One of my favorite quotes comes from Simon Pegg… “If you're sad today, just remember the world is over 4 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie”.
Early 70's Bowie music is absolutely amazing. He was a pioneer as a musician, with his unique style of music, and constantly changing his looks. He covered every subject within his many songs and albums. This genius was definitely a Starman from outer space and changed the landscape of creative sound with his music videos throughout his career.
Bowie was like “The Oracle of Delphi.” Totally before his time, Starman (that whole period) demanded “full disclosure”... and we’re just barely getting there now *almost half a century later!*
But after hearing this I so badly wanted to hear that "Yippp" that starts "It Ain't Easy" No idea how many times I spun this one in it's entirety == a big number for sure.
With Bowie’s Vocals and Songwriting along with Mick Ronson on Piano & String Arraignment’s along with Ronson’s Other Worldly Guitar on Moonage Daydream and the entire Ziggy Stardust Album is Absolutely Amazing
Bowie is an incredibly diverse artist. So many different vibes, it takes a while and many songs to really appreciate his talent. Dig deep. My personal favorite decade for Bowie would be the 70's.
My personal favorite decades for Bowie were the 70's, 90's & 10's: the *odd* decades were the ones when David did the *odd* stuff, when he experimented. (The *even* decades were the ones when he was just *even* with the mainstream. 😁😁)
@@normandavidtidiman9918 I'm getting mixed vibes from this comment. I vibed my comment, drove my car while listening to vibes in my car to get breakfast, changed the vibe when I got home, and vibe you know it, someone thinks vibe is an overused word. I vibe your vibes but it didn't really effect my vibes. C'est la vie, I vibe.
Bowie is without a doubt, one of the most prolific singers/songwriters of the past 50 yrs. Nobody sounds like him, nobody can copy him. He's on his own level.
Lex is actually very on point with her intuitions. The words she chose to describe the song and why she chose them fits so well because the song is pretty much filled with those themes. The innocence and warmth would be the kids/teenagers listening to the radio in the song. They hear the starman sending a hopeful message to take care of the earth. The funky part is that Bowie artistry and sound.
This is from a concept album. The album tells a story in which the world is doomed to environmental collapse within five years. The starman arrives on Earth to help us (this song). To effectively spread his message he becomes a rock and roll star. That lifestyle tears him apart.
Considering it was during the height of "The Cold War", environmentalism is a bit revisionist. Environmentally speaking, the big panic was the impending ice age.
@@andyfletcher3561 Not quite revisionism. Bowie spoke in contemporaneous interviews about the earth running out of natural resources, and the song refers the planet dying in 5 years. Could be a nuclear war or it could be some other cataclysm befalling the earth itself (although probably precipitated by humans even in that case). You have to also remember that pollution was a hot topic around this time, too..
It is important to remember that The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars is a concept album and that as an artist David Bowie intended for this album to be listened to in one sitting from start to finish. The Entire album is a story. Bowie does this a a lot and his entire career should actually be seen as one piece of art.
Also, to be played at maximum volume! 😄 A lot of early Bowie sons are story songs. He talks about other people in odd situations, and some folks can't get into that, they want to identify rather than listen. But those of us who love it? We love it a lot.
There has never been anybody like Bowie and there never will be again. I was so sad when he died and I love this song. I still can't hear it with getting teary eyed. Bowie is the Starman now. 😓
Wish I could hear this song for the first time again. Say that about so many songs. Maybe when I die I can hear this again when I rebirth. There is no feeling quite like that. I miss that more than anything.
