All the Young Dudes/Jean Genie - David Bowie & Billy Corgan

On January 9th, 1997, Bowie played a concert at Madison Square Garden to celebrate his 50th birthday (although his birthday was the previous day). Guest performers included Billy Corgan, Frank Black, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Brian Molko, and Lou Reed.

[@michaeltaylor6076]

Billy Corgan was the biggest star at the time so he came on last! You can hear Bowie's famous "I don't know where I'm going from here but I promise it won't be boring." Luckily for us the next years brought us Earthling, hours ..., Toy, Heathen, Reality, The Next Day and Blackstar.... Not boring.

[@AboriginalinCHINA]

RIP David Bowie! My only regret was that I never got to see you live in concert! At least I have your music to live on forever!

[@missbitch67]

+Marcus James He was amazing live. Was lucky to see him 4 times,fantastic memories.x

[@sexydanny21awesome]

David Bowie was always someone Billy Corgan looked up too as a role model in his music this is truley a kick ass duet. David Bowie was always a smashing pumpkins fan too just see them singing there hearts together is one in life time moment in music history.

[@micktre7608]

Bullshit

[@mrkurt64]

Bowie and Corgan together, great rock medley...

[@bowiesyoungestfan]

yea youtube is great for letting us view classic vids over and over again like bowie and other great singers and bands

[@BayviewFinch]

? Corgan is an excellent songwriter. There's no need to compare. They're both great and do their own thing.

[@MrsBungle101]

Billy looks so proud to be there...it is so sweet. They are both talented musicians and clearly have a mutual respect for one another and a genuine love of music. Bowie is of cores the father of rock and role, but they are both the cat’s whiskers.

[@lynniepooz]

Love collaborations, and love this one by two of my fave artists. Love how Billy says "road race (or rage??) instead of the Cockney rhyming slang "boat race". Lost in translation across the ocean - brilliant!

[@dustythe2nd188]

Heard that as well.

[@bostonrockgrrl]

the first rock concert I ever saw was Bowie at the Boston Garden, St. Patrick's day 1975. I was 15.He had just morphed from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke.Young Americans, which he was touring for,is one of the best-produced pieces of vinyl ever created..Reeves Gabrels, Bowie's longtime guitarist, is a genius in his own right. Bowie's decision to invite Billy Corgan to share the stage with him for 2 songs at this concert speaks for itself..And lets hope Bowie releases new material soon!!

[@BillyCorgan81]

Nice, my two favourite rockstar...

[@BreakingGlass77]

bowie's short spiky orange hair singing the Jean Genie, feels like 1973 all over again

[@AnniCox]

oh how I love the part at 6:52min. "go Billy!"..that wee jam is just pure gold!

[@theselector4733]

+AnniCox I love the tone on his guitar, better than the guitarist in the band.

[@nerdburglar511]

david bowie and billy corgan. 2 of my favorites. this is so cool

[@samspoolboy]

The man the legend Bowie one of the best song writers ever!!!!!

[@micheleconboy7358]

David Bowie's outfit...amazing. I love how he says, "I got a song about him" after he points to Corgan. Oh, Bowie!

[@vegassteven]

one of my absolute favorite songs ever. billy corgan and david bowie. two LEGENDS... i love this song. its been on every single mp3 player ive ever owned lol

[@SadPeterPan1977]

Two of my favourite musicians together. I didn't even realise there was a video available for this.

[@Stardust_7273]

I have a large collection of Bowie vids on VHS and this concert is one of them. I still have a VCR (TV with a VCR built in) and I watched it the other day. I'll never get rid of it cause there of my David Bowie collection :)

[@Juneglass]

Aren't they just great? such a joy to see and hear two geniuses together

[@ruwbox]

This satisfies my David Bowie/Lex Luthor duet fantasies nicely

[@hedgewytche]

I loved the hit single of Jean Genie but I think this version is much better .. fantastic!

[@margopar4827]

Eres el mejor David, el que no te ha escuchado no sabe d música te amooo, llegaste para cambiar mi vida🖤 siempre te echaremos de menos los que amamos tu arte

[@samdavepollard]

Much missed. Never forgotten. RIP Spaceboy.

