Amazing how this track sounds even better now than it did 50 years ago ! Like so many of Bowie's songs, they haven't aged at all...in fact, they still sound daring and original. What a genius he was.
My brother bought me a huge soft toy dog, with hair colour same as DB for my 16th birthday, immediately I named him Bowie. I’ve still got him & my 2 fav., Bowie Albums, pre- Aladdin Sane Janie
Why you never see David listed among the best songwriters is a mystery to me. I don't think he even cracked the top 100 in a recent Rolling Stone top 100 songwriters of all time. SMFH
It was almost too strange, even for the fans. We liked the music, but a lot of us couldn’t understand all the theater stuff. 😮 I mean I was only 12 but…
OMG, the everything! The writing, the singing, the playing, the studio production, the film clip - where does it end. What a piece of creativity! What a loss, who is to come next to inspire us, surprise us, astonish us and confuse us like Bowie?
This song was so ahead of its time. As a teen in the 70's hearing it Bowie gave kids the freedom's to be who we where meant to be. Thru him we held onto hope that one day someone would understand.......punk came & then we just didn't give a toss.
My uncle had this song on his record player! I was about 9 at the time and I used to play it all the time! After this song I was hooked! Legend David Bowie!!!!
It’s recorded with gritty rock and roll elements. It’s like a 70s version of a Eddie Cochran song. Just guitars, bass and drums. The toggle switch at the end is like the cherry on top.👏👏
Used to play this song whenever we'd go to the pub over 30 years ago, still love it. But more than that, can you imagine David looking at you with those eyes!! He is absolutely penetrating your soul. RIP David xx
Being 12 and having long summer days with a loud Marantz stereo and a giant box of albums, this was the one that I kept playing over and over. Really loud. I saw you watching from the stairs.
Dante Nephi Vergil Everyone in the 70’s except for Bowie was human. Bowie was a drug-addicted pansexual alien from Mars trying to show us the true meaning of love through his music.
What I like about this is the sinister element. They look like a gang. Bowie looking like an alien but maybe an evil alien? And the anchor tattoo. Mick Rock is brilliant. He knew how to get across an image and atmosphere. No need for a bunch of colored lights and stage effects. Shadows are vital. There is little mystique in modern music.
‘Mystique’ is exactly the word. Mystique is what heroes like Bowie had about them. His music, his personality and his band captivated you and blew you away in a way that no one today does anymore. Maybe we need to contact his planet and ask them to send him back once more? XD
This song will always amp me up. I have listened to it closely and always loved it since I first heard it. This video is new to me now, but utter perfection. I keep watching it and think how cutting edge it was.
He could always see and react to what was to come - musically and in the arts and trend scene. He invested vast amounts in the internet at its earliest stages of development and made an absolute fortune way beyond his musical incomes.
Bowies best track ever, shame shame shame nobody ever got the bollocks to play it on the radio. Gutless arseholes This track got me into him after listening to hawkwind , man, alex harvey etc, a breath of fresh air, beleive me
@@wolflair3329 Yeh, maybe so BUT the point is I'm making is since it's release I've only heared it played on British radio when it first came out, since then nobody ever acknowledges john I'm only dancing, it's like it's never existed, they just keep playing his later pop.music. you must admit it's rare to hear it, it's almost like it didn't.exist
Damn! Im happily marries to a sexy woman,never had any gay tendencies of any kind,but i would be a lier if i said this man was not heavenly gorgeous and sexy looking(im sorry,its just the truth!)And the music is just PURE PERFECTION! I was so lucky to see this genius live in his prime twice in the seventees.
My dear departed husband thought exactly the same. He had him tattooed all over him & that's 70's & 80's tattoos 😅. He truly loved him. It was quite beautiful to see honestly. David's timeless & so missed. 💯💞
God I love this - my all time fave record. Takes me back to the fun, free 70s as a 15 year old (but who was lucky enough to look 20!) getting into all the discos ( no! Not called 'clubs' yet!). I love that you can hear every single instrument and they're all working their socks off: drums giving it that thumping beat: base guitar adding its magical / rhythm; lead guitar which hits new highs in emotion and Bowie's acoustic intros. Bloody marvellous! Mick Ronson was an absolute legend and orchestrated a lot of Bowie stuff later. He was such s good match for the genius of Bowie. Although I obviously love a lot of Bowie's later stuff, the original band gelled so well together and left us some pure magic, much missed.😢
I remember me and my mate John Banks dancing to this in the nightclub at the end of Eastbourne pier, we'd step from right to left with our arms as if we were playing drums, choreography at it's best! Love it, cheers Mr Bowie.
