DAVID BOWIE - First TV appearance 1970 - SPACE ODDITY

[UncleSlam81]

Hahahahahaha man he looks hilarious like that.

[robgdyke]

where the hell can i get that shirt?!

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

Great video, it was not Bowie's first appearance on tv (that was with the protest group against discrimination of long-haired people!) but it's surely the first time he sings. He still looks so ordinary but he's so relaxed and it's so professional. And exactly the tune for that year when the first steps on the moon were made. The BBC started every broadcast with Bowie's Space Oddity and thats why he got famous. This week I still saw this song used as tune for new space trips. It's also my first

[littlemissb1tch24]

I think you'll find he released this in 1969 as David Bowie and was on TOTP's singing (or maybe miming it)!!!

[jonniboy95]

the keyboard effects in the intro

is just lovely

[drummiedan]

Great to see this for the first time...cheers

[helennguyent]

happy birthday Bowie

[LandsEbb]

Whoa, that hair

[TheFoxSummoner]

Am I the only one who like tottaly lost it when watching this?? <3 Love you David!!!!!!1

[alemappurple]

The man is a genius.

[bio49410]

Holy shit the guitar has twelve strings... now my six string feels inadequate.

[Hacker73]

@bio49410

hahaha

that's because Bowie has 2 brains.

Fucking genius.

[muma2107]

damals war er auch schom Hübsch.....lechz

[SouthernSniperGa]

My favorite band is Five Finger Death Punch, but I love the classics. Great song.

[truespyfan]

When is it his turn for a comeback tour??

Most worthless bands are doing it these days, be good to have someone worthwhile out there again

[OceanderTethyseus]

that was so beautiful

what an artist

[Grammy014]

Awesome

[phaota]

Classic awesome song. Always loved that tune.

[RosaBarroca]

I LOVE YOU, David Bowie.

[MJF941]

he looks so normal here. not at all like ziggy stardust

[DBCrowns]

@MJF941 this was before ziggy

[MJF941]

@DBCrowns no kidding

[OrangeFuzz123]

@missfying It doesn't really matter what it's about, It's tweeness is amusing that's all.

[jflc87]

Dude, the description is straight outta wikipedia, huh?

[OrangeFuzz123]

What amazes me is how amazing Bowie was between 1971- 77 and how shite he was before and after. Believe me, I've tried to like his back catalogue,and 'newer' stuff, but all it ever does is make me wonder the aforementioned. Space Oddity isn't too bad, but I still cringe when he reminds that he thinks his spaceship 'knows which way to go.' :)

[heckmacbuff]

And Rolf Harris is behind the scenes on Stylophone... 'Git one for the kids this Christmas'.

[Hungry4Mor]

Dunno how I got here - well, drink got me here. Great vid. And yeah, what money can do to teeth!

[thing844]

Groovy shirt man!

[4everClassicrock]

hes soooo beautiful <3

[MJLOYALTOTHEROYAL]

has not aged one bit teeth are better now

[7855waldo]

Oh those PANTS! Yikes!

[RaikenXion]

@7855waldo Yeh but people in next decades time mite say same thing looking bk at how our generation today dressed lol.

[7855waldo]

@RaikenXion - Well, we'll stump them with the nudist club photos (!).

[RaikenXion]

@7855waldo yeh, that'll work lol

[StupidXContageous]

It's beautiful the way he's smiling while singing. He looks so happy to be there.

What a cutie!

[turner475]

His smile

[OfficialTribe]

At some points he sounds EXACTLY like Lennon.

[gietek]

@OfficialTribe true

[SnotRockets55]

Check it out, Bowie working bell bottoms.

He looks good.

[Chibihalo2]

It's amazing to hear how this song changed so much over the years. There's a version of this song during his Let's Dance years in the 80s that sounds quite different than this early live version. In fact, I'd wager it's that version most of us are familiar with. I know that's the version I'm used to. But if you love the song go pick up the book of the same name.

[margowsky]

This isn't his first TV appearance.  He was on TV at 17. An interview about his club for men with long hair.

[gazsmash]

@margowsky i think you will find he was Davey (David) Jones in that interview.

[margowsky]

@gazsmash semantics.

[KittiMitties]

@gazsmash Actually, he said "David Jones, also known as David Bowie."