[@xXPrisonXx]

Billy Corgan and David Bowie together. I think Im going to faint...

[@TheIfey07]

Thank you. i love this man............. so very missed

[@neilsmith9066]

Unbelievable! Now that’s Rock n Roll!!!

[@TheVeganHere]

I love this video!! I've seen Bowie in concert many times over the years, starting around 1977 and he is always amazing. I even saw him a few years ago and he was still great. Thanks for posting this!!!!

[@AuntMarcyYoung]

Yeah just found your music. Filling the air. Can't get enough now.

[@girardowens6166]

all the young dudes will always be my favorite song.

[@TacomaPaul]

+girard owens And he gave it to Mott The Hoople... which became a major hit. What a dude !

[@JoseGranny]

@@TacomaPaul wait ✋️ what ? Who originally did all the young dudes?

[@TacomaPaul]

@@JoseGranny Mott the Hoople

[@peterjackson1677]

First saw David on May 6th 1976 at Wembley Arena ( Thin White Duke Tour). Went on to see him on every major tour. Last time I saw him live was at Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Australia) on tbe Reality Tour. RIP Mr. JONES.

[@struggleforpleasure]

...my two most favorite artists/musicians performing together...i couldn't ask for anything more i guess...

[@Dancindead]

I do read books but no matter what i still feel like a stranger in a strange land

[@Annabellafirst]

David, I'm your eternal fan since 1979........ David, David, David ....only you ! Your French woman Fan. Anna

[@richardyoung7415]

AS THE SAYING SAY,S, HERO DIE LEGEND,S LIVE FOR EVER. RIP THE THIN WHITE DUKE. PEACE AND LOVE TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@humber]

Would love to have been there - thanks, nuff said!

[@morild123]

Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for posting

[@cricketbat09]

David Bowie and Marc Bolan, linked forever in this epic song.

[@theselector4733]

The Bass Player is Frickin AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[@geralddutcher1191]

+theselector He always had FRICKIN AMAZING talents as band members !!!

[@mrkurt64]

+theselector She is Gail Ann Dorsey guy !

[@kristymitchell4014]

Gail Ann Dorsey on bass and vocals. She kills

[@Los1956]

1975 Before I go to High School listen to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Loved Bowie hated High School but his music helped me get through it.

[@juliejohnson3626]

I am screaming right now!!!!!!

[@Olito70]

Fuckin' awesome! I think these two guys are too much talent for one stage!

[@72Martini]

BOWIE AND BILLY!!!! My 2 ROCK HEROES! That is just amazing....Nothing can beat that, i love them! I must be in heaven.

[@cg4700]

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! rest in peace david jones - David Bowie lives on forever

[@stephaniexshea]

Thumbs up to xXPrisonXx. I heard Bowie and Corgan together this morning, so beautiful-- brought tears to my eyes XD.

[@stestuff]

@FollowersofDamu i have to be honest, i love boththe smashing pumpkins and david bowie's music. both leagues above most musicians

[@Couragegirl76]

This was awesome!! Three of some of all time favorite together i cant believe it

[@thezero93]

dude this is soo cool. seeing both of them together is awsum

[@LanceVanceDance84]

Bowie + Corgan = heaven.

[@juliejohnson3626]

Dave lives forever

[@vegassteven]

this was at the bowie 50th birthday concert in NYC at madisson square garden.

[@unknownkingdom]

A legend of the '70s with a legend of the '90s!

[@Feamelwen]

Hmm. Gooood. :) The two phases when he looked the better were, in my opinion, his Station to Station-plastic soul phase (around 1975), and the Outside-Earthling years(1995-1997). Love it. :)

[@juliejohnson3626]

OH MY GODDESS!!!!!!* I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!

[@SeaBassVamp]

An amazing 50th

[@LauritzH]

My two favorite songs from a year long ago when I was in high school.

[@JJackAL52]

Excellent true to the 'original' versions of both songs!

[@sexydanny21awesome]

Billy Corgan and David Bowie ROCK

[@leeva9]

i am enjoyed this clip, thx for sharing

[@ravenphile]

This is fantastic, thanks for posting.