“Spunk” is an interesting word to use, (especially if you’re British-Like Bowie.) I am wonder if one of the reasons Lex is having such an oddly uncommon issue with David Bowie is that y’all are hoping around his catalogue too much. In the way a band like Pink Floyd or The Mars Volta will have concept albums, David Bowie as eras of his discography that are conceptual-his personas: Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Halloween Jack, Thin White Duke, etc. So maybe cluster songs from particular eras together. I think when an artist has such a large and diverse catalogue as Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Who, and so on, it’s easy to get lost because almost every song sounds radically different, because these artists didn’t intend for you to listen to these songs in the order you are. Some bands barely change over the course of their career and some intentionally make singles, so you can get an easy read on them. I would recommend sticking with The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars with tracks like “Suffragette City,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “Moonage Daydream,” & “Five Years”
once when she listents to more of his songs and get to know his work better, she'll love him; probably not all of his styles but the oddly uncommon issue won't be there anymore
So, so fascinating to hear a contemporary person react to music some of us just simply grew up with & have become part of our being. And Lex, I just love how your mind's processing works, so interesting, and very clever & intuitive!
As an almost 60 year old, the joy I get from watching you guys listen to the music and react in the same way as I did when younger is proof that great tunes will live on in the universe for a long time to come. Keep up the great work you crazy kids! 😎
One of the few artists that you could never pigeonhole. Bowie was a genius at reinventing himself and immersing in new genres, and being open to experimenting as an artist. Great reactions! Really enjoying watching your channel. Thank you. Take care both 😃
Hazey Cosmic Jive is the Entire Ziggy Stardust Album with David Bowie & Guitarist Mick Ronson You reacted to one song from the Ziggy Stardust Album “Starman” Now React to the Songs. Ziggy Stardust & “Moonage Daydream” to get the Full Glam Rock Vibe of Bowie & Ronson
The wonder of David Bowie is that he was constantly trying out new looks, styles of music, playing with words and ideas. He was always surprising us. That's why you have to discover his different personae and sounds.
Variety is the spice of life. The more songs of David Bowie you listen to, the more variety of sounds you will hear. That lead guitar is Mick Ronson. Absolutely superb artists. I was there in the day when Bowie first came onto the scene. Talented beyond talent.
Would love to see what you both thought of Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes,” song is like nothing else. Would have to listen to “Space Oddity” first if you haven’t already. Bowie was incredible, was lucky to see him perform live once. He was the real deal, a true visionary.
@@nealabbott6520 that makes sense, as does “Ziggy Stardust.” In fact, I’d consider The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars to be somewhat of a concept album.
@@andyscott5277 definitely a concept album, good catch! ziggy is the startman who has come to save the earth because we will destroy it all in five years
Bowie continually reinvented himself throughout his career. Along with different sounds he also took on a different stage persona with each reinvention. Check out Blue Jean. ✌️
Lex got it! You have to youtube the scene in The Martian when Matt Damon is floating in the spacecraft to this song. Unbelievably cool and it gives you a chill up your spine.
Love Bowie. I was so sad when we lost him. This song gives me goosebumps. RIP Ziggy Stardust! Although perhaps not widely considered one of his greatest songs, my favourite is Cat People.
Listening to this song by itself without the rest of the album is like pulling a chapter out of the middle of a book. It won’t really make sense. The whole piece is needed. The album Ziggy Stardust is a masterpiece.
He has simple chord changes but where he places them, and how he uses it for color is impressive. David has talented songwriting skills and heck of a performer
The song doesn't end as abruptly as that, there are more la la la's and more guitar as it fades out. The whole stream could have been Bowie, Life on Mars, Space Oddity, Hallo Spaceboy, Moonage Daydream and many more!
First heard this in 72 when I was in the navy. When David played Long Beach CA we went down to watch all the kids come into the arena that were dressed as David with green and orange hair.
He has so many different artistic era's. I have so many favorite songs of his and they each sound like they came from a different band. You want rock? You want soul? You want R&B? You want operatic? You want punk? Folk? Glam rock? New age? He's done it, he's done it very well and he's done even more. He's the only man who I ever pointed at and said "that's the best dressed man I've ever seen" lol
One of the greatest Chorus in Rock history. Such a simple captivating melody explodes from this way to KEWL low key jam. Lex think of the impact on pop culture from the moon landing, space race with Russia, Star Trek debuts TV explosion of Sci-Fi culture happening when Bowie penned this funky stickey taffy jamz
Brad and Lex, you guys have just experienced the brilliance of David Bowie and Mick Ronson. A musical match made in heaven. Bowie is the reason why a 12 year old me decided to become a musician. Fast forward many decades and I’m still deep into music. Every song from the Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane albums are excellent songs. And if you wanna hear Bowie’s funk/RandB album, then listen to the Young Americans album.
