only for awhile, though. He sobered up after awhile. He had class, manners, everything. I know he wasn't perfect, but he was only human. We shouldn't judge because we would probably be judged ourselves, but his good qualities were amazing. He wasn't God anything, but he was a really decent man.
+Al Tavers I had the pleasure of seeing Bowie in 83 for the serious moonlight tour. It was unusual in that their was no warm-up band. He just performed had an intermission and then played some more. A completely electric performer. The world lost one of the true greats.
+Al Tavers - My friends mother saw him live and in the mid 70s no less, she said it was utterly mind blowing, she said it was like seeing God LOL! I can see it too, in those videos of him playing live in the 70s, the audience is basically going nuts. She said everyone in her class back then had Bowie notebooks, tee shirts, buttons, him and Elton John all the teen girls went nuts over. The boys went nuts for Led Zeppelin and what's crazy is tickets usually cost $6 to $10 bucks back then which is about $30 - $50 bucks in todays money. Imagine that, you could see Bowie or Zeppelin in their prime for $30 freakin bucks. What are concert tickets now for a big name? $150? And that's only if it isn't scalped.
Georgie Thumbs My first concert was The Beatles in San Diego, 1965, I was 13 maybe 14. Tickets were $3.50, $4.50 and $5.50. We got the $5.50 seats, that was a lot of money back then.
+Kevin Menkhus Yes, I am realizing this more and more too for each day passing, with a sinking feeling in my heart. Now, there are noone, will never be anyone who even remotely can match him. Thank you for writing what I think a lot of people are thinking. Take care.
It is hard to choose. As I looked at all the albums, I thought about each song I have heard, each one that I have loved in its turn. I think the point I was trying to make is that I would not say one is better than another, but that I like one over another. It is not about the quality of the song and singer, but the preference of the listener.
Bowie the God of Music period! RIP in Rock and Roll heaven we all miss you. Dear God please take Gaga, Madonna, and Bieber and send us back Bowie, Lennon, and Hendrix...
+Reed Nelson To be honest, any Bowie audience would know this song after the first chord...especially as he only ever did it as an encore in his later concerts, like this one.
+20thCB Knew it BEFORE the chord is strummed, always bitter sweet, it's Ziggy!, but it's the end of the concert. The moment everyone is waiting for...but it's the end.
I would say the performance of it on his Reality Tour DVD is much better. This is good but the other is more intense and his voice is in even better form throughout the entire show.
He was never fully truly mainstream.. He was always doing his own shit, in his own style. He set the trends, he never followed them. If he was mainstream it was because he found success and people made it mainstream after people liked and/or copied his unique style, making it mainstream after. Or rather, made it popular and a commercial success.
You can't think of anyone with so much creativity and talent because there is no one. It's that simple. Simply making music was too easy for David. He had to invent personas and create performance art. Even that seemed easy for him. It's this simple: There has never been anyone close to him and there never will be. A truly unique genius.
He always remained popular dispite some dips in his career, Bowie had charm, intelligence, vunerable, and above all endless creativity to keep re inventing himself. Wonderful voice, style and charisma. Been a fan forever. Devastated when he left us too soon.
Around 2019 I was working in a Grocery Store and this young College Girl comes in one night wearing a Ziggy T Shirt. I informed her that she needs to watch this as it is the absolute best version that I have ever seen and to also watch Heroes.
@@Gabrielecgomes1 I hope so too. I told a friend of mine to watch the version of Heroes from this show as it is the absolute best that you will ever see. He called me a few days later and said that you were right. The night after Bowie died one of our local college radio stations (UNC) had a tribute to him about And I have to admit for three 18-22 something kids they played a pretty good sample of his work from all eras I probably could not have done any better myself.
I think Bowie was more of a popper. And I mean it without any disrespect. Mick and Axl are way more "rockstar" than Bowie was, however all of them are great musicans. And this one rocks of course :)
I cry everytime I hear this song he was sooooo talented and our hero he had the greatest voice that you can always listen to. After hearing this you can almost hear this song in your mind I miss this man so much it still breaks my heart to know he left this world 2016 😭😭😫😫 R.I.P Our Hero. Ziggy Stardust. Love you David Bowie. 💖💖💖💖💖😇🕊
@@kristinaa5420 Because it's too true no one knows what to say. The opening riff is one of the most powerful things I've ever heard, it just hits that feeling you didn't know existed.
