David Bowie, Featuring Robert Smith- Quicksand (MSG 1997)

[DizzyPuke]

Living legends in one stage...

[electronicmedium]

nice vid, doesnt work

[arabiansanchez]

@electronicmedium It used to work. I'm pretty upset by this myself. I don't have it on file myself any more!! :-(

[roblex61]

My favourite Bowie 'Album' Shame it will never get an official release

[jupiterattraction]

smith with magic voice

[mrkelvincool]

piss off robert smith,fkn ruining a brilliant song,away &find a cure,

[LOLDDGG]

@mrkelvincool boners

[ana0banana]

two of britain's greatest singers ever together. what more to ask, honestly?

[beval7591]

two south london boys at the top of of their game, nice one. well smithy from crawley, not far away.

[motofart]

Two of my heroes sharing a stage. This is so cool and it's one of my favorite songs. :)

[LestatduLioncourt666]

simply ... I love ... I love these two great singers, they forged my childhood and musical culture

[tuffy321]

right freaking on!

[GodOfSpoons]

If anyone needed a definition of juxtaposition - this is it!

[catlover1001]

Love this so much.

[anchorlove06]

Robert Smith and David Bowie on the same stage.. That makes this little girl's heart all a-glow.

[alarmamix]

Where can I get the whole brthday MSG gig? I need it badly.

[AngelCristalEyes]

But has anyone noticed how nice they match?

[KLEWLE55]

man, what an awesome video...sheesh

[arabiansanchez]

you again? Nobody cares.

[arabiansanchez]

Kindly take your ageist nonsense elsewhere, thank you.

[CultureShockxox]

but according to your profile you are 32 AHHAHA

[m0zc0re]

I never said I wasn't a hypocrite! I was there to see the peak, leading into the downward spiral...

[DiJone]

Does that automatically make you some sage or expert on music? Who the hell are you to judge?

[m0zc0re]

Christ... I'm just saying, I know shit when I see it. Get off my tip. The cure has been one sad affair since 2000.

[BaseTurnComplete]

The Cure have been embarrassingly shite since the mid 1990s IMHO. They nosedived fast after Friday I'm in love.

[birdstuckinchimney]

@BaseTurnComplete Wereas I thought Blood flowers was one of their best albums. Oh well, each to their own.

[metaslugx]

This is called the "fucker off time" Just because the Cure actually created something new doesn't mean it's bad.

If I wanted an artist to never change or evolve, I'd buy one cd of theirs and never buy another.

Or I'd listen to pop music.

[m0zc0re]

Jesus christ. That is the point. The Cure hasn't evolved. They just keep on recycling what "works"... Falling in love with your own legend is the most dangerous thing an artist can do.

[metaslugx]

If you think the Cure hasn't evolved then you've never listened to 4:13 Dream, it's a vastly different album ten most Cure albums, taking a far more rock oriented approach and less so the traditional moody-bubblegum-standards.

[anchorlove06]

Well if you listen to Boys Don't Cry and then Disintegration back-to-back, I'll think you'll find you are wrong.

[wdxdino]

nothing wrong with pop music but just shows u know nothing about music lol

[surelyandalien]

who would have ever thought two of the greatest men in music would do something together?AWESOME!

[cschupetin]

Aw, Robert looks so cute!

And I likeDavid! :)

Kisses!

[fallentimy]

added to favourites. who would have thought bowie/smith combo could work so brilliantly.

[yannis1979]

was that John McCain at 3:03?

[princessjunkie13]

that's because they are both vampires! lol!

[arabiansanchez]

I actually didn't remove that last comment at all. no idea what it was!

My apologies mam!

[finntastically]

Aw, two of my favourite artists singing one of my favourite songs = brilliant!

[yannis1979]

I second!

[macaronimary]

charming,they are sweetsouls.

[NaghaWS]

I'm in heaven hearing this... :,)

[54spiritedwill54]

THIS IS  AMAZING.

[VanityInPerson]

This made me very happy. Both are so beautiful.

[BEECHANGELL]

Robert Smith is so great....thanks for posting this!

[loserkidDJ182]

Two of the best singer/songwriters on the planet.

Robert is just so darn cute.

And Bowie? Beautiful.

[fgabrielco]

exelente cancion!!!!!!!!!!!

[emibug1996]

robert smith and david bowie playing together..am i in heaven??

[swtpea57]

Yes

[visionofjohana]

are you kidding nickarnold1989?!! He's just a genius lead singer of a little band called the Cure...for fucksake!!

[nickarnold1989]

who is robert smith?

[jpf196520]

idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[arabiansanchez]

Don't listen to em Mr. The Cure's heyday is way before your time!

