FIRST TIME HEARING David Bowie- "Changes" & "Life On Mars?" (Reaction)

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FIRST TIME HEARING David Bowie- "Changes" & "Life On Mars?" (Reaction)

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FIRST TIME HEARING David Bowie- "Changes" & "Life On Mars?" (Reaction) | Bring on the art and glam rock!!
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@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Bring on the art and glam rock!! Thanks for watching! 🥰

@TheCornishCockney Жыл бұрын

He hated that term.

@MaikKellerhals 11 ай бұрын

Life on Mars is my favourite Bowie song, and one of my favourite songs in general.

@stevedotwood Жыл бұрын

Life On Mars is a piece of Art if you ask me. The lyrics are amazing. Every individual line seems abstract, but if you put them together, it's a pretty consistent story. Still gives me goosebumps aft er all these years. The video is great too.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Agree! Thanks

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

I'm so delighted that you have featured Bowie on your channel. He is one of my all-time favourite artists from when I was a boy. And Hunky Dory is my favourite album of his. The track I love the most is Oh! You Pretty Things (another Rick Wakeman driven song), with Life on Mars? coming a close second. Bowie is wonderfully creative and his deep cuts are often as good or better than his hits.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Great! (he was a last minute addition, but he's been on my own list since the beginning of my channel) Excited for this new journey and will add OYPT to the list, thanks

@drmagic60 Жыл бұрын

This was an unexpected surprise today my friend! I love David Bowie. He’s got quite the discography. I honestly don’t know Brandon just how you’re going to afford the carrots!!🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🐇 The song I’d love you to hear is “Space Oddity”,but you’ll need to wait for ‘60s week. I do recommend “Ziggy Stardust” and “Suffragette City” from ‘72 and “Heroes” from ‘77. I’ve seen Trevor Bolder (RIP) twice before when he played bass for Uriah Heep.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Nice! (a last minute switch up to add David). Please send me a carrot credit card asap 🤣🤣 Thanks for the suggs. (You may wanna keep an eye out a little later today.... 😏)

@alexioverdo5225 Жыл бұрын

Abba's FRIDA had covered LOM in her Swedish 1975 LP 'ENSAM'('Frida alone")Sounded beautiful even in Swedish.

@OnlyGoodMusic_ Жыл бұрын

DAVID BOWIE, BEST HUMAN EVER!!!

@sourisvoleur4854 Жыл бұрын

Interesting that a stanza from "Changes" was used as the epigraph for the movie "The Breakfast Club": And these children that you spit on As they try to change their world Are immune to your consultations They're quite aware what they're going through.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Nice....never caught that!

@IDLERACER Жыл бұрын

😎👍 On Cat Stevens' 1971 single, "Morning Has Broken," Rick Wakeman's piano is the star of the whole production.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Man he was all over in the 70s!

@goreegirl Жыл бұрын

God I love his voice too--so distinctive, he often sounds like he's crying to me and this song is just beautiful.

@louissonier840 Жыл бұрын

Rick got two calls in one day in 1971. One was David, wanting to form an actual Spiders From Mars band, for real. The other, from Chris Squire to show up at the studio for Fragile. He broke for Yes

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

DANG, MAN HAD OPTIONS!!

@eddiecriglington400 Жыл бұрын

Great decision. 🎶❤️🎶

@davidcopson5800 Жыл бұрын

Great reaction. No interrupting, just appreciating the genius of Bowie. His highest note was in the outro to 'Lady Grinning Soul' from Aladdin Sane.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching!

@deanmaynard8256 11 ай бұрын

This is the music that got me through my teens.

@DawnSuttonfabfour Жыл бұрын

9.23 shout out to Norfolk Broads, a London transplant, my family live scattered over Norfolk Broads now. The whole album is fabtastic.

