David Bowie - Loving The Alien (Official Video)

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  • 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.
    #DavidBowie #LovingTheAlien #Tonight #Bowie
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  • @MattCraftDotDerp
    @MattCraftDotDerp 6 лет назад +1621

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

    • @patrickbiernat2360
      @patrickbiernat2360 5 лет назад +50

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

    • @patriciawalters6778
      @patriciawalters6778 5 лет назад +101

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

    • @protato5896
      @protato5896 5 лет назад +42

      Oh you pretty things is a nice gem as well

    • @truth4004
      @truth4004 5 лет назад +23

      He looks really sexy in both though.

    • @rainbowrotcod
      @rainbowrotcod 5 лет назад +23

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

  • @ZeroChannelZero
    @ZeroChannelZero 4 года назад +494

    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
      @Nikerym 3 года назад +18

      Out of this world fosho.

    • @ahlamahlam8513
      @ahlamahlam8513 3 года назад +4

      Album David

    • @imnotcreative2214
      @imnotcreative2214 2 года назад +8

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

    • @privaternutzer7595
      @privaternutzer7595 2 года назад +6

      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
      @the2ndcoming135 2 года назад +6

      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.

  • @zwaieff3695
    @zwaieff3695 6 лет назад +880

    Underrated Masterpiece!

    • @annamarie8168
      @annamarie8168 6 лет назад +12

      Tonight is honestly my favorite Bowie album..

    • @tet584
      @tet584 5 лет назад +3

      Yup.

    • @dinoexequielcala2154
      @dinoexequielcala2154 5 лет назад +8

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

    • @onelight-music
      @onelight-music 5 лет назад +2

      I agree 100%

    • @kevinindublin
      @kevinindublin 5 лет назад +5

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

  • @drock9083
    @drock9083 5 лет назад +294

    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
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 5 лет назад +10

      What do your neighbours think about that?

    • @benjokazzooie
      @benjokazzooie 4 года назад +7

      D Rock lovely moment mate

    • @dafyddil
      @dafyddil 3 года назад +7

      I wanna hang out w y'all

    • @thinwhiteduke4324
      @thinwhiteduke4324 3 года назад +9

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

    • @ahlamahlam8513
      @ahlamahlam8513 3 года назад

      Worry devil

  • @getitherething.2653
    @getitherething.2653 6 лет назад +222

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

    • @SherylMarie
      @SherylMarie 4 года назад +5

      So true

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 3 года назад +1

      Bedrest is the best cure for a blue head.

    • @the2ndcoming135
      @the2ndcoming135 2 года назад +1

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +2

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

    • @thejonegcle7759
      @thejonegcle7759 2 года назад +2

      Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ... film/movie

  • @martinschmidt5255
    @martinschmidt5255 Год назад +108

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

    • @cnfuzz
      @cnfuzz Год назад +1

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

    • @stephenfermoyle4578
      @stephenfermoyle4578 Год назад +5

      his voice is amazing on this amazing song !!

    • @cv507
      @cv507 2 месяца назад

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

  • @chrisbremner8992
    @chrisbremner8992 Месяц назад +7

    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

  • @michaelscoots
    @michaelscoots 2 года назад +105

    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
      @stephenfermoyle4578 Год назад +1

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

    • @gustavoh.8634
      @gustavoh.8634 9 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @johannesjuanes
    @johannesjuanes 6 месяцев назад +19

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

  • @bentyreman5769
    @bentyreman5769 6 лет назад +135

    best ending to a music video I've ever seen

    • @Costattoo
      @Costattoo 5 лет назад +17

      Hahaha scary...