@@patches1589 yes Ronson was good, and so were Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar. Everything he did was good. He put together amazing musicians and vocals, including Luther VanDross for Young Americans.
If you think this sounds different today...if you put this in the context of the early 70's when Bowie was a relatively new artist, this caught the attention of so many younger aspiring artist which would eventually lead to "New Wave" being born by the end of the decade.
Every song from this album is great! (Ziggy stardust & the spiders from Mars),,,The song I would like to hear you do from it is "Five Years". I totally wore this album out, ground the groves right off.
Early in David Bowie's career he was presenting Glam Rock, kinda like punk, new wave rock with performers wearing makeup and offbeat glitter costumes, platform shoes, that kind of thing. I'm not 100% certain but I believe the reference to 'The children' in this song means let the young people dig the music as they care to. Starman is providing it for them.
Rumored to be an alien at times. The Amazing Bowie often wrote about space and the unknown. Check out Space Oddity, Life On Mars, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, Changes and Cat People just to name a few. ✌️
David Bowie is one of the most chameleonic and diverse musicians you'll ever hear. Frequently reinvented himself and his music, often through characters. He even did drum n' bass and industrial albums in the 90s - "The Heart's Filthy Lesson", from the soundtrack of Se7en, is a well-remembered example of his industrial stuff, and "Little Wonder" was off his DnB album that ended up charting.
Jive is popular term in the '70s/'80s. Means like to relax/joke around. Here in the states. Spunk means like courageous, lot of grit. Be careful with the word spunk, though. Might offend the Brits lol. Its kind of a nasty word over there in the UK.
David Bowie is sirtainly one of the greatest rock/pop legends of all time. A multi-talentet creative genius. I think his 70s era is easiest to get into. But his 80s, 90s and 2000 vibes are also great! You guys should do whole album reactions and reviews IMO. The man who sold the world, Ziggy stardust and the spider from Mars, Diamond dogs Honky Dory and Aladdin Sane are all really great albums packed whit really great songs. Låter he changed his alter-ego to "the thin white duke", and whit that got into more of a soulful vibe. He was a really great artist, person, philosopher and comedian. Intelligent and good hearted as few. Dig deep into his career and persona. Hie is sourly missed. ❤🙏❤
The intimacy of listening to Bowie on headphones will take your mind on an aural adventure. When I first got a Sony Walkman back in the day, the first album I played was a Bowie hits compilation, the man was otherworldly, a Starman indeed!
I'd suggest Echo & the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon" (post-punk, new wave) , The Church " Under the Milky way" (post-punk, new wave/alt rock), Smashing Pumpkins "Rocket" ( Alt rock, grunge, shoegaze/psychedelic rock), HUM "Stars" (alt rock, punk/post punk), Muse "Knights of Cydonia" (alt rock, prog rock/space rock) as well to fit the next Space stream !
David Bowie was a genius and a poet; His music blew me away growing up. I used to play this song and album full blast and sing as loud as I could. Brings back great memories as a kid. My older brother got his hair cut and died it just like Bowie. At first kids in school laughed but when they bought this album my brother was the stud in school. 1972
Bowie is an odd one. Another Odd one is Bob Dylan. He actually has a very good, well known, song called Forever Young. I like the version from The Last Waltz with The Band.
We had so much good music back then and then this came out and it just added a whole new dimension to it all it was so unique, this sound , compared to what we were all listening to at that time I loved Bowie’s early stuff. This whole album is a unique vibe! This is probably my favorite album by him, but I remember I had A space oddity, Aladdin sane and Pinups. He pretty much lost me with diamond dogs, But again there was so much good music at that time it was easy to jump around to different bands. Saul Bowie live and that concert was awesome!
I don't know what version you were listening to, but you're right, it ends far more abruptly in that version you were playing. The actual song goes on for at least a minute and a half after that point.
The joy on that lady's face as she discovered Bowies genius was priceless!!
