David Bowie - Loving The Alien (Official Video)

The official music video for David Bowie - Loving The Alien
Taken from Bowie's 'Tonight' album released in 1984, which featured the singles 'Blue Jean', 'Tonight' and 'Loving The Alien'.
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Lyrics
Watching them come and go
The Templars and the Saracens
They're travelling the holy land
Opening telegrams
Torture comes and torture goes
Knights who'd give you anything
They bear the cross of Coeur de Leon
Salvation for the mirror blind
But if you pray
All your sins are hooked upon the sky
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
Prayers they hide the saddest view
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And your prayers, they break the sky in two
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
Thinking of a different time
Palestine a modern problem
Bounty and your wealth in land
Terror in a best laid plan
Watching them come and go
Tomorrows and the yesterdays
Christians and the unbelievers
Hanging by the cross and nail
But if you pray
All your sins are hooked upon the sky
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
Prayers the hide the saddest view
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And your prayers will break the sky in two
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
About David Bowie:
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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[@johnshearn]

Never tire of the “ white duke” for so long made music for everyone to enjoy !!!

[@quentincrisp6933]

Even in "black face" he's still the "Thin White Duke"!

[@MattCraftDotDerp]

This might be Bowie's most underrated song. I definitely think this should've been a bigger hit than "Blue Jean"

[@patrickbiernat2360]

Yeah, blue jean is not the greatest song in my opinion.

[@patriciawalters6778]

I agree. Blue Jean is a fun song but this is poetry.

[@protato5896]

Oh you pretty things is a nice gem as well

[@truth4004]

He looks really sexy in both though.

[@rainbowrotcod]

I love this and Blue Jean, but I've loved this longer.

[@DuanTorruellas]

In my humble opinion, being so ahead of it time , has to be one of the best songs ever made. ❤

[@studonaldson1497]

Yes indeed! Strange how these things happen- just remembered it while shopping in Tesco of all places. Came back, found it and it amazed me even more. Years ahead of it’s time melodically too. Stu X

[@taxi134-y1q]

A great song,perhaps his best ever but frequently overlooked.

[@tomsmith6617]

The alien gone but not forgotten

[@johannesjuanes]

The sensuality of his voice, the melody , the class of this music, a chosen one, one of a kind.. etc etc..

[@martinschmidt5255]

One of the best Bowie songs for ever. Thank you, David .

[@cnfuzz]

He kind of nicked it from psychedelic furs love my way but far less good

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

his voice is amazing on this amazing song !!

[@cv507]

would knöt ´tache ön the schörsch. : ? just kidnäp $€ pöpp ^ ^

[@drock9083]

Funny thing, I was at karaoke a couple of days ago and was talking to a guy while another singer's song started. The guy I was talking to jaw dropped and just started saying "no way, no way" I'm like what bro? He's all, "This is a rare deep Bowie cut"(by karaoke standards)And then I realized, I'd never heard the song before. I'm in my 60's and hearing a Bowie song for the 1st time is something I can't truly can't describe. I've listened to the song maybe 50 times now lol

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

What do your neighbours think about that?

[@benjokazzooie]

D Rock lovely moment mate

[@dafyddil]

I wanna hang out w y'all

[@thinwhiteduke4324]

Loving The Alien's an amazing song, I don't think your neighbours mind lol

[@ahlamahlam8513]

Worry devil

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

"Thinking of a different time Palestine a modern problem Bounty and your wealth in land Terror in a best-laid plan"

[@ZeroChannelZero]

David Bowie was indeed an alien. I submit as proof: he was the only "human" who could make 80s dance moves look hot af.

[@Nikerym]

Out of this world fosho.

[@ahlamahlam8513]

Album David

[@imnotcreative2214]

David Bowie was a musical genius. His music was out of this world awesome.

[@privaternutzer7595]

he was in the beginning... the more he got attached to life on earth the more he became a human... but that's another story

[@the2ndcoming135]

I think he more or less did something with the ubermensch concept. Almost supernatural in some sense. A bit difficult to put into words. But, certainly revolutionized art itself.

[@ВариксЛояльный]

People saying that this song is underrated I agree, with one exception The WHOLE Tonight album is underrated

[@pamelaearl7191]

I loved 'Tonight.' It was rich and deep. The opp of the fun 'Let's Dance.' My fave song on that album is 'Criminal World.' Recently saw the original duo's pop promo. There was a time when David Bowie was the one who informed us of new/great music.

[@zwaieff3695]

Underrated Masterpiece!