  • @blameitonablackstar
    @blameitonablackstar 6 лет назад +212

    We miss you 💚💚💚

  • @rosepalmer73
    @rosepalmer73 4 года назад +132

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

  • @JDC352
    @JDC352 6 лет назад +545

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

    • @bookowl1775
      @bookowl1775 5 лет назад +20

      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
      @tonybates7870 5 лет назад +30

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

    • @nighthawkviper6791
      @nighthawkviper6791 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @stefonwilliams9790
      @stefonwilliams9790 4 года назад +4

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

    • @thomasbenoit5826
      @thomasbenoit5826 4 года назад +1

      Ed Sheeran is easier to understand! :)

  • @henriqueramos3197
    @henriqueramos3197 11 месяцев назад +8

    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). 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️

    • @henriqueramos3197
      @henriqueramos3197 11 месяцев назад

      "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)

  • @xg2_rufflesx933
    @xg2_rufflesx933 3 года назад +139

    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
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +5

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

    • @lotstodo
      @lotstodo 2 года назад +3

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

    • @lotstodo
      @lotstodo 2 года назад +7

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

    • @doceansdeepwoo2532
      @doceansdeepwoo2532 2 года назад +2

      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?

    • @jozefmak1268
      @jozefmak1268 Год назад

      @Khurram Aziz oh my...well then this song is for you, obviously

  • @guilhermevideira1
    @guilhermevideira1 6 лет назад +90

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

  • @grac3om
    @grac3om 2 года назад +99

    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
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +4

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

    • @kevinindublin
      @kevinindublin 2 года назад +5

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

    • @MAZE4
      @MAZE4 2 года назад +3

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +3

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

  • @warrenw.8358
    @warrenw.8358 10 месяцев назад +14

    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
      @ChrisJensen23 5 месяцев назад +1

      “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
      @wendys7285 9 дней назад

      Completely agree! What an absolutely amazing song.

  • @MichaelBerthelsen
    @MichaelBerthelsen 6 лет назад +300

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

    • @wilhelmoswaldlorenz1074
      @wilhelmoswaldlorenz1074 6 лет назад +3

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

    • @claudiarae6892
      @claudiarae6892 5 лет назад +3

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

    • @JohnSmith-wp7vf
      @JohnSmith-wp7vf 5 лет назад +8

      @@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
      @lindseyshupee 5 лет назад +2

      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
      @yonezawa2810 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @shadfaquir4873
    @shadfaquir4873 4 года назад +43

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

    • @Yunuhel1
      @Yunuhel1 Год назад +1

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

    • @shadfaquir4873
      @shadfaquir4873 Год назад

      @@Yunuhel1 did you see him live

  • @petere8175
    @petere8175 6 лет назад +139

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

  • @samanthalewin4397
    @samanthalewin4397 5 лет назад +56

    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
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +3

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

    • @massimogallazzi
      @massimogallazzi Год назад

      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

  • @buffrogers6650
    @buffrogers6650 Год назад +13

    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.

  • @copywritergena1225
    @copywritergena1225 3 года назад +13

    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.

  • @stevencurtis924
    @stevencurtis924 2 года назад +8

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

    • @encoreunefois1X
      @encoreunefois1X 9 месяцев назад

      I'll have to check that out right now!

  • @andrearaimey3665
    @andrearaimey3665 6 лет назад +26

    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. ❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️

  • @kja427
    @kja427 3 года назад +6

    To be safe and sane, listen to DAVID BOWIE!

  • @kellymelrose8527
    @kellymelrose8527 Месяц назад +4

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

  • @russolo
    @russolo 5 лет назад +19

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

  • @user-hn2bo2pn7t
    @user-hn2bo2pn7t 4 месяца назад +8

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

  • @zazoom84
    @zazoom84 5 лет назад +38

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

  • @neo7i
    @neo7i 6 лет назад +79

    We love you❤😭😭😭❤❤❤

  • @joseemmanuelgallardo1337
    @joseemmanuelgallardo1337 6 лет назад +43

    México 🇲🇽 present !!! I love Bowie !! I need you :(

  • @FirstnameLastname-my7bz
    @FirstnameLastname-my7bz 9 месяцев назад +7

    2:23 relevant all the more right now. Perhaps forever.

  • @harleygal420
    @harleygal420 25 дней назад +2

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

  • @zeenina1
    @zeenina1 2 года назад +27

    2021 - I love this song and I loved David Bowie ('Rock God' as faxed to Ricky Gervais in reply to his Birthday message) with his diversity, always trying new things, interested to keep his mind occupied. And his extremely British sense of humor! Nobody should try to understand the meanings of his music, as much as you can... if you are massively interested... watch documentaries... you'll be surprised that a fair bit of the time, he was taking the pi$$!

