David Bowie - Golden Years (REACTION)

‪@AirplayBeats‬ reacts to David Bowie’s Golden Years
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[@alexshkoditch4593]

Davis Bowie was the great chameleon, changing his image and musical styles as often as most of us change our linens. The thing was he was good at all of it. Folk, hard rock, funk and soul, psychedelia, you name it.

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

Yep, chameleon is the word. Aloof, arch, fashionable, smart, studio wizard. He charted his own unique course, followed by those in the know, with the occasional mega-hit thrown in. A genius, and one of the pillars of classic rock.

[@dzulfikar68]

And post punk, proto punk to, pop to

[@jkirtleyheacting]

I think Bowie had a wonderful voice. Huge range, great rich bass .

[@davidcopson5800]

Agreed. He was so creative and influential that people often overlook what a great voice he had. He had a greater range than Freddie Mercury and Maria Callas.

[@mumbles215]

he knew how to lay a vocal down only would do a few takes too

[@jimmoore8951]

“You never know what’s going to happen when you press play” sums up Bowie in a nutshell. From Space Oddity to Changes to Ziggy to Heroes to Let’s Dance and everything in between, each Bowie album was an adventure.

[@wpollock1]

He was on Soul Train with this one.....and it was AWESOME. The whole Station to Station and Young American albums are funk laced and FIRE! This was 1975.

[@Jules-um4yy]

Love, love, love David Bowie! He was such a diverse talent with a long string of hits. He simply oozed coolness in everything he did as he was constantly evolving - smooth, funky & hip, you name it. Check out "Rebel, Rebel", "Changes", "Modern Love" etc etc. He is greatly missed.💔 Thanks so much guys for reacting to this song!

[@tonydelapa1911]

👍🏻 All of the above + Diamond Dogs and Suffragette City. Really enjoyed Bowie in high school and early college years.

[@Joshualuv13]

Saw Bowie live twice .His musical gift and charisma felt almost sureal. The musicians who worked with him for years are also bloody amazing too.Bowie forever ❤️

[@steviemccormick3762]

David Bowie was his own Genre !!!!!

[@kometryder8702]

He played Saxophone, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica, Mouth Harp, Koto, Mandolin, Viola, Violin, Cello.

[@stevensapyak7971]

3.28.23. Up next from the Bowie🇬🇧….Jean Genie©️

[@gpal86]

David Bowie could somewhat be defined as his own genre.

[@John_Chu]

David Bowie's first instrument was saxophone. He took lessons as a child from Ronnie Ross, a noted London jazz sideman. Ross played the sax solo in Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side," which Bowie produced. You can hear Bowie play sax on his cover of the Stax classic "Knock On Wood" by Eddie Floyd on his "David Live" album, recorded in Philadelphia in 1974.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

Yep, the “Young Americans” Era.

[@gregorybrown3272]

He also played piano and guitar.

[@micmac41]

Fellas, you nailed it without even knowing...Bowie wrote this song for Elvis but Elvis died before he got the song to him...

[@CaseyTappy]

Elvis declined .

[@martinhenderson6351]

That's incorrect. Elvis died in 1977, this song was recorded and released in 1975.

[@vov.7397]

Just want to give a shout out to Carlos Alomar, who keeps it strong on rhythm guitar on many Bowie albums. If I recall correctly, the bassist here is George Murray, who was with Bowie through Scary Monsters in 1980. Great rhythm section.

[@christopherbailey557]

David's greatest asset was his ability to change his voice, style, and persona at the drop of a hat.

[@chriscox8547]

The live version of this song on Soul Train is epic.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Suffragette City, Changes, Rebel Rebel, Fame, Space Oddity, Starman, Life on Mars...the list goes on and on. Yes, a singular talent.

[@nastienancy21]

The Goblin King

[@John-fv8sc]

Bowie changed his sound and style many times over his long history and nailed it every time there is no one like Bowie

[@olly8]

Whether you're into Bowie or not, this song is COOL. Some of his music just gets in your head and makes you happy😄 Gotta dance now..in my 'golden years'💃🏻 David Bowie-the definition of ENIGMA!

[@olliegueret2963]

Been honest, I don't know anyone who doesn't like at least one Bowie song, if not all!!!

