David Bowie - Life On Mars? (Original Ending Version) [4K Upgrade]

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Life On Mars? the official music video has been upgraded to 4K.
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David Bowie redefined musical genres and the potential of live performance for generations of music lovers. Creating and discarding a variety of personae and restlessly challenging musical boundaries, Bowie released timeless albums including Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, "Heroes,” Let's Dance, Heathen, The Next Day and many more. Blackstar, Bowie’s 28th and final studio album, was released on his 69th birthday, January 8, 2016. David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after the release of Blackstar. His body of work, his influence on the worlds of music, art, fashion, film, theatre and beyond, and his legacy of innovation and reinvention will live forever. 2022 kicks off with Bowie at 75, a celebration of his 75th birthday with the Brilliant Adventure box set, the previously unreleased Toy, the 50th anniversary of Ziggy Stardust and a series of special events.
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[@sunnyexo-l]

it hurts me the fact I will never see David Bowie live !!!!!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭

[@user-vn5lt8xo5d]

seen him twice xx amazing , never forget.

[@REXCESAR]

I was tow

[@user-uj9ke1iw4l]

Yeah, me too

[@hilo6755]

Did you feel the same way about the Beatles X

[@scuba1788]

Well I look at it this way recently, if in the afterlife if there is no time then maybe I can see a Bowie concert or Bob Segar from back when I was too young. Just a thought, and a beautiful one for sure

[@maxkdraw]

David Bowie in 4K is perfection !

[@tonyawykle4966]

I agree. 😊

[@sahttr_5097]

Yes, but he is perfection in any resolution

[@helaostr]

David Bowie IS perfection :)

[@jtlampsu2]

A lot clearer than the original. Great song/artist/legend.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Fantastic!!😻

[@DOiTAGAiN84]

Mick Ronson wrote the string section for this song. This era of Bowie would not have been the same without him.

[@user-ol3xe5fz4u]

he toured with Dylan after....

[@paublahblah5843]

And rick wakeman! ❤

[@lefkytheshin]

Yes. Ronson is the unsung hero in David's world.

[@imtemplar1940]

This song brings tears to my eyes for no reason

[@kathydingess8784]

Still so relevant. "lawman beating up the wrong man. David Bowie was always ahead of our time. I was 13 when I first heard this.

[@seanycage2610]

I'm not alone then😮❤

[@lefkytheshin]

No reason? Well, it could be that it's a very moving song.

[@qwanathomas735]

Lost Majesty.

[@angryartist6738]

Same. Every time... Every. Single. Time.

[@playfulplaywright]

I love the fact that just after 2 hours the video has been posted, there's already almost 4,000 views. Great songs - and great artists - are never forgotten.

[@playfulplaywright]

@@DD_Domenik- Certainly, and I'm sure that the video will have reached at least 100,000 views by the end of the year, and that's me being pessimistic

[@yogicentralyt]

@@kevinmichael9482 Don't wory, I am from the new era and I am sure like me many others will keep bowie alive

[@user-vy8bd4ny8q]

David Bowie was a Bumboy

[@imgreen4233]

@@playfulplaywrightalready at 100k

[@nirvana146]

432k : )

[@dkno5941]

The song, the vocals, and Bowie's beautiful visuals make the perfect MV. Such an incredibly talented man. Love you David. Miss you. ❤

[@caroleann_2142]

And Rick Wakemans Beautiful Keys❤😊

[@user-vy8bd4ny8q]

[@TonyWeaving]

Me too

[@rekanagy4609]

We All Miss Him deeply ❤

[@DudeSilad]

Over 50 years old now this masterpiece! One of rocks greatest ballads. Who else could write a song like that?

[@Jopochnik]

Morgenshtern

[@DudeSilad]

@@Jopochnik who?

[@oppothumbs1]

Neil Jung

[@nicolasponchut7537]

Lucio Battisti

[@DudeSilad]

@@nicolasponchut7537 Never heard of him, I'm sure he's good but after writing this, could he have written Young American's or Space Oddity? Bowie didn't churn out the same old style. He moved on. Rock, soul, techno, dance music, drum and bass and jazz. Doesn't matter what genre it was. He could do it.

