Bowie is a musical GOD

Bowie was a total artist

He was always at least 5 or 10 years ahead of anyone else. The industry probably has yet to catch up completely

None of this stuff would have been made possible without David Bowie. He started breaking the mould in the late 1960s and remained relevant until his passing in 2016. Respect to The Master

Bowie and the New Romantics were like a feedback loop. He inspired them, then the Blitz Club happened, and Bowie reassimilated the zeitgeist. For me, this track is peak Bowie. It still gives me chills.

We all miss David Bowie. Amazing to think of how many things he's done, how many styles he embraced and conquered in such a relatively short lifespan.... There won't be nother like him.

❤David Bowie is the epitome.

I first really heard Bowie properly when I was seven. My brother, who was 16 at the time, got 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust' and played it over and over, I loved it so much, that he gave it to me. I played it non stop on my little record player. He became such a huge part of my life, he changed, I changed, but he was always there. I wasn't expecting to see him on this list, but I'm overjoyed, thanks guys.

Bowie was from another galaxy, one of my favorite songs from his catalog, the video always scared me but I love it 🤣🤣

The beach sequences were filmed at Pett Level, East Sussex on the south coast of England. I was 18 when this came out and already into Bowie having seen him live at Earls Court, London in 1978. The song and video were ground breaking. The song is very complex rhythmically and must have been very challenging to play live. As you say, Genius. P.s. love the Joe 90 outro - very Austin Powers!

Never thought of Bowie as New Romantic. But in the context of his relationship with the Blitz Club I can see the connection.

Brilliance personified. Miss him too.

I was a teenager when this came out. Nothing else sounded like it. Nothing else ever has (though some have tried). I think it also really highlights how brilliant his voice was. Love this. Loved your reaction video.

A great choice again George and Alex. I have loved Bowie from the beginning and he was definitely a creator of genres with his music and style. Some of my favourite songs were his - Space Oddity, Life on Mars, Heroes, Jean Genie, Red Shoes, Rebel Rebel, Suffragette City, Fashion, Young Americans...so many more. I have most of his albums but Blackstar...man what an emotional ride that one is. I absolutely loved it when he was a guest of David Gilmour at the Royal Albert Hall for the "Remember That Night" concert, where he sang Arnold Layne and the speaking part of Comfortably Numb. He virtually turned them into Bowie songs. A particularly poignant part was when he first walked on stage to a standing ovation and he said "Whoa, I hope I warrant that". He was that kind of man.

Awesome. When I was a kid on had Labyrinth on Beta. loved it. It introduced me to Bowie's music.

David Bowie was so far ahead of his time he has yet to arrive. ✌

I'm a crazy Life Long Bowie fan. Saw him twice in concert.. Many years apart .This song is so reminiscent of the 80's .Use to listen to it on my walkman after a night out ,in bed... Bowie forever.Pure Genuis❤

My absolute favorite Bowie song of all time! Killer slap bass and amazing analog synth! Not to mention movie like video. Just amazing!

Awesome, had not seen this vid for a long time. Love his work.

Alex, I hope you got to see the Bowie exhibit at the V&A. It was absolutely incredible. Seeing his handwritten lyrics and notes, letters, costumes, art, photographs, *everything* spanning his lifetime all in one place was truly incredible. I’m so grateful I was able to go. He truly created genres of music that previously hadn’t existed before. How lucky are we that he shared it all with us?

The production is an extraordinary piece of work. Truly fantastic. Maybe also because the artist and the song is just as good - mutual enhancement of circumstances?

A music teacher once said to me that he thought Bowie was the modern-day Mozart due to his mastery of many different music genres.

He was a one of the kind performer with the combination artistry and musicality that separates him from his peers!!

Bowie..what a genius. One of my very favorite songs. Do you think this song was a warning to himself re drugs?

But Bowies finest moment surly has to be his appearance in Ricky Gervais ‘Extra’s’ TV show, where he proceeded to compose a song about Gervais character in the programme….called ‘Little Fat Man’. Singing it aloud in front of everyone at a drinks party. It’s up there with some of the funniest TV moment! Check it out on KZfaq.

What a great song! But the critical question surely is….. who the hell was driving the JCB!😂

Love the pace of this song, so chilled and seems to last an eternity of awesomeness!!