  • @kaysmith8992
    @kaysmith8992 8 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @emily-xj3xv
    @emily-xj3xv 3 года назад +14

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

  • @user-sj7jh5ge1k
    @user-sj7jh5ge1k 8 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @tomsmith6617
    @tomsmith6617 3 года назад +6

    The alien gone but not forgotten

  • @nickavenoso7851
    @nickavenoso7851 2 года назад +16

    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.

  • @svetMalkovlch
    @svetMalkovlch 3 года назад +32

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

  • @samuelxavier2473
    @samuelxavier2473 4 года назад +16

    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
      @mikehunt3436 3 года назад +1

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

    • @JimiLaPointe
      @JimiLaPointe 2 года назад

      Cultural appropriation?

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

    • @momasu
      @momasu 2 года назад

      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
      @JesusGomez-ob2qt 4 месяца назад

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

  • @johnshearn
    @johnshearn 4 месяца назад +3

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

  • @fang_uk
    @fang_uk 6 лет назад +233

    03:53 - David gets burnt by the flame. Kinda fitting considering the deep lyrical content, and more than likely why he left it in (either that or he said "sod that, i'm not doing it again - it was a one take deal boys!") LOL. One of my absolute favorite Bowie tracks. Still as relevant today as it was then. Profound and it is hauntingly beautiful.
    PS: Anyone else wish that RUclips wouldn't ruin videos with those awful overlays at the tail end of every video? Awful. Really spoils the moment.

    • @alaididnalid7660
      @alaididnalid7660 5 лет назад +8

      Somehow I never noticed that part, interesting footage yet I do not see any direct relation to the lyrics as those are mainly about religious wars. On the other hand, it is reminiscent of a later song Slow Burn . :)

    • @whatsupbossanova
      @whatsupbossanova 3 года назад +4

      Bowie usually does these in one take or two anyway, a lot of his producers and band players say that about him

    • @marklord1022
      @marklord1022 3 года назад +2

      x

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +1

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

    • @fang_uk
      @fang_uk 2 года назад +1

      @@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 my favourite Bowie album! 😎

  • @preciousdevere288
    @preciousdevere288 5 лет назад +16

    Miss you our Star Man beautiful brilliant man

  • @otrohectormas
    @otrohectormas 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @trevor4092
    @trevor4092 6 дней назад

    Bowie Just Class Trailblazer of Pop Missed Deeply! What a Musical legacy! RIP Mr Bowie 2016:just 69;He was one of a kind!

  • @cloudtx
    @cloudtx 3 года назад +12

    I know he didn't like this rendition of the song but I'll always love it just the way it is.
    Maybe he didn't want to be part of the 80's pop scene but the thing is that HIS take on 80's pop is so amazing!

    • @dogpd3
      @dogpd3 2 года назад +3

      That guitar solo would never been featured if he done it stripped back or acoustically. It’s a masterpiece. The way the instruments all blend together, the vocals and to top it off, the guitar solo!

  • @clintirwin3468
    @clintirwin3468 4 года назад +13

    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
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +1

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

  • @lori5455
    @lori5455 6 лет назад +10

    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

  • @pigstrotters4198
    @pigstrotters4198 Год назад +2

    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"

  • @jaytrain1976
    @jaytrain1976 4 года назад +3

    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 !

  • @nunah7977
    @nunah7977 6 лет назад +34

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

  • @lizzysimner7715
    @lizzysimner7715 Месяц назад +2

    David you were a genius I miss you

  • @yonezawa2810
    @yonezawa2810 5 лет назад +26

    0:33 *this is the entrance of a man who knows what’s up*

  • @enta2
    @enta2 Год назад +7

    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
      @suzannedemarkova9263 Год назад

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

    • @MALONEYCAMFIELD
      @MALONEYCAMFIELD Год назад

      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.

  • @ZiggyCashmere
    @ZiggyCashmere 5 лет назад +19

    I remember finding this at the tape store, I didn't know Bowie had released a new album at the time. I was happily surprised by what I heard when I bought it.

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад +1

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

    • @nadinemenancoquet1903
      @nadinemenancoquet1903 2 года назад

      Mais David Bowie n est pas mort ....les Aliens ne meurent pas .....