@eddiecriglington400 Жыл бұрын

Like so much Bowie music. Some great songs, including these two. ‘Life on Mars’ is one of my fav’s. And yes, the great Rick Wakeman features too. He was a member of the Strawbs at this time. He also played on the Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ too. He guested for so many Bands and Artists over the years. The beautiful piano on Cat Stevens’ ‘Morning Has Broken’. He even featured on a Elton John Album too. 🎶❤️🎶

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

What a legend!!

@VampeyMK Жыл бұрын

You will hear the name "Mick Ronson" a couple of times i think. It's someone who should not been forgotten. He is often an MVP.

@annettemoore7264 Жыл бұрын

My favorite Bowie album, I hammered that album out EVERY day for about 6 months.. 😂

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Nice! You got your money's worth for sure!!

@annettemoore7264 Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... here's one for ya honey...1966, I'm 6, the Beatles are in full swing and Liverpool was booming with tourists wanting to see "where it all began" my older brother, Thomas, 16 and me would go "down town" at the weekend, get on the ferry, because the Americans loved Gerry and the Pacemakers as well, and we would go back and forth across the Mersey, Thomas, "hustling" me to the tourists 😳 he had me singing Beatles songs, all things Merseybeat, (there was a lot of Liverpool bands, they became known collectively as the Merseysound) and sea shanty songs as you might know Liverpool was a dockers city, I or rather, my 16 year old manager would make a small fortune, I would get a huge bag of sweets, donuts and a "floppy 45" out of it, (we had booths by the Liver building, like photo booths, but you could record yourself singing and the floppy would magically appear out of the slot, a "disposable" 45rpm single that was as thin as a ciggie paper which you could play when you got home on the "radiogram" 🤣🤣🤣) me, wailing my way through Ferry Across The Mersey, by Gerry and the Pacemakers was a favourite of mine 🙄 you should give it a go. It sums up the city 👍 it was a fun time back then, God knows how much Thomas made, but he was very popular with his mates and "the girls" put it that way..❤️

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Wow, that story is EPIC!! Thanks for sharing. You remember that age well? I guess I do have a couple of memories from about 4 years old...Will listen to it on my own, thanks!

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Actually listening now....one of those dreamy glorious 60s tunes! Great voice and love the orchestral instruments naturally!! Very catchy...🙂

@l-bird Жыл бұрын

David Bowie is definitely one of those artist/characters that had a major impact on us living out his transitions first hand. He was one of a kind and constantly kept re-inventing himself and his music. Great switch-up hearing you react to David today!

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Yes, these 2 sound nothing like Let's Dance and I love that fact! Glad you enjoyed, thank you so much!

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... Often a Bowie album does not sound like the one that came before or the one that came after. He never got stuck in a rut. He was such a creative force.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Not surprising at all!

@valeriekokenge659 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening to the end! Love the chatter and phone ringing. Bowie was the bestest!

@Rowenband Жыл бұрын

I'm not a complete Bowie fan as I don't know his whole discography. But all I hear from him is just great. These two songs are superb. I agree with @drmagic60 Ziggy Stardust (the whole album) is a MUST. I also love Diamond Dogs as a whole.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@xlerb_again_to_music7908 Жыл бұрын

Nice throwback! Indeed, can recommend a full playthru of Hunky Dory album... :)

@cornellrosiu8818 Жыл бұрын

Hunky Dory play-through, yes, also recommend. Some great musical sounds, lyrics, and deep loving vibes that album. You would not be disappointed Brandon.

@reidsanderson4061 Жыл бұрын

There is a video on YT of Wakeman playing Life On Mars live on the radio as a tribute to Bowie when he passed away. Quite beautiful.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Nice, I will look for it, thanks

@TheKatdawg65 10 ай бұрын

Changes was one of the first Bowie singles I owned.

@retroreactions.... 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, love that song! I reacted to Space Oddity today if you're interested. Thanks!