[@drk321]

Ive been a Bowiefile since about '79. Finally got the see him live at the US festival 1983 in Devore CA. As Bowie aged his voice changed from this childlike quality to a more bass tone. By 83 he had a much deeper base tone voice from his early years. This was "Serious Moonlight" tour. When he sat down at the piano to do "Life on Mars" he somehow used his young childlike voice. Absolute genius. When he toured for Glass Spider he hired Peter Frampton because Frampton was not getting a lot of work. When they sang "Sons of the Silent Age" Bowie sang the bass and Frampton sang the falsetto. Perfect. Absolute perfection.

[@JustAWildSlipknotFan]

Wait, David Bowie fans are called 'Bowiefiles'? Or did you mean 'Bowie fan'? If you did mean Bowiefile I personally think that's a cool way of putting It

[@drk321]

@@JustAWildSlipknotFan I meant it as an enthusiast. Bowiefile or maybe more accurately Bowiephile.

[@johntate5050]

Kids today can't understand how shocking this was back in the early 70s. The old boys who fought in the war were just middle-aged and upon seeing this they believed society had fallen apart.

[@thekirbs8976]

I'm 14 and I can I love this kind of music and I thank my uncle and dad for geting me to listen to this old music cause it is in of my fave ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂

[@BoopSnootAndTroubleshoot]

Even just reading what you just wrote, I still just think "That's Bowie being Bowie!", cause you're right, we'll never know hpw shocking this was

[@gelatinaplatinada876]

QwWW​@@thekirbs8976

[@Yakub_Offical]

@@thekirbs8976I think what he means is the vets didn’t appreciate him wearing make up.

[@gatoropodo]

And now people are getting shocked at androgyny all over again haha

[@i.l0ve.Que3n]

I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SONG

[@KrzysztofTomecki]

So do I...💔

[@nancydemoss2945]

Love the song and the man. ❤ Miss you, David!!😢 Thanks for the years of fantastic entertainment!

[@adrienehamilton6679]

Me too ❤

[@otaviohenrique1726]

50 years later, we live in a freak show and it's still the best seller. Lennon keeps selling, the boring movie story keeps repeating itself, and the question remains, is there life on Mars? David was, is and always will be a genius. An artist far ahead of his time

[@rjlchristie]

I understood that the lyric refers to Lenin, who inspired workers to strike, yet again.

[@BassPlayerNcl]

Absolute classic. We were blessed to have him in our lives ❤

[@leesaunders1930]

Exactly and English born classic. We truly did dominate the music world then.

[@josephsmall4270]

It's sad that we'll never see someone as brilliant as him ever again in our lifetime.

[@moragmacgregor6792]

It's not sad to me. I believe it's beyond amazing that he was alive for most of my life. I'm so grateful.

[@crickcrackcricketycrack5501]

There's plenty brilliant artists out there. But there's only one David Bowie!

[@lefkytheshin]

​@@crickcrackcricketycrack5501 Meh. Merely rehashed music from the past. Nothing original happening now.

[@poyoo2010]

50 years, this song is timeless, David Bowie is timeless.

[@davideganevans173]

The CC was useless. One of the last songs Bowie performed live, it’s timeless.

[@TOMOHIROAOKI0511]

It's an eternal classic, no matter how many times I hear it. Bowie is still alive today.

[@moragmacgregor6792]

And forever.

[@Sigma1_969]

What an absolutely beautiful man.

[@qwanathomas735]

Yep he was out of this world.

[@mandydowling4803]

David's finest hour without a doubt. Struggled for years to get a breakthrough hit and ultimately became a rock icon. This song has lyrics which are hard to fathom and it has many different meanings to different people. A true classic which brings back unrepeatable memories to me personally. God bless you David.

[@oppothumbs1]

Bowie wrote the song as a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way". Bowie has labeled the song "a sensitive young girl's reaction to the media" and added, "I think she finds herself disappointed with reality... that although she's living in the doldrums of reality, she's being told that there's a far greater life somewhere, and she's bitterly disappointed that she doesn't have access to it." The lyrics also contain imagery suggesting the futility of man's existence, a topic Bowie used frequently on his early albums

[@michellebooth327]

Why does it have to be a girls reaction to the media,could a young boy not have the same reaction,that it’s all shit?

[@moragmacgregor6792]

Great literature never has just one meaning, no matter what the genre or when it's written.

[@GlitchyHalo]

it’s funny how Ziggy Stardust was both a blessing a curse It’s the character David played that everyone knew and loved the most and it’s what you think when someone says think of David Bowie but it also started his downfall into cocaine. He filmed a man fell down to earth while high and didn’t even remember filming it he also felt he never felt like himself again and everywhere he goes it’s Ziggy talking and not David

[@TimothyTakemoto]

His career lifted off when he started impersonating Bolan imho.

