Bowie is actually very different from Syd Barrett or Lou Reed. Go and learn about him, please.
His career is extraordinary and he accomplished things none ever did. He was always very open to new ideas, was never afraid of experimenting everything, in music, in life, in looks and concepts.
One of the biggest influence in Rock and Pop, a real God.
Bowie didn't copy any one, what he did was collect different aspects of things he liked and created this one image which he changed every once in awile. As somehow from crating images from other things h bacame an influene himself.
Go out and learn about Syd Barrett, the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol flicks. He was a well-known imitator. Hunky Dory was awesome, everything else was a pile of rubbish.
I wish our rehearsal you tube clip was as good as this !! Mmmm I bet your all now intrigued as to how bad ours could be. Well go to my page and take a look for yourself !!
the scat! howard moon woulda luvved it.(that s me)vince noir woulda broke out in hives.(thats the rest of you pretty sods) saw this tour.or the next one. '77? or so. oakland, calif. about 1/4mile off. the cheap seats.cured me forever of rock and roll. me last rock concert ever.so programmed,so slick. lights up .lights down.pose 1, pose 2, 3, etc. went into jazz and blues. never looked back. love his songs. hate the repetitive nature of commercial pop/rock. pretty nice scatting , tho, davy boy.
I am trying to see if that is Tony Kaye on keyboards. He toured with Bowie that year. Ironically it was Rick Wakeman who first recorded "Changes" with Bowie. Wakeman replaced Kaye in Yes. Tables turned, Kaye then played Wakeman's parts on this Bowie tour.
Who ever sent me the message that Billy Joel is a better artist than David Bowie is ridiculous, even Billy Joel would say that isn't true lol! Honestly, not by any stretch of the imagination is it even close, it is to laugh! I don't see ANY other artist trying to emulate or pay homage to Billy Joel! I think that Billy is probably a nice fellow but any comparison to David Bowie's talent is ludicrous!
If people say "Oh, it's from Shrek", I don't really care. I am just happy that they are here to listen to this good, good, supergood song and honour David Bowie.
For you who says "Oh, it's from Shrek": It doesn't matter how you got here, it's just awesome you can love this song too :D
Saw him live during this tour, 6/2/76 San Fransisco Cow Palace. He was soooo smooth, and danced divinely, like he was floating on air. What a beautiful man, with a beautiful voice.
@moosehose I saw the same tour, a couple of days after you did, at the Inglewood Forum in Los Angeles. Very solid, dynamic performance; far warmer and happy than the chilly, remote but fascinating Diamond Dogs tour. BTW, you profile says you're 30. That means you saw the Cow Palace show four years before you were born. What's up with that? Is my math off or something?
@moosehose Yes, 30 would be good. 26 even better. I'm right behind at 51. Did you continue to be a Bowie fan throughout his career or did things peter out for you after Let's Dance? The last four albums he's released, "Reality," "Heathen," "Hours...," and "Earthling" are all worthwhile and albums a true Bowie fan would have in their collection. "Heathen" especially smacks of classic Bowie, partially due, I'm sure, to the presence of Tony Visconti, Bowie's producer back in the early '70's.
WHo the hell said he ruined it? There's nothing he possibly can do to ruin ANYTHING... If you can do anything at all with Nine Inch Nails or Iggy "Heroin instead of water" Pop, it's impossible to fail with something else
David is Tough-camp-south-london on -south-bronx -courty estate and cotton plantation - he mimics them all and then mimics himself mimicing - WOW!! what a performer
@sparkalanks : Couldn't have said it better. This is so great. Imagine being his kid. The stuff he would have done when you were tripping out as a child.
Shows the technical reality of a rehearsal, I suspect he didn't need to sing the detail as they were testing how the band played together. A great insight.
disagree completely! for my taste the duke is the best charcter he created. i personally dislike ziggy. really! my favourite bowie albums begin with diamond dogs and continue through scary monsters. the 2nd half of the 70s were bowies absolutely most creative and most innovative time. but tastes are so different....