Holy F*#K! Just completely crushing it on all fronts. Crunchy guitars, killer bass lines, monster drumming and nice keyboard accents and of course Bowies vocals and harmonies! Best version on YT!
Here on Earth , we ' re obliged now to keep going without you , Starman , but well , up here , in Heaven , they sure are delighted to welcome you Sir David, and of course , all concert places are already booked for eternity . Lucky souls they are !
I have been a BIG FAN Since day one !! Fortunately I saw David live over 100 times and I will always LOVE him and EVERY SONG God bless you David !! And I know you are entertaining everyone in heaven Miss you 😢❤❤❤
I think this is the first time I've seen David Bowie perform Ziggy Stardust live since the " Ziggy fairwell concert" at the Hammersmith Odion in '73/74'? After watching it I played it again but closed my eyes and there I was back in '73' ! Absolute genius. R.I.P David Bowie.
You're a great man David Bowie and while we'll miss you in this life, if we put our belief in Einstein, we know you are safe now and living free of illness in a different dimension. I really regret that I never saw you in concert, but you took us by surprise because you seemed so timeless and eternal......who could imagine that you could get old or sick? Thank you very much Ziggy and thank you David Bowie for sharing your rare talent through your amazingly futuristic music and movies.
I love this tune, RIP , my only regret was not saying David Bowie in my lifetime, if you really want to go back far far back, check out the album called station to station it is totally amazing, rest in peace and see you on the other side
this is why the universe gives us people like this.. they are supposed to be remembered forever !! from what I read he was a true gentleman, good Dad ..good friend. and just a gifted artist.... what a life he has led and a legacy he has left behind forever and ever......... ☆☆☆
Yeah it's true. As he's grown older he has gained more confidence (as u can clearly see). But yeah that's one of the reasons he created ziggy. He felt he was acting.
I doubt an artist ever has or ever will ignore his critics in the way David Bowie did...RIP friend... most of us certainly were not ready from your departure.... Safe Journeys....
What stands out to me about Bowie as a performer is he was a master of what NOT to do when singing rock. Several things in this performance stand out as good examples. One is that he doesn't resort to trite, obvious gestures at certain points in the lyrics, like not grabbing his ass when singing the line "god given ass," or his crotch when saying "well hung and snow white tan." And at the very end when singing "Ziggy played...guitar" he could have extended the pause between played and guitar, goading the audience into applauding and acknowledging his singing, but he didn't. Maybe some in the audience need trite with their rock, and many performers happily go there, but not Bowie.
+siskokidd He knew that the audience already knew the words. They didn't need illustrations. ;-) But yes, the man was a master performer. That's one of the things that makes he so enjoyable to watch!
What a performance...world class! And the girl on the bass guitar..such nice and soulful playing and also a very cute woman 😎 R.I.P. Master of the universe 🙏🏿🌈
There will truly never be someone else like him. David has helped me through a lot and I wish I could've thanked him for it. He was a true and honest talent. A real visionary who left a ginormous impact on so many people. Goodnight Ziggy. The world will never be the same.
One of the few who never became an "aging" rock star. Was relevant and cool looking from day one all the way until the end. RIP David.
Unfortunately, he stayed "cool" by staying thin and he did that with cigarettes and coke.
only for awhile, though. He sobered up after awhile. He had class, manners, everything. I know he wasn't perfect, but he was only human. We shouldn't judge because we would probably be judged ourselves, but his good qualities were amazing. He wasn't God anything, but he was a really decent man.
@@nandowiak5147 He stopped smoking about 15 years before he died and stopped doing coke at least 10 years prior to that
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Imagine writing a song you could still sing with this much joy and vitality 20 years later
+sarairosenbaum This is actually 30 years later.
yeah that's an excellent point! and he looks casually beautiful doing it
More like 30 years later. Rock On!
@Jennifer Puhl more like 43 years 1972 i think it charted. was maybe earlier 1969 he wrote it.
