Sweet Thing Live Diamond Dogs Footage David Bowie

[sagoettel]

The Tower I believe.

[thesaviourmachine]

Could be L.A and on bootleg "Strange Fascination"

[WESSYS]

David is a sweet thing!

[Trollbaiter1]

He was extraordinary... I was raised on Hunky Dory, Ziggy, etc., a very different mood to this, but this gets me every time... there's a sincerity and a pain here that feels real and raw.

[SuperKinevil]

i cant believe how amazin and full the bnad sound,bowies voice when its on the edge of failing is the best he sounds man,,i listened to this album all the way through my teenage years and never noted the lyrical content-i was always happy just listening to bowies voice,and melody-theres no-one else like him.a total alien genius...i agree with wessys down there!! the messiah of rock n roll

[landsf]

I think these songs are basically a vignette concerning street hustlers (male prostitutes) told from the perspective of a very lonely fellow who's involved in this trade. The song pulses with the erotic temptation and lovelessness that go hand-in-hand with the dark world of money for sex.

[WESSYS]

The Messiah is here, don´t say that I never told you!!!

[joesamemma]

I heart Bowie

[Iminy]

This even sounds good when I just hear it on my laptop, without speakers or headphone... thumbs up!

[halloweenjack1974]

Mighty bold lyrics to sing in public,really bold for 1974.

[landsf]

If you want it, boys, get it here, thing......

[WESSYS]

This is more than Art it is Spirit!

[cubanzombie]

i think, and bare with me here, i think that

this...these songs as one are his absolute

best of his glam period.

diamond dogs gets a lot of flack, but theres

something about bowie in general that just

rings of a good song, and a good performance.

[truthforme1]

@cubanzombie When I was young and heard the Diamond Dogs album it had a cartoonish sound to it...After 30 plus years my review is different. It is one of if not his best album. Listen to this song and Big Brother,We are the dead.......pure classic stuff.......

[Slicric13]

I was at the Tower show, don't think it's from that, but thanks for posting!!

[KanonXD]

When the footage gets some good quality it remembers the one that appears on Cracked Actor documentary, any chances that it is the same footage?

[zaynzaynzayn]

wow, great great live vocals on this by bowie the stud---

[garylongden]

I go along with the Cracked Actor out take from Philly. A tremendous song- never performed in England.

[0ooMICKoo0]

For sure they used some of this performance for the 1975 BBC 'Cracked Actor' Omnibus doc.. You can hear the edits on it. It's great to hear it in full. Thanx in a bunch :)

[HarrisAllinBowie]

his voice is beautiful!!!!

[dockaiser]

beautiful guitars, when musicians still knew how to play an instrument

[Jinxed007]

I love how smokey his voice got when he toured back then. After a few shows it would just find its way to this amazing tonal quality. As far as I know, all the audio we're listening too here was recorded at the Tower Theater in Philly over two separate nights. I was only 11 and couldn't go to those shows, but I tracked down every recording, bought every album, every poster, every book and read every article ever written about Bowie. My all time favorite, bar none.

[Sherekhan69]

I'm going with my other all time favorite, Panic in Detroit (live). The one that is very difficult to find, but that KMET in Hell-A played once in a while. Second would be that bitchin live version of M/Daydream with Mick chewing his teeth and prancing on stage. Third? Probably Drive-in Saturday, followed by Win, followed by Lady Grinning Soul. Maybe. Can I have a hundred more?.....

[WESSYS]

It's safe in the city to love in a doorway

To strangle some screams from the dawn

And isn't it me, putting pain in a stranger?

[SweetenThekitty96]

I'm sorry, I can't figure it out, what is this song really about?

[WESSYS]

@SweetenThekitty96 I think it is about needing someone and then there are Boys and money and stuff like that and life and all and then poetry and the story about BOYS AND BOYS AND LIFE......if you want it.....BOYS.......and the wonderful wonderful Mister Bowie.....

[SweetenThekitty96]

@WESSYS

Well thanks! Whatever it means I'm going to love it...until the end of time.

[johnsearslv]

@SweetenThekitty96 I'm pretty sure this song a futuristic illustration of what "loving" or "pursuit" would be like in a post apocalyptic society, in the middle section (candidate) there's sort of a hint of corruption being projected by the "narrator", although he's trying to gain your trust at the same time ("jump in the river holding hands"). basically, the entire album is telling you to watch your back when the future comes.

[SweetenThekitty96]

@johnsearslv

Wow! Wouldn't have guessed that. Thanks for helping me out...it makes so much more sense.

[weirdogilly]

@SweetenThekitty96 Rent boys n carpet crawlers n all that mucky stuff lol, Absolutely incredible song though, probably the best song ever in my humble opinion.

[SweetenThekitty96]

@weirdogilly

Thanks alot! And I happen to agree with you, now that I understand!

