I didn't know Daniel, but went to school with his Brother, who was regularly telling me about his brother's band. Apparently the name of the band was suggested to them by the Art teacher at our school.
Imagine me seeing this at 9 years old in 1983...a little mexican boy..did not even know david bowie and that he was the original singer of this song... it changed my life forever
It always thought that it took a lot of balls to do Ziggy Stardust as it's so identified with Bowie. I hope it made him very proud that they did it so damn well.
Fun fact! The band Bauhaus was on the set of the 83 film the Hunger and where performing as part of a scene, bowie, one of the stars, was also on set, and walked in on them practicing by playing Ziggy stardust. Bowie was so impressed he called his lawyer to hand them the rights to cover this song on the spot! Also, If you haven't seen the hunger, that movie is fucked up. Highly recommend if a erotic horror movie staring david bowie as a vampire is smth your interested in.
@@charlesd.2587 When 1st heard this years ago just thought was a live version! Can also add Ball Of Confusion by Love And Rockets! Pretty much the same band!
@SuperLisalis Well, most gothic rock bands were influenced by Iggy Pop's The Idiot, produced by Bowie. As well as The Velvet Underground, Can, Neu, Kraftwerk and other bands.
Early Happy birthday to you and I can partly agree but in my opinion the Neuer Deutsche Welle and english punk era (1976 until 1982) are the best years for music i mean a lot of styles came forth from punk! (sorry for my bad grammar I live in the Netherlands and my native language is indonesian so I'm not the greatest at English grammar)
OMG... 60's: Beatles, Stones, Animals, Kinks, Who, Dave Clark Five... 70's: The Sweet, Slade, Bowie, Zeppelin, Purple, Sabbath, Queen, Clash, Sex Pistols... 80's: Ultravox, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, Joy Division, BAUHAUS... United Kingdom is the kingdom of rock music.
...some more The Mission, Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Toy Dolls, Siouxie and the Banshees, The Cult, Marillion, Echo and the Bunnymen, Dire Straits...and more...yes the best bands are British . I love them
Saw Peter Murphy live in the 90's; he did this song as an encore. I was in love. Check out the movie, "The Hunger", starring Bowie: at the beginning of the film, Bauhaus opened the film with a kick-ass rendition of "Bela Lugosi's Dead,". In a cage!
@@rhichan it absolutely would not be safe to assume that, at all. It is a carbon copy, done badly, of a live version from 1972. This is a horrid thing to have to listen to, if one has ears that is. Edit … This is a cheap effort to capture the essence of the original which was done, live, a decade before. Listen to the Bowie live performance if think this is acceptable. The phrasing, everything … even the breathing is copied. Maybe you’re not aware of this and am giving you the benefit of the doubt
BRING BACK THE 80s MUSIC AND FASHION!! Bowie admitted that he wished he had made it like this - or something like that. One of the best remakes of any song ever... Well Done!
Phew! I was 20 at the time and hanging out Exit in Chicago and other clubs dressed like this😆I’m still holding up really well, still work out, run, don’t smoke nor do drugs. Don’t take any old people meds. Rarely drink and in better shape then most 30 yr. olds and Survived the 80’s🙌🏼Rock on!
@@mystymysty3667 What I heard back when it was made was that people had been comparing Murphy's voice to Bowie's, so he made this cover. What is for dead certain is that a couple years after this was done, Bowie picked their song, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" for the opening credits of his movie, "The Hunger". He most certainly wouldn't have done that if he was put off in any way by this cover.
@@HariSeldon913 well, Bela Legosi WAS the perfect pick for that movie. That opening scene was AMAZING! Peter was HEAVILY influenced by Bowie. But then, who wasnt?
I'll never prefer a cover over an original, not when it comes to Bowie. he wrote these songs, came from his head, his creativity and emotional unconscious from the writing to the delivery of the message. However I loved this cover, more than nirvana's one.
@@OprichnikStyle I don't need no one to care, it's a expression of a opinion, and my opinion is that this is a fucking great cover. If u like or not my opinion , I doesn't care either
@@Ottrond I disagree. This song sounds much rawer, more like a rock band jamming out and a singer crying out in anguish during the chorus while acting like an ungrateful brat in the verses. David Bowie's version has the band sounding a bit too polished, with David Bowie's vocals placed a bit too high in the mix. TL:DR - David Bowie's version sounds too polished, this version sounds rawer and feels like it has more 'teeth'.