Wow. Absolutely fascinating. Is it even possible to NOT look at this guy, ever? I saw the Station to Sation tour when I was 17 at The Forum in L.A. It was about the fourth or fifth show of the tour and Bowie was totally engaged, unlike when I saw him during the Diamond Dogs tour in, uh, '74, I think. He was cold as ice and coked out of his gourd. He was running on automatic and bored to death. But the S to S tour was the complete opposite and a complete blast.
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this is so stupid,he needs to change.he's a gay,ugly freak that looks like a rotten carrot and everytime his song comes on my friend hyperventelates and he cant stop!!!!!
On drugs off drugs...who cares, this is THE DAVID BOWIE...the one and only, one of the GREATEST artists EVER! Totally original in everything he has done! Anything he does he does very well, he is amazing and I love him!
@mycatwearsamask WOW, ya sorry he's definatly NOT the greatest artist ever. michael jackson probably is, or the Beatles, even billy joel is better. i dont even know a single one of his songs.
@venomchris LOL There is no "greatest artist ever". But there are great artists and David Bowie is without doubt one of them. And yeah, definitely better than Billy Joel. If you only know one Bowie song then more fool you. LOL You need to catch up with the rest of the world.
@halag okay, if u think he's great, thats fine. But not close to greatest artists, clearly u have a bias opinion anyways cuz ur probably a fan, or are gay for david bowie lol.
@venomchris well there goes any credibility you might have had left. What a dumb-ass comment. Clearly the "bias" is coming from your side of the fence. There are a number of great artists in the world. I don't have to be "A fan" of any of them to know what is greatness when I see it. You think I'm gay for david? LMAO Well that would be pointless being as I'm a chick. Its a shame that you are so closed-minded about different kinds of music. You're really missing out.
@halag no, that takes your credibility. I'm indifferent to all artists im just looking at facts and observable reality, u are a fan so youre obviously going to stand in his favour. do u see the difference? if the fact of the matter is that he's clearly not as currently recognizable or renowned as other artists in recent music history, i would acknowledge it. but he isnt. sorry.
@venomchris ROFLMAO. Who said I'm a "fan"? I think he's a great artist. But then I think several artists are great. I love that there is so much great talent in the world for us all to enjoy. David Bowie & others will be blissfully unaware that such sad individuals as you exist & just continue being the legends they've always been. The reality, THE FACT, is that Bowie is one of THE most reconizable and renowned artists in recent music history. Your reality filter needs some major repair work.
@halag ? because u think "several artists are great" is this supposed to change the obviousness that u clearly are a fan of david bowie? haha. look ive wasted too much time with this. bottom line and my Original point was that david bowie is in no way Close to The greatest group or artist "ever". Again not it my personal opinion, just in current observable reality. beatles and michael jackson are still more relevant than david bowie. in marketability, sales, fans, global recognizability etc.
well a lot of the world are idiots. SALES, fane and recognizability? Are you saying Lady Gaga and all these other more recents, selling a lot of albums are better? The beatles suck david bowies well hung and snow white tan COCK. He had way more versatility then michael Jackson and the beatles combined. Not to mention a bigger stage performer. Yes, MJ can dance, but whatever, David Bowie made his shows into actual SHOWS.
@halag you can try and convince urself thats he's still relevant, but i believe ive made my point. reply if u like, but im not going to be reading it.
@mycatwearsamask Right and this is a rehearsal. During rehearsals musicians often fool around, sometimes to save there voice before performance and sometimes just for fun. It is a rehearsal, time to experiment...
This was recorded 2-2-76 @ the PNE Coliseum in Vancouver. A 89 min. version with 15 songs exists but it's never been officially released (since it's just a rehearsal). Bowie scats and goofs off because it's not his voice he's worried about but the sound & light system. This rehearsal is where they smoothed out the stage show details. Also, Bowie was off coke by this point. He didn't want to start touring until he felt he was clean & this video was his 1st time on stage since going clean.
Loved this, now I see where the Bowie kids singing Changes are coming from. Check them out "Lewes New School Changes". They don't like being spat upon.
This does not sound strange, at all to other musicians...
He's scatting...a jazz technique. It's all, really very legit if you are musician.
Kinda like a soundcheck where the singer can work on different and new ways of singing the same song.