[petermuskett]

LA

[fujitsu1522]

We saw him at Bingley Hall Stafford uk, in a Cattle Shed, i think it was the Stage tour, Shit i am getting ols, Wembley Glass Spider, Manchester Main Road, i was standing on chair at wembley, and some female told me to sit down, i told her where to go, and 3 secs later i appolagised, behind me was Paula Yates, amazing gig, i still have distant slides, i got them out recently you can see davis Red suite coming down from spider, met him signed autograph, he went and left solid gold pen, chased car

[garybh2112]

I MUST LISTEN TO MORE BOWIE, I MUST LISTEN TO MORE BOWIE I MUST...YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!! HE DOESN'T DO MUCH WRONG

[rgromkow]

I love this! Possibly my favourite Bowie song

[wvnota]

Amazing version! 

[madtraprecords]

Philly dogs baby. It was recorded in Philly defiantely.

[1idiotzebra]

It's tears your soul apart then puts it togheter again. makes me wanna live.

[sexypoetry]

i would like to start the pole shift survival group, or join the existing one.

let me know if u r interested.

[jjbtorch]

Earl Slick,guitar,,,,,David Sanborne,sax?

[fixxit]

@jjbtorch yup.

[marycigarettes]

what a brilliant live vocal!

[thedraizetrain]

flesh-uh

[ronpaul2008rocks]

I didn't know footage from this tour existed. I certainly listened to David Live enough. Thanks for posting!

[deejayzak]

I first heard this song on the "David Live' album, I was only litle and saved up for ages to buy it, when I got it I was on holiday with my parents and had no way to play it until I got home a week later, so I spent hours looking at the sleeve and reading the song list, I thought that the photo of David on the cover was the most amazing photo I had ever seen, how could someone look so cool?, when I finally got to listen to the album it was worth the wait.

[halloweenjack1974]

@deejayzak Wow,I bought the David live on cassette around 1985 while still a teenager and said to myself........"This HAS to be the coolest record of all time" I could only imagine hearing this cosmic sound when it was brand new !

[heraldojesus21]

reading the comments below...

two claims on the recording of the audio track here - one for the Tower in Philly, another for LA ...

anyone know for sure ????

[seanissane]

@heraldojesus21 I would have to say Philly. Don't quote me...

[heraldojesus21]

@seanissane thanks... whichever it is, it is a great version...!

[weirdogilly]

@seanissane It's LA actually :)

[schertt]

@seanissane While this very well could have been recorded at the Tower at some point, this is NOT the same track you hear on the first disc of "David Live". You can hear the difference in his first lyrical stanza: In this video, Bowie raises the word "city" UP a major 4th, as opposed to the CD, where he goes DOWN a major 3rd. You can also hear instrumentation in this video that you don't hear on the CD, namely synths.

[justnicknet]

@heraldojesus21 It's philly.

This is off David Live, the video though, I've no idea.

[lucav]

@heraldojesus21 Don't think it's Philly as the David Live version is slightly different

[heraldojesus21]

@lucav yeah it is slightly different from David Live..but I think there were 5 shows in Philly..July 8 to July 12 ??

[666prep]

@heraldojesus21 neither.

[JusTnLeO]

Deceived of this live version.

[JJackAL52]

'when it's good it's really good' .... this is really good.... one of his all time best.

this brings the summer of '74 back vividly when when every verse seared itself into my brain. the lyrics alone are genius, add the original album music, and vocals and you've got one totally perfect song... 'if you want it' .... 'get it here then' ...

'It's got me ... It's got you' !!

[halloweenjack1974]

Halloween Jack!!

[timewillprove]

I'm glad that you're older than me, makes me feel important and free.

Such a special line.

This is for P.W. R.I.P.

DJC.

[Witlessandtitless]

It was years before I forgave him for not performing this show in the UK. I guess we could blame it on Tony.

[monkeybobbin]

Jeff.. You are one lucky person. I had to sit and read about the tour, Knowing that it would not be coming to England. And so little footage of the tour. But i do have both the Toronto Shows. Jeff get onto " David Bowie A Live Review" and tell us what you thought of the shows. All The Best . Mark

[creator010101]

safe in the city

[19HALLOWEENJACK84]

Thanks for posting. He's sooooo f-ing COOL!!!

[jonahbegone]

I like the opening lines of this song as recorded. He starts out real low and goes real high - great range.

[arjnno]

Thanks for putting this up!!!!!

[LOW1711]

The BBC have 2 nights at the Universal Ampitheatre 74 , both had trax culled for the making of Cracked Actor , why wont they release the rest .. I would give thousands just to have a copy, instead we are subject to the mass boring eastenders and other shit .

[backinnyc]

@LOW1711 ha right on brother

[SeriousVoyager]

Pick up CD: David Live! Awesome ('74)...even better quality.

[pinkdreamz07]

What a voice...shoots right through my heart!

[atheneskolan]

If you want it boys, get it here thing.

[elsvogelpoel]

lekkah

[ChaseOnMars]

When it's good, it's really good.

When it's bad I go to pieces.

[JTerrible63]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS UP: BEST VERSION OF ONE OF THE BEST WORKS OF ART EVER MADE: THIS WHOLE CONCERT WAS FILMED..

perhaps one day those of us not there will get to see it-----is there an EL CHE of

rock/blues/jazz? Liberate the footage, improve culture, give euphoria...