[BurningOrchids]

@nickarnold1989 Apox on Thee!!!

[raymondcbrown]

absolute quality

[sulakid]

They're both so great! I'm glad they did this.

[nobisdatus]

Este creo que fue el concierto de su 50 cumpleaños, con todos sus amigos en el escenario. 8 de Enero 1947

[gabrielgoncalves17]

Puuurkê o som ta tããão baixo Oõ???

[danrlebert]

I think Robert was really nervous! wouldn't you be if you had just set foot on stage with one of your heroes and are playing one of their songs!!

[Jake1993x]

Robert looks unhappy to be here...

[mousemousedogmouse]

His permanent expression . . .

[VenusImperius]

he always looks unhappy.

the man knows how to write a fucking love song though

[bolanbabe]

wonderful!!!!!!!!.......

[SilverIsHere]

hyperventilation. this is amazing. i cant beleive bowie is fifty here. he dosnt look it. and i love his coat. and of course robert is stunning as always.

[ryko26]

Where's the sound?

[boundandfallen]

see the knobby turny thingy on your speakers? twist it.. that's where the sound comes from...

lmbo

[ryko26]

did you? Did you really laugh your butt off? You need to get out more

[aubriellalovesDD]

david and robert are sooo beautiful together.its amazing

[gatitos00]

Que gusto escuchar a dos voces tan lindas juntas!!

[ajaku]

THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING.

[mkruger13]

I LOVE YOU

[gaymark999]

sad we all gotta get old (god willing)

[brianmoon10]

my favorite Bowie song sang by second fave David Bowie and my all time favorite music idol, ROBERT SMITH..

this is insane...

[mousemousedogmouse]

OMG THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT . . . I was genuinely like 'Did I misread the title? CAN THIS BE TRUE?'

[PatchworkPorpoise]

...Then I'm sorry for judging you - I didn't know. :[

It's just, if you leave foolish comments around the place, you'll turn into the boy who cried wolf, and no-one will believe you, even if you're speaking the truth.

[PatchworkPorpoise]

Are you stalking me, as well as leaving silly comments everywhere?

This is what's wrong with your comment:

1. You're stereotyping Irish people

2. There's nothing wrong with red hair and pale skin

3. You need to get a life, blueyedfemale.

That's the last time I feed a troll.

[PatchworkPorpoise]

Wow! I didn't know they ever duetted! :)

[drkRoseRed]

bowie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gatitos00]

The cure es una muuuuuuuuuuuuy buena banda,mi preferida ,pero debo reconocer que la mescla entre Bowie y Robert,es genial...

[boogiebuddy01]

bullshit faith

[Seavermmm]

the best thing since chocolate

[VampireTecnology]

BOWIE is GOD,

Robert Smith is the Holy Ghost,

So who shall the son be ?...Iggy Pop

Pick Somebody !

[arabiansanchez]

Ignoring the blasphemy (hey, i'm not religous anyway lol) iggy pop pre-dates Bowie. Pick someone else :P

[Veldari]

Ignoring the blasphemy (hey, i'm not religous anyway lol) iggy pop pre-dates Bowie. Pick someone else :P

Um...no. Bowie was first. he produced several of Iggy Pop's albums, and wrote several of his best songs.

[alhalhalal]

Should I kiss the vipers fang? Nice!

[thecurehits]

Robert smith is god

Bowie is a god

There is a small different between that.

[mark919]

Bowie is one of the all time great singer/songwriters.....Smith is also very creative and a true rocknrolla but GODS?? Gimme a break!

[kissdoll74]

i simply must agree with that statement

[nirvana672]

i bet ol robert must^ve been cacking himself playig along side one of his all time heroes.. brilliant job tho

[IdaDenmark]

wooow im naked right now!

im sad vF

[alexfanx]

Bowie looks all happy while Smith looks all sad.

[peelsession12]

Great collaberation they should tour together I mean whi wouldn't go see the cure and david bowie

[ellieeggplant]

the best people in the world (:

i love thissss x

[AshleyyT]

i go mental claimin im david b n i love the cure! that so rocks! what a coinc-ee-dinc!

[cieggou]

falta mick Ronson pero claro ronson ya estaba muerto dead en 97

[bitzeepapa]

A brilliant portrayal of the aftermath of WWII in Germany.

[paCikaLovEtheCuRe]

I couldnn't lovee you moree robert!

david bowiee!! GREAT!

[mackaru321]

hey, they both were agreed to play together, what to comment more, would robert or david sing with you ?? so shut up

[pudinthehood]

Bowie and Smithie are the best men ALIVE! ♥ them so freakin much (:

[LadyScreaming]

I like both David Bowie and The Cure... Both have been influential to the music scene. Both have their own style of music and their fans love them... And that's all that matters!