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

      @@nadinemenancoquet1903 I had a dream about him and he sung Heroes for Ukraine to me ... I was terrified and then felt his love & compassion ... so weird ... I found a small stone where he stood at the foot of my bed ... strange, very strange.

  • @idkanymore790
    @idkanymore790 6 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @heathernks8
    @heathernks8 3 года назад +5

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

  • @humandroid53
    @humandroid53 5 лет назад +10

    This song alone redeems the Tonight album.

  • @Khaufnak.
    @Khaufnak. 6 лет назад +20

    Best song on Tonight.

  • @duantorruellas716
    @duantorruellas716 5 лет назад +9

    And you pray till the break of dawn , believe in the strangest things
    loving the alien....

  • @turinmormegil7715
    @turinmormegil7715 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @billymcmonagle949
    @billymcmonagle949 5 лет назад +20

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

  • @SvonJunzt
    @SvonJunzt 5 лет назад +11

    Red Dwarf at 1:24! RIP you lovely alien!

  • @GaryTitherington-so1gt
    @GaryTitherington-so1gt 3 месяца назад +4

    Always loved this song his voice is amazing

  • @belledecaucase
    @belledecaucase 6 лет назад +67

    Please re-incarnate back to us here and show us more of your gifts and talents. ❤❤❤🌈🌈🌈❤❤❤

  • @pablo.romero
    @pablo.romero 3 года назад +129

    "Loving the Alien" is not "loving an extraterrestrial", a phrase that destroys the depth of the lyrics. "Alien" in English means not only "extraterrestrial" but also "unknown", "hidden" or "strange". Not "strange" as "stranger" but strange in the sense of the profane or arcane. The explanation is mine and I take as a reference what the guitarist Carlos Alomar explained about the song, who makes the guitars on this album: Loving strange things to support a belief system.

    • @dreadpiratetjoris
      @dreadpiratetjoris 3 года назад +7

      ‘Alien’ is something that does not belong. It does not have to be hidden, strange or unknown.

    • @pablo.romero
      @pablo.romero 3 года назад +1

      @@dreadpiratetjoris Search in the British "encyclopedia britannica" the term "alien". David Bowie was british. Period. Read again my post.

    • @dreadpiratetjoris
      @dreadpiratetjoris 3 года назад +4

      @@pablo.romero I was not disagreeing with you, merely expanding on the interpretation and trying to further clarify that alien does not mean ET.
      Anyway, the use of ‘alien’ for something that does not belong is very common.
      ‘Illegal alien’ or ‘alien to the body’ for instance.

    • @eduardoalfonso4509
      @eduardoalfonso4509 2 года назад +1

      I haven't heard Carlos Alomar's explanation. To me, It seems Bowie says something like : "loving that invention someone told you, loving a man (or a god) you haven't even met"

    • @gareth19771
      @gareth19771 2 года назад

      The alien is his schizophrenic brother

  • @philmalley7888
    @philmalley7888 5 лет назад +11

    Love the way he's constantly unsettling the viewer throughout this video, talented is an understatement for the man. I also admire how Red Dwarf brazenly copied the chorus for part of their theme tune. Gotcha ;-)

  • @inthedark5228
    @inthedark5228 4 года назад +31

    Bowie maravilhoso , estará para sempre no meu coração , um artista que certamente não haverá ninguém melhor , Bowie era único ♡

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

    •  Год назад

      Bowie era tipo um alienígena,esse lendário faz muita falta

  • @elainehoskins1443
    @elainehoskins1443 3 месяца назад +2

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

  • @NightxFallz
    @NightxFallz 5 лет назад +9

    Omg.. david 😭 im still discovering amazing bowie songs ❤❤

  • @imnotcreative2214
    @imnotcreative2214 2 года назад +5

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

  • @joycampi7233
    @joycampi7233 6 лет назад +21

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

    • @robfalgiano
      @robfalgiano 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @kaorulshii2056
    @kaorulshii2056 4 года назад +2

    R.I.P. Mr. BOWIE🐈

  • @mahmoudabdelghany7640
    @mahmoudabdelghany7640 6 лет назад +36

    One of my all time favourites ❤

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

  • @RodrigoSilva-mh4dk
    @RodrigoSilva-mh4dk 5 лет назад +12

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

  • @Dharzjinion
    @Dharzjinion 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @duncanwcraig9668
    @duncanwcraig9668 3 года назад +2

    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.