I can imagine I felt the same!
She seems like she'd be the most fun person in any situation!
exactly lol, she knows it
how true--she is such a fun person --intuitive --great smile
Amazing 😮💨
One of my favorite quotes comes from Simon Pegg… “If you're sad today, just remember the world is over 4 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie”.
What a great quote!
I know I am grateful, mate.
While I'm grateful for that, it's not Pegg's...
Awesome quote!
wow--that is great---totally agree---he was one of the best no doubt😃
Lex is so perfect. She instantly feels this is going to be nothing ordinary.
Yep,she is really cool
exactly so
YOU FOUND THE HEART, THE NEXUS.
Yes , shes is ❤✌🏽
She cool!
Early 70's Bowie music is absolutely amazing. He was a pioneer as a musician, with his unique style of music, and constantly changing his looks. He covered every subject within his many songs and albums. This genius was definitely a Starman from outer space and changed the landscape of creative sound with his music videos throughout his career.
The first time I heard hunky dory when it came out, I had smoked some good pot, and I thought, o.g he's better than the Beatles.
Mick Ronson
@@looneygardener To your credit, you thought that because you recognized the truth of the matter.
before and after THIN WHITE DUKE is essential for any rock fan... throw away the thin white cocaine period.
"There is Old Wave.
There is New Wave.
And then there is David Bowie."
Saw Bowie do this on Top of the Pops in 1972 and life was never the same again. Musical genius.
The look on Lex's face when David started the chorus was precious
Bowie was like “The Oracle of Delphi.” Totally before his time, Starman (that whole period) demanded “full disclosure”... and we’re just barely getting there now *almost half a century later!*
That album is always on lists of the best ever. "Moonage" Daydream is a mind blower.
But after hearing this I so badly wanted to hear that "Yippp" that starts "It Ain't Easy" No idea how many times I spun this one in it's entirety == a big number for sure.
With Bowie’s Vocals and Songwriting along with Mick Ronson on Piano & String Arraignment’s along with Ronson’s Other Worldly Guitar on Moonage Daydream and the entire Ziggy Stardust Album is Absolutely Amazing
They should Totally listen to that for thier next bowie song
totally--love it
Lex is a freeky genius with that description. Wow! That was amazing!
I love that Brad said it sounds like 70s lingo then when the song ended Lex yells out “ I was digging that!”
Bowie is an incredibly diverse artist. So many different vibes, it takes a while and many songs to really appreciate his talent. Dig deep. My personal favorite decade for Bowie would be the 70's.
Bryan, I totally agree with you. I’m not sure Brad appreciates him though.
My personal favorite decades for Bowie were the 70's, 90's & 10's: the *odd* decades were the ones when David did the *odd* stuff, when he experimented.
(The *even* decades were the ones when he was just *even* with the mainstream. 😁😁)
It's gotta be said,"vibe" or "vibes is the current most overused word for people too lazy to use something else 😏
@@normandavidtidiman9918 I'm getting mixed vibes from this comment. I vibed my comment, drove my car while listening to vibes in my car to get breakfast, changed the vibe when I got home, and vibe you know it, someone thinks vibe is an overused word. I vibe your vibes but it didn't really effect my vibes. C'est la vie, I vibe.
It may take people many songs, but when I got Ziggy in 79 or 80, he had made from Five Years on.
I suspect "spunk" means something different in the states to what it does colloquially in the UK. 😁
😂😂😂
She is SO into it… absolutely fantastic to watch. Awesome traction, well done, gang.
Bowie is without a doubt, one of the most prolific singers/songwriters of the past 50 yrs. Nobody sounds like him, nobody can copy him. He's on his own level.
My favourite Artist of all time! So talented, so unique, so timeless.
She gets it, he looked so confused.
My absolute favorite Bowie song. The man's creative genius shone VERY brightly.
Lex is actually very on point with her intuitions. The words she chose to describe the song and why she chose them fits so well because the song is pretty much filled with those themes. The innocence and warmth would be the kids/teenagers listening to the radio in the song. They hear the starman sending a hopeful message to take care of the earth. The funky part is that Bowie artistry and sound.