Bowie was known for his extremely considerate manners. He was always far too polite to _ever_ snub a sincere tribute. So I'd imagine that when he said that, inside he was thinking more like: "I wish this is how it had been mixed and mastered, mate. There, I said something nice! 'Never don't be nice when you're being quoted for all bloody eternity'-that's what me mum taught me!" (Yes, Bowie's thoughts frequently had exclamation points.)
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Peter Murphy is a vampire. They all are. Amazing. He and Daniel Ash crack me up, their personalities and movements are outrageous.
I didn't know Daniel, but went to school with his Brother, who was regularly telling me about his brother's band. Apparently the name of the band was suggested to them by the Art teacher at our school.
Agree with you..Peter and Daniel are Goth - Legends by their own Charism..booth are awesome !!
Why you think they have a song about the count
Peter is human. Living among the vampires.
Imagine me seeing this at 9 years old in 1983...a little mexican boy..did not even know david bowie and that he was the original singer of this song... it changed my life forever
Whoever took you there (your parents?) is amazing!
Creo que la musica lo ha cambiado para mejor... he hecho parte de ti... saludos del Brasil
J.R. Eaves you look pretty fat yourself you stupid fuck
I was 8 my man...
Same thing..
14 years old I followed punks lifestyle till 17....
@@nateblack8669 really not sure why we're shitting on Rush just cause buddy is a dbag but right on lol
The best band to ever do a Bowie tune justice!
really this is better than bowie. nothing wrong as bowie spawned this
You should check out Jupiter VI. They are like a David Bowie tribute band in music style, but write their own material.
Warpaint - ashes to ashes. Bowie fan here
No one else could do this song as well, except Bowie that is.
Motorhead heros
One the best covers of the rock history, maybe the best
Agreed.
listen to Born to run by frankie goes to hollywood now thats a cover
Born to run done by Frankie goes to hollywood is a great cover
Totally agree
It always thought that it took a lot of balls to do Ziggy Stardust as it's so identified with Bowie. I hope it made him very proud that they did it so damn well.
wheeell
Yes Ziggy = David 🖤
Fun fact! The band Bauhaus was on the set of the 83 film the Hunger and where performing as part of a scene, bowie, one of the stars, was also on set, and walked in on them practicing by playing Ziggy stardust. Bowie was so impressed he called his lawyer to hand them the rights to cover this song on the spot!
Also, If you haven't seen the hunger, that movie is fucked up. Highly recommend if a erotic horror movie staring david bowie as a vampire is smth your interested in.
If a perfect cover exists, this is it.
Rozi Mezei Amen
And Amen frome
Shit
Concur! They stayed true to the original but just amped it up. Such a great cover.
@@charlesd.2587 When 1st heard this years ago just thought was a live version! Can also add Ball Of Confusion by Love And Rockets! Pretty much the same band!
Peter Murphy the bastard child of Bowie 😎 ..... Had the pleasure of seeing both BAUHAUS & Peter in concert back in the day 😎👍.
Peter Murphy looks and sounds like Iggy Pop
@@omegajrz1269I just said, Pete always had a huge Iggy thing going on...lol.
So many influences Bowie Marc Bolan aiggy etc...
@SuperLisalis Well, most gothic rock bands were influenced by Iggy Pop's The Idiot, produced by Bowie. As well as The Velvet Underground, Can, Neu, Kraftwerk and other bands.
I am 60 next week. All my friends agree, 1982 was THE best year for music ever!
Early Happy birthday to you and I can partly agree but in my opinion the Neuer Deutsche Welle and english punk era (1976 until 1982) are the best years for music i mean a lot of styles came forth from punk! (sorry for my bad grammar I live in the Netherlands and my native language is indonesian so I'm not the greatest at English grammar)
OMG... 60's: Beatles, Stones, Animals, Kinks, Who, Dave Clark Five... 70's: The Sweet, Slade, Bowie, Zeppelin, Purple, Sabbath, Queen, Clash, Sex Pistols... 80's: Ultravox, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, Joy Division, BAUHAUS... United Kingdom is the kingdom of rock music.