Esta era la cara B del single STARMAN, lo escuché por primera vez en 1973, increibles recuerdos tengo, bowie me acompaña desde entonces, ese mismo año compre el disco Ziggy Stardust ❤❤⚡
A Splendid performance from Our Mr David Bowie . . . Taken from us Long before his time. . Gone but Never forgotten R.i.P David The Legacy you Left, Never will be Lost, We’ll Keep the Flame Bright Whatever the cost, Now you have joined the greats in a better place, On our Lives is an indelible trace . i think of you when i Hear those songs. Thinking of a better future that we all Long for. . .
I was a Bowie fan without even knowing it! From the age of 5-7 it seems I had a range of Bowie songs. I was looking through his songs and saw this one and I thought I remember this title. Photographic memory helps
Love it,wonder how many other b-side gems there are,be cool to have an album of them. I'd heard the sax version of this and always loved it. But this just adds a trippy sound i love.
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Perhaps the most underrated of all Bowie's great songs.
It's anything bur underrated...
One of my favorites!
Short n sweet ,I had this on record when I was about 3
One of the most beautiful creatures to ever bless the earth, the one and only David Bowie. RIP Ziggy Stardust
✨✨⭐
Sometimes 🤣🤣
Amen 💜
He's just a starman now
No wonder he was worshipped like a god.
One of the great underrated tracks of all time. This, Lady Stardust and Ziggy Stardust are the 3 that sum up the Ziggy era.
Velvet Goldmine has to be in there as well.
Suffragette City?
ShaggyDog Moonage Dream: am I a joke to you?
@John wayne that's ok
Lady Stardust!
Amazing how this track sounds even better now than it did 50 years ago ! Like so many of Bowie's songs, they haven't aged at all...in fact, they still sound daring and original. What a genius he was.
David Bowie recorded three versions of this song and to me this original is by far the best one.
Yes he did a smooth disco version...it's on Changes 2 album... I prefer this version though....
Agreed.
Ronson's guitar playing is off the Richter scale
@@ThinWhiteAxe why are you e v e r y w h e r e on these
@@TheHalloween_Jack Yes
the bass playing on this... ❤
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
best bit
RIP Mick Rock, a genius who documented the rock scene of the 70’s with his awesome pics
The Bass on this is fantastic
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
@@MassiveFish-hp4pmNo. Not this comment again.
1972
My brother bought me a huge soft toy dog, with hair colour same as DB for my 16th birthday, immediately I named him Bowie. I’ve still got him & my 2 fav., Bowie Albums, pre- Aladdin Sane
Janie
He is so androgynously gorgeous 💗
Nothing androgynous about him
Lindsay Kemp Bowie's teacher of pantomime and dance is the male spider
Bought at the age of 14, still loved at the age of 63. Yes Chris, Bowie will last as long as the Beatles !!
John: am i a joke to you
aurtura pal! 😂😂😩
My dads name is John, ooops
aurtura pal! He’s only dancing
this made me laugh so loud
😆
Why you never see David listed among the best songwriters is a mystery to me.
I don't think he even cracked the top 100 in a recent Rolling Stone top 100 songwriters of all time. SMFH
What do they know😳
He did!!!!!!!! I think he was like 34th-48th or something
Amazing songwriter so many of his best songs never get air play. People need to listen to his albums and not just his greatest hits!
Thank you
A phenomenal songwriter
I love that "touch me!" at 2:27
I wanna touch him!
It sends shivers.
@Mr Temporal I'm literally just listening to this song and im like ,,lets look to the coments" and i see your respond *before 27 minits*
This is one of his sexiest songs and videos.
ok
The legend that WAS David Bowie will forever be the legend that IS David Bowie R.I.P. xx
Bowie was a genius.