I'm a recording artist, myself who plays all of his own instruments. You can check out my original songs by clicking on the website url located in my youtube profile channel...enjoy!
Bowie experimented with music, song and performance the way Picasso experimented with various media. Artists never limit themselves to repeating one form of expression if they have anything valid to say.
This is great. And to all of you guys who think that he is making random noises don't know about the jazz technique of scatting. I wish David Bowie would scat more. It adds to the fun of the song. Great vid.
Thanx for posting this!!!It's so rare to see videos about "The white duke" era...
I love that Bowie as singer and as man...God, he's so fucking fascinating!!!!Some time ago I watched other 76's rehearsals when he made many mistakes in one song...at that time he used cocaine quite a lot!at that time he was frequently high...
Check out my version at a1buzz22
a1buzz22 1 month ago
Bowie is actually very different from Syd Barrett or Lou Reed. Go and learn about him, please.
His career is extraordinary and he accomplished things none ever did. He was always very open to new ideas, was never afraid of experimenting everything, in music, in life, in looks and concepts.
One of the biggest influence in Rock and Pop, a real God.
dirtydiana853 2 months ago
Chan chan chan changeeees ! tema pro dia de hoje
ig0ralex 3 months ago
¡Uffffff!. Maravilloso. Espectacular. Genial. Brutal. Bestial. Impresionante. insuperable. No tengo palabras para describirlo.
monty8010 3 months ago
turn and face the strange or strain???
humpdrunk 3 months ago
@humpdrunk strange
arad7613 1 week ago
Bowie didn't copy any one, what he did was collect different aspects of things he liked and created this one image which he changed every once in awile. As somehow from crating images from other things h bacame an influene himself.
SoraInUnderland 3 months ago
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what we need is a lot of changes to make things better than they really are.
KingPuddinsdaddy001 4 months ago
@marmel3000 Bowie is absolutely nothing like Syd Barrett or Velvet Underground. You've proven you're a moron, now I'm going to ignore you.
chrisdiedforyou999 4 months ago
Go out and learn about Syd Barrett, the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol flicks. He was a well-known imitator. Hunky Dory was awesome, everything else was a pile of rubbish.
Marmel3000 4 months ago
uhhh. no. not a troll. bowie was a hack. sorry.
Marmel3000 5 months ago
@Marmel3000 explain
fuckamericanidiot 4 months ago
@Marmel3000 actually no, don't bother
fuckamericanidiot 4 months ago
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Original? Pleeease. He ripped off everybody around him. He just looked more striking so he became the star. His greatest achievement was being thin.
Marmel3000 5 months ago
@Marmel3000 troll
tatugirl676 5 months ago
@Marmel3000 Ok Hotshot - like who did he rip off? I want your top 3 on my desk for Friday morning. Don't be late!
scheissheiss 4 months ago
its Morten Harket, no its David Bowie xD
retsiembrU 6 months ago
there is an bootleg of this entire rehearsal out there - great stuff
end85 6 months ago
I wish our rehearsal you tube clip was as good as this !! Mmmm I bet your all now intrigued as to how bad ours could be. Well go to my page and take a look for yourself !!
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jamestargetedindiv 8 months ago
the scat! howard moon woulda luvved it.(that s me)vince noir woulda broke out in hives.(thats the rest of you pretty sods) saw this tour.or the next one. '77? or so. oakland, calif. about 1/4mile off. the cheap seats.cured me forever of rock and roll. me last rock concert ever.so programmed,so slick. lights up .lights down.pose 1, pose 2, 3, etc. went into jazz and blues. never looked back. love his songs. hate the repetitive nature of commercial pop/rock. pretty nice scatting , tho, davy boy.
markmarktarmann 8 months ago 2
A 'scat' version of Changes...Love it!!!
mylesford 9 months ago
3:41 ahahah fenomenal! I love David ^ ^
Mongalz 9 months ago
This is just David Bowie ! Simply the best !
linrux 9 months ago
This is just David Bowie ! Simply the bset !
linrux 9 months ago
I am trying to see if that is Tony Kaye on keyboards. He toured with Bowie that year. Ironically it was Rick Wakeman who first recorded "Changes" with Bowie. Wakeman replaced Kaye in Yes. Tables turned, Kaye then played Wakeman's parts on this Bowie tour.
mlw2005 9 months ago
So what if his smoking furred up his artery's...
daveated 10 months ago
That bass solo closing it was great.