30*
If you don’t like Bowie you don’t like music 👌🏻
I like how he can still mimick the way he sounded on the Ziggy album. Love him.
he was getting a kick out of doing that for sure
Yes you could tell Bowie enjoyed doing that voice and seemed amazed of himself and felt every minute. 😊
Mimicking??
@@iananderson3799 exactly !
@@iananderson3799 You are totally right in asking that question. How can someone suggest that Bowie is "mimicking" himself? That is just crazy.
Right about now, I'm kicking myself in the ass for never having taken the opportunity to see him in concert...
+Al Tavers I had the pleasure of seeing Bowie in 83 for the serious moonlight tour. It was unusual in that their was no warm-up band. He just performed had an intermission and then played some more. A completely electric performer. The world lost one of the true greats.
+Al Tavers
Me too, I've kicked myself many times for not having seen certain performers. Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughn come to mind.
+Al Tavers - My friends mother saw him live and in the mid 70s no less, she said it was utterly mind blowing, she said it was like seeing God LOL! I can see it too, in those videos of him playing live in the 70s, the audience is basically going nuts. She said everyone in her class back then had Bowie notebooks, tee shirts, buttons, him and Elton John all the teen girls went nuts over. The boys went nuts for Led Zeppelin and what's crazy is tickets usually cost $6 to $10 bucks back then which is about $30 - $50 bucks in todays money. Imagine that, you could see Bowie or Zeppelin in their prime for $30 freakin bucks. What are concert tickets now for a big name? $150? And that's only if it isn't scalped.
Georgie Thumbs
My first concert was The Beatles in San Diego, 1965, I was 13 maybe 14. Tickets were $3.50, $4.50 and $5.50. We got the $5.50 seats, that was a lot of money back then.
eight inches -Amazing, hey it's only the BEATLES LOL LOL Incredible. How close were you?
In a world full of posers, Bowie was the REAL THING! !! A terrible loss
+Kevin Menkhus tremendous, now there s nobody to look forward to..I mean it s as though when Bowie was here..we had someone true...
+Kevin Menkhus Right the fuck on bro.
+Kevin Menkhus I'm 100% with you. Bowie forever!
+Kevin Menkhus Yes, I am realizing this more and more too for each day passing, with a sinking feeling in my heart. Now, there are noone, will never be anyone who even remotely can match him. Thank you for writing what I think a lot of people are thinking. Take care.
+calanais06 so true
That drummer killed it this whole show he is great
Agreed. He didn't rush the beat.
@@JoelBrousseau Nope, Sterling Campbell his name is
Absolutely!
That whole band rocked the shit out of this song. Gosh, I miss Davis Bowie
Quite possibly his best song. RIP David. Thank you for everything you did for our music.
+eight inches I would say Space Oddity is
+ohraider everyone has a favorite.
+S Enns hard to chose a favorite. I haven't heard one I haven't loved
It is hard to choose. As I looked at all the albums, I thought about each song I have heard, each one that I have loved in its turn. I think the point I was trying to make is that I would not say one is better than another, but that I like one over another. It is not about the quality of the song and singer, but the preference of the listener.
+eight inches An entire story in less than four minutes. Genius
He was the shit - even at this age, he crushed it. Always Loving You, David.
thank you
And so are you, for recognizing him as the true stuff! Long Live Bowie!
the drummer is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!
I think it's Sterling Campbell.
I cry every time I listen to his voice.....rip Starman
me too.so sad.RIP my hero
rest in space::::::::::::::::
My cat is named Ziggy, after this song. My cat is not a cat from Japan though xx
ziggy was a Far out cat ''''' get it far out::::::::::::
Im crying right now
68 and still loving Bowie, oh yeah! 🐻
I’m right behind you at 62 !
73 tomorrow...Bowie !
What an absolutely epic performance of this song. The band and Bowie at their finest. Wow.
I was living five miles from this concert, on this date, and I didn't know it was on. I've been kicking myself ever since.
Damn ):
Real shame
Ziggy played guitar .... RIP....
:'( where were the spiders
+Seth Golson While the fly tried to break our balls?
He's floating in a most peculiar way...
+SamtheSham2000 yeah, look up the lyrics it's real funny
+Γιάννης Φωτιάδης Cannot believe he is gone. Such a wonderful talent.