[@ioriorioriorio]

I'm a deadhead but i got to hand it to David--- he can write a song, man!!!

[@tessielinn1]

God, he was so good.

[@burritowendel]

david alone is amazing and billy ..... is the cherry on the cake¡¡¡

[@TheGoblinQueen18]

Great Vid! God! I Love Bowie's Jacket! I Want It...And Him Too!

[@jude2665]

Billy and David both rock and are awesome

[@MsGina]

they really sound good together

[@vanadiumlight]

I'm a fan of the pelvic action at 4:41. :D

[@gtrh3ro]

When Mott turned down Suffragete City, Bowie hadn't written it yet. He wrote as a replacement just for them. He ended up jacking it back after it got so big. Amazing song though... I'd want credit for it too.

[@Couragegirl76]

agreed thank you. your awesome

[@juliejohnson3626]

This is an Akashic moment!

[@mallugooner9861]

RIP young dude.

[@ivankaramasov]

Try to claim that again in 20 years time. Nobody will know who Billy Corgan is, but Bowie will still be held in high esteem. Probably, even higher than today.

[@GerardoCaruso]

Lol. I'm coming from the future; so far it's been 15 years and we all know who Billy Corgan is. I'll be back in 2029.

[@MabeleN3588]

i looove this song it makes me cry i dont know why.. u_u

[@mrkurt64]

Mr Billy Corgan with his Gibson ES 335... :-D

[@stevedelmonte5408]

Unbelievable talent

[@RocketDescends]

Awesome vid!

[@areafan]

January 9, 1997 to be exact. The day after his 50th.

[@cg4700]

he looked great in 97 !

[@runexwalsh]

.so good.

[@ksamer]

- "He was born, illegitimately, David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947" ("Bowie: Loving The Alien" by Christopher Sandford) - "On 8 January 1947....Peggy Burns gave birth to a baby boy (David Bowie)." ("The Complete David Bowie" by Nicholas Pegg" Just to name a couple of the several books that list Bowie's birthday, and none of which mention him changing his birth date. Check any of the major Bowie fan sites online or Wikipedia. January 8, 1947.

[@genericusername337]

thanks Yahoo! Answerer for linking me to this.

[@morlar]

Why in the world isn't this concert out on DVD?? Had it on VHS taped from the tv, but lost it somehow.

[@rodrigobizama]

excelentes temas y grandes rockeros

[@GunsnNachos]

Maybe it's just me (And it really shouldn't be), but I'm quite certain David Bowie and Billy Corgan kick an overtly large sum of ass :)

[@juliejohnson3626]

A deadly combination!!!!!!!!!

[@blacklab420]

2 legends side by side !!!!

[@TarynThings]

I WAS 19-YEARS-OLD then and I'm in the front row of the pit here with my darling friend! :-)

[@sexydanny21awesome]

Billy Corgan fav singer is David Bowie so Billy singing with David Bowie is the the shizzel and David Bowie is fan of Billy Corgan

[@bowiesyoungestfan]

they are great together

[@werideatdusk4639]

AMAZING

[@jimhoover4815]

Is there concrete all around Or is it in my headBrother you guessedI'm a dude All The Young Dudes is as good a rock song as any written. Bowie the benevolent rock star that he was gave it to Mott The Hoople.

[@stestuff]

@779flipingsweet i feel so lucky i found this vid. i just dont know what else to say...

[@martdude9]

what a icon david is

[@standafan4141]

Billy Corgan got mixed up with the line 'what a drag too many snags' but Bowie very professionally went along with it.

[@bowiesyoungestfan]

ya super marvellouse live long bowie

[@areafan]

Thank you ksamer! Saves me from having to quote my books (including Pegg's)!

[@marycigarettes]

i'm in heaven

[@BalloonRace]

Did anyone else notice that Billys amp wasn't switched on all the way through All The Young Dudes and he sheepishly walks over to it at the end to turn it on.

[@MercureMadHatter]

What a lovely outfit

[@bowiesyoungestfan]

ya this is totally awsome

[@JRebG]

It's awesome to see Bowie dressed like this in his later years. I was afraid he'd lost his individuality in the world of celebrity.