Pirate7X 10 months ago
i love 'chenges' but, it is better to change back vocal. tune is out and unstayable,,,,
kaycorvette 11 months ago
What a fab post! Thank you! Big sloppy wet kisses for this!!
sirensealight 11 months ago
Saving his voice, or he is going through his Van Morrision phase.lol Great clip.
mcwolfus 11 months ago
Well he´s does it better without the drugs.
tokimasa121 11 months ago
Only Bowie could sound as good as he does with a cigarette in his hand!
Par4ah 1 year ago
Hmm... the background vocals were a little off in this session.
JudiTheWitch 1 year ago
Please have a listen to Dave Lennard a new singer songwriter trying to get his voice heard, thanks
davidgibbs75 1 year ago
It sounded great with a FM transistor radio hid under the pillow in 1972.
DrJTG 1 year ago 7
HONKY! THE THIN WHITE PUKE!!!!!!!
mrmikespence1964 1 year ago
@mrmikespence1964 mega troll!
zuzify 1 year ago
that was fun...his beloved Canada...and ours.
thanks for this,brought back the mems of the massive Toronto,Canad show in Spring '76
repelghosts 1 year ago
This song was in shrek !! sacrilegious.......
151caligula 1 year ago
voice al jarreau????
monica48047 1 year ago
who doesn't love the duke XD
Ellathegreatable 1 year ago
Indeed and agreed! Hope that your New Year is a GROOVY one!
mycatwearsamask 1 year ago
That's what I think, you wouldn't believe the flack I have gotten lol! Bowie is beautiful as is his music!
mycatwearsamask 1 year ago
Nice bass solo
szymek22 1 year ago
Who ever sent me the message that Billy Joel is a better artist than David Bowie is ridiculous, even Billy Joel would say that isn't true lol! Honestly, not by any stretch of the imagination is it even close, it is to laugh! I don't see ANY other artist trying to emulate or pay homage to Billy Joel! I think that Billy is probably a nice fellow but any comparison to David Bowie's talent is ludicrous!
mycatwearsamask 1 year ago
i've never seen shrek, even though i'm the guy who pays for it. Movies,DVDs. games.
aknowneemus 1 year ago
Bowie does not have to rehearse, he's too professional
maxmagenta 1 year ago
Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick!!! Thank you, sir, for this epic video!
Return of the Thin White Duke!
deathmagnetica 1 year ago
This is from the Thin White Duke era when he was surviving entirely on "red peppers, cocaine and milk"
RiverSolitaire 1 year ago
I saw this show when it came to Toronto - etched in my psyche like yesterday.
morningglorify 1 year ago
If people say "Oh, it's from Shrek", I don't really care. I am just happy that they are here to listen to this good, good, supergood song and honour David Bowie.
For you who says "Oh, it's from Shrek": It doesn't matter how you got here, it's just awesome you can love this song too :D
OdenseDorothea 1 year ago
Possibly my favourite tour. Dennis did an outrageous drum solo on Detroit every night and no two were the same believe me.
1947bowie 1 year ago
supernice!who filmed this?
Enzymeable 1 year ago
Somebody in the backround is singing off key.
Zb major I think it is. LOL
MrTrueBlend 1 year ago
Art is Bowie Bowie is Art We are Art
WESSYS 1 year ago
Saw him live during this tour, 6/2/76 San Fransisco Cow Palace. He was soooo smooth, and danced divinely, like he was floating on air. What a beautiful man, with a beautiful voice.
moosehose 1 year ago
@moosehose I saw the same tour, a couple of days after you did, at the Inglewood Forum in Los Angeles. Very solid, dynamic performance; far warmer and happy than the chilly, remote but fascinating Diamond Dogs tour. BTW, you profile says you're 30. That means you saw the Cow Palace show four years before you were born. What's up with that? Is my math off or something?