David Bowie shaped me and never knew I existed
rest in space::::::::::
A man that naturally oozes charisma panache style the fuckin lot
Still makes me cry :(
I am so heart broken....
This is clear proof that there is a God. His name is David Bowie.
Bowie the God of Music period! RIP in Rock and Roll heaven we all miss you. Dear God please take Gaga, Madonna, and Bieber and send us back Bowie, Lennon, and Hendrix...
There will never be anyone cooler than David Bowie....period.
The quintessential Rock and Roll Star.
The man got better looking as he got older, if indeed he ever got older.
Early 70's Glasgow Apollo. Ronno by his side. Life was never the same again after that night.
You were the hottest most open minded man ever! Rest easy, Mr. Bowie! You were to good for this world
Everything about this performance. This band! Fckng awesome. And DB. ….,,,,,,,
Still makes me cry :(
+Liza Peninon me too.
I think I will keep crying every time I see him "live" ... and even listening to him makes me feel so terribly sad ...
+Liza Peninon I know, I'm in pain!
It is so sad :(
Me too, I love him so much !!
The band sounded terrific, and David always a star! RIP David.
He never lost his voice. Freaking awesome performance!!
Legendary. Bowie was influential to the nth degree. ❤️❤️
Rock stars dream of being Bowie. He was one of a kind.
You just want it to go straight into Suffragette City ☺
Music doesn’t get much better than this performance!
First time I`ve seen this version. Sounds like his voice had gotten even better as he aged.
Man!
I love the Paris audience... knowing the song as soon as the first chord was strummed.
+Reed Nelson To be honest, any Bowie audience would know this song after the first chord...especially as he only ever did it as an encore in his later concerts, like this one.
+20thCB Knew it BEFORE the chord is strummed, always bitter sweet, it's Ziggy!, but it's the end of the concert. The moment everyone is waiting for...but it's the end.
One of the very few songs that a crowd recognises from just the first chord.
Unbelievable!! He did not even have to try, he was so talented...I could listen to his voice day and night!
What a Genius! RIP DAVID BOWIE!
This is the best live version
Jake Dannatt the version from the motion pictute is much better, it's on youtube , Vevo puts it out.
This is my second favorite. My first is the one he did at Santa Monica in the 70's
Yeah amazing performance of david
I would say the performance of it on his Reality Tour DVD is much better. This is good but the other is more intense and his voice is in even better form throughout the entire show.
I followed him for 45 years. He was a revolutionary who became mainstream but t is difficult to think of anyone with his creativity and talent.
He was never fully truly mainstream.. He was always doing his own shit, in his own style. He set the trends, he never followed them. If he was mainstream it was because he found success and people made it mainstream after people liked and/or copied his unique style, making it mainstream after. Or rather, made it popular and a commercial success.
You can't think of anyone with so much creativity and talent because there is no one. It's that simple. Simply making music was too easy for David. He had to invent personas and create performance art. Even that seemed easy for him. It's this simple: There has never been anyone close to him and there never will be. A truly unique genius.
I love how he gives the line "like a leper messiah" to Gail Ann Dorsey, and she just...wow.
He always remained popular dispite some dips in his career, Bowie had charm, intelligence, vunerable, and above all endless creativity to keep re inventing himself. Wonderful voice, style and charisma. Been a fan forever. Devastated when he left us too soon.
It's so hard to have this person gone so soon.
We love you, David.
The best performance from a legend David Bowie! RIP
I loved the elder Bowie. He seemed to really be enjoying life
To me this is the best live version of Ziggy Stardust, simply amazing.
I absolutely agree and so is the version of Heroes from the same show
Around 2019 I was working in a Grocery Store and this young College Girl comes in one night wearing a Ziggy T Shirt. I informed her that she needs to watch this as it is the absolute best version that I have ever seen and to also watch Heroes.
@@bwallace5945 I hope she did, this whole show is amazing, and Bowie was on fire in the early 2000s.