[@TheStorehouseOfMemories]

Oh, man. It's like he's still with us, I cried with emotion to see him so clearly being so young. Rest in peace David.

[@couplakooks]

It's amazing how he can change facial expressions so smoothly - stoicism, skepticism, disdain, sorrow, muted joy, even menace - all within the course of this astounding song.

[@juliojosesanchezgamboa8732]

David Bowie on 4K is just what the world needed now.

[@KEI-rl7zx]

I found this song during my therapy and I've been fascinated by his songs for months.This song is something really special for me and I'm happy to see David Bowie with vivid visual.

[@ViBellArt]

I first heard this song during the Freak Show season of American Horror Story. Jessica Lange's character Elsa Mars performed it on screen, and I instantly fell in love with the song. Back then, I had no idea it was Bowie's creation. He will live forever through his timeless art 💜

[@Bubbaburp]

Don’t forget how this was your dead wife’s favourite song etc

[@Nadzap]

This is one of the greatest songs of all time.

[@simonrae3048]

Don't forget, Rick Wakeman on piano..... and of course the one and only Mick Ronson, his guitar player who scored this wonderful piece of music , the string section bringing this song to it's crescendo.

[@sabrinacheek]

Lyrics :) It's a God-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair But her mummy is yelling, "No" And her daddy has told her to go But her friend is nowhere to be seen Now she walks through her sunken dream To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen But the film is a saddening bore For she's lived it ten times or more She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man, look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars? It's on America's tortured brow That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon's on sale again See the mice in their million hordes From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads Rule Britannia is out of bounds To my mother, my dog, and clowns But the film is a saddening bore 'Cause I wrote it ten times or more It's about to be writ again As I ask you to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man, look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars?

[@maryannmurphy9708]

Best song in a long time!

[@afreakaboucher1316]

Thanks .

[@kaylynkorir6823]

2 favorite song by Mr david bowie Starman untouchable and unforgettable and unbelievable and everlasting icon forever more than life itself

[@rjlchristie]

Lenin not Lennon.

[@KoesHardy]

Thx very much 🙏🙏

[@manun.c.8960]

He looks so natural here, all the artifical colours are gone and that ending is just Fantastic !!! Bowie Forever !!!

[@lilmissgoth.]

Absolute icon and legend with such a captivating career. Always in our hearts. ❤

[@shrug_shrugsly]

What unbelievable artistic vision across the field. Beauty. Breath capturing visual, audio, poetic everything. So blessed to have these masterpieces preserved in any possible way we’re able. Bowie, you’re captivating. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@wpollock1]

Perfect! The perfect song treated perfectly in 4K. Rick Wakeman, kudos for such a great piano accompaniment. Bowie in all his superstardom.

[@JazzFunk22]

Rick is a bad son of a gun ......🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹....👍🏽💥🤘🏽

[@markb20]

What a talented artist, and a wonderful human being. So cutting edge during his entire career, the expression "ahead of his time" fits David Bowie perfectly.

[@sackydzNG]

Finally, a version of the music video where the song is actually at the correct pitch. Great to see this in 4K too!

[@Lob0Sec]

The very first Bowie's MV I've watched on TV. I'll never forget how I felt in that daybreak, watching MTV Brazil top 100.

[@dennissem9245]

I was listening to this song because of the anniversary and to watch the upgrade made me truly happy. My all time favorite song. Eternal love for Bowie.

[@Abc.abccccc23]

I never used to listen to David Bowie, although I loved him in the Labyrinth. My uncle always plays songs like this and recently I have met up with him and he played this song and I just remembered how much I LOVED IT. Playing it on repeat ❤️

[@thogdad1]

There will NEVER be a musical talent like this. Ever.

[@notheredude]

the stage looks like heaven rest in peace

[@moragmacgregor6792]

*_Rest?_* Who are you kidding?

[@MAZE4]

He's my absolute favourite, obviously a good voice, the brains behind those songs are beyond comparison.