WAY ahead of his time wow
How so? He was greatly appreciated at the time and was a bona-fide superstar.
Absolutely love the suggestiveness of this song!
Yes, it blows my mind that they made this song and music video with this subject matter back in 1972...r u kidding me? SO ahead of his time.
It was almost too strange, even for the fans. We liked the music, but a lot of us couldn’t understand all the theater stuff. 😮 I mean I was only 12 but…
1972
The 70's were as wild as it got. Since then conservatism, political correctness and wokeism have stifled creativity more with each passing decade.
OMG, the everything! The writing, the singing, the playing, the studio production, the film clip - where does it end. What a piece of creativity! What a loss, who is to come next to inspire us, surprise us, astonish us and confuse us like Bowie?
the bassline too
Just enjoy it
@@DerBieso1 what bass line?
This song was so ahead of its time. As a teen in the 70's hearing it Bowie gave kids the freedom's to be who we where meant to be. Thru him we held onto hope that one day someone would understand.......punk came & then we just didn't give a toss.
I adore this song... particularly this version of it! He was truly divine
Oh Lordy, just love that walking bass from the genius himself Sir Trevor Bolder! Drums are fab too!❤🎶
I may be the only one in the world, but this was the first song I thought of when I heard the news. They're both gone now.
Dale Stratton for me it was Jean Genie of Bombers
I thought of every single song he wrote, sang and movie he has ever stared in and cried for days on end
My uncle had this song on his record player! I was about 9 at the time and I used to play it all the time! After this song I was hooked! Legend David Bowie!!!!
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
I just realised it's "oh lordy", I always thought it was "oh no dear" O_O
SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wait so it is... no, it can't be!
Wait
My life is a lie
Your profile picture is my reaction
Same😂
I love the guitar riff at the beginning so much! And his high voice! This is song is so underrated! ❤️🎶⚡
This brilliant song has less than 1 Million views?! :((
Seto Kaiba the old video that got deleted had 8 million views. Still feel that ziggy and the boys deserve more
J Do you know why it was deleted? X
Don't understand that this is my fave Bowie song
Someone needs to put it in a video game or a Netflix movie and it will explode.
it should be
This song and video were recorded in 1972. Proof that Bowie was far ahead of his time.
It’s recorded with gritty rock and roll elements. It’s like a 70s version of a Eddie Cochran song. Just guitars, bass and drums. The toggle switch at the end is like the cherry on top.👏👏
Hang on to Yourself referenced Eddie Cochran, as you might already know.
one of the first Bowie songs I got into aged 11, still resonates today
listened to bowie for years, this song’s brand new to me
Used to play this song whenever we'd go to the pub over 30 years ago, still love it. But more than that, can you imagine David looking at you with those eyes!! He is absolutely penetrating your soul. RIP David xx
Grew up on this amazing and way ahead of its time song. Bowie's talent and artistry should never go underappreciated.
Still here and hear his songs, I will never stop listening to him until I'm in the sky
I definitely hear that 💯🖖
This is an unforgettable gem
Being 12 and having long summer days with a loud Marantz stereo and a giant box of albums, this was the one that I kept playing over and over.
Really loud.
I saw you watching from the stairs.
I really wish this song was on the Ziggy Stardust album. It's so damn fantastic.
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
he's the best, this song is up there with many of his classics, he was in another dimension, truly brilliant and what a band!!!!
Still listening in February 2020... such a brilliant song.. RIP..David Howie..
If we could look into bowies brain it would make heads explode literally ha.
I don't understand the situation xD
Dante Nephi Vergil i agree
Dante Nephi Vergil Everyone in the 70’s except for Bowie was human. Bowie was a drug-addicted pansexual alien from Mars trying to show us the true meaning of love through his music.
here's a starman waiting in the sky
he'd like to come and meet us,
but he thinks he'd blow our minds
He's a total freaking spider from Mars (winning). You borrow his brain and be like "Dude, can't handle it"
I can’t put into words how much David Bowie meant to me when I was 14 ❤❤❤
Same !! I'm 36 now😂
1972
Ditto.
I'm 14 now and I feel the same, I think that shows just how timeless he is.