@@Gabrielecgomes1 I hope so too. I told a friend of mine to watch the version of Heroes from this show as it is the absolute best that you will ever see. He called me a few days later and said that you were right. The night after Bowie died one of our local college radio stations (UNC) had a tribute to him about And I have to admit for three 18-22 something kids they played a pretty good sample of his work from all eras I probably could not have done any better myself.
There never was more of a rockstar.
I think Bowie was more of a popper. And I mean it without any disrespect. Mick and Axl are way more "rockstar" than Bowie was, however all of them are great musicans. And this one rocks of course :)
Mist er Fister go to the 70’s my friend
He was an elegant exquisite cowboy!!@@misterfister6096
Cowboy kills the rockstar!!!
ZIGGY IS IMORTAL FOREVER.
THANKS LEGEND.
I cry everytime I hear this song he was sooooo talented and our hero he had the greatest voice that you can always listen to. After hearing this you can almost hear this song in your mind I miss this man so much it still breaks my heart to know he left this world 2016 😭😭😫😫 R.I.P Our Hero. Ziggy Stardust.
Love you David Bowie. 💖💖💖💖💖😇🕊
How come no one commented on my comment?
@@kristinaa5420 Because it's too true no one knows what to say. The opening riff is one of the most powerful things I've ever heard, it just hits that feeling you didn't know existed.
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Holy F*#K! Just completely crushing it on all fronts. Crunchy guitars, killer bass lines, monster drumming and nice keyboard accents and of course Bowies vocals and harmonies! Best version on YT!
I just fuckin' love how he lets her sing the chorus parts. Bowie found legendary people to work with... It's like the songs are theirs...Amazing.
I would have been BLOWN AWAY had David run backstage and put his kimono from the 70’s on.
The definition of class.. Bowie makes the rest of us look like kids.
Style, good looks, a voice to kill, even malamute eyes. Dude's got it all.
Just a genius, the likes never to be seen again
Splendida versione dal vivo di una canzone che non è così facile da cantare....voce e interpretazione unica...unico Bowie...
One of the best songs in the history of mankind imo. What a version as well. THAT BASS!
I can stop listening to this song makes me happy and sad at the same time. What a tremendous loss R.I.P. Mr. Bowie
Here on Earth , we ' re obliged now to keep going without you , Starman , but well , up here , in Heaven , they sure are delighted to welcome you Sir David, and of course , all concert places are already booked for eternity . Lucky souls they are !
I wish I’d had had the chance to see David perform live 😍
He was something else.. for sure ❤🌠🌠
I have been a BIG FAN Since day one !!
Fortunately I saw David live over 100 times and I will always LOVE him and EVERY SONG God bless you David !! And I know you are entertaining everyone in heaven Miss you 😢❤❤❤
Have to add that the television presentation is excellent, enhances a fabulous night and a great recording for posterity, at his best.
i miss him. So talented and natural and full of joy.
I think this is the first time I've seen David Bowie perform Ziggy Stardust live since the " Ziggy fairwell concert" at the Hammersmith Odion in '73/74'? After watching it I played it again but closed my eyes and there I was back in '73' ! Absolute genius. R.I.P David Bowie.
I love the number of times he adjusts his hair during this.
His hair was always perfect....even at this age he was sexy as hell!!!
crunchy Agreed.
Heh heh yer he loved his hair did our David.
you obviously never had floppy curtains back in the day ..............:)
davopen Nope, I'm a YOUNG American.
Chiudo gli occhi e il tempo perde la sua dimensione e incontro te nel tuo spazio che diventa il mio presente...
grazie David...
Paris Olympia 2002 superbe concert de Bowie en pleine forme... avec des musiciens au top ..Enorme
I grew up on this music I don't think he was really appreciated for a man way ahead of his time
nothing like a Legend performing, nicely done Bowie.
The best rock song of all time!
Man, I wish I was able to see Bowie in concert. Words can't express how jealous I am of the people that were able to see him live.
You're a great man David Bowie and while we'll miss you in this life, if we put our belief in Einstein, we know you are safe now and living free of illness in a different dimension. I really regret that I never saw you in concert, but you took us by surprise because you seemed so timeless and eternal......who could imagine that you could get old or sick? Thank you very much Ziggy and thank you David Bowie for sharing your rare talent through your amazingly futuristic music and movies.