@sourisvoleur4854 Жыл бұрын

The first stanza of Life on Mars, where David's voice is unadorned and sounding rather vulnerable, bears a slight resemblance to the voice of another David, his namesake Davy Jones of the Monkees. Fun fact: Bowie's birth name is Jones and he took on the stage name Bowie to avoid confusion with the similarly-named Monkee.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Ha, another fun fact I never knew!

@michaelbaucom4019 Жыл бұрын

" Suffragette City " is a tasty tune too. RIP David Bowie

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Hello. I added your vote. Thank you for watching!

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... Rock and Roll Suicide is a superb Bowie song. It is a short 3 minute song, yet so incredibly powerful in its message and performance. You will love it man.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Got it, thanks!

@peggys1140 Жыл бұрын

Bowie! Some fine music you’ve been listening to lately! Thanks.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Yes, most days I seem to get spoiled with the very best that's out there 🙂

@shelleys9603 Жыл бұрын

You can't go wrong with the Bowie rabbit hole. Excited for you! I second all the recs you've gotten and I could add so many more, but how about Station to Station? (Also he was mesmerizing live, so the live videos are always worth checking out.)

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

I bet it's a fun and diverse rabbit hole! Added your vote for STS. Thanks so much for tuning in!! 🙂

@TheCornishCockney Жыл бұрын

David Bowie. A music God.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thanks for watching

@reneelyons6836 Жыл бұрын

NICE!!" Changes" was in the movie Shrek. "Life On Mars" was on the American Horror Story about the side show freaks. Rick Wakeman is not human!!♥🎼🎹🎶🎤♥♥ RIP Bowie.🎶🎶

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Good night!! Don't get to say that often haha....Hmm, I'm pretty sure I saw all of the original Shrek, so I guess I've heard more of the song than I remember? Never watched AHS, but the season descriptions/titles sure sounded crazy! Rick... what a nonhuman GOAT!! 😁

@shelleys9603 Жыл бұрын

It was in Shrek 2 iirc -- it's a completely different version, a duet with Butterfly Boucher. It's an awesome version and it's really interesting to hear his older voice and different phrasing choices

@reneelyons6836 Жыл бұрын

Nice, I thought it was the first Shrek.😄

@wpollock1 Жыл бұрын

That was Bowie on sax BTW. This is fantastic early Bowie...one of my favorites is "Life on Mars?" Wakeman (in a KZfaq video) talks about how David came to him with these songs in a tape.....and after hearing the demos he JUMPED at the chance to play with him on Hunky Dory - they were so good. Later in many other albums, Bowie has Mike Garson who I think is better than Wakeman. For something different, try the songs Aladdin Sane and Lady Grinning Soul in your early Bowie journey....the piano by Garson will blow you away!

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

I agree about Mike Garson! After all these decades, listening to the song AS still excites me. Just wow! The piano playing is so effective. You can always hear Mike's touch when he's present.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Had no idea until today that he played sax too! I am sure I'll hear a Garson song eventually. Oh OK, will add those 2 to my list. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Also great to know!

@SpaceOdditiesLive Жыл бұрын

Sorry, did you really mean to say that Bowie went to Wakeman with a KZfaq video? In 1971? 😂😂😂

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

@@SpaceOdditiesLive Lol

@cyclops60 Жыл бұрын

Nice reaction, thanks. I got into Bowie with Ziggy followed by Aladdin, then went back to Hunky Dory and his other early albums, he was the soundtrack to my early teen years.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@robertcartier5088 Жыл бұрын

6:45 One might even say that changes aren't permanent, but Change is. ;-]

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Deep stuff! Thanks for watching my friend...!

@jornspirit 8 ай бұрын

...David was very much into the cultural wave of space exploration, that shook us all then, with the first moon landing, and Kubrick's legendary '2001 - Space Odyssey' movie, and 'Life on Mars' fits in there - his most famous, and I think best homage to the theme, and also indeed that movie, was his song 'Space Oddity'. I've heard both songs many a time across the decades.... 2 subtle delights for me: 1) Changes - the first 4 piano notes are all of a different flavour, preparing you for a journey of change, where you never know what might come next... sublime... 2) Life on Mars - right at the end there are these few distinct drum bangs - an homage to 'Thus spoke Zarathustra', the main theme of Kubrick's movie...