[@randomrose128]

I feel a sense of privilege getting to see such a beautiful video in such a high definition after so many years of it being made. My sister and I used to watch the super "bright" video where you can't see any detail on his face and to now be able to see every piece of glitter on his skin. Every wrinkle, every shine, every eyelash, and hair strand. I'd be lying to you if I said I didn't start crying as soon as I realised the gravity of what I'm watching. I Love David's music so much and I'm so happy I get to see this. Rest in peace, David. We Love you. 💙 -R

[@jetcord8654]

The first time I listened to the song I didn’t like it. Then I was curious what made it good so I rewatched it. The second time I watched it I immediately fell in love with David Bowie. This song was incredibly unique and it’s one of my favorites now❤

[@strangelyforgotten7522]

yeaaaaah hes ight

[@DudeSilad]

Often the best songs aren't likeable on first listen. It took me 20 years to get in to a Kate Bush album after I bought it. I don't think I was mature enough to understand it at the time. It's a masterpiece.

[@strangelyforgotten7522]

@@DudeSilad True but I think Kate Bush’s music is more accessible then say Life on Mars (Although Kate Bush and David Bowie are both amazing songwriters!)

[@DudeSilad]

@@strangelyforgotten7522 Kate is far more avant garde. I'd say Bowie had the far more commercial music. Although Kate wrote a fair amount of it.

[@tombsower6926]

​@@strangelyforgotten7522you compare a ham sammich to sturgeon caviar

[@plasteredbastard]

this tune especially since his passing has taken on a whole other life. brilliant tune

[@hanasloupova9417]

He was So ahead of his time....music Is Pure perfection😮❤

[@karolinuh]

People just dont talk about their mothers, their dogs, and clowns anymore...

[@eugenelazarev9795]

Time goes by but this song is timeless. Beautiful piano and vocals, thanks to the one and only David Bowie!

[@koraruexe]

I was just listening to this song an hour ago, seeing this video remastered in 4k made me so happy, such a great artist Bowie is, may he rest in peace

[@sundeepbhatia9974]

Fantastic! As fresh as a daisy. A song that is 50 years young! Timeless.

[@goofer77]

he’s just so beautiful

[@_alt3reg0_]

I'll never get over how beautiful him and this song is.

[@_sonia_33]

im hearing this for the first time in my whole life and.. oh my god this is so sosososo beautiful i am literally crying

[@AndyGadget]

Absolutely epic song by one of the greatest, and Rick Wakeman's piano is just the icing on the cake.

[@IlanaEdits]

I will never ever get tired of this song & video! Just GORGEOUS! 💝

[@bobbyarp8]

hearing the ringing phone Mick curse at the end so clear is awesome ❤

[@pioneernut7487]

I thought this ringing was intended, but now i know it was accident

[@simonrae3048]

And Mick is the secret weapon in this song

[@bobbyarp8]

@@simonrae3048 ahaa yes!

[@fkyew]

Godspeed David, I know you're up there somewhere kickin' it. Thanks for the memories. Wish you were here. Miss you, with much love.

[@martinsz9561]

FINALLY!!!!!! ....LIFE ON MARS? in high definition. And it's happened in my lifetime too! My brother recorded this off TV in the mid 1970s on the very first Philips Video Recorder. The tapes were as big as bricks. We played it to death. Come on, you've got to agree.... How cool is BOWIE in this clip? THANKS for the post.

[@shotgunXM1014]

I love you David, I sometimes dream I could have met you

[@user-hr5bu3lg2q]

Если тебе 8 лет

[@periwinkle.mp4]

There’s no life on mars, but there’s rests of ancient water, David. Could have been life. You’re welcome. OMYGOD ITS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE 4K

[@ninjanicktf9768]

I had no idea there was an alternate version of this video

[@kanjiwooowooo3202]

Same

[@Nik831]

Great job, I love the video. Everything is so crystal clear, David’s voice and oh my, his face…he is so beautiful and has the loveliest voice. I am so happy I grew up with his music and his concerts. I love him forever❤

[@vojislavoluic4339]

I poslije 50 godina ova stvar zvuci sjajno, mnogo bolje od ovih sadasnjih "hitova"❤

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Timeless song ✨🪐✨

[@omituinenotus9651]

My all time favorite song ♥️♥️

[@theswissmiss69]

I definitely understand why… it’s great!

[@Lanaghoul]

Me too

[@pamela8329]

David Bowie has been an idol for most of my life. Mick Rock is brilliant!

[@iambradleymusic]

This music will never get old.

[@paolacelletti2056]

What a shot, what an edit! It almost feels like you can caress his face, which I've never seen so close up. This is the perfection, absolutely. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[@neonlink3141]

Probably the finest 4K restoration (and upgrade even when comparing to the beautiful 2016 mix) for a music video ever.