  • @scarystardust6095
    @scarystardust6095 6 лет назад +48

    Thank U 4 this, definitely in my top 5! Such a prophetic song/video...Missing U so very much ★.

    • @preciousdevere288
      @preciousdevere288 5 лет назад +3

      David was a beautiful creature of mystic qualities an amazing highly intelligent mind...he was also a sexy fella!

  • @SunshineClementine
    @SunshineClementine Год назад +5

    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

  • @ashleymartin4512
    @ashleymartin4512 2 года назад +1

    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...............

  • @BrianSmith-vl7xu
    @BrianSmith-vl7xu 7 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @0far0from0sanity
    @0far0from0sanity 6 лет назад +28

    This is fantastic. Love these new uploads. Still hurts, we miss you David :-(

    • @samanthalewin4397
      @samanthalewin4397 5 лет назад +4

      Deena Dunderdale
      I guess I am not the only one watching these videos with a tear in my eye, then?

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

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

  • @stepanshilkin4436
    @stepanshilkin4436 6 лет назад +36

    So sad, even today...(

    • @samanthalewin4397
      @samanthalewin4397 5 лет назад +2

      Steve Shilkin
      I know.
      I still wish we could have him back in return for Justin Bieber....

  • @flaviaalves7455
    @flaviaalves7455 2 года назад +1

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

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

      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.

  • @ericjourdain892
    @ericjourdain892 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @HereticHellcat
    @HereticHellcat 6 лет назад +4

    I had a verse of this song stuck in my head for over a week, but couldn't remember where I heard it. I had a light bulb moment when watching the video today and feel ashamed that I'd forgotten the name. I used to listen to his music all the time as a teen, but now it's like I only get rare moments to do so. My car's cd player is broken, so I can't use that. Sometimes I do get lucky and a classic station will play Under Pressure or Fame. That's when I do my own take on carpool karaoke.

  • @alassinsane1588
    @alassinsane1588 2 года назад +12

    This was & still is such an underrated song. It's so in tune with what's happening now in 2021. Stay safe & know you are loved y'all. 💯🎶🙏💞

    • @33wanwan
      @33wanwan 2 года назад +2

      truth. finding faith in oneself is the hardest thing to do but only you can do it. bowie was quite a tormented soul until he found love

    • @alassinsane1588
      @alassinsane1588 2 года назад

      @@33wanwan I recently rewatched The Man Who Fell To Earth & was stunned at how his innocence came thru. Iman & David were a couple who looked like they where two kids. Heaps cute.

  • @drcexcel
    @drcexcel 11 месяцев назад +1

    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

  • @irabowie6281
    @irabowie6281 6 лет назад +19

    I'm in love with this video and this song 💙🌟
    We all miss you

  • @willstarbailey
    @willstarbailey 2 года назад +4

    4:28 I can imagine some kid watching MTV shitting their pants and having nightmares the next night from this

  • @AngelesBast
    @AngelesBast 6 лет назад +12

    I never saw this video before, such a good one!
    Omg what a time to be alive!

  • @cristianluppi9911
    @cristianluppi9911 Месяц назад +1

    David, ritorna dalla tua stella, la musica e noi ne abbiamo bisogno 😔

  • @seleykosanikatwr9272
    @seleykosanikatwr9272 6 лет назад +13

    Best song of all time

  • @petere8175
    @petere8175 5 лет назад +4

    Happy birthday mr, we still miss you!!

  • @rodrigoolivaresaravena2685
    @rodrigoolivaresaravena2685 5 лет назад +12

    Un genio. todavia se le extraña.

  • @graziameo-colombo7703
    @graziameo-colombo7703 3 года назад +7

    underrated masterpiece, there is so much into it

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 года назад

      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.

  • @boudusaved4719
    @boudusaved4719 7 месяцев назад +2

    God, how I miss Bowie.