[@heathcliff8624]

Do you mean enigma?

[@olly8]

@@heathcliff8624 thanks! I thought it looked wrong, am dealing w/brain fog today.👍🏻-in my golden years!!

[@MrThumbs63]

Well said.

[@heathcliff8624]

@@olly8 Brain fog is a daily occurrence over here lol.

[@ep5005]

He has a unique voice ❤️

[@stevecrisell108]

Gentlemen You're Entering A Huge Rabbit Hole, However You Need To Start From 1968 And Work Through, You'll See Why. David Was A Genius, The Type Of Which Will Never Be Seen Again.

[@chaoticneutral3487]

You're on point with the Elvis comments. Dwight Yoakam said Bowie told him that six months before Elvis’s death in August 1977, the King had phoned up and asked him to produce his next album.“That was based on Elvis having heard Bowie’s 'Golden Years' " said Yoakam.

[@johnheppenstall4904]

Bowie offered this song to Elivs (1976). Colenol Tom Parker wouldn't let Elivs record it. He played sax, guitar, piano and synths

[@chaosandcreation4118]

This is from the period he was into the Philly sound and had Luther Vandross on backing vocals with others from the scene. Great vids of them working out the different parts of the vocals.

[@rayryeridge3313]

Wonderful, respectful reaction guys. If you have any doubt about Bowis vocal qualities listen to his version of WILD IS THE WIND. He sings like a God.

[@clareshaughnessy2745]

If you listen to ten David Bowie songs you’ve listened to ten David Bowie songs and you’ve heard his voice do ten different things. To know Bowie, you have to listen to EVERY album

[@TheDeecue]

Trailblazer...he pushed the boundaries of music, especially during that time period...my first Bowie song with Major Tom...I wasn't sure if I like it or not, but the more I listened, the more I liked.

[@antarcticorb9197]

Stay by Bowie. Funky, killer ruff!

[@owlcu]

If you really want to hear Bowie's change over the years, check out "Heart's Filthy Lesson", especially live. It's HARD.

[@runningsuperska]

Bowie's onto something. That's an understatement.

[@freddiejupiter442]

Great job guys. If more Bowie's comin', I vote for Moonage Daydream. Tata

[@spiderbass65]

This was a hit, but some of his best work is the deeper cuts. He is a master.

[@barbkerpics2135]

David Bowie was a genius and every album had a different flavor

[@drhust1955]

Love Bowie I sure miss him RIP

[@darkmagus64]

I love Bowie. He was always taking chances with his music. I think his funk period and the Berlin trilogy are really worth checking out.

[@maxbrazil3712]

David Bowie was a musical genius, as well as been a King of cool!

[@franksullivan1873]

Bowie was a master of sound and soul.

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Icon…in a category by himself. Bowie- genius definitely pushed the envelope in all directions.❤️The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust is a great place to start,or visit whenever….that’s what got me. ❤️🤘😎

[@DM-hk4cw]

Bowie, no matter what stage of his career, was always cool. Every time I try to pick my favorite album by him, I get confounded because each are unique. I, personally, like "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" as a complete album, but "Golden Years" and "Young Americans" are possibly my favorite songs by him.

[@nazfrde]

It's wild that you guys heard Elvis in this. He actually wrote this song FOR Elvis, with whom he shared a record label (RCA) but Elvis never recorded it. Bowie did play sax on quite a few of his songs, and he played guitar on most of the Diamond Dogs album. He also contributed keyboards, etc. to the "Berlin trilogy" albums.

[@paullacroix527]

Your on a roll guys. I saw Bowie in YYZ in 1974. Space Oddity was one of his best songs. Midway thru the show the lights went out and the opening guitar strumming of that song started. All of a sudden a spotlight flashed on him high in the air in a cherry picker singing the opening lines. He had bright orange hair with white powder caked on his face and a dark blue lightening bolt across his face from ear to ear. It was great. Yes the song 'Fame' is great. Funky and right up your alley. Also, yes he played multiple instruments. RIP David...

[@rapson672]

Bowie sure could fill the Dance floor .

[@drawyrral]

Bowie could play any musical instrument.