[@annamarie8168]

Tonight is honestly my favorite Bowie album..

[@tet584]

Yup.

[@dinoexequielcala2154]

Underrated? This is one of the most remembered Bowie's pieces!

[@onelight-music]

I agree 100%

[@kevinindublin]

But this version is sub par. It has to be the album version with the magnificent extended synth/guitar outro.

[@warrenw.8358]

The music blends minors, majors and diminished chords in just the right places... to add that hint of doubt, cynicism, and hope. Add to that the lyrics and you'll spend months digesting the many ways they can be taken. Add in this video and thy brain explodeth. I saw this at first on MTV, a few times. Then spent years trying to find the CD. Once I did it all came back again. Very nice, superb!

[@ChrisJensen23]

“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 19:33-34, NRSVUE

[@wendys7285]

Completely agree! What an absolutely amazing song.

[@michaelscoots]

I remember as a teen waiting for this video to premiere. Loved the song - especially the chorus - the melancholy cryptic vibe. Bowie constantly redefining himself never attempting to replicate a previous album; to me this is what made him a true artist.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

LOVE THE SONG LOVE HIS VOICE DO NOT LOVE THE VIDEO sorry i felt he never needed all the ''stuff'' around him.

[@gustavoh.8634]

it inspired one of the best series in the world... Stranger Things

[@ermannogallo9774]

Assolutamente vero , David non è mai stato ripetitivo eppure sempre riconoscibile 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@grac3om]

This is definitely one of his most underrated songs, at least for the 80's, with a very strong, truthful and powerful message that has literally been relevant for centuries and still is today. Miss you everyday David.

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@kevinindublin]

But the bit that makes it, musically - the magnificent extended synth / guitar outro - is missing.

[@MAZE4]

I think my late Dad knew how much I loved this song, I played it enough!

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Totally agree ... I've had a wonderful time playing Station to Station as a YT one man band ... it was such fun.

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

@@MAZE4 Totally agree ... I've had a wonderful time playing Station to Station as a YT one man band ... it was such fun.

[@kja427]

To be safe and sane, listen to DAVID BOWIE!

[@bentyreman5769]

best ending to a music video I've ever seen

[@Costattoo]

Hahaha scary...

[@GaryALucas]

Reminded me ot Twin Peaks: The Return and Audrey Horne waking up in the looney bin.

[@wendylamb9916]

I love David Bowie but this is the song I always come back to. I don't even know why because I love everything he's done. Out of all his amazing songs there's something about this one that brings me back again and again. I think it might be his best ever.

[@kaysmith8992]

If _Labyrinth_ had got a sequel in the 80s, this would have been a great soundtrack.

[@chrisbremner8992]

I saw the genius perform as the thin white Duke in Sydney Australia, must have been 40 plus years ago, I was 30 feet from him. Amazing

[@shadfaquir4873]

I still cry when I watch a bowie video ...im 52 years old...that's the legacy he left on me 😥 .

[@Yunuhel1]

I'm 36 and I am completely influenced by his legacy.

[@shadfaquir4873]

@@Yunuhel1 did you see him live

[@getitherething.2653]

No screen ever seems big or complex enough for bowie visuals.

[@SherylMarie]

So true

[@rjjcms1]

Bedrest is the best cure for a blue head.

[@the2ndcoming135]

His movements make him seem very tall. At least in this one.

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@thejonegcle7759]

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ... film/movie

[@rosepalmer73]

He is so beautiful, never will there be a man as beautiful on the outside as inside as he.

[@luklov8801]

not sure that makes sense

[@annettespizuoco7524]

Kurt Cobain!!! Don't forget Kurt! And now Sam Smith!!!!

[@niallnom]

@@annettespizuoco7524 And don’t forget Huw Edwards

[@joannaharman2474]

❤

[@johannesjuanes]

Only me , remember

[@pigstrotters4198]

No.4 on my top 5 Bowie songs. 1) "Always crashing in the same car"; 2) "ThursdayChild"; 3) "Absolute Beginners"; 4). "Loving the Alien"; 5) (and people think I'm strange) "The Bewlay Brothers"

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Again great music that's decades old, yet still carry a message for today.😊❤❤ You were a genius, David, and are sorely missed...

[@wilhelmoswaldlorenz1074]

David Bowie, made great sound all the way to the end. Now he's making music where ever he is now

[@claudiarae6892]

"are" a genius. no past tense with BOWIE. missed and loved beyond measure.