The portamento synth kicks in at the 6:53 mark and is like this goosebump inducing line that continues to the fade… then the high pitch synths kick in and put the song to god tier at 7:21. Dunno if you guys could pick that in that first listen - it took me years to put it all together - but please believe me, that’s what puts this song into the absolute top tier of song history.

Two thumbs up, of course! Terrific song, one of many terrific Bowie songs.

One of my top 25 Bowie songs!

Thanks guys...Well Done!

Binging you guys and having a ball love you love bowie

Amazing song and video

What an awesom 2nd day of the new romantics

Video by David Mallett who also did the Kenny Everett Video Show among other things

Perfect blend of brilliant song and astonishing video . .

Absolute classic can still remember watching this video from when i was still at school an iconic song from an iconic artist RIP Starman

Love love love you guys you are a hoot! Love you

What became the Blitz was originally a Bowie Night at Billy’s in Covent Garden

Genius.

Hi guys, a bit late to comment but Bowie’s name rhymes with ‘snowy’. These are his own words.

I must have heard this track a hundred times but the synth solo at the end still gives me goosebumps. I was lucky enough to see him at a BBC show recording just before he released Hunky Dory when he was relatively cult (Space Oddity had been and gone at this point).

You can see Steve strange in the video

Ahh.. I feel you, underappreciated gem.. Specially his better known songs. Take China girl for example.. What a banger

Rick Wakeman has lots of good words for David.

its bow as in a ribbon

some of his songs were played in dance clubs, later on with the music videos playing on big monitors hanging from the ceiling + projection screen, even in some punk'ish clubs. Talking heads and B'52s too were okay in punk'ish clubs. my punk'ish club had 1$ Black label beer. That music video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ft99oJejr8vRpH0.html we danced to that. it's in that song that is revealed that Major Tom from Space Odissey is a junky strung out in heaven. Well it also was played in non-punk'ish bars. ( Montreal )

🇬🇧 Norfolk strapped in can’t beat a bit of Bowie influence of fashion,look and sound

In my estimation, as a long time listener of David Bowie, (1972) this album put him back on my map so to speak, as I came aboard with Ziggy Stardust (c1972), then his next release, Aladdin Sane, which I consider a masterpiece, just a smidge below the seminal Ziggy. next up after Aladdin Sane, was the 'cover' album 'Pinups', which his unique take on hit songs by English bands of the 60's. And finally Diamond Dogs, his bleak themed, originally intended theatrical production (sight and sound), which I consider his most underrated album. Pre-Ziggy, was Hunky Dory and The Man Who Sold The World- both worthwhile listens, especially Hunky Dory. His foray into soul and dance music, which launched him into orbit with unprecedented fame, began with the album Young Americans, and culminated with the '83 album release, "Let's Dance". My personal album rating of his canon? 1. Ziggy Stardust 2.Aladdin Sane 3. Diamond Dogs 4. Scary Monsters 5. Pinups 6. Hunky Dory

My big regret is I never got to see him live. He was so far ahead of everybody

Oh yes Bowie. Rebel Rebel by Bowie is a great one.

Now that you lot overseas and Alex, is my all-time favourite Bowie album and song. It's to me a perfect mix of pop and Bowie's art. And he really caught the Zeitgeist. Plus the album art looks pretty familiar for the Hazel O'Connor crowd.

I miss Steve 💓

Excellent pick! It's safe to say that without Bowie there would be no New Romantics, everyone from that movement literally had him as the hero and source of inspiration!

This is my favorite David Bowie song. Yes, he's genius with the concept of tying his addiction with his Major Tom character and this song being the continuation of his song Major Tom and the space age synths and funky bass production that blended New Wave and Funk. I've always wondered what the significance of the two models by his sides in front of the tractor lowering and circling their arms to reach down and almost touch the ground. This move was also done in his Fashion music video. If anyone knows please let me know. React to his songs Major Tom, Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Space Oddity, Life On Mars, Heroes, Young American, Fame, Fashion, Let's Dance, China Girl and Modern Love please. And react to Peter Schilling's Major Tom please.

So, I guess you continued the band after, David St.Hubbins and Nigel Tufnell left?

BOHWIE?

ah ha, mirrored background

Pronounced Bowie, like bow in bow tie.

Bowie died. Lemmy died. A few years later the whole world went to crap. That's probably no coincidence.

ziggy was 1972/3

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sounds pretty gay (obviously this is a joke, why do i need to say so?)