greetings from Los Angeles Lindasaidso

Watching a young guy like you discover this song maked me love it all over again. x

Back in the 60's, 70's and early 80's there was just music. In Detroit you could hear it all on all of the radio stations.

Love this song. I had the privilege to see him in concert in 1983. Sensational artist, performer and singer. RIP David Jones ❤

This was probably David’s most soulful sounding album. The title and lyrics to his song Changes pretty much defined his career.

I’m Afraid of Americans would be a nice follow to this.

Bowie was a musical chameleon. Love this R&B and soul phase but maybe my favorite is "Heroes" from that phase of his life--with Robert Fripp's (King Crimson) distinctive guitar sound. Jamel, would really love to see you do some Neil Diamond. Not many people react to his stuff, so maybe he's a notorious blocker, I don't know. He has a lot of great songs. I fell in love with his music after hearing "Holly Holy". There are a few reactions to "Sweet Caroline", "Cracklin' Rosie" and one to "Solitary Man"--all great songs, but I really like some that are less popular--like "Soolaimon" (the whole Tap Root Manuscript album is fantastic)--and maybe the best ever: "Walk on Water"

Always one of my favourite Bowie tracks. Beautiful.

I am ALWAYS here for Bowie reactions!! Please do “Wild Is the Wind,” “All the Madmen,” “Rock & Roll Suicide,” “Changes,” “Heroes,” “Soul Love,” “Wild-Eyed Boy from Freecloud,” and “Modern Love”! For starters. 😂

"We lived for just these 20 years....Do we have to die for the 50 more?"

Brother Jamal, watching you enjoying Bowie so much is like listening to this for the first time. I was in tears. Bowie is one of my gods...

"This brother, David Bowie, he got some stuff!" Sure does, Dude!

I'm Afraid of Americans - David Bowie

I've seen many reactions where people don't seem to get Bowie. They watch Space Oddity, look perplexed, say "that was interesting", and never return to Bowie again. I am so happy to see someone who gets Bowie, who understands the love so many of us have for him, and is returning to listen to more of this truly unique artist.

Give Bowie a listen on "Golden Years"

I love seeing the joy in your face when you listen to music bother. Bless you!

Other Bowie songs I highly recommend: Ziggy Stardust Changes Heroes Rock n'Roll Suicide Starman Moonage Daydream

Bowie was one of a kind. We never knew what sound he would create with his next album.

Bowie and Trent Reznor doing "I'm Afraid of Americans" is a must.