TVC15ohoh 1 year ago
@TVC15ohoh Don't know why it shows I'm 30, I'm actually 52. I tried to change it, but I couldn't. Oh well, I wouldn't mind at all being 30 again!
moosehose 1 year ago
@moosehose Yes, 30 would be good. 26 even better. I'm right behind at 51. Did you continue to be a Bowie fan throughout his career or did things peter out for you after Let's Dance? The last four albums he's released, "Reality," "Heathen," "Hours...," and "Earthling" are all worthwhile and albums a true Bowie fan would have in their collection. "Heathen" especially smacks of classic Bowie, partially due, I'm sure, to the presence of Tony Visconti, Bowie's producer back in the early '70's.
TVC15ohoh 1 year ago
Haha! This is great, I love seeing him acting goofy. When he does the high bits at 1:51 and 3:42 I crack up. <3
RebiiJay 1 year ago
Read about this tour in an issue of Uncut Magazine recently. Good stuff.
LXCHIK0952 1 year ago
this sounds like he was getting ready for his Las Vegas niteclub shows with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tom Jones ba-ba-ba-BOUIE
tedGEGI 1 year ago 4
Wtf is that piano? Fking amazin tune
Lawen78 1 year ago
Awesome upload Gary!!!
Cheers or sharing..*-)
LazerNo1 1 year ago
WHo the hell said he ruined it? There's nothing he possibly can do to ruin ANYTHING... If you can do anything at all with Nine Inch Nails or Iggy "Heroin instead of water" Pop, it's impossible to fail with something else
Kushrynada 1 year ago
that little eartha kitt riff before he scats is priceless.
jackdelawack 1 year ago
David is Tough-camp-south-london on -south-bronx -courty estate and cotton plantation - he mimics them all and then mimics himself mimicing - WOW!! what a performer
IrishClaudius 1 year ago 2
Just brilliant. i LOVE this man. Drugs whatever, this is Bowie.
How can some 'idiot' as they call him, write songs like Starman and Young Americans? Life on Mars? Ziggy Stardust?
This just proves Bowie hardly needs any preparation at all, such a legend.
He is just soo free, soo cool, soo smooth.
Thank you to the person who found this, truly brilliant clip.
In Shrek or not, this is song on its own. An amazing one too.
So Im going to finish this comment by saying.....
I LOVE YOU DAVID BOWIE!
mrblueskyaccount 1 year ago 5
who cares what he sounded like? Look at him. His hair is awesome.
SergeantFoley 1 year ago 4
thats worth every second!!!
sparkalanks 1 year ago 2
@sparkalanks : Couldn't have said it better. This is so great. Imagine being his kid. The stuff he would have done when you were tripping out as a child.
arbinator 1 year ago
Shows the technical reality of a rehearsal, I suspect he didn't need to sing the detail as they were testing how the band played together. A great insight.
fdimu 1 year ago
this is AWESOME!!! hahaha
NikkixPrinc3ss 1 year ago
The piano in this version, just awesome, so magical.
Lawen78 1 year ago
@Lawen78 - That would be Yes' Tony Kaye supporting on keys.
CircleSkyTV 1 year ago
brilliant ... just brilliant
tapoutlgnd 1 year ago
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He is ruining his own song with nonsense.
ZLUGGO 1 year ago
@ZLUGGO Well, it IS a rehearsal, not the real thing so he doesn't have to do it right.
lovethesexycookies 1 year ago 3
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Yes, he has to. He ruined my day.
ZLUGGO 1 year ago
When ever i see this guy i think of labrynth
tpot91 1 year ago
Horrible rendition of Changes even though it is just a rehearsal!!! Thin White Duke is prob Bowie's worst character...
sirlovemehard 1 year ago
@sirlovemehard
disagree completely! for my taste the duke is the best charcter he created. i personally dislike ziggy. really! my favourite bowie albums begin with diamond dogs and continue through scary monsters. the 2nd half of the 70s were bowies absolutely most creative and most innovative time. but tastes are so different....
aeronpanick 1 year ago
lol what a shit bunch of studio musicians
pyramidiot1 1 year ago
Wow. Absolutely fascinating. Is it even possible to NOT look at this guy, ever? I saw the Station to Sation tour when I was 17 at The Forum in L.A. It was about the fourth or fifth show of the tour and Bowie was totally engaged, unlike when I saw him during the Diamond Dogs tour in, uh, '74, I think. He was cold as ice and coked out of his gourd. He was running on automatic and bored to death. But the S to S tour was the complete opposite and a complete blast.