[Daytrader2008]

"Don't believe in yourself. Don't deceive with belief. Knowledge comes with death's release." ...What's that supposed to mean?

[watchstrap1]

just a mortal with potential of a superman written in 1971, prophetic

[hovelfrog]

i always took it to mean that there's no way to be sure of the true nature of reality until you reach the afterlife (or oblivion if there is no afterlife). also, i think he's saying that you should concentrate on making the most of your life now rather than worrying about what comes next...seems to be a common theme in bowie's early songs.

[ElectricLabel]

Robert Smith is nobody next to Bowie. And here's the proof.

[ajittffcure]

That is only your opinion. You can't prove just like that.

[Yanamariel]

Only because u say so!? Ha ha ha...

[Yanamariel]

btw, this is for ElectricLabel.

[jimthething]

That last post to Cindyrella btw ;)

[zapplejacks]

hmmm... it's like two generations of awesome music coming together : )

Robert Smith must have been so honored to be playing on stage with one of his inspirations... not many people get that chance.

[keykat93]

two sexies. :D

[BrokenNose182]

Why are people arguing about this? Shouldn't it bring The Cure & Bowie fans closer together?

I can't believe anyone could knock Bowie - or Robert for that matter. Making fun of people with more talent than yourself is stupid and only really pathetic people do it.

Anyway, I love these two together, the song sounds amazing. <3

[saraaa26]

these are my 2 favorite musicians/human beings of all time and seeing them play together is probably the most beautiful thing ive ever seen. they should both be happy to play with each other.

[commonsense2008]

Macro.First time I have seen bowie playing with Robert Smith. Funny

[FetStinks]

Grandioso.

[paisleypoet66]

Bowie and Robert Smith 2 of my favorite musicians together...so good! I am in heaven!

[cindyrellawaiting]

However, this statement doesn't deny that Pornography and Disintegration aren't great works in their own right. And this original post was in response to the moron who said Bowie should feel privileged to have Robert Smith perform with him. The truth is Robert was probably the one who felt that way.

[ajaku]

I think they're both incredibly talented, successful, and influential musicians. Just because Bowie came first, it doesn't mean he's somehow more important...I don't see why it has to be one over the other.

[cindyrellawaiting]

Do you people honestly believe that Robert Smith and others would of had a viable commercially successful career if artists such as Bowie hadn't put their asses on the line? Do any of you remember what music was like before Ziggy Stardust? Unfortunately I do. And let me tell you it was a joke for the most part. Just do some research and see who all the punks were influenced by. Trust me, its not an insult to Robert Smith cause if you asked him he would probably agree.

[jimthething]

Lol, I loved your post. Well said. They both great musicians but without Ziggy the world would be a very different place musically.

[cindyrellawaiting]

Let me clarify this statement for all you moronic and simplistic rock historians. I realize that you people are probably just passing your stints in rock and roll puberty and find it difficult to comprehend anything further than what is at the tip of your noses. Bands or artists like bowie, roxy music T-

Rex, Stooges, Lou Reed, etc. Undeniably paved the way for the next generation of Alt. Rockers such as The Cure, Echo, Psy Furs, JoY Division, Blondie etc., to be able to do what they do.

[chadchap]

Bowie looks like an angel.

[shangubbs]

robert looks kinda nerveous

but bowies just swayin away totalyl at ease

they're great together

[otisss71]

that Roland ready guitar tone kills it for me though...he should just be playing a straight up overdriven Strat.

[lifeisacabaret]

I wept when I first saw this video... two of my great heroes singing a brilliant song. Blew me away to see it. A great moment in music. What's amusing is that I don't get the impression that RS has a clue how sublimely he is performing in this. :^D

[johnnybsteelriff]

Always funny watching music fans hit each other with their handbags...brilliant song whoever does it.....

[BadaZingo]

my two most favorite singers on this planet

[maldoror24]

bowie should be proud to have the chance to play with robert smith

[cindyrellawaiting]

maldoror are you a complete jack off or what?

Don't you understand that Robert Smith has a career because of Bowie. what a fuckin moron you must be.

[Arkhnor]

Of course, Bowie haven't to be proud to play with Robert, but saying that Robert's career is due to Bowie is really the most stupid thing i ever heard.

[Darknessislife]

well, maybe hes right in the sence that bowie inspiried robert to make music, he said so himself, but man too bad im so young, id kill to play with either.

[varitobuendia]

robert smith has a career because of bowie? that's really stupid for you to say, bowie was indeed an inspiration for robert, but that doesn;t have anything to do with robert's success, maybe you should listen to more cure instead of saying nonsense. Good call maldoro24, Cindy doesn't know what he/she is talking about

[PHXxX]

Such a beautiful performance...