[@JohnSmith-wp7vf]

@@noahbach2211 The message that humanity is sick - they belive in strangest things, loving the alien. And that tommorow are the same as yesterdays in that regard. Palestine now and at the times of crusades, pointless fight on the basis of belifs. Get it?

[@lindseyshupee]

I dreamt I talked to a beautiful blue alien. Now I think it might of been him, lol. I don't think we used verbal words. ( I asked him a question. ) This was after Bowie's death.

[@yonezawa2810]

I’m just here for his fashion sense And the music of course

[@stevencurtis924]

Peter Framptom's instrumental version of this song is just gorgeous and a fitting tribute to his childhood friend.

[@encoreunefois1X]

I'll have to check that out right now!

[@buffrogers6650]

80's music had such a classy sound and loads of style, sophistication and elegance. I would love to see this style of music make a comeback.

[@samanthalewin4397]

Possibly my favourite record by Bowie. I remember hearing it as a teenager in the 80s. I didn't know what it was about, but I remember I liked the title because I was very into science fiction then. After having a bad experience with religion in my adult years, this song has great meaning to me.

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@massimogallazzi]

THIS SONG IS SOME AND MANY KINDS OF "GENIUS" BECAUSE, WHEN HE PLAYED THE MOVIE "THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH" , THE ALIEN WAS HIM... BUT IN "LOVING THE ALIEN", THE ALIEN WAS NOT A SUBJECT BUT AN OBJECT WHICH IS THE "ALTER-EGO" OF A SUBJECT, OF COURSE INTHE MATTER WE'RE DEALING, THAT IS "PRAYER" IS THE ALIEN... A GREAT LESSON OF PHILOSOPHY MATCHED TO THE MUSIC... "TRACK" REALLY UNDER RATED BUT FAR AHEAD OUR TIMES WITH MY HEART ON MY SLEEVES CORDIALMENTE GALLO ATOMICO 🐓 MAX66 THE ATOMIC ROOSTER MAX66 ITALY

[@wendi-bnkywuv]

I've had bad experiences with religion and atheism. Both have become unnecessarily toxic. I feel like I deserve to be taken away from humans at this point by a benign extraterrestrial species and live with them communally.

[@penultimoASPOD]

An Alien singin´ about an alien. Miss U, Mr. Bowie!!

[@bobmiclette9156]

I love when he flinches at 3:54 and 4:13....little humanizing details Bowie put in the video to underscore his character's coming apart.

[@otrohectormas]

Should remaster this video too, it's probably one of Bowie's most underrated songs fr

[@petere8175]

Takes me back to my little walkman and bowies album tonight! This and Blue Jean are my favs

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@copywritergena1225]

When Bowie died, I went to a makeshift memorial outside his NY home, full of records, music and flowers. His fans were there; it was raining that night like God himself was crying. It was so tremendously sad and beautiful. There will never be another.

[@catherinebirch2399]

I'd make a clone of him if I could.

[@turinmormegil7715]

The Ending scared me the First time, definetly caught by surprise. Me and my family too, as the music was playing loudly

[@zazoom84]

He was a force for good in this world...

[@Sylvain-87]

Possibly the Bowie's most underrated song and i love the video with the reference to the work of painter Giorgio DeChirico.

[@idkanymore790]

i guess you could say David Bowie music videos are out of this world.

[@Frankiegoesto2025]

I only love two aliens: David Bowie's and E.T. the Extraterrestrial .

[@drcexcel]

If you ever want this style of David’s music to make a return, it won’t happen as no musician has the depth, spirituality, and love for humanity that he had You can however, do what I do and pull up these Bowie gems and enjoy the heck out of his timeless and beautiful music

[@emily-xj3xv]

man i miss this guy:( he brought an energy that doesn’t exist anymore

[@blameitonablackstar]

We miss you 💚💚💚

[@marianievessnow6567]

Yes We Do immensely⚘

[@elradu07]

Very much

[@nickavenoso7851]

Tonight will always have a special place in my heart because it was the first Bowie album I had heard in full. I had heard his earlier album, but only a selection of songs. I later went back and picked up his earlier albums and his later ones as well. Bowie will forever be one of my favorite artists ever.

[@Kittykat6000-f7b]

David you were a genius I miss you

[@andrearaimey3665]

RIP David Bowie (a.k.a. David Robert Jones)! It’s been only two years since you’ve been gone,but I still love you. I still love you and will always keep loving the alien. ❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️

[@harleygal420]

This song is one of my favorites. Love Bowie, always have, always will.