This is from a concept album. The album tells a story in which the world is doomed to environmental collapse within five years. The starman arrives on Earth to help us (this song). To effectively spread his message he becomes a rock and roll star. That lifestyle tears him apart.
Considering it was during the height of "The Cold War", environmentalism is a bit revisionist. Environmentally speaking, the big panic was the impending ice age.
@@andyfletcher3561 Not quite revisionism. Bowie spoke in contemporaneous interviews about the earth running out of natural resources, and the song refers the planet dying in 5 years. Could be a nuclear war or it could be some other cataclysm befalling the earth itself (although probably precipitated by humans even in that case). You have to also remember that pollution was a hot topic around this time, too..
@The Dead Roach Society "Until we crushed his sweet hands"
@@andyfletcher3561 The line is "And should we crush his sweet hands?"
It is important to remember that The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars is a concept album and that as an artist David Bowie intended for this album to be listened to in one sitting from start to finish. The Entire album is a story. Bowie does this a a lot and his entire career should actually be seen as one piece of art.
Also, to be played at maximum volume! 😄
A lot of early Bowie sons are story songs. He talks about other people in odd situations, and some folks can't get into that, they want to identify rather than listen. But those of us who love it? We love it a lot.
also wonderful in concert. a definite life's highlite.
yepp--when it first came out I played the 2nd side of the record down to the bone
There has never been anybody like Bowie and there never will be again. I was so sad when he died and I love this song. I still can't hear it with getting teary eyed. Bowie is the Starman now. 😓
he was Starman in one guise.. and the man who fell to earth in another! RIP
Wish I could hear this song for the first time again. Say that about so many songs. Maybe when I die I can hear this again when I rebirth. There is no feeling quite like that. I miss that more than anything.
“Spunk” is an interesting word to use, (especially if you’re British-Like Bowie.)
I am wonder if one of the reasons Lex is having such an oddly uncommon issue with David Bowie is that y’all are hoping around his catalogue too much.
In the way a band like Pink Floyd or The Mars Volta will have concept albums, David Bowie as eras of his discography that are conceptual-his personas:
Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Halloween Jack, Thin White Duke, etc.
So maybe cluster songs from particular eras together.
I think when an artist has such a large and diverse catalogue as Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Who, and so on, it’s easy to get lost because almost every song sounds radically different, because these artists didn’t intend for you to listen to these songs in the order you are. Some bands barely change over the course of their career and some intentionally make singles, so you can get an easy read on them.
I would recommend sticking with The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars with tracks like “Suffragette City,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “Moonage Daydream,” & “Five Years”
Lady Stardust too, beautiful lyrics
once when she listents to more of his songs and get to know his work better, she'll love him; probably not all of his styles but the oddly uncommon issue won't be there anymore
I think he'd have had the US meaning in mind when he wrote that; I did, as an English 15 year old at that time.
@@Pstephen-I don’t think it was a lyric, just something Lex said. It’s been a bit since I left the comment though, so I dunno.
@@nikola5125-Hopefully.
So, so fascinating to hear a contemporary person react to music some of us just simply grew up with & have become part of our being. And Lex, I just love how your mind's processing works, so interesting, and very clever & intuitive!
I'm not there yet. They use "vibe" and "mood" so much that they've lost all meaning to me.
Yes
As an almost 60 year old, the joy I get from watching you guys listen to the music and react in the same way as I did when younger is proof that great tunes will live on in the universe for a long time to come. Keep up the great work you crazy kids! 😎
The key word of Bowie is zeitgeist. He had an incredible hold on the pulse of the musical world.
His legenday performance of this song on Top of the Pops in 1972 changed British culture and pop music forever.
If you are British and born in the 50-60's, you can probably remember where you were that Thursday evening 6th July 1972. It changed music and video.
Saw Bowie in the Summer of '87 in Philly at Veterans Stadium... The Glass Spider Tour.... Unannounced Special Appearance by Peter Frampton...
"Hazy cosmic jive" classic
David Bowies voice= strangely comforting. Probably the most apt description I’ve heard about this legend. Well done, Lex!