[@Russ_Keith]

It's impossible to choose a favourite Bowie. He gave us so many to choose from. If you don't lfeel ike listening to one David Bowie, just pick a different one. Recently I've been in the mood for Drum and Bass David Bowie so I've been listening to the Earthling album. For a flavour of that try "Little Wonder" or "I'm afraid of Americans". I think I'm edging towards Progressive Rock Bowie so - The Man who Sold the World next. If you want a flavour of that you can't go wrong with the title track. As Mama said - "David Bowie's like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get". But it'll give you life.

[@gloryn4394]

Music, acting, fashion he was a very special person

[@izzonj]

Bowie starred in a syfi movie called, "The Man Who Fell to Earth," and his music often sounded like it came from another planet, it was so unique.

[@interrupted9671]

Wouldn’t surprise me if he were an alien.

[@flyingardilla143]

Part of that movie was filmed in Artesia, New Mexico - a small, oil field town in the middle of nowhere. The last place you would expect David Bowie to show up.

[@cliffordwaterton3543]

Love what you're doing guys - what you need to appreciate about David Bowie is that in the first ten years or so of his career (c. 1969 - 1980) he had at least 5 distinctly different personas so don't be surprised if the next track you play from him sounds completely different. If you want something that rocks - 'Gene Genie', for something more funky -'Young Americans' for something completely off the wall 'Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' THE WHOLE ALBUM. Which Bowie will you choose? 😎

[@sjd5750]

You're diving into a deep sea with Bowie...My favorite album is Hunky Dory, but really, there's just so much.

[@julietate7806]

David Bowie was a chameleon, no one-trick wonder. He changed personas, from the Thin White Duke to Ziggy Stardust... there is NO way his music could be defined by genre. I admit that during the 70s, he took a back seat to the funk, blues & soul I was listening to. Fast forward to 2006. I have a daughter who had discovered Bowie and she talked me into taking her to see Bowie live at Chastain Park in Atlanta. One of the best concerts I've ever been to. Imagine 10,000 people, in unison, singing "wham, bam, thank you ma'am," from "Suffragette City," ... he played for 3 hours with no break. He ran into SRV at Montreaux and enlisted him to play on "Let's Dance" and "China Girl." Long story short -- too late -- you guys have just begun to discover one of the greatest musicians of all time. "I'm Afraid of Americans" is another. "Angie" by the Rolling Stones was about David's wife. He later married the beautiful Somalian model, Iman, and they were together for some 20 years before his death. As always, you guys are the BEST reactors I've seen. Keep up the good work!!

[@SAM-dg3vd]

I went to that concert! It was SPECTACULAR. What an amazing night.

[@Starriddin]

Suffragette City was one of his early rock hits. It has the now famous line Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am!

[@btannereagle]

Gotta listen to his early albums to see the evolution of Bowie’s music. Station to Station is one of my favorites.

[@nancymjohnson]

Bowie was definitely one of a kind.

[@paulprendergast3184]

Fantastic musician and songwriter. His Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album is one of the best records ever made.

[@retromom5421]

I was very upset when Bowie passed away. An icon. A trend setter. An artist.

[@SilverLine269]

I cried for days!

[@RO-vh8ln]

Bowie and Freddie duet Under Pressure, his voice holds up just fine.😂

[@AlexDeLarge77]

First white artist to appear on soul train. The thin white duke. Bowie is a highly respected artist in the U.K. Artist being the word. He was a singer songwriter, musician, actor and fashion icon. Not to mention he married one of the most beautiful women on the plant. The man was a one off. When you’re talking influential there’s Bowie then there’s the rest.

[@josedebayres321]

"Station to station", the opener and title track of the album that contains this single is eclecticism and Bowian creativity at his best.

[@djanga166]

My favorite.

[@godbluffvdgg]

A Genus that will be remembered for a thousand years...

[@goreegirl]

Damn I miss him. I miss his voice. He played alto sax, rhythm guitar, piano and harmonica. Have you listened to "Young American" yet? Killer from the 70's

[@Joshualuv13]

As a life long fan of Bowie..basically across his 50 year career. I can highly recommend you guys take the never ending, forever interesting journey of Bowies music. I was fortunate enough to see him live twice ..once at the beginning of his journey, then his final world reality tour ..believe me he is that good and all the incredible musicians who worked along side him..Brilliant. Enjoy.