[@Laurennn567]

Many years ago I was a sales man driving a poultry truck around Dublin. There was a Chinese restaurant on o Connell street and three was a waiter worked there and he was the image of Bowie always looked forward to calling there. Nearest I could get to a legend.

[@sackydzNG]

I really wish Tonight was more like this

[@tizianamarino2022]

David' s style Is spectacular

[@kellymelrose8527]

he had so many brilliant tunes that id totally forgotten about this one ..

[@JDC352]

The masses will never understand what they had and lost in David Bowie. That's truly sad.

[@bookowl1775]

And in many other artists that people do not generally listen to! From Peter Gabriel (and Genesis hehe) and Gentle Giants, to Kate Bush and Björk. HOW could someone live without such music??

[@tonybates7870]

No, but we know, don't we, the enlightened ones. We're not the masses, we're different, oh yeah . . .

[@nighthawkviper6791]

It is the perrogative to expect them to one day all reach the next paradigm/level/type-civilization.

[@stefonwilliams9790]

James D. Chamberlain III I never understand what we lost Prince Rogers O(+> Nelson

[@thomasbenoit5826]

Ed Sheeran is easier to understand! :)

[@guilhermevideira1]

Definitely one of his most underrated tracks. I prefer the full seven-minutes album version though

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@lori5455]

Thank you so Much! The finish with David in a metal hospital bed is so reminiscent of Black Star! Will always miss this amazing person we call Bowie............RIP

[@jaytrain1976]

who says that time travel is not possible !!? if you put on some headphone and listen to this song in a dark room...its almost like its 1984/85 again !!!! Seriously tho....this song takes me places and takes me waaay back to those long lost beautiful years of childhood !

[@Dharzjinion]

Many have tried, all have failed. There will never be one like him again. Also, took me 30 years to recognize that the opening titles from "Labyrinth" are actually a rendition of this song.

[@Heather_in_Kansas]

2:08 The video is gorgeous, but this song is so underrated. It's an earworm. Happy Bowie Weekend⚡🖤💫

[@ericjourdain892]

No one but Bowie would have dared dancing with a tambourine in front of a chocolate fountain somehow placed in a Chirico painting on such an effortless majestic song. I am so honored to share a birthday with him.

[@ChrisJensen23]

“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 19:33-34, NRSVUE

[@txtsmpl]

David Bowie will never die.

[@nunah7977]

Just can't stop watching David Bowie. Awesome and missed. 💜

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@bradcuzidk8306]

Honestly, the entirety of "Tonight" doesn't deserve the shaft, it's a brilliant album.

[@SunshineClementine]

Love it! David is so alive in this video. Interesting to note that this song was also sampled in 'Red Dwarf,' which makes it even more special to me. x

[@gustmigrana9349]

El final me jodió la bocina de la TV. Valió la pena! 😎

[@samuelxavier2473]

Along with several others here, this has to be one of Bowie's finest. Tackles religion - specifically Abrahamic religions - mysticism in general, cultural appropriation and empiricism. All in a set co-opted from Dali and Picasso, with Bowie channeling Sinatra. And if that doesn't do it for you, consider: Who else would think "I know, I'll paint me face blue and put a big bright light in me gob so me teeth glow"? Absolutely barking crazy and brilliant, all at the same time.

[@mikehunt3436]

I think a converse could be made it is a critique of Zionism, xenophilia, miscegenation, and sentimentalism/romanticism.

[@JimiLaPointe]

Cultural appropriation?

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@momasu]

The set is referring specifically to Giorgio de Chirico. And the light inside the teeth comes from Laurie Anderson's United States I-IV performance.

[@JesusGomez-ob2qt]

This man was advocating for the freedom of palestine from the nazi zionist occupation since the 80s! A true activist

[@LucasRocha-lp2zi]

There can't be another Bowie

[@GaryTitherington-so1gt]

Always loved this song his voice is amazing

[@ashleymartin4512]

the music at the beginning is so haunting that its not left my mind since i heard it.........and when he makes his entrance at the beginning its like elvis never left the building...............

[@xg2_rufflesx933]

Lyrics: Watching them come and go The Templars and the Saracens They're traveling the holy land Opening telegrams Torture comes and torture goes Knights who'd give you anything They bear the cross of Coeur de Leon Salvation for the mirror blind But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) Thinking of a different time Palestine a modern problem Bounty and your wealth in land Terror in a best-laid plan Watching them come and go Tomorrows and the yesterdays Christians and the unbelievers Hanging by the cross and nail But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) You pray til the break of dawn (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And you'll believe you're loving the alien (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@StrangeFacinations]

@@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 I only play Bowie music on my keyboard for myself.