"Did you get where I was going with Spunk, Jump Rope, Apple Pie?"
"ERRRR Nope."
😂
Pure Genius! Must listen to The Man Who Sold the World.
One of the few artists that you could never pigeonhole. Bowie was a genius at reinventing himself and immersing in new genres, and being open to experimenting as an artist. Great reactions! Really enjoying watching your channel. Thank you. Take care both 😃
I was 15 in 72 when I heard this on late night FM college radio. The DJ said " Davey Jones song ". I thought it was Davy Jones from the Monkees.
This song was used brilliantly in the movie "The Martian"
AGREED. 🤩
Hazey Cosmic Jive is the Entire Ziggy Stardust Album with David Bowie & Guitarist Mick Ronson You reacted to one song from the Ziggy Stardust Album “Starman” Now React to the Songs. Ziggy Stardust &
“Moonage Daydream” to get the Full Glam Rock Vibe of
Bowie & Ronson
Bowie kept developing... he was a super talent. Give 'Golden Years' or 'Fashion' a listen; totally different to this Bowie phase.
The wonder of David Bowie is that he was constantly trying out new looks, styles of music, playing with words and ideas. He was always surprising us. That's why you have to discover his different personae and sounds.
RIP- David Bowie. Rock on Brad & Lex
Variety is the spice of life. The more songs of David Bowie you listen to, the more variety of sounds you will hear. That lead guitar is Mick Ronson. Absolutely superb artists. I was there in the day when Bowie first came onto the scene. Talented beyond talent.
Would love to see what you both thought of Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes,” song is like nothing else. Would have to listen to “Space Oddity” first if you haven’t already. Bowie was incredible, was lucky to see him perform live once. He was the real deal, a true visionary.
ashes goes with oddity, but i think 5 years pairs up with starman
@@nealabbott6520 that makes sense, as does “Ziggy Stardust.” In fact, I’d consider The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars to be somewhat of a concept album.
Bowies musical iq was trought the roof. Life on mars is a masterpiece
@@andyscott5277 Yes, and tied to "Diamond Dogs" as well, which is also a concept album.
@@andyscott5277 definitely a concept album, good catch! ziggy is the startman who has come to save the earth because we will destroy it all in five years
Bowie continually reinvented himself throughout his career. Along with different sounds he also took on a different stage persona with each reinvention.
Check out Blue Jean. ✌️
Lex got it! You have to youtube the scene in The Martian when Matt Damon is floating in the spacecraft to this song. Unbelievably cool and it gives you a chill up your spine.
All right guys..."Ziggy Stardust", "Life on Mars", and "Changes" next please!!!!
Life on Mars I love!! I love how the piano drives that song.
He always seemed to play Life on Mars live, and I'm so so so happy I was there for that. One of my favorites, absolutely.
Love Bowie. I was so sad when we lost him. This song gives me goosebumps. RIP Ziggy Stardust!
Although perhaps not widely considered one of his greatest songs, my favourite is Cat People.
The way Lex connects with these older tunes warms my heart. Love the sparkle in her eyes when she's digging the classics.
Bowie's a legend.
Lex is so wild. Spunk, jump rope and apple pie. Yeah I can almost see that! 😂
"Let all the children Boogie"
Listening to this song by itself without the rest of the album is like pulling a chapter out of the middle of a book. It won’t really make sense. The whole piece is needed. The album Ziggy Stardust is a masterpiece.
He has simple chord changes but where he places them, and how he uses it for color is impressive. David has talented songwriting skills and heck of a performer
Simple. Very simple.
2:31 Spunk - Jump Rope - Apple Pie.. HA HA HA! I LOVE IT!!!
The Starman came, blew our minds, and now he's gone. We miss you David.
Love the smile when Ronson starts to play.
The song doesn't end as abruptly as that, there are more la la la's and more guitar as it fades out. The whole stream could have been Bowie, Life on Mars, Space Oddity, Hallo Spaceboy, Moonage Daydream and many more!