[Margaritte]

It's like you were asked not only to play a song which you probably listened to infinite number of times around your high school days but also WITH your idol himself.

I wish I would ever have such an experience.

[scafsbitch]

fell in love with bowie in 74..out in 79..fell in love with robert smith around 84..out 99..this is brilliant seeing them together.the talent is still there..bowies earliest stuff was the best

[shicadasilva]

the guy playing the electric guitar looks bored shitless.

[brcbrtn]

ronald304:No, that would be Barrak Obama.

[leonoel42]

No one beats Bowie. Sheer magic!

[KLOS87]

The two Legends biggest UK

[YeahManWoot]

50!!!?!? Are you sure...he looks so very young

[beeb1992]

david bowie does look very young for his age, even now, no way does he look 61

[ronald304]

Funny. I like Robert Smith, even though he looks like an 18th century French monarch. And I also like some Bowie songs, even though he is the most pretencious piece of shit that has ever walked the earth.

[greenbot]

lol

[amyparking]

self-consciously, willfully outlandish and theatrical doesn't spell "pretentious" in my book...

[mhatsko]

for 'pretentious' see 'alexraise' comment on Scarlett Johansson falling down HQ video.

/watch?v=Jsyl8faKiGQ&feature=r­elated

[amyparking]

I do beg your pardon?... what ARE you trying to say?

[sassaru]

both are legends. im fine the way this turned out. They really should try to join hands in one song. being weird like they once weree. the good old days where music was as big as the world

[AshleyyT]

Coincidence! When I go mental, I call myself David Bowie! And The Cure are my fave band!

[saladedefruits75]

un duo magnifique !!!!

[yannishannover]

...ich wußte gar nichts von diesem auftritt...einfach der hammer - ein meilenstein in der musikgeschichte

[roxyepoxy1988]

2 of my favorite people in the whole world together on stage. this is beautiful <3

[heihoc]

robert is is robert and david is david they are both great

[andrewelo]

No, it isn't

[BaxterMaxwell]

isnt robert smith's voice so much better than bowie's?

[smellycat23jun]

The guitar licks the lead guitarist splices into the versus are just awesome...

They almost seem to "answer" each line in the verse. Have a listen for them if you didnt already notice 'em.

[xTheNephilimx]

EPIC, absolutely awesome, my two favorite artists, and one of my bowies's favorite songs.

Just awesome!

[lamatty00]

who is plauing lead in the band at this time? that dude is golden.

[lissheim]

Two of my favorite make-up artists, hehe. :) Especially great to see Robert with his hero, must have been euphoric, to say the least. Wouldn't want to perform in front of thousands and thousands of people on my 50th birthday though, sounds daunting...on the other hand, I'm not David Bowie...

[Curacocos]

UUUUUUUUUUUfffffffffffffffff marvelious AMAZING and magistral, a song perfect for be singing between 2 superstars of the world of real music, two artists and legends...

[JimmyyMonroe]

Amazing!

My two favorite Artists!!!

The song has a subtle sound of picking yourself up, and bulding up the pieces with worn out tools.

[ajittffcure]

This is such a wonderful footage! Robert Smith on the same stage with one of his "heroes" and playing such a magnificent song! Take a bow to David and Robert.

[hereiwaswasihere]

Cool, Thanks. Beautiful.

[JaveDMode]

A legend playing with his hero [a legend before my time].  How cool is that?

[starspace]

beautiful

[robertocure]

Simply AMAZING, thanks for sharing

[carlossaenzortiz]

omfg thats awesome

[UnlimitedWallpapers]

Two Legends

[firehorsecancer]

Two British rock legendaries

[mikezx2]

WOW AWESOME

[picturemust]

beautiful

[Vinca66]

Le duo est excellent, Robert Smith aurait gagné à être plus décontracté, Bowie à toutes les grâces....Jamais vu des 50 ans plus fabuleux....Un pacte avec le diable, je ne vois que ça !

[SweetestRosemaries]

que achado!

o Bowie nunca envelhece? o.O

[tonkertim]

WOW!

Thanks so much for this!

Absolutely brilliant!

[lullaby041207]

Wow! I never had seen this video, but is really fantastic... Bowie And Smith a excellent duo

[bonco91]

one great song with two great musicians

[hardcoreunderwear]

Robert the best!!!

I love you...

He`s so nice and sweety!!!

[Fujicrow]

the fucker's 50 in this video and looks like he's 30. Bowie made a deal with the devil. Long live David Bowie.

[arabiansanchez]

He's not doing bad nowadays either- at 60!

As for his wife Iman...53ish coming on 29ish!

Devil dealings are entirely possible!