[Hacker73]

@KittiMitties Yes! It's impressive how Bowie is, actually, another persona of Mr. Jones. How said Mr. Spock, "Fascinating"...

[missfying]

@gazsmash So? It's still the same person.

[MrErdner]

@margowsky I suspect that they mean his first appearance as musical performer.

[tessey119]

he looks a normal weight...how weird.

[jonvil2009]

@tessey119 He wasn't a true minimalist back then

[CamilaK0]

#39??? He should be higher in the rank of Greatest Artists!!

[KILLAZXP300]

david bowie is from outta space...

[musicmovie240]

@KILLAZXP300 Indeed. In fact, he is the first alien we have made contact with.

[Nivicoman]

Outstanding TV audio quality for 1970. Usually you think of TV audio back then as sounding like it came through a telephone.

[Hacker73]

English TV is always THE BEST --- tecnically as artistically. Magnificent.

[Nivicoman1]

@Hacker73 Now I recall that English TV used the PAL standard instead of the North America NTSC. I don't know a lot about PAL beyond it's frame rate and number of lines per frame but do know it renders color better. The French took color further with SECAM. Perhaps English TV studios simply used better audio equipment such as the Struder reel to reel tape recorder. When you watch The Beatles All You Need Is Love it can be seen there is a reel to reel machine in the foreground.

[frky4fshn]

cool. he was like 23. Thanks for posting!

[NickInDetroit]

I love this.

Those are some pretty snazzy trousers. I had a pair just like that!

[0101green0101]

Posted 3 years ago and still getting daily comments. Amazing & well-deserved.

[OldskolFan]

He sounds like a Beatle, only he is much prettier than all four of them. We don't get to see actual raw live talent like this any more. It's too bad he was so insecure about his singing and playing instruments back then because he was amazing.

[shaftsbury94]

he wont get anywhere

[CSXer]

What a rair find.

[ianwatches]

you can see bowie laughing at how awful that backup band is.. i mean, COMPLETELY fucked him up on the hand claps part the first time, then just decided not to even do it the second...

[Theninja114]

@ianwatches Ya it's when ever the backup guitarist plays, he's bending out of tune and whatnot, doesn't sound right

[stephen3398]

@ianwatches yeah I saw precisely the same thing as you!

[longbongotimee]

his hair is awesome

[peezed1]

1970 but when & where ??? love the melon bell bottoms !

[Eggs4Eva]

ahhh i love him i love him!!!

[tahi1]

hahahaha he looks nervous!!!!! but cuteee!! I love youuu bowie!!

[Splitskirts]

Wow, what a terrific clip / footage / live performance version ! Great guitar solo in the middle and David's singing is good too. A nice complimentary version to the better known recorded video clip. Thanks for uploading.

[zotrablue]

big hair needs to still be here!! 

[mad122780]

Tell my wife I love her very much!

[writesalot1]

I like the song is 4:20 long

[CattieNess]

I remember seeing him on either "Don Kirschner's In Concert" or "Midnight Special" (71ish) doing a "The Devil's Daughter" in a white satin tuxedo, shirtless with the red hair...Would love to see how well my memory serves me 40 years later.

[jcw001]

nice pants David

[gildas2]

And then the Legend was borned

[attentionaddicts]

excellent use of a Stylaphone on the backing track!

[JokersRevenge48]

Such a sad but beautiful song...

[Ladystardust96]

I love David Bowie so much. He's a legend

[radicalbabe]

I must have him.

[adacom1000]

One word.AWESOME!!

[mrETOO22]

planet earth is blue, and there is nothing i can do........

[durbinjoseph]

I was a freshman in highschool in 70. We all looked like this. When I had hair, that is.

[mdeer4]

@durbinjoseph

Me too. I think I love you.

[MrCriss1973]

baita som tri louco prá deixar o cara pra lá de Bagdad!

[mancerab3]

I think he is talented and cute... and this song is great! Always loved it. But recently discovered other Bowie gems like "Life on Mars".

[durbinjoseph]

@mancerab3

Once I start listening to Life on Mars, it seems I hit repeat. We had the best music during the early 70's. I will argue that with anyone.

[adric137]

is there a name for bowie's patterned shirts?

[MiZzH0tTiE12]

Omfg hes sooo sexy in this video (': <3 

[kirazinn]

great song!



[kjsh987]

looks so cool to see that real singers like david and elvis are capricornians.we roock

[essertpitay]

Only England !