[@arthurchilly]

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE IN 4K

[@DAVIDMONEY44849]

52 years later the song is still a banger

[@april1969simnel]

YES. This is what the video is supposed to look like. Beautiful job!

[@Mars_bowiesversion]

david was always in 4k , just everything around him wasn’t

[@juancastillaalejandro5476]

No se puede ser más genial en todo lo que hacía ❤

[@flashflame4952]

I will never stop missing David...Bowie Forever!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Love this the colors and sound are fabulous…oh my!! 😻

[@Tedisntakidanymore]

If Bowie had done nothing other than this song, he'd still be considered great. Fortunately, he did! 😀

[@ananima]

Omg I love all the David Bowie’s outfits but this one is one of my favorites and the song is beautiful I love David Bowie

[@marcosgodoy1670]

Tive o imenso prazer de assistir a um show dele. Simplesmente o maior, o melhor...👏👏👏

[@lostaal]

I didn’t expect this. This is amazing.

[@alejandrajaime2013]

When david bowie passed away my mother and I went to "Estela de Luz" in Mexico City to hear this song (some people played their CDs). It was my bonding time with her and today we're still close because of bowie.

[@Xierra13]

David was and will always be our hero. Our master of talent and music. Thanks for posting this masterpiece...

[@yuliyamaiskaya]

Я стала забывать насколько это потрясающе!!!😰😰😰🤯🤯🤯 Боже, Дэвид, ты лучшее, что есть во Вселенной 😢

[@MrHoefnix]

My grandmother perceived this as eccentric and otherworldly in 1973.

[@sonnatora]

Finally we can see magnificent "Life on Mars?" music video in all its beauty. I could only dream about it!! And, well, it still feels like a dream and I can't believe my eyes, but I'm so-so happy. Thank you ★

[@Rock_Lady]

Thank you David for this song ❤

[@user-dg2zn2jd8w]

God bless david Bowie music is not the same without this legend 😢

[@lunedakennedy3078]

💞💞💞

[@Lenny_1986]

Such an icon

[@thhardglump1723]

where

[@Keegerator]

this in 4k is truly a treat

[@marzhill6640]

He was away ahead of his beautiful time. Loved him then, love him till the day I die, and in the afterlife.

[@juannt1590]

One of my favorites songs, I love you Bowie

[@Stardust-en2sk]

Undoubtedly, a much more than incredible song ♥️♥️♥️

[@BrooklynPayne]

When I saw this had been uploaded I gasped! It’s so lovely to be able to see this in such crisp detail

[@sarifahschweizer7354]

He makes me appreciate what i've been missing all these while...... . Bless u Sir❤

[@stevegordon2032]

Just so good I could cry.

[@RemasteringMcCartney_AndreyM]

FINALLY IN 4K OMG BUT WHY ARE THERE INTERSPERSED CLIPS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL ONE? Also, the colors on the 2016 Version look way better

[@user-gu2qj9cg7s]

この色のトーンと熱狂している観客の様子、75年か76年日本の田舎のレコード店で、わずか5人ほどのロックファンとともにこのバージョンのしかもフィルムで観ていた。Bowieの映像を見ること自体が、とても貴重な体験だった。あまりに衝撃だったので、もう一度見せて欲しいとフィルムを巻き戻して2回見た。今のファンには想像もつかないだろうけど、ARTが、確実に伝わった瞬間だったと思う。このバージョンをupしてくれてありがとう。

[@TaliaStardust]

Absolutely beautiful, amazing!! Very good job ❤❤❤

[@oscargonzalez-yo9fj]

Una de las canciones más hermosas del maestro Bowie. 💗

[@Bebronyhach]

I'm 13 and nobody told me about David before, thanks internet!

[@themouse7506]

I was also 13 when I first heard this I'm 64 now. music in the 70 and 80s was much better than today's music.. give pink Floyd a listen to.the dark side of the moon.enjoy.

[@thelucabrazzi]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I"VE BEEN WAITING YEEEEAAARSSS for this to be cleaned up !!!!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Very talented, and very missed. Rest in peace, Ziggy Stardust!

[@denisemarquesdesouza7202]

O Sr. Bowie respira beleza e a mais pura Arte! 🌹

[@josemarayaa]

Good times to be a Bowie fan 🎉❤

[@frankkarzenowski2385]

God I miss you. Too my mother , my dogs and the the clowns. 😢 he was real ! My fucking tears are real

[@PerGamer-vy6ru]

If David Bowie only made this one song, he would still be legendary....