@andyshan Жыл бұрын

Lovely start to your David Bowie appreciation.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

For sure! Thanks for being first today Andy! 🥇

@louissonier840 Жыл бұрын

My guess is that the 'strings' on here would be Wakeman again . Early adopter of the MiniMoog......

@anthonydugdale666 8 ай бұрын

According to Ken Scott (producer) what you're hearing is take 2 of the orchestral recording. At the end of the first take a phone in a room off the studio rang for the first time in years. The voice you hear is Mick Ronson, who was conducting, about to go into a massive meltdown as the first take was perfect. The second take ended a little earlier than the first and the phone ending was left on the tape. Mick did the orchestral arrangement, I think it was his first one, legend says he wrote it out of his head onto paper without an instrument present.

@Joshualuv13 Жыл бұрын

Love David Bowie .now ,then and forever .❤❤❤

@grahamharley4895 Жыл бұрын

Magic artist. Interesting sometimes to hear about how these mega stars and many great bands were struggling early on to get recognised, close to giving up, and what a loss it would have been if this great music never existed.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Especially for someone as unique and original as Bowie!

@patrickwouters6568 Жыл бұрын

David ❤

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

A special artist for sure. Too bad I waited this long for more... Thanks bud!

@stevenfellows1633 Жыл бұрын

Never a huge Bowie fan back in the day but these records definitely like a fine wine, getting better with age as my appreciation for original music widens

@Manni59 Жыл бұрын

Good choice of you. Musically not always in my line, but Bowie's lyrics are always interesting. "Life On Mars" is one of my favorite songs. "Space Oddity", "Ashes To Ashes" (the sequel to "Space Oddity") and "Heroes" are other very good songs and "Ziggy Stardust" is maybe his best album.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate the suggestions...

@Divedown_25 Жыл бұрын

Yay. I know Bowie like if he was my brother!!!!

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Ha nice! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

@davidmaholchic6146 Жыл бұрын

Dude how cool it is to catch this so early Love you love David

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Hey there! Thank you so much for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed ☺

@Rowenband Жыл бұрын

My Way isn't from Frank Sinatra. It's from a French singer, Claude François, called “Comme d'habitude” in French. It seems to be the song who got the most covers. Many Americans think it's an American song, but no… it's a French originally. By the way Bowie did a beautiful cover from another French song : Amsterdam from Jacques Brel. It's worth a listen. Not very famous but a really powerful song. I love Bowie's version over the original.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

OK. David thanked Frank for it so that threw me off.

@TheCornishCockney Жыл бұрын

Check out Bowie performing Queen Bitch on the Old Grey Whistle Test,short but very very sweet.

@MissAstorDancer Жыл бұрын

Here's a fun fact for ya! Rick Wakeman was offered two jobs on the same late Summer day in 1971, one with Bowie's touring band, and one with Yes. The rest is Yes history! (Check out the Wiki page for the Yes album, "Fragile".) Bowie was a freakin' genius, truly in a class by himself, IMO. Even though I am 70 and grew up with him, I was a relative late-comer to his catalog, except for the radio hits, which I always loved, until around 2005 when youtube first went live. I did a deep dive then, and then another deeper dive when he passed. Also, I find it ironic somehow that when David passed, we had just lost Chris Squire less than a year before!!! Both of their deaths hit me super hard, harder than I would have expected. Chris was my favorite bassist (although it's hard to choose), Yes was my 2nd favorite band, and I had only fairly recently come to really LOVE David's music over the prior 10 years or so. David can be an acquired taste, but he's always offered up something great for just about any potential listener!! I'm really enjoying your vids, Brandon!