TVC15ohoh 2 years ago
He is great but he readily admits to "sleeping" thru the 80s . I saw him in concert in '74 during my first year in college and have loved him since!
jmh10419 2 years ago
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this is so stupid,he needs to change.he's a gay,ugly freak that looks like a rotten carrot and everytime his song comes on my friend hyperventelates and he cant stop!!!!!
cheyennepink 2 years ago
Timeee isss runningg wildddd... duhduhduh...
Strange fascination fascinating me!
thefutureisahead 2 years ago
On drugs off drugs...who cares, this is THE DAVID BOWIE...the one and only, one of the GREATEST artists EVER! Totally original in everything he has done! Anything he does he does very well, he is amazing and I love him!
mycatwearsamask 2 years ago 118
And you are a wonderful person... :P :D
BowieGirley 2 years ago
@mycatwearsamask plus 1 he has amazing musical talend NAD he wuz able 2 get clean compared 2 most crap white trash these days
lol DAVID BOWIE RULES
irisheyes1l1 1 year ago
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One of? He is THE greatest artist.
Daelhorhota 1 year ago
@mycatwearsamask WOW, ya sorry he's definatly NOT the greatest artist ever. michael jackson probably is, or the Beatles, even billy joel is better. i dont even know a single one of his songs.
venomchris 1 year ago
@venomchris How 'bout Beethoven or Mozart? Music didn't start 100 years ago you know?
kawalmit 1 year ago
@kawalmit yaa beethoven and mozart are still raking it in on itunes right. get real, like that music is still relevant
venomchris 1 year ago
@kawalmit and besides theyre composers not artists u assclown
venomchris 1 year ago
@venomchris LOL There is no "greatest artist ever". But there are great artists and David Bowie is without doubt one of them. And yeah, definitely better than Billy Joel. If you only know one Bowie song then more fool you. LOL You need to catch up with the rest of the world.
halag 1 year ago
@halag okay, if u think he's great, thats fine. But not close to greatest artists, clearly u have a bias opinion anyways cuz ur probably a fan, or are gay for david bowie lol.
venomchris 1 year ago
@venomchris well there goes any credibility you might have had left. What a dumb-ass comment. Clearly the "bias" is coming from your side of the fence. There are a number of great artists in the world. I don't have to be "A fan" of any of them to know what is greatness when I see it. You think I'm gay for david? LMAO Well that would be pointless being as I'm a chick. Its a shame that you are so closed-minded about different kinds of music. You're really missing out.
halag 1 year ago
@halag no, that takes your credibility. I'm indifferent to all artists im just looking at facts and observable reality, u are a fan so youre obviously going to stand in his favour. do u see the difference? if the fact of the matter is that he's clearly not as currently recognizable or renowned as other artists in recent music history, i would acknowledge it. but he isnt. sorry.
venomchris 1 year ago
@venomchris ROFLMAO. Who said I'm a "fan"? I think he's a great artist. But then I think several artists are great. I love that there is so much great talent in the world for us all to enjoy. David Bowie & others will be blissfully unaware that such sad individuals as you exist & just continue being the legends they've always been. The reality, THE FACT, is that Bowie is one of THE most reconizable and renowned artists in recent music history. Your reality filter needs some major repair work.
halag 1 year ago
@halag ? because u think "several artists are great" is this supposed to change the obviousness that u clearly are a fan of david bowie? haha. look ive wasted too much time with this. bottom line and my Original point was that david bowie is in no way Close to The greatest group or artist "ever". Again not it my personal opinion, just in current observable reality. beatles and michael jackson are still more relevant than david bowie. in marketability, sales, fans, global recognizability etc.