2023 still amazing!!!
NO ONE GOES NEAR BOWIE HIS INFLUENCE TO MUSIC INDUSTRY IS IRREPLACEABLE HE WAS A GENIUS WAY AHEAD OF ANYONE THE BEST IMO
Touch meeeeeeeee
@meme king COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON
What I like about this is the sinister element. They look like a gang. Bowie looking like an alien but maybe an evil alien? And the anchor tattoo. Mick Rock is brilliant. He knew how to get across an image and atmosphere. No need for a bunch of colored lights and stage effects. Shadows are vital. There is little mystique in modern music.
‘Mystique’ is exactly the word. Mystique is what heroes like Bowie had about them. His music, his personality and his band captivated you and blew you away in a way that no one today does anymore. Maybe we need to contact his planet and ask them to send him back once more? XD
1972
Wow. You nailed it.
"looking like"
Sexiest man ever. Mancrush on him statrted cause of this song. 😍❤🤘🏼
Right
I totally agree
He certainly cracked the scene wide open, and a lot of people have a lot to thank him for.
Having the lyrics on the record sleeve was great.spent my youth listening to bowie great music
Sin palabras, cada cancion de David Bowie que me consigo me deja asombrado
The bass 😃❤️
Great bass line and mixed nice and high in this version.
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
hell I was ten years old when this song came out and still listening to this day RIP David
This song will always amp me up. I have listened to it closely and always loved it since I first heard it. This video is new to me now, but utter perfection. I keep watching it and think how cutting edge it was.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPACEBOY! Still miss him so much. R.I.P DAVID BOWIE ROCK LEGEND AND ICON!
I was 13 and it was this song that turned me on to rock and roll
15! Still got the single!! Happy days
I love this music, I love David Bowie
David Bowie. Grace Jones. Annie Lennox. Only 1's who could really genuinely pull off this type of aesthetic.❤️
Tilda Swinton
not until they hear about me
great guitar runs from ronson. simplicity is rich.
An orgasmic climatic beast of a song, the 4 note rundown from Ronson in the chorus (when he says "Oh Lordy"). Well quite simply "OH LORDY"!
I love that Ronson is so content.
David Bowie helped save my life; on 3 non consecutive occasions I was almost dead, and he revived me.
So under rated. Life on Mars, Ziggy, & this one, his creative peak. True talent.
What the hell do you mean underrated? He was world famous when alive and still is today! Why do people say this about massive stars?
My comments relate to the captioned song you nimrod.@@slydoll7877
@@coccinella4107 I think you're right!
We love you David !!! RIP !!!
Still early Bowie,fantastic.
He could always see and react to what was to come - musically and in the arts and trend scene. He invested vast amounts in the internet at its earliest stages of development and made an absolute fortune way beyond his musical incomes.
Bowies best track ever, shame shame shame nobody ever got the bollocks to play it on the radio. Gutless arseholes
This track got me into him after listening to hawkwind , man, alex harvey etc, a breath of fresh air, beleive me
It was played on the radio - countless times in the UK - that's why it became a hit for Bowie .
@@ThefightingCelt
Yes, was played for a few months, then never played again, when was the last time you heard it on the radio ?
Three years ago on the Billy Sloan radio show
Planet Rock a few weeks ago
@@wolflair3329
Yeh, maybe so BUT the point is I'm making is since it's release I've only heared it played on British radio when it first came out, since then nobody ever acknowledges john I'm only dancing, it's like it's never existed, they just keep playing his later pop.music. you must admit it's rare to hear it, it's almost like it didn't.exist
Damn! Im happily marries to a sexy woman,never had any gay tendencies of any kind,but i would be a lier if i said this man was not heavenly gorgeous and sexy looking(im sorry,its just the truth!)And the music is just PURE PERFECTION! I was so lucky to see this genius live in his prime twice in the seventees.
You're gay, deal with it.
🌈 ❤️
Bisexuality exists, folks.
My dear departed husband thought exactly the same. He had him tattooed all over him & that's 70's & 80's tattoos 😅. He truly loved him. It was quite beautiful to see honestly. David's timeless & so missed. 💯💞
@@alassinsane1588 😘💓
I can not listen to this without having a massive grin on my face 😁
One of my favourites by David Bowie. Really makes you wanna get up and dance.