UK ❤️
WAS the kingdom - look at us now! Crappy grime & rap, boybands, Ed Sheeran.......so sorry for what we have done.
And JAPAN! ❤️
@@dancing_on_the_valentine_83 yep, Sylvian & Murphy could have turned me gay at one point......
...some more The Mission, Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Toy Dolls, Siouxie and the Banshees, The Cult, Marillion, Echo and the Bunnymen, Dire Straits...and more...yes the best bands are British . I love them
Possibly the best Bowie cover of all time. Nirvana's Man Who Sold The World a close second.
If you ever heard a song Shiny from Moana OST by Jemaine Clement.. Nirvana will be the third.. 🤣
definetly the best its a shame so many covers are so awful
Midge Ure - Man Who Sold The World is the best version of the song.
@@theoilymaniac8073 Električni Orgazam did it better,who the fuck is Midge?! ;) Nirvana did the best cover,definitely.
@@nenadcrnac3472 It's not even an argument the midge ure version of the song is hands down the best version.
Saw Peter Murphy live in the 90's; he did this song as an encore. I was in love. Check out the movie, "The Hunger", starring Bowie: at the beginning of the film, Bauhaus opened the film with a kick-ass rendition of "Bela Lugosi's Dead,". In a cage!
The Hunger ( The very best Version of Bela ) ..and his haircut in this opening scene....spooky !! ..he looks like a vampire / devil Mix!
Just curious, was it still the same photocopy thing?
@MainMaam🌼💀🌼🎸❤️🔥..You're right..Great call..
My god this guy CAN sing. I grew up listening to Bowie, but I love this version. David would be stoked.
How on gods green do you know *David would be stoked*? He had plenty of time to share his opinion on ... this but he never did.
@sugarkaneandchloe well considering that he was one of the stars that this song was performed for, it would be safe to guess he enjoyed it.
this is like early 80's Bowie never mentioned it
@@rhichan it absolutely would not be safe to assume that, at all. It is a carbon copy, done badly, of a live version from 1972. This is a horrid thing to have to listen to, if one has ears that is. Edit … This is a cheap effort to capture the essence of the original which was done, live, a decade before. Listen to the Bowie live performance if think this is acceptable. The phrasing, everything … even the breathing is copied. Maybe you’re not aware of this and am giving you the benefit of the doubt
@@rhichan what are you talking about, one of the stars it was performed for? I have literally no idea what it is you are trying to convey.
This is the best Bowie cover I've heard.
BRING BACK THE 80s MUSIC AND FASHION!!
Bowie admitted that he wished he had made it like this - or something like that.
One of the best remakes of any song ever... Well Done!
Bowie House
My God, I haven't heard this in years. It's more brilliant than ever.
Proud to have been at their August 27th gig here in Portugal, this was the final song they played at 3am under a surreal gothic fog. So grateful.
@Haley497..💀..VERRY Envious..That must've been Soo Sublime..~Peace..🎸❤️🔥✨️
The best cover ever!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Those vocals are so powerful!
This band is the ONLY ONE who could ever do Bowie justice for this song. I love them so much and I miss David, a true original.
One of the first songs I listened in early 1984. Only now I realise how good a cover this is.
Glam rock in the 80s.
I have a feeling Bauhaus knew this would be their single closest to mainstream so they had a bunch of their real fans in the video. Well shot also.
One of the best remakes of any song ever... Well Done!
more of a copy than a remake , effing good though!
it's good but let's not get fucking carried away
@@edrader When I 1st heard it thought was a live version! Had only heard it on radio once and took years to see the video.
This song and diamonds and rust by judas priest
peters voice is just so perfect for this song
This is fantastic! Great front man.
Anyone listening in 2020? Peter Murphy is gorgeous 😍😍
Peter is only gorgeous because he's famous.
2021
He is definitely gorgeous
I love how he can look like Nosferatu and Dracula at the same time
Daniel ash tho 😍
Possibly the best song ever written, performed by one of the best band of all times.
Im so in love with Peters voice 🖤
They really made this song thier own. Amazing!