[@StrangeFacinations]

Thanks for the lyrics. I started video over to follow the lyrics. Such an odd song. Wonderful.

[@doceansdeepwoo2532]

Thank you, I finally know all the words. In this case the alien has more than one meaning! He let us know over and over didn't he?

[@JazzLoverKhurram]

He must have wrote this under influence of Iman who is a Muslim.😆🕌👽

[@andreamarchetti6481]

ragazzi ... premesso che ho 60 anni ... e che sono un inguaribile sentimentale .. ma a me questo pezzo fa venire i brividi, sia per la bellezza del pezzo ma soprattutto per la grandezza scenica di David Bowie, che gigante!! La sua entrata in scena in questo video è da sturbo!! Stop

[@svetMalkovlch]

Обожаю Боуи! Таким талантам надо давать вечную жизнь! Чтобы люди могли наслаждаться этим голосом❤

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@franciscorodriguez272]

Para mi la mejor cancion del Maestro David Bowie.

[@imnotcreative2214]

I never even heard this song till today. They should play this on the radio more.

[@merkatagri]

One of the best of his songs

[@billymcmonagle949]

Brilliant vocal on this song he was the man, so sadly missed,

[@ChristineMerryfield]

Probably the best album x missing David Bowie. Hope we meet in the afterlife x ❤

[@Khaufnak.]

Best song on Tonight.

[@elainehoskins1443]

This song still makes the hair stand up on my neck, absolutely brilliant 😘

[@enta2]

I don't know why this song is underrated. This song might be in my top 10 Bowie songs. I actually love how he sings in this version. Which of course he could never do live 🤗

[@suzannedemarkova9263]

But there is a stripped down acoustic version he did live! It's fantastic and up on KZbin.

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

I think the song is underrated partly because it was from a weak album which even Bowie himself was later very dismissive of. Also, as has been mentioned by others on here, the production is very '80s and that's not to everyone's taste.

[@georgek-z3p]

There are a few more gems on the album.

[@RodrigoSilva-mh4dk]

David has created very different works ... a truly valuable legacy

[@flaviaalves7455]

Here for the early celebration of what would be David's 75th birthday. A legend, the black star. Loving the 👽 always

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Agree ... I hope my YT Bowie songs as a one man band makes him smile ... Im lucky to be able to make the connection with his spirit.

[@preciousdevere288]

Miss you our Star Man beautiful brilliant man

[@stacehansen3140]

I miss him so much.

[@joycampi7233]

I love his vocals on this song; the intensity, along with the marimba. Takes it to another level. ❤❤❤❤

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@robfalgiano]

Yeah the way he punches the choruses is really great. Super dynamic and different than much of his other stuff.

[@frankolivas8593]

It doesnt matter what time or point of the circle i am in., the circle moves , your dreams, you touching the alien.

[@MrJohnnyPash]

This song is magical - the chorus is sublime

[@LucasRocha-lp2zi]

My dear bowie, thank you for everything!

[@clintirwin3468]

This is one of those Bowie moments, where I can see him through the eyes of someone who might have never seen him before. When he runs out in that opening and starts in, I can easily hear someone saying, "Who is this weird guy!" The man is something from another world.

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

Totally agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.

[@robbie4860]

The world misses this f***** legend!!!

[@jorat2410]

What a legend, I love this song.

[@tony1967ames]

One of the great lost songs

[@seleykosanikatwr9272]

Best song of all time

[@ThePerfidyofPop]

I am very, very grateful, grateful that as a teenager I saw none other than David Bowie as a unique idol. With his musical inspiration, his artistic streak, his intellectual abilities. He made my life very difficult, but it was of high quality and I am proud to be a lifelong admirer of his skills and his person. I was close to him in Hamburg at around 50 cm---- April, 1976. Thin White Duke and the last concert in 2003 shortly before his heart attack, treated in Hamburg, 2004. I don't regret anything. R.I.P.👽💕🎼🎯 my fav song

[@henriqueramos3197]