venomchris 1 year ago
@venomchris
well a lot of the world are idiots. SALES, fane and recognizability? Are you saying Lady Gaga and all these other more recents, selling a lot of albums are better? The beatles suck david bowies well hung and snow white tan COCK. He had way more versatility then michael Jackson and the beatles combined. Not to mention a bigger stage performer. Yes, MJ can dance, but whatever, David Bowie made his shows into actual SHOWS.
canntibal 1 year ago
@halag you can try and convince urself thats he's still relevant, but i believe ive made my point. reply if u like, but im not going to be reading it.
venomchris 1 year ago
@mycatwearsamask Right and this is a rehearsal. During rehearsals musicians often fool around, sometimes to save there voice before performance and sometimes just for fun. It is a rehearsal, time to experiment...
iamariarilke 1 year ago
@mycatwearsamask me too!! :))) and all that you said is spot on!
hatethatsmirk 1 year ago
lol i hate when people say ohh "its that song from shrek lol"
Nick1metalhead 2 years ago 100
ahah, i totally agree!
antheaize 2 years ago
@Nick1metalhead OMG same...
BowieGirley 1 year ago
@Nick1metalhead it is that song from Shrek >.< lmao
dianaiselfi 1 year ago
@Nick1metalhead this song's in shrek? if it is I forget where...
Bugattiman1011 1 year ago
@Nick1metalhead
yeah i sang it at school school and everyone said its from shrek.
TheSsalty 8 months ago
shrek did not deserve such a good song
TheSsalty 8 months ago
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...But he was arrested for pot possession a month after this. lol he was definitely not off drugs by february 76
zazwina 2 years ago
This was recorded 2-2-76 @ the PNE Coliseum in Vancouver. A 89 min. version with 15 songs exists but it's never been officially released (since it's just a rehearsal). Bowie scats and goofs off because it's not his voice he's worried about but the sound & light system. This rehearsal is where they smoothed out the stage show details. Also, Bowie was off coke by this point. He didn't want to start touring until he felt he was clean & this video was his 1st time on stage since going clean.
ManInRoom5 2 years ago
It certainly is a strange fascination.
You have to watch him no matter how many times you've heard or seen this song, I reckon
MalquiLans 2 years ago 6
scatman bowie
ChrisWestaway 2 years ago 8
truu
camodude51 2 years ago
Anti climatic ending? HAHA! I LOVE IT!!
BowieGirley 2 years ago
Loved this, now I see where the Bowie kids singing Changes are coming from. Check them out "Lewes New School Changes". They don't like being spat upon.
MsCodfish 2 years ago
:D
AWESOME
AKnightWhoSaysNe 2 years ago
Hahahaha, best part!!! Most definitely!! :D
1:00 - 1:25
Funniest Bowie-thing ever!! :D :D
SonataFanatica 2 years ago
prupuudedeeedoingdo doo doo dun doo dun doooo
Yngblaz 2 years ago 6
Very amazing video! thank you so much!
antheaize 2 years ago
Funniest thing i've ever seen! :D
Alkei13 2 years ago
Oh, now I get where Chip-Chip-Chip&Dale song comes from :D
Hjalmberi 2 years ago 3
Awesome Bowie As Per Usual, The Return Of The Thin White Duke
candidate0 2 years ago 3
I dont see what's so funny about this. It kind of sounds like the version in '74 on the "David Live" album.
BreakingGlass77 2 years ago
This does not sound strange, at all to other musicians...
He's scatting...a jazz technique. It's all, really very legit if you are musician.
Kinda like a soundcheck where the singer can work on different and new ways of singing the same song.
I'm a recording artist, myself who plays all of his own instruments. You can check out my original songs by clicking on the website url located in my youtube profile channel...enjoy!
novanine9 2 years ago 3
LOL!
JackKoChit01 2 years ago 2
If this is a Rehearsal, then this must be one of the funniest things I've seen Bowie done...
WarshipAngelus 2 years ago 4
LOL... That's crake me...
WarshipAngelus 2 years ago
oh god, it sounds so funny!!!
viator8anna 2 years ago
thin white duke tour ?
florgat91 2 years ago
Dave was a half a fifth and an 8ball in.