The Only Person who Could Ever Cover a Bowie Song and Get it Right!! 💯👍
one of the best bands to cover bowie
Only Bauhaus could make such a perfect cover version of Ziggy stardust.My goodness- i just love it
Phew! I was 20 at the time and hanging out Exit in Chicago and other clubs dressed like this😆I’m still holding up really well, still work out, run, don’t smoke nor do drugs. Don’t take any old people meds. Rarely drink and in better shape then most 30 yr. olds and Survived the 80’s🙌🏼Rock on!
His voice sounds a lot like young Bowie.
Ik sounds almost uncanny
Yes
And he looks like a young Iggy.
@@camerondodge2070 true
@@camerondodge2070 must be their child
thank you all. 1980,s
Just started listening to this band. It's very rare to see a band perform such an outstanding cover.
He sings the lyrics so well! Almost sounds identical or similar to Ziggy himself!
R.I.P Bowie. I bet he was proud a band done him well.
Just thought was a live version. When informed it was the Telegram Sam band that had made this I was impressed and became a fan!
I read somewhere that he loved it more than his own.
@@mystymysty3667 What I heard back when it was made was that people had been comparing Murphy's voice to Bowie's, so he made this cover.
What is for dead certain is that a couple years after this was done, Bowie picked their song, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" for the opening credits of his movie, "The Hunger". He most certainly wouldn't have done that if he was put off in any way by this cover.
Did you know Mick Jagger loved Devos version of satisfaction
@@HariSeldon913 well, Bela Legosi WAS the perfect pick for that movie. That opening scene was AMAZING! Peter was HEAVILY influenced by Bowie. But then, who wasnt?
Peter Murphy was a real great singer ! What a power in his voice. I like him still! - jon fisher
The BEST cover of this Bovvie song EVER !
Saw Bauhaus at Newcastle City Hall in the mid eighties, was brilliant! loved them everysince and Im fifty soon, lol!!
Best. Cover. Ever!!!!!
Epic video
Hands down
Best cover remake by my faves musicians
Uma das melhores regravações de Ziggy Stardust, simplesmente fantástica.
Concordo🙌
Sem dúvida! Um grande tributo a Bowie.
This is how this song was meant to be played. I love the Bowie version but this is perfection
@kkh369 you're really enough of a contrarian douche to go out of your way and leave a negative reply to a 2 year comment. Get a life.
I agree !!
I always admire a faithful cover from fans of the artist
Only one word: sublime!
One of the best covers ever RIP David Bowie
Absolutely brilliant!! Very well done!! Always loved this band!!
when music and voice are in perfect symbiosis.
Best cover EVER.
I sat with Peter in Mesa Az and asked him about this video and burning from the outside..it was magical
If Iggy Pop and David Bowie had a child... that’d be Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy is proof that they did
Omg YeSsSs
One of the best covering the best🖤
great! Beautiful voice, whoa. 🙂
Truck on, man ! Really great music,listen to Marc’s voice ! The guitar is powerful. 😮 jon fisher
I'm in this along with my mates. Still my favourite band.
So for over a decade I thought this was the original on my music collection.
Absolute banger and one of the best things to come out of my home town
Dem cheekbones sharper than my ex's tongue
So fucking what?
W o t ??
Maxilofacial complex on fleek
@kkh369
Dem cheekbones sharper than your wit.
Fuckwit.
Peter Murphy can open wine bottles with that line
One of the greatest Bowie covers ever and Pete looks like he could be Ziggy
Best cover ever
I cant get enough of this
No one can
i cant either
One of the first Bauhaus songs I really got into🖤🖤🖤
Love both this and the original, both for very different reasons. It's all good.
They were so goooood last night CRUEL WORLD 2022!!
Glam without glam. Great cover!
This videoclip is a piece of art work... 👏👏👏👏
This is an amazing homage to Bowie's vision, but David Jones will always be Ziggy Stardust.
True dat.
I do this version when I sing karaoke...the crowd LOVES it!
Same here!
I'm sure Major Tom loved this.
The best cover of all time !! This and Telegramm Sam !!
I'll never prefer a cover over an original, not when it comes to Bowie. he wrote these songs, came from his head, his creativity and emotional unconscious from the writing to the delivery of the message. However I loved this cover, more than nirvana's one.