@deanadewall8400 Жыл бұрын

Bowie usually did his own backing vocals. But he sometimes had Ronson and many others that are really famous in the background, not only singing, but playing. Bowie could also play pretty much all instruments. Space Oddity is one of many u should check out next (it came out in 1969, so close enough). I love Bowie, especially some of his ballads.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

What talent! I already added SO to my 60s list. Would you say that's his best song from the 60s?

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... I would say SO is his best song from the 60s. It peaked at #5 in the UK, the same version was re-issued in 1975 and went to #1. It's a masterpiece, no doubt.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Great to know!

@deanadewall8400 Жыл бұрын

@@79BlackRose Same here. The Man who sold The World is a good one from 1970. There's so many lol.

@flubblert Жыл бұрын

*Changes" has been in some pretty high-profile commercials recently. Kinda hard to avoid it. Great song by him, as is the iconic "Space Oddity," that you've probably heard. "Cat People (putting out fire)" from the Cat People movie soundtrack is really good!

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

I endorse Cat People (putting out fire) from the movie soundtrack. NOT the later version that appeared on the Let's Dance album. The original was a collaboration with Georgio Moroder.

@flubblert Жыл бұрын

@@79BlackRose Concur.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

No wonder I knew I'd heard the chorus in a commercial! Probably several.. Don't think I've heard Space Oddity. Will try to get that one into 60s week. I will put Cat People on my list 😺

@flubblert Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... BMW ad. Pops up and movies every now and then. "Space Oddity" is an important must hear from Bowie.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Cool...adding your vote for 60s week!

@ScottyKirk1 Жыл бұрын

Didn't really know Life On Mars until the TV show honestly. But anybody who wants a good show should try it. (The British version bcuz the US version only lasted one season) Such a great song! 😅One of my favorites!

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Wow, heard of that show...didn't know it had any relation to Bowie. Glad you love this song, thanks for watching!

@ScottyKirk1 Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... It was the theme song for the show was all. Early 2000s I think. It's about this cop who gets transported back in time 28 years and then has to solve this murder. Maybe it was his dad's murder or something, as it's been a while since I've seen it. Simon Pegg plays the lead. Very cool show.

@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын

@@ScottyKirk1 Simon Pegg is not in it. The leads are John Simm and Philip Glenister.

@ScottyKirk1 Жыл бұрын

@@79BlackRose Well that is a testament to how long ago I saw it! 👌 Thanks for the heads up.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Wait...WOAH! I remember that show and loved it, watched the whole season I'm sure. Really cool reveal at the end I remember. Forgot I used to be a TV junkie back in those days. So I guess I did hear part of the song in 2008 🙂

@ilovegreattits Жыл бұрын

👍🎸🤘

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

howdy bud...have a wonderful weekend!!

@dickiefears5832 Жыл бұрын

It's Bowie saying "Can I have a glass of water?" at the end of Life on Mars. Quicksand is a must listen from that album. There's a few others too. His 70s output was second to none!

@Rhiannon011 Жыл бұрын

I consider Bowie's song "Changes" the 70's version of Bob Dylan's "The times they are a changing".. "China girl" by Bowie is also my favorite of his, second fav "Let's Dance" just like you..

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Wonderful taste you have!! 😊 Don't think I know that Dylan song. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

@gphill3954 Жыл бұрын

Thank you..Life on Mars is definitely in my top ten of best pieces of music of any genre..anywhere..anytime. So glad that Rick was involved in this..proves to me that there are connections in music that I am mysteriously drawn to. As for its meaning… hmm.. a definite “fish out of water” vibe that almost certainly is a comment on life in early 70s U.K. It also was part inspiration for an excellent U.K. drama by the same name which, was lost in translation big time when it was remade for US television. Essentially a VERY British song..addressing very contemporary issues. Sorry if that sounds a bit cryptic… happy to go away and think about that.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Yea, I found out I watched that whole US TV series. I remember enjoying it. Glad I picked these as my start to Bowie here...

@ak99uk 3 ай бұрын

Rick Wakeman on piano.