There was No one like David and there never will be! Rest now my Starman
He looks so beautiful and happy singing this....a once in a life time voice....blessings to you....Mr.Jones....xo
RIP Mr. Bowie, thanks for all the great music
Omg David and he band at their finest...I shed a tear!!!!!
I miss David Bowie he was so cool And He was a great singer. He was the goblin king. From the labyrinth.
he will never die in our hearts😇
Bloody fucking heavy, but bright and unusual--all at the same time. This is real, raw power.
Well said.
I grew up on his songs.he's my hero
I love this tune, RIP , my only regret was not saying David Bowie in my lifetime, if you really want to go back far far back, check out the album called station to station it is totally amazing, rest in peace and see you on the other side
He wrote the soundtrack to my life,,,,I miss him 💔
This shows underneath everything else ziggy stardust was still alive and well in David.
I still miss him. Just got a tattoo in his honour.
Hopefully Aladdin sane one?
Rest in peace David Bowie you will never be forgotten
I am so heart broken....
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Twinkle3067 I agree!
He's suuuuper hot!!!!
+Twinkle3067 forever and ever...beautiful Bowie..rest in peace David Jones
Age can not age it, but improves it as a good whiskey
this is why the universe gives us people like this.. they are supposed to be remembered forever !! from what I read he was a true gentleman, good Dad ..good friend. and just a gifted artist.... what a life he has led and a legacy he has left behind forever and ever......... ☆☆☆
he sounds so freaking good. most amazing voice ever.
You know I believe the only reason Bowie created Ziggy was because he had a massive case of stage fright, lol.
Yeah it's true. As he's grown older he has gained more confidence (as u can clearly see). But yeah that's one of the reasons he created ziggy. He felt he was acting.
Absolutely Beautiful.
Him and the Song.
I doubt an artist ever has or ever will ignore his critics in the way David Bowie did...RIP friend... most of us certainly were not ready from your departure.... Safe Journeys....
Kocham ten wykon🔥🔥🔥
What stands out to me about Bowie as a performer is he was a master of what NOT to do when singing rock. Several things in this performance stand out as good examples. One is that he doesn't resort to trite, obvious gestures at certain points in the lyrics, like not grabbing his ass when singing the line "god given ass," or his crotch when saying "well hung and snow white tan." And at the very end when singing "Ziggy played...guitar" he could have extended the pause between played and guitar, goading the audience into applauding and acknowledging his singing, but he didn't. Maybe some in the audience need trite with their rock, and many performers happily go there, but not Bowie.
+siskokidd He knew that the audience already knew the words. They didn't need illustrations. ;-) But yes, the man was a master performer. That's one of the things that makes he so enjoyable to watch!
+siskokidd that's well hung on snow white sands as in cocaine
+dale manthey Sigh...no it's not, it is indeed "well hung and snow white tan".
+siskokidd well, shit i was kinda looking forward to a crotch grab and an ass thrust from the Bowmeister. Sexy little bastard up until he died.
+zippity doodah you little piece of garbage! Go play with your own little crouch!
Ziggy played guitar. R. I. P. David Bowie
That guitar intro just smokin hot! The quality of sound on this is stellar! Thanks for the music RIP Mr. Bowie, you are missed!
Earl slick!
...the Best version Ziggy....!!!....fantastic sound, everything perfect....amazing !!!...yeeess...
Rock & Roll Heaven gained another angel...RIP Ziggy :'(
I'll miss you :( R.I.P for Ziggy stardust :((
Could listen to this everyday. Oh wait I do.
Guitars and bass players Extradinare,Drums keyboards and vocals just Exceptional
What a performance...world class!
And the girl on the bass guitar..such nice and soulful playing and also a very cute woman 😎
R.I.P. Master of the universe 🙏🏿🌈
There will truly never be someone else like him. David has helped me through a lot and I wish I could've thanked him for it. He was a true and honest talent. A real visionary who left a ginormous impact on so many people. Goodnight Ziggy. The world will never be the same.
This man was so ahead of his time we are all still behind him
one of the greatest musical geniuses of our lifetime mr david bowie
“He took with him a universe.” -Henry Rollins.
We can still have it though :)
merci pour tout DAVID