I second the Life on Mars suggestion
First heard this in 72 when I was in the navy. When David played Long Beach CA we went down to watch all the kids come into the arena that were dressed as David with green and orange hair.
Must listen... "Wild is the Wind", and "Station to Station".
Bowie, Harrison, and Petty... some of the coolest people EVER!
Lex absolutely made my day. One of the best reactions I have ever seen. Love it
Someone needs to name a band or song "Spunk Jump Rope Apple Pie." Lex is a goddess.
Not sure about US but Spunk means 'semen' or to ejaculate in the UK! 😁
"Spunk Jump Rope Apple Pie" would be a great band name 🤣🤣
He has so many different artistic era's. I have so many favorite songs of his and they each sound like they came from a different band. You want rock? You want soul? You want R&B? You want operatic? You want punk? Folk? Glam rock? New age?
He's done it, he's done it very well and he's done even more.
He's the only man who I ever pointed at and said "that's the best dressed man I've ever seen" lol
David Bowie is one of the greatest of all times. So many incredible records, front to back.
One of the greatest Chorus in Rock history. Such a simple captivating melody explodes from this way to KEWL low key jam. Lex think of the impact on pop culture from the moon landing, space race with Russia, Star Trek debuts TV explosion of Sci-Fi culture happening when Bowie penned this funky stickey taffy jamz
Whatever version that was, it faded out early. There's a guitar solo at the end godammit! Haha
Brad and Lex, you guys have just experienced the brilliance of David Bowie and Mick Ronson. A musical match made in heaven. Bowie is the reason why a 12 year old me decided to become a musician. Fast forward many decades and I’m still deep into music. Every song from the Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane albums are excellent songs.
And if you wanna hear Bowie’s funk/RandB album, then listen to the Young Americans album.
So many unaware of how classy and jazzy Y.Am. album was -- they know title song and Fame(blah), but the rest of album very tight, cool but moody.
Bowie/Ronson were a dream team. Amazing experience back then
@@patches1589 Yeah a lot of people don’t realize how much Ronson had to do with Bowie’s success and sound in the 70’s
@@patches1589 yes Ronson was good, and so were Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar.
Everything he did was good.
He put together amazing musicians and vocals, including Luther VanDross for Young Americans.
'DJ' at that time meant someone who plays records on the radio. In case you wondered :)
70's Bowie is the best.....If you haven't yet already, you need to do "Life on Mars", "Ziggy Stardust" and "The Jean Genie".......blow your mind !
Bowie & Ronson
Perfect Together
It really doesn't get much better than this. You guys need to listen to more Bowie and absolute legend
If you think this sounds different today...if you put this in the context of the early 70's when Bowie was a relatively new artist, this caught the attention of so many younger aspiring artist which would eventually lead to "New Wave" being born by the end of the decade.
Every song from this album is great! (Ziggy stardust & the spiders from Mars),,,The song I would like to hear you do from it is "Five Years". I totally wore this album out, ground the groves right off.
You should do more of his songs, he explores so many styles.
Early in David Bowie's career he was presenting Glam Rock, kinda like punk, new wave rock with performers wearing makeup and offbeat glitter costumes, platform shoes, that kind of thing. I'm not 100% certain but I believe the reference to 'The children' in this song means let the young people dig the music as they care to. Starman is providing it for them.
No. It's a reference to the pleasure of doing drugs when young.
"Heroe" by Bowie is a classic.
Rumored to be an alien at times. The Amazing Bowie often wrote about space and the unknown. Check out Space Oddity, Life On Mars, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, Changes and Cat People just to name a few. ✌️
The whole record (Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust) is Bowie's masterpiece album.
David Bowie is one of the most chameleonic and diverse musicians you'll ever hear. Frequently reinvented himself and his music, often through characters. He even did drum n' bass and industrial albums in the 90s - "The Heart's Filthy Lesson", from the soundtrack of Se7en, is a well-remembered example of his industrial stuff, and "Little Wonder" was off his DnB album that ended up charting.
Jive is popular term in the '70s/'80s. Means like to relax/joke around.