[raymazarek]

@essertpitay hes half scottish remember..

[essertpitay]

@raymazarek Is He now ? Or is that another case of Scotland artistic imperialism.

[raymazarek]

@essertpitay i wrote that comment in reply to somthing but i cant remember which it was. And no....  Another?

[raymazarek]

@essertpitay ah yes well i was referring to the fact that he is a british icon. infact, he is pure british, technically, for being half scottish and half english.

[MmeLEnfer]

@raymazarek Dude, he's half Irish not Scottish. Also Jones is a Welsh surname.

[raymazarek]

@MmeLEnfer due hes half scottish. and dude just because tom jones is welsh doesnt mean Jones is welsh. dick

[MmeLEnfer]

@raymazarek Jones is a welsh name. Look it up. Bowie is half Irish, half English. Look that up too.

[14jetblack]

48 heartless souls for major tom. cunts

[TheJanisjoplin58]

if he didn't go through the "hippie era", he wouldn't have made this song, he was always ahead of his time, and he always will be, dosn't matter what year he's in, he always delivers. we share a birthday with the late elvis presley, this being the 8th january, luv on ya david, xxx

[noxster1986]

LOVE THE PANTS!!!



[bellyboy128]

he was 23 here

[bellyboy128]

oh bowie, i love your accent. you always say capshule!!!!

[kazz1896]

Amazing musician!!!!

[glennirish]

Legend

[cmcgarry007]

I have to disagree with this bio - Young Americans his first major success in the US? Ziggy was a classic the moment it was released, and Diamond Dogs was one of the biggest tours of the year - right up there with Pink Floyd's Animals tour. I remember them both selling out Madison Square Garden.

[vorkutaman]

@cmcgarry007 also the bio kind of implies that he went from 'young americans' to 'low'. this is obviously missing out 'station to station' which was a transition between the two not to mention a critical and commercial success.

[eswis68]

sexy beast



[kjsh987]

rolling stone magazine is made by retardeds that they never heard the real music

[AngelGhostchild]

I don't know why, but I don't care what he looks like or what he's singing...it's the way he does it, the singing and the performing, the only way he seems to do it . He carries himself differently. He seems like a down to earth sort of person, but out of this world. :)

[paulgaddshelpinghand]

thats where my trailer tarpaulin went

[dabreu]

To think I was in London in 1970 and missed him!

[KSitz77]

OMG he was gorgeous in this performance! And ditto to all the comments about the hair, sexy as he***

[YoodellyHoo]

I'm actually in love with his hair... it's just gorgeous, I want to ruffle it...

[jonjuliecat]

we dont wear clothes like that anymore because our bellies get in the wat of the zip ..

[chopinlisztbeethoven]

Smexy

[JadeLovesJenson]

only #39 in the Rolling Stone Magazine! WHAT!?!?!

[JennRighter]

Wow, fantastic!

[ericmarston58]

This is so raw I love this, thanks kurt! Nice!

[ilovelamp0000]

Wheres the LOVE button?

[gameygamey90]

@ilovelamp0000 like+favourite+share=love

[daviecame]

#39? hes in the top 10, the guy had an amazing understanding of music, hes outstanding in my ears!

[Kinley1978]

He sure had some British teeth back then didn't he.

[MrFreddyGoldstein]

He is dressed like a clown!

[ghodium]

only 39th? ffs

[percypage74]

Epic. I don't know why anyone thinks he looks/sounds nervous, as he seems quite relaxed here (can't you see him laugh almost every time the 'pit' guitarist tries to mimic the song's sound effects, usually with bad results?). And I don't care if he looks like a hippie here - its the music and his voice that are important. Maybe if people like you cared more about THAT, then today's mainstream wouldn't suck so horribly bad

[Ludasyl]

lolololol, I don't know what's more funny, the video or the comments...

Can barely breathe from laughing, but I' ve learned a lot , too.

Thanks for sharing this !

[slickvguy]

What an incredible video. Truly live.

[dxrtqgmp]

Picture yourself 40 years ago!

A travel thru time with a captain (most capable)

See tin the mirror, maybe you have grown a little too

Small thanks / Chris

[MissImproperio]

BowieMania ♥

[2manynegativewaves]

lols,special award for "origionality", they aint seen nuthin yet :) Genuis, God,national treasure etc ,but; " Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do" .....winner of last minute "oh bugger what ryhmes with blue?" award 1970...;)

[pteeng1]

A proper live version! No overdubs or auto-tuner (what's that about?!).