God I love this - my all time fave record.
Takes me back to the fun, free 70s as a 15 year old (but who was lucky enough to look 20!) getting into all the discos ( no! Not called 'clubs' yet!).
I love that you can hear every single instrument and they're all working their socks off: drums giving it that thumping beat: base guitar adding its magical / rhythm; lead guitar which hits new highs in emotion and Bowie's acoustic intros. Bloody marvellous!
Mick Ronson was an absolute legend and orchestrated a lot of Bowie stuff later. He was such s good match for the genius of Bowie. Although I obviously love a lot of Bowie's later stuff, the original band gelled so well together and left us some pure magic, much missed.😢
This version is even better than the studio cut. So good!
The best Bowie track by a long long way.
If you wanna know what it was like in the early 1970's. Then listen to this. It was MAD ! But the best times of our lives.
I love Bowies acting combined with his music!
RIP Mick Rock - Legendary Photographer of Blondie, Bowie, Queen and Lou Reed, Dies at 72
I wish I could have seen Bowie live. Sadly, I was 21 when he died.
I was 13 so... At least we had these tapes left
I did at Lewisham Odeon 24.05.1973 which has also gone now
I remember this in 1972 when I was all hormonal and mixed up ! This LEGEND fixed everything RIP Ziggy !
I remember me and my mate John Banks dancing to this in the nightclub at the end of Eastbourne pier, we'd step from right to left with our arms as if we were playing drums, choreography at it's best! Love it, cheers Mr Bowie.
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
I love that last agonised scream Ronson wrenches from his strat at the end.
Sorry, I meant Les Paul gold top.
Now Lynsey Kemp is in heaven with Bowie teaching him again RIP both of you.
That's Lindsay dancing in the video' isn't it ? I think so
For sure!
Song was originally not published in the US for being too risqué according to the record label
Esta era la cara B del single STARMAN, lo escuché por primera vez en 1973, increibles recuerdos tengo, bowie me acompaña desde entonces, ese mismo año compre el disco Ziggy Stardust ❤❤⚡
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
HE IS A LEGEND!!
One of Bowies strongest pure pip song....I love it,
Great song and fantastic backing by the Spiders from Mars most notably the great Mick Ronson....great..great..longed for days of old !!!!
A Splendid performance from
Our Mr David Bowie . . .
Taken from us Long before his time. .
Gone but Never forgotten
R.i.P David
The Legacy you Left,
Never will be Lost,
We’ll Keep the Flame Bright Whatever the cost,
Now you have joined the greats in a better place,
On our Lives is an indelible trace .
i think of you when i Hear those songs.
Thinking of a better future that we all Long for. . .
I wish I had a time machine
If I had a time machine I would go back and warn Bowie about his future cancer...may early prevention would have saved him?
Tristan Burton and is go back and warn my father too.
@@tristanburton3554 Ow I always that 😔
@@damti4444 is that Queen with masks in your pfp? lmao
oh yes indeed..
Thank you very much.
GOD BLESS ALWAYS Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸 Nostrovia
I was a Bowie fan without even knowing it! From the age of 5-7 it seems I had a range of Bowie songs. I was looking through his songs and saw this one and I thought I remember this title. Photographic memory helps
Iconic David Bowie - unique and brilliant
one of the man's great singles, but never part of an "official album", this is purest 1970s pop.
You should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like David Bowie. its a cool band
They did a gorg thing with the lighting on Bowie's face, and the Winehouse eyeliner, and the bare collarbones, like, pure aesthetic appeal.
Love it,wonder how many other b-side gems there are,be cool to have an album of them. I'd heard the sax version of this and always loved it. But this just adds a trippy sound i love.
nobody like Bowie...really so incredibly unique and awesome. Oh and Ronno incredible guitar sound
Love you David ....forever and ever no body like you....❤
Love the drums
I love Ronsons work
FINALLY!!! This song took me YEARS to found it!!!
This comment brought a smile to my face :)
this has to be the best 'John I'm Only Dancing' Bowie Track..EVER.....