He had a lot of help. Mick Ronson deserves a lot of credit for the Bowie classics.
who cares whay you like or not? yeven though you came here and listened to it
@@OprichnikStyle I don't need no one to care, it's a expression of a opinion, and my opinion is that this is a fucking great cover. If u like or not my opinion , I doesn't care either
@@qty1315 I know that. Every fan knows.. Im sad that they didn't did more together.. Mick was fantastic and deserved more
It helps peter made it
Probably the coolest song ever
I heard this today on a local station. These guys fuckin' ROCKED it!
Bowie admitted that he wished he had made it like this - or something like that.
Robert S
When?
When I 1st heard this I just thought it was a concert version of the song ! Whatever they did they got it right with it!
it sounds like a remake... couldn't hear much of a personal vision in this version :s (and I like them)
@@Ottrond I disagree. This song sounds much rawer, more like a rock band jamming out and a singer crying out in anguish during the chorus while acting like an ungrateful brat in the verses. David Bowie's version has the band sounding a bit too polished, with David Bowie's vocals placed a bit too high in the mix.
TL:DR - David Bowie's version sounds too polished, this version sounds rawer and feels like it has more 'teeth'.
I like how the wind looked blowing through the walking people's hair.
I am spoiled with the real deal. Love those 70's.
My favorite version of the song!!
I remember buying a 24” Version of this & Shes at Parties!! Played it non stop!!
24"??? You'd need a very big record player for that.
I mean 12” lol, I’m blaming the Drink🥴
2019 Still listening... Still loving it
A David Bowie cover and just brilliant. Peter Murphy my hero. My punk days and saw them playing at the Garden in Toronto ❤❤❤❤ of to Larry's Hideaway.
I cant wait to see the David Bowie tribute with Peter Murphy on vocals and Adrian Belew on guitar
I think I just found my 2nd favorite version of this song and a new band to listen to all day everyday
0:46 Nothing screams really early 80’s goth more than a grey V-neck jumper
The best way to really stand out. Wear something completely normal.
How about a black trench coat?
@@desktopkitty best comment
He's the real non-conformist here
David J is just too cool for the trappings of “goth”.
Excellence is merit-based. This qualifies, no doubt.
Never gotten into David Bowie, but I adore this song! Along with Bela Lugosi’s Dead, this is one of my favourite Bauhaus songs…
@victoriasalter..You've got excellent taste..(I Love your name..!!.)..Try "Ashes to Ashes"..and/or, "Moonage Daydream"..🎸❤️🔥
Oh to have been there for this particular performance ... looked incredible ... mind blowing!
beautiful. 👏👏
This my fave on that great album!
Wasn't on an album.
Saw this on Elvira after Dark @9 yrs old,blew me away! Shannon McGloshen Requiescat in Pace,will forever love & pray for your sweet Soul. 💕🥺🙏
They should have done more rock tracks like that. I love them in their dark vibes but this track is still my favorite. The best cover ever.
A Very Talented Bunch Of Lads.
Génial,super!!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️
Un classique indémodable du rock dit "gothique " des années 80
RIP David Bowie
HAIEN FILMMAKER avisame el año ke viene ok
may be too similar to the Original
In the music
it remind me too much about the original version where is Murphy in that "Bowie like"? Where is the Bela lugosi's dead ghotic singer?
HELLO DIALOGUE
Mesmerizing cinematography in addition to a masterpiece of rock
One of the greatest covers of all time. They take this song up a notch. Bowie even said he wished this is how he recorded the song.
Bowie was known for his extremely considerate manners. He was always far too polite to _ever_ snub a sincere tribute.
So I'd imagine that when he said that, inside he was thinking more like: "I wish this is how it had been mixed and mastered, mate. There, I said something nice! 'Never don't be nice when you're being quoted for all bloody eternity'-that's what me mum taught me!" (Yes, Bowie's thoughts frequently had exclamation points.)
Best Frontman ever !!! There is nothing like him !!
EPIC... I used to like ending my DJ nights with this one!
The ultimate love cover!
Peter Murphy so hot in this
I would take the stake for him!
Oh yes
😍😍😍
@@calistavicente-bradley4739 I would be burned at the stake for dat ass.
Peter Murphy is hot. Period.
OMG this brings back memories for an old man lolol.