[katiarosalva]

MORROCOTUDO!

[katiarosalva]

Qué canción espetacular...

[hillbillyvol]

I will never forget this song. Headed for clinical exams in Durham NC. And I felt like Major Tom but by the time I got to my destination, I decided I WAS GROUND CONTROL. I aced the exam.

[reziztanze]

Fantasy rubbish most singers ingage in today. Most of their music is just a reflection of their crankyness.

[akdbear]

ooooooo that voice. <3 I Loooove Bowie <3

[SesaaaMairaaa394]

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[mickram23]

This is probably the greatest pop song ever written . David Bowie (along with Kate Bush) was, and is, a true original. Let's hope he tours again.

[mcwolfus]

A Frank Spencer moment at 1.41-1.43 I know this going get some thumbs down, but its true, take a look. Great track, from a true creative genius. Thanks for posting.

[guitarguru1992]

This actually isn't his first TV appearance. David Jones (he later changed his name to Bowie) was interviewed on BBC Tonight for the The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long Haired Men at age 17.

[mylesford]

@guitarguru1992 I know. David did some pretty groovy/hippie moments on the air, prior to this.....the tambourine moments slayed me.

[EvaRamone]

Why boys don't wear clothes like these any more? And his hair. Oh, I love his hair!

[eatshitgoogle]

@EvaRamone Well, Bowie himself doesn't do this shit anymore. Everything hippie should just die. :)

[EvaRamone]

@eatshitgoogle Ok, well I don't agree with you but I respect your opinion. I have many friends that don't like that kind of hippie staff... And Bowie generally.

[eatshitgoogle]

@EvaRamone Hey, no worries, I'm just being an asshole. I also love Bowie, I just don't like hippie stuff. I think he could have done so much better at that time without being hippie.

[sclapione]

@EvaRamone Would be cool to not mention crap like that on these vids ?

[Matshoppahulle]

@eatshitgoogle Hippie? How do you define hippie? Long hair and  clothes that were fashion at the time???

[eatshitgoogle]

@Matshoppahulle Nope, not so superficially. But if you bother to read any of his unofficial biographies (he never bothered to do one himself), you'll see that there's no escaping this: he WAS a hippie.

[Matshoppahulle]

@eatshitgoogle Ok, i never got that impression from his songs. Have not read about it though, take your word for it. A lot of stupids dreamers back than. Totally unrealistic, but quite beautiful dreams.

Never knew Bowie was that naive.

[LantaGem]

@Matshoppahulle Mod, hippie, glam... at least fashion-wise, these were popular fads of the time, and Bowie rocked them all in turn - usually switching styles just before the mainstream did them to death - then he'd morph into some other guise. That's why he's a god.

[tango47]

@EvaRamone We wern't so homophob back then about what we wore. We didn't buy clothes just because of the label. We wore whatever we wanted and were accepted for who we were, not who we wore. I've bought pants for my kids that were worth 15 dollars but I paid an extra 60 for the name on the label..ridiculous

[EvaRamone]

@tango47 I didn't say that I like his clothes because of the label. I just said that I like his clothes and it's a pity boys don't dress up like this anymore and wear something that they call "trendy".... and listen to crap music.

[3069mark]

@tango47 That's right Tango .... we were more interested in having some good weed to smoke and tunes to jam to than we were what clothes we had on. LOL

[xxcarlos]

@EvaRamone and why do boys now love to wear thick frame glasses? why do boys now wear pants half their ass? and what about those pants with that ridiculous embroidering in the back pockets (True Religion)? and the skinny jeans? zigtech reeboks? All those things that are cool now will look silly in 20 years. And some smart person in 2030 will make a sarcastic comment like yours about a video of 2011 and then you will post one like mine today. Cheers!

[Bolnish]

@xxcarlos real truth : D

[MrPeguin666]

@xxcarlos I personnaly think fashion back then was much cooler

[misterboink]

@xxcarlos its like x factor & i dig the wrong trousers

[punkrob13]

@EvaRamone good question . ithink everyone is just scared to be themselfs now a days

[EvaRamone]

@punkrob13 And that's good answer! :)