This is what phone notifications look like when you have 8 million followers. Imagine all those dings…
https://youtu.be/ibD3ySx12mg
David Bowie Performs “The Man Who Sold The World” On Saturday Night Live, 1979
Saturday Night Live has released a clip from a December 1979 episode in which a beautifully made-up David Bowie performed a theatrical version of his song The Man Who Sold the World, the title track of his third album. That’s Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias singing backup for him. Bowie and band were introduced by guest host, the former President of the United States (at least on The West Wing), Martin Sheen.
Fun Fact: In the wake of Nirvana’s cover on their MTV Unplugged in New York performance and release, Bowie, according to The Complete David Bowie book, bemoaned the fact that when he performed the number himself he would encounter “kids that come up afterwards and say, ‘It’s cool you’re doing a Nirvana song.’ And I think, ‘Fuck you, you little tosser!'”
1979 Saturday Night Live – 1 – The Man Who Sold The World from alikzubr on Vimeo.
Love “Once” and “Begin Again”? You’re going to love this film inspired by the same writer/director – “Sing Street”
SING STREET takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents’ relationship and money troubles, while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, über-cool and beautiful Raphina (Lucy Boynton), and with the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in his band’s music videos. There’s only one problem: he’s not part of a band…yet. She agrees, and now Conor must deliver what he’s promised – calling himself “Cosmo” and immersing himself in the vibrant rock music trends of the decade, he forms a band with a few lads, and the group pours their heart into writing lyrics and shooting videos. Inspired by writer/director John Carney’s (ONCE, BEGIN AGAIN) life and love for music, SING STREET shows us a world where music has the power to take us away from the turmoil of everyday life and transform us into something greater.
https://youtu.be/C_YqJ_aimkM
Sarah Blasko covers David Bowie for Triple J’s Like a Version, and it’s the best I’ve seen yet
For Triple J’s Like a Version, musician Sarah Blasko paid tribute to the late, great David Bowie with a fantastic, soul-stirring rendition of one of his all-time great songs, Life on Mars.
Watch The Rehearsals Of David Bowie and Annie Lennox Performing “Under Pressure”
David Bowie and Annie Lennox from the Eurythmics, rehearse “Under Pressure” before the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992.
…which led to this…
https://youtu.be/ildVYgYWPqc
Great: The Simpsons’ Tribute To The Late Alan Rickman. Bonus: Set To David Bowie Song
Benedict Cumberbatch, not only a cool actor, but a high tide for his spot-on impressions of the late Alan Rickman, did so again in a fitting tribute through an animated spot on The Simpsons. And even better, the scene was set to the David Bowie classic All the Young Dudes.
https://youtu.be/ZPrYtb6diu8
Bruce Springsteen Remembers David Bowie With ‘Rebel Rebel’ Cover
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off “The River” North American tour Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center, and started the show not with The Ties That Bind, but “We want to take a moment to note the passing of our good friend David Bowie,” before ripping into Rebel Rebel.
That Time The Ramones Appeared On Sha Na Na’s Variety Show In “Family Fued” Parody
One one level, the history of my love for music really began with watching Sha Na Na, introducing me to many 50s and 60s artists and their songs, as well as making my first impressions of rock and roll being fun. Having not realized they preceding Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, I loved the entire band, and they’re still on the road, even though a few members have gone on to careers outside music, and a few more have passed away.
In the late seventies Sha Na Na landed a TV deal,.airing from 1977 to 1982 and consisted mainly of silly sketch comedy and musical numbers featuring guest stars. The video below shows the greasers dressed as a family, playing Greaser’s Fued, a Family Feud-type parody against The Ramones.
https://youtu.be/yup347UhNRY
The Beatles’ Organ/Drums/Bass Mix For “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” by The Beatles was written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song closes side one on the group’s 1969 album Abbey Road, and it quite unusual song, even for them. It’s nearly eight minutes long, few lyrics (the title makes up most of the lyrics, aside from two more phrases; only 14 different words are sung), a three-minute descent through repeated guitar chords (a similar arpeggiated figure appears in another Lennon contribution to the album, “Because”), and abrupt ending. Its’s so heavy (pun intended), that Classic Rock magazine commented that “the song pre-dated Black Sabbath’s creation of doom rock by several months”.
ORGAN: Billy Preston, BASS: Paul McCartney, DRUMS: Ringo Starr