[Harrybowie1]

I Think Fantastic sums this song up

[cocteautwins1]

Yeah but, fantastic, might not be good enough. What a beautiful song. I wish there were more live versions out there as video of this.

[martykerr]

Words cant describe this song

\Read wild boys by William Burroughs you will know what he is referring too.

[ladystardust2008]

OMG! There are no words for what this man and in particular this song mean to me. Eternally grateful to the uploader, even though it's a bit blurry. Happy as a lark here.

[melissa1124]

Thanks for bringing this tour clearly back from the dusty back of my brain!

[antheaize]

he is so charming! a great, great artist, how can he talk about sweet thing... is incredible, and the music, start sweet and finish in anxiety... is incredible, i love him

[heatdeb]

If theres anyone better ,i dont know them.

[BowieGirley]

lets see someone get up on stage and hug him this time lol!

people who saw the ziggy concert would know wat i mean! XD

[Sherekhan69]

One of Bowie's top 5 songs. Just about fucking perfect.

[legrandmoan1]

@Sherekhan69 yes I agree- good question actually: what are David's 5 best. Here's mine: Bewley Brothers, Sons of the Silent Age, New Career in a New Town, Moonage Daydream, Alladin Sane, Sweet Thing...that's six actually. Anyway what do you think?

[Swagger666666]

modern fans lost so much not being able to get a proper idea what this unspeakably marvellous tour was like. i am one of them.

this is even more painful than watching thin white duke rehearsals.

[HeYaYAYao]

We´ll buy some drugs

watching a band

then jump in a river

holding hands

Stuck in my brain forever

[R1mbo]

Great clip , shows off Bowies voice and artistry with words , wouldn't you just love to see this concert recorded with todays technology

[TheLovelyCreature]

Amazing version!! love it.

[Eanrin]

Beautiful song!

[RBlovesKOP]

I love the fact that David is so thin here..but when he sings...he sounds bigger than his body.

[sarmiento2008]

1984 :)

[3lphy]

He is so beautiful *sigh*

[repelghosts]

This may have been recorded at the Tower Theater,Philly...not sure kid...but I was there twice in the one day''''Toronto...you know David...you know...

[GibsonRedSpecial]

This was recorded in LA

[GibsonRedSpecial]

By the Beeb for the Documentary 'Cracked Actor'

[repelghosts]

I was there to see the Diamond Dogs show TWICE IN ONE DAY!! Only in beautiful Toronto,Canada...the matinee show and the evening show...What a kick off to my summer that was ,as the shows plyed when we all finished our last year of high school...Went on to see David over 30 more times...met him twice ...now I can die in peace....met La Bowie and would give 1 Million Dollars for my experiences.

Cheers to all in 2009!

Jeff

[WoodRatGirl]

You lucky thing, getting to meet him!

[rhythmcorp]

@repelghosts wahta kinda capitalistos are you. jose? Happy fucking you. Gimme the million for yer Bowian esperiensus. Let me know. We make tha handover under that bridge. Nothing wrong with The Bouwie though, just a little confused. See you then...

[MusicCollaborator]

@repelghosts WOW amazing, tell us about the show! Which one did you see, the big set? I met Bowie in 2000, it was like meeting God. I have seen him 14 times starting with the Stage tour. Nobody can imagine what it is like seeing him live, you enter a ZONE like no other. My favorite show has to be Reality but every tour was beyond imagination. I remember seeing him in a club in Washington, that was when he first played "Little Wonder" live before Eartlhing came out.

[Mr09031954]

sweet thing to meet David I did in Vancouver just B4

he started Station to Station tour , 76 ,fabulous to recall.

You are right it was the experience ,

he came out to Australia eventually

I was at all the gigs i could get to., as a footnote ,

whats David up to now ??

[DustfingerlivesXOX]

Thank you! Thank you! My favourite song!

[heraldojesus21]

Fabulous !!!!!

Bowie in fine voice here

Definitely is the band from the 74 tour, but this is not the recording which is on the David Live double lp.....so .....keen to know where is it from ...?

[clattybrown]

Excellent

Got me subbed to you with this vid alone and I see you have many others

5stars and a big thanks

[izabelabar]

Im glad that youre older than me Makes me feel important and free Does that make you smile, isnt that me? Im in your way, and Ill steal every moment If his trade is a curse, then Ill bless you And turn to the crossroads, and hamburgers, and Boys, boys, its a sweet thing Boys, boys, its a sweet thing, sweet thing If you want it, boys, get it here, thing cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing Many thanks for this beauty song;)

[izabelabar]

Its safe in the city, to love in a doorway To wrangle some screens from the door And isnt it me, putting pain in a stranger? Like a portrait in flesh, who trails on a leash Will you see that Im scared and Im lonely? So Ill break up my room, and yawn and i Run to the centre of things Where the knowing one says Boys, boys, its a sweet thing Boys, boys, its a sweet thing, sweet thing If you want it, boys, get it here, thing cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing

[lifeofpisquared]

the one song i still NEED to hear live....