[@belyndamorris6987]

Agreed! ⚡

[@vernonallen3370]

Bowie ( pronounced Bo-ee) was a multi instrumentalist, playing Saxophone, guitar, harmonica, and piano. During this period ,mid 1970’s was his Blue-eyed soul era , he appeared on Soul train and may have been the first white artist to do so. He was heavily into drugs around this time , lost a lot of weight and adopted the Thin white duke, persona.

[@mrmiscast]

Bowie was just a standout among standouts.. Like you guys said, not for pure talent but by being the most original of all.. On a strange note, he was also a pretty good actor...

[@krisdoggett483]

Yeah people hardly ever talk about his acting. I guess when you're so talented at doing one thing they forget you can do other things.

[@NedKelly1967]

Bowie could and DID do everything he was a genius. RIP Dave thanks for the groves.

[@carlroza102]

Just scratching the surface on this one! Don’t sleep on Bowie !the crazy thing about this guy is that he knew what the song was going to sound like before he put one note to paper!😳check out a documentary called” David Bowie , five years”!

[@willharm6143]

I recommend Bowie's "Scary Monsters and Super Creeps", the entire album is fantastic, but it had the hit "Ashes To Ashes".

[@peterjonas4971]

Thank you all! I heard he wanted Elvis Presley to sing on this with him! He's doing a kind of Elvis impression, too!

[@cityhonors1]

🤩 Watching Bowie on Stage was like watching Freddie, Jagger, Roger Daltry or Plant! 🥰 Captivating .... 🥰 I love me some Ziggy Stadust, The Thin White Duke, Major Tom.... 🤗 I'll take Bowie in any incarnation! I love singing his Music the way I do Rush, Stevie Wonder, U2, Roxy Music, Marvin, PFunk, Ho Jo, Thomas Dolby, Modern English & REM! 😁Just so much fun! 😚☺🐰

[@josephgallagher945]

Bowie was his own genre. 🤟 He also helped launch SRV's career. He had a few constant musicians in his band over the years but used many studio artists like David Sanborn, only the best.

[@peterdellos8824]

His era where he was so influenced by soul, Philly, Detroit, and the backing vocal arrangements (as in "Young Americans") from Luther Vandross and his singer-friends really brought it !

[@ramsin99]

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album is his best. IMO it's such a masterpiece of an album. Of course it's from the 70's. Keep up the great reactions!

[@kenlawless7247]

Bowie did this or "Young Americans" on Soul Train. He calls it plastic soul. The more you listen to him the better you realize his voice is.

[@deaniegarcia5694]

Seems that the period of 1973-1978, was a golden period..with awesome bands popping up almost weekly! We were blessed to have lived during that time! The list of groups is a who’s who of great music….glad to see you guys drinking it in!

[@todwest]

You really can't go wrong with anything Bowie did pre-Let's Dance. My favorite will always be Hunky Dory, before the personas, before the huge fame, when he was still a longhaired rocker.

[@lloydbraun6026]

He played some guitar and keyboards but he mostly had other musicians. Station to Station might be my favorite album of his. Alladin Sane, Low and Scary Monsters are up there as well. After you’ve listened to his whole catalog the Live album he performed in Philly is excellent

[@douglasgreen437]

Bowie was at the time on the same record label as Elvis...His manager suggested to him to write a song for Elvis & this is that song...For what ever reason Elvis never got to record it....What a shame..

[@maureenwagg5305]

Listen to the flip side of that single "Can You Hear Me." It's fantastic. Deep dive into his talent.

[@Greg-io1ip]

Fantastic flashback. Such an era. His androgynous image gave him a different fan base. I really love the guy. Back then we were supposed to be creeped out. He married a beautiful black model and I think some part of the industry shunned Bowie for marrying a supermodel. Btw: Bowie could play many instruments which helped his writing. But he always preferred more talented musicians than himself back him because his voice was his preferred instrument. Hope his wife is doing well these days.

[@miki03soimu]

You're right. He used to show his demos to the musicians and tell them something like "I want you to play this, but better than me" and then he gave them free hand to improve the instrumental part. Iman seems to be well these days. I think that it was hard for her during the first years after David's death, but she said that the isolation during the Covid pandemic actually helped her deal with her grief and come to terms with it. After the restrictions ended, Iman became really active. She has appeared on TV again, she has launched a perfume and she has a line of clothes now besides her old business with the cosmetics. She says she is not interested in remarrying, because, in her mind, she is still married to David, she has been wearing a necklace with his name since his death, she still talks about him in the present tense, but she seems more "open" now.