ChewyHighHAD 2 years ago 3
thumbs up
zipppit89 2 years ago 2
best bowie song ever.you yougsters
macadamman 2 years ago
omg where was this in vancouver? i wish i'd been born back then!
azn88hunni 3 years ago 2
WOW! thank you so much! i wasnt even born at the time this was filmed! BOWIE IS LEGEND!
gogogothicgal 3 years ago 4
Thank you for uploading this
dfarmbrough 3 years ago
changes
ive taken so many deadend streets my eyes were becoming wild
ive played a game made for fools but ive played it all with style
Everytime i thought i had it made they turn and changed the rules.
So i turned myself to face me because the day was getting late i wonder if freewill is a faker i guess thats a chance i will have to take.
monicasm123 3 years ago 2
thankyou so much for posting this :D
YoshiGirlGina 3 years ago 2
Bowie experimented with music, song and performance the way Picasso experimented with various media. Artists never limit themselves to repeating one form of expression if they have anything valid to say.
drgrl 3 years ago 9
You are right, I always thin of Bowie as the Picasso of rock.
ivankaramasov 3 years ago 3
This is great. And to all of you guys who think that he is making random noises don't know about the jazz technique of scatting. I wish David Bowie would scat more. It adds to the fun of the song. Great vid.
IgorMusicNut 3 years ago
You are completely correct, IgorMusicNut.
But of course the untrained ear would not appreciate anything worth calling music.
David Bowie did release some jazz albums, not sure under what label or what, but I know he has.
torgosassistant 3 years ago
its even better because he is so fucked on cocaine he doesn't even know what country he is in.
myassishaunted 3 years ago 5
Thanx for posting this!!!It's so rare to see videos about "The white duke" era...
I love that Bowie as singer and as man...God, he's so fucking fascinating!!!!Some time ago I watched other 76's rehearsals when he made many mistakes in one song...at that time he used cocaine quite a lot!at that time he was frequently high...
wildysary 3 years ago
WOW.
This is an awesome self-cover of this song...
BTW he really likes that 'time is running wild' line, huh? He's always preonouncing it differently....
Thanks for posting this!!!
insaneforstuff254 3 years ago
Singing out of key for fun! Might as well. Still sounded cool. Win Win~ LOVE
leetracyrocket 3 years ago 5
Even after 30+ years his voice still awes me =D
yanan45 3 years ago 8
Love how he does it with a fag in his hand!
Oh the joy of bowie!!! :)
ShawtyTilley 3 years ago 3
and just to clarify to everyone on what shawty said...it's a cigarette.
itsmarcus1 3 years ago 4
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magnetotelluric 3 years ago
haha that line freaked me out in "Laughing Gnome" before my friend explained that fag meant cigarette XD
girlofthebutterflies 2 years ago
fantastiche le prove del Duca.
andymccoy78 3 years ago
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littlepiggy010 3 years ago
thanks for this rare video...love it :-)
faizulina 3 years ago 3
Bowie....great always!
haven811 3 years ago 4
YEAH - change ... too be a better man ..-- lalalalalalaalll liars - wot's going through Y - looks like - a senselessly part of meat
## - just change it
pachero4711 3 years ago
Thank you , Gary...it IS a gem indeed!
Gods , what a natural diverse natural improvising artist He is - got to love the Master!
dark0fknight 3 years ago
the master at work
boomer691 3 years ago 2
It's obviously a soundcheck before a show, not a 'rehearsal'. This is why he is fooling around, they are just getting the sound levels set.
ironmanboy 3 years ago
Wow, he's fabulous live!
nosenipples 3 years ago
Its obvious he hates this song at this moment in time. Who could blame him?
leonoel42 3 years ago
Ah balls, it's been taken down ¬.¬
DubhCion 3 years ago
He so silly in the beginning.
inufreaknow 3 years ago
Damn, love the scatting.
theperson37 3 years ago 2
I'll bet you do.
superrad255 3 years ago 4
Ski bop bom bo doo bop
PompadourSamurai 3 years ago 4
In the Fame rehearsal he makes random noises too XD David is so awesome.
"Too lazy to sing own song...will make noises instead..."
Only he can pull it off awesomely.
LetsBurnGoats 3 years ago 6