@louissonier840 Жыл бұрын

Wakeman? Try Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens and Catherine Howard from his first album. Space Oddity is him too.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Added your votes, thanks Louis!

@SpaceOdditiesLive Жыл бұрын

Wakeman was the go-to keyboard player back then. Everybody wanted him on their records, because he was not only one of the best keyboard players in the world but because he was a trained musician (the Royal College of Music) and could play anything with ease. In fact, Wakeman was thrown out of the College because he was spending most of his time in the studio doing session work, instead of studying. He was earning a lot of money for such a young man. And talking of age, it's still incredible to think that when Wakeman and Yes recorded classics like "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge" they were all only in their early twenties. Amazing.

@VampeyMK Жыл бұрын

Oh wow welcome to my maybe most listened artist after Queen (or maybe Pink Floyd or Genesis?) just purely by the amounts of albums this guy had. Absolute icon. I recommend "Time" by Bowie because there aren't many reactions to this song and i love it. Obvious (some not so obvious) other choices would be... "Space Oddity, The Width Of A Circle, The Man Who Sold The World, Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Lady Stardust, Suffragette City, Aladdin Sane, Rebel Rebel, Young Americans, Fame, Station To Station, Stay, Sound And Vision, Subterraneans, Heroes, Neuköln, Yassassin, Boys Keep Swinging, Ashes to Ashes, C̵h̵i̵n̵a̵ ̵G̵i̵r̵l̵ , L̵e̵t̵'̵s̵ ̵D̵a̵n̵c̵e̵ , As the World Falls Down and Blackstar, Lazarus, Dollar Days, I Can't Give Everything Away (from the last album 😢)."

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Nice!! Wow, what a list....I'm convinced you're a huge fan!!

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

I do know Young Americans, Fame, Heroes (heard a cover by Depeche Mode)..

@DannyD714 Жыл бұрын

if you like timpani drums (aka kettledrums) check out "randy scouse git" by the monkees. micky dolenz plays a timpani drum very forcefully throughout the song.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Hi Danny (and Felix!!) That one is out of my channel window, but I added it to my personal KZfaq watch later playlist, so I will be listening in the next couple of days. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!

@DannyD714 Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... yeah i figured as much,but in your off screen time it's something i think you'll enjoy.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Listening now! Wow only 2:33.... light bouncy intro....oh cool percussion......shades of Beatles?....catchy....interesting chorus....nice scatting....would sound really interesting live....loved how it ended with piano then one more dose of timpani!! Cool song, thanks!

@DannyD714 Жыл бұрын

@@retroreactions.... i have seen them do it live and it's a crowd pleaser. micky said he wrote it after attending a party in england with the beatles,so your assumption was right. it was recorded around the time of the beatles sgt. pepper era. micky said the title "randy scose git" is an english term that loosely translates as a "horny liverpudlian putz" lol. glad you liked it.

@genagg5248 Жыл бұрын

please consider reacting to Aurora's cover of this. It's hearbreaking

@genagg5248 Жыл бұрын

I meant *Life on Mars*, of course

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

I'm sure it's way out of my channel window (1970-1999), but I can listen to it on my own for sure! Thanks

@ursgeiser6570 Жыл бұрын

Great, at that time they were retro songs for me, both singles by Hunky Dory; merci for your good information including the guest musicians ❤. I'm happy if you proceed somewhat chronologically, DB and his fellow musicians in particular had their most creative phase in the 70s. My first single was Space Oddity, UK no.1, the predecessor of Changes. Life On Mars was not released as a single in Central Europe until 1973, UK no.3; my first album Ziggy Stardust. PS I don't like Let's Dance and China Girl. His uniformed disco rhythm annoys me, reminds me of a pproching army, regardless of the artist, e.g. also with Led Zeppelin, there more hard rock uniformly with some short songs of the later phase.

@retroreactions.... Жыл бұрын

Very tempted to stay on this album....Thanks for watching!