Here in the states. Spunk means like courageous, lot of grit. Be careful with the word spunk, though. Might offend the Brits lol. Its kind of a nasty word over there in the UK.
Have they done Life on Mars? It is my favorite Bowie song. So many different vibes mixed together.
David Bowie is sirtainly one of the greatest rock/pop legends of all time. A multi-talentet creative genius. I think his 70s era is easiest to get into. But his 80s, 90s and 2000 vibes are also great! You guys should do whole album reactions and reviews IMO. The man who sold the world, Ziggy stardust and the spider from Mars, Diamond dogs Honky Dory and Aladdin Sane are all really great albums packed whit really great songs. Låter he changed his alter-ego to "the thin white duke", and whit that got into more of a soulful vibe. He was a really great artist, person, philosopher and comedian. Intelligent and good hearted as few. Dig deep into his career and persona. Hie is sourly missed. ❤🙏❤
The complete Genius of David Bowie!!!! Quite possibly one of the THEE most influential and important artists of all time!!!!
Love the way Lex feels the music ❤️
The intimacy of listening to Bowie on headphones will take your mind on an aural adventure. When I first got a Sony Walkman back in the day, the first album I played was a Bowie hits compilation, the man was otherworldly, a Starman indeed!
I'd suggest Echo & the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon" (post-punk, new wave) , The Church " Under the Milky way" (post-punk, new wave/alt rock), Smashing Pumpkins "Rocket" ( Alt rock, grunge, shoegaze/psychedelic rock), HUM "Stars" (alt rock, punk/post punk), Muse "Knights of Cydonia" (alt rock, prog rock/space rock) as well to fit the next Space stream !
David Bowie was a genius and a poet; His music blew me away growing up. I used to play this song and album full blast and sing as loud as I could. Brings back great memories as a kid. My older brother got his hair cut and died it just like Bowie. At first kids in school laughed but when they bought this album my brother was the stud in school. 1972
Bowie is an odd one. Another Odd one is Bob Dylan. He actually has a very good, well known, song called Forever Young. I like the version from The Last Waltz with The Band.
Forever Young is my favorite Dylan song too. Got to see him perform it live in a parking lot once. Was completely mesmerized.
That's my favorite track from David Bowie, I love that song so much,and I 'm happy you like it too... Thanks for your reaction, love from France 🇫🇷😘
Just to say I miss him, like all of his fans... An incredible man ❤️
I think the choras is a rip off of Over the Rainbow.
Listen to the whole album, all at once. It's one of the coolest albums ever made.
I hope David Bowie saw your beautiful appreciation of his music. spunky funky jump-rope apple pie... Lex is a hippie-chick (respect)
Listen to this chorus next to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and hear the eerily similar notes -- RIp Mr. Bowie...great artist is an understatement
It’s nice to see her feel music
this era will never be replaced, so many great, original sounding bands, no vocal machines, no tuners, just talent
We had so much good music back then and then this came out and it just added a whole new dimension to it all it was so unique, this sound , compared to what we were all listening to at that time I loved Bowie’s early stuff. This whole album is a unique vibe! This is probably my favorite album by him, but I remember I had A space oddity, Aladdin sane and Pinups. He pretty much lost me with diamond dogs, But again there was so much good music at that time it was easy to jump around to different bands. Saul Bowie live and that concert was awesome!
“Spunk, Jump Rope and Apple Pie” sounded ridiculous until explained it PERFECTLY. LOVE IT!! 😆
The next David Bowie song you should check out is "Life on Mars" it falls in perfectly with Space Oddity and Starman.
I don't know what version you were listening to, but you're right, it ends far more abruptly in that version you were playing. The actual song goes on for at least a minute and a half after that point.
Bowie is awesome! His career and different types of music spans several decades.
David Bowie was just so unique. Absolutely amazing artist. Visionary ❤️
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars is an awesome album. Definitely a must to listen to front to back.
Bowie was and always will be a legend. Amazing cadences and had great tonality
So good, hehe luv ya guys lol, Starman is pretty heavy, that whole album is heavy duty.
"This is so different" That, IS Bowie... "Scary Monsters" is another cool song to check out...there are so many