DAVID BOWIE - THE CHAMELEON OF POP ROCK David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music. Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity", released in 1969, was his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of Bowie's single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. In 1977, he again changed direction with the electronic-inflected album Low, the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had three number-one hits: the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure" (a 1981 collaboration with Queen). He achieved massive commercial success in the 1980s starting with Let's Dance (1983). Between 1988 and 1992, he fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine before resuming his solo career in 1993. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with The Next Day. He remained musically active until his death from liver cancer at his home in New York City. He died two days after both his 69th birthday and the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016). During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at over 100 million records worldwide, made him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum, eleven gold and eight silver album certifications, and released 11 number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists in history. As of 2022, Bowie was the best-selling vinyl artist of the 21st century. 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️And I have the great, great honor of having in my discography eight CD-albums by this great artist, who inspired many other great artists who came after him. From the great chameleon of Pop Rock. I have three copies of the CD-Album LET'S DANCE (REMASTER), whose original edition dates from 1983. And until now it was the biggest commercial success, surpassing ten million units sold worldwide! This is followed by a single copy, also remastered, of the CD-Album TONIGHT (1984), and two units also remastered from the CD-Album BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE, originally published in 1993. And, finally, until now, the fourth CD-Album, and last record work by David Bowie, released one day after his death, in January 2016, BLACKSTAR, two copies for the collection of eight magnificent discographic works, only masterpieces that remained for the history of British and world Pop Rock. And the only number one on the US Billboard 200! Rest in peace, David Bowie! I sincerely miss you so much in this world! You were a great chameleonic artist, and you left an enviable legacy for other artists, and fans until the present day, until forever! Congratulations on your work in music! Thank you very much for inspiration! Thank you very much for your great music! 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️ Tonight is the 16th studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 24 September 1984 through EMI America Records. The follow-up to his most commercially successful album Let's Dance, it was written and recorded in mid-1984 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Canada, following the conclusion of the Serious Moonlight Tour. Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham co-produced the album. Many of the same personnel from Let's Dance and the accompanying tour returned for Tonight, with a few additions. Much of Bowie's creative process was the same as he used on Let's Dance, similarly playing no instruments and offering little creative input to the musicians. The music on Tonight has been characterised as pop, blue-eyed soul, dance and rock. Much of the album's sound is the same as its predecessor's, due to Bowie's effort to retain the new audience that he had recently attracted, although some tracks contain R&B and reggae influences. Devoid of new ideas from touring, Bowie wrote only two new songs himself. Three songs, including the title track, were covers of Iggy Pop songs, who was present during most of the sessions and co-wrote multiple tracks. The title track is a duet with singer Tina Turner. The artwork, featuring Bowie blue-painted against an oil painting backdrop, was designed by Mick Haggerty. Supported by the singles "Blue Jean", "Tonight" and "Loving the Alien", Tonight was a commercial success, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception was poor, with most finding a lack of creativity. Following the critical dismissal of his next studio album Never Let Me Down (1987), Bowie expressed dissatisfaction with this period, calling Tonight not one of his stronger efforts, a sentiment echoed by later commentators. He did not tour to support the album and only performed "Loving the Alien" and "Blue Jean" on subsequent tours. The album was remastered in 2018 as part of the box set Loving the Alien (1983-1988). 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️

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"Loving the Alien" Released: May 1985 [Intro] [Verse 1] Watching them come and go The Templars and the Saracens They're travelling the holy land Opening telegrams Torture comes and torture goes Knights who'd give you anything They bear the cross of Coeur de Lion Salvation for the mirror blind [Pre-Chorus] But if you pray All your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear [Chorus 1] Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers, they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) [Interlude] [Verse 2] Thinking of a different time Palestine a modern problem Bounty and your wealth in land Terror in a best laid plan Watching them come and go Tomorrows and the yesterdays Christians and the unbelievers Hanging by the cross and nail [Pre-Chorus] But if you pray All your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear [Chorus 1] Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers, they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) [Chorus 2] You pray til the break of dawn (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And you’ll believe you’re loving the alien (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) [Outro] Produced by David Bowie, Hugh Padgham & Derek Bramble Written by David Bowie Album TONIGHT (1984)

[@Mark-td5ux]

David prophet genius visionary ❤

[@spodge1233]

Great song, goes all over the place, loads of hooks, even a bit of Red Dwarf !!

[@duncanwcraig9668]

Loving the Alien and Absolute Beginners were panned by the music critics back then. I loved both songs. I was 12 when Ashes to Ashes came out, loved him right away.

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2020. We will never see another one like him in this life! Safe travels.

[@andrewraffan1597]

Great song from the original one and only artist.

[@humandroid53]

This song alone redeems the Tonight album.

[@HoratioPercivalClackerbarrel]

That double bass is so wicked.