[@willo8794]

Bowie was Ziggy Stardust! You need to hear his collaboration with Queen. Under Pressure. David heard Queen was in the studio & dropped by & said let’s do a song. They jammed & this was the result

[@KennyCamaro2364]

The “Thin Duke” slides into his R and B phase as the chameleon of Rock La and Chee!

[@JC-es5un]

Bowie was a force of nature

[@MultiCatPass]

You guys need to deep dive into ALL of Bowie's music, along with Queen - go for it. Under Pressure - Queen AND David Bowie!

[@007ndc]

Legend is that he wrote this one for Elvis but he didn't record it obviously so David Bowie took this one far up the charts. Great song

[@davidcopson5800]

Indeed. I was going to comment on this if someone hadn't. Amazingly they kind of picked up on this too!

[@gregrambo606]

Favorite song by him. Dude could switch up styles like probably nobody.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Only star I can think of that compares to is The Beatles, in that his songs never sound the same!!❤❤❤❤

[@tonydelapa1911]

You are both consummate professionals and put so much of yourselves into bringing us new looks at consistently great old music. Thank you!! I was there in the thick of it the first time around for most of this stuff and it was an amazing time. My friends and I would have loved to have you along from about 1966-1980 :)

[@azuraq25]

Gotta listen to the B Side - Can You Hear Me. His whole discography is fantastic

[@josephtedrick7706]

Bowie went career phases like you guys and hats. A deeeep rabbit hole.

[@cazgerald9471]

A true chameleon in the best possible way - always creative, always had something to say - every era is worth checking out, all the way up to his final album.

[@johnshipley8700]

David Bowie was a Chameleon and went through several phases of musical career. This was part of Bowie's R&B era, that he called 'Plastic Soul'. This album and Young Americans (1975 & 76) we both a big part of that influence. On Young Americans (song and album) you will find a previously unknown / unsigned Luther Vandross on backing vocals. And the story goes that he had some input with Bowie on the 'sound' of some of the tracks.

[@suz5862]

“Is he rapping?” For at least 40 years that has been my question. I reckon absolutely.

[@yozaseig3870]

The "thin white duke" creative genius. Loved his deep voice. So diverse

[@mikeloomis687]

This song comes on the radio and you immediately crank up the volume.

[@ushadrons]

Besides singing Bowie played several instruments, guitar, keyboards, saxophone, and harmonica.

[@matthewchambers-sinclair8772]

About his voice, here is his take on it: "I am a moderately good singer. I am not a great singer but I can interpret a song, which I don't think is quite the same as singing it." Personally, I love his voice and his ability to interpret things in a very unique way. Still miss him.

[@36karpatoruski]

More than a bit of 40’s WWII popular music vibe fused with 70’s funk, then Bowie-cised.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Fashion is another funky Bowie song.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Remember, guys "Rap" wasn't even thought about but Rapping was a term used in regular conservation about people who spoke rapidly in their conservation to One another. So, that kind of talk or conversation was included in songs or lyrics of the song, but it wasn't classified as "Rap."

[@Lwize]

Bowie was his own genre.

[@willblood7082]

David was a true innovator and musical genius! He reinvented himself numerous times over 3+ decades. You should dig deep on him by watching the documentary films “Out of This World“ and “Moonage Daydream”

[@rebeccatyrrell-zn6kt]

Such a beautiful, talented and genius of a man. We are blessed to be able to enjoy his creativity. Thanks guys you are the best. Bowie would have loved to have heard your reactions to his music.

[@josnroh]

David Bowie wrote "Golden Years" for Elvis Presley, but Elvis turned it down. The song was one of Bowie's biggest hits in the U.S., peaking at Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart

[@benoitdesmarais2948]

That was the single version with a fade out and a different mix. More Philly Soul than disco (late 75). His Young Americans (with Fame on it) and Station to Station were his trip in the funky/soul lane. You can dig deeper in there with Stay or Station to Station (10 minutes epic!).