David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Newsclip

[Becca16luvsRhydian]

Did he just say Bournemouth? Thats amazing :)

[MissLauraCain]

I love this guy! He was one of few who had the guts to be himself on stage. I resent that man calling him a freak, he was an artist. Unfortunately the Bowie we all knew and loved has had his teeth straightened and that bothers the shit out of me. Oh well, I still love ya David!

[cristytovar]

1:53 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tokimasa121]

Clockwork orange music haha :D

[blackkat77]

carassing his body with paint... id like to do that to him but not with paint

[linorf]

those girls are adorable. did one say he's "smashing"? God i hope so

[JohnnySton3r]

what cigarette's does he smoke? borro lights gold?

[sallyfieldrequired]

its not paint

[ROLANDRAT2008]

That tour was light years ahead of anything at the time, the media didn't understand Kabuki make up and Kansai clothes at a rock show, Carlos opening music was such a build up to him walking on stage. l was lucky enough to see many Ziggy live show's and it certainly changed my life yeahhhh!

[fleamarket3000]

if that narrator saw the music industry today he would have a heart attack

[5winston]

narrator's a bit of a prick, no?

[InLovewithMick]

those girls are really stupid :( I'm suprised bowie has such ditsy fans

[botbagel]

The narrator is a hoot..disgusted? yeah, he is! LOL LOL SUFFER YOU OLD BAG!!! GO ZIGGY GO !!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[bowiejareth]

I wanna kiss more than just his hand!!

[Dazzling0Stranger]

I thought those girls were gonna fight.."I kissed his hand!!" -PUNCH

[RaikenXion]

That narrator sounds real pissed off how hes talking bout Bowie.

[AngelGhostchild]

"Kinky boots" oh that is the best thing the man has said. :D As for "freak" creative, different and one of a kind most definitely.

[MsDj72]

lol at 1.30,what are you so upset about?hes smashing...i second that!!!

[ladystardust13uk]

lol this takes me back!

[rakash0500]

I absolutely adore the lovely footage, but the constantly annoying voice in the background ruins somewhat the great video..

[mikeyp1230]

This is lifted directly from "Ziggy Stardust-The Motion Picture" with the narration added later. I don't know where this was aired but I'm very surprised Tony DeFries didn't sue. In any event this was fun to watch :)

[repelghosts]

dr. bernardo's homes were A CHARITY THAT DAVE'S DAD WORKED FOR..

[repelghosts]

Yep, its La Pierre LaRoche...

[mashamorgan]

Pierre Laroche at 2.58 ?

[repelghosts]

the brunette is Suzey Fussey, later married to Mick Ronson...

[repelghosts]

the colored fellow is Stuey George,Daves bodyguard.

[girlofthebutterflies]

I can't understand what the guy is saying...

[BdALpye]

"the first superstar of pop to wear shorty dresses on stage"

hahah Yes I knew it!

[larathamangaone]

lol at the old ladies!

[sweetisperfection]

Loved it.. exept the narration!

the guy suxx!!!

Loved all the footages.. lol

love Bowie/Ziggy/Major Tom/Plastic Soul/Halloween Jack/Thin White duke/The Clown/Serius Moonlight/Jareth/Spider aka David Jones!

love him so mucchhh!

And angie was amazing with him too, his big inspiration

hate defries ..

amazing video!

[tbenefi33]

LMAO that sound from clock work orange a weird ass movie.

[ninaisthekoolest]

EXACTLY! its so funny that he started out being percieved as this strange oddity and now he is one of the most respected artists. he was really ahead of his time.

[ninaisthekoolest]

the narration is hilarious!

[camcon05]

It's entertainment if you don't like it turn it off...the narrator should be shot..what a douche

[julieswahn]

I love that he did his own makeup. That poor schoolgirl! I could almost feel her anguish. I wonder what she thinks of this video today? :)

[DrWebflaxFLOO]

Bowie was- and is- a genius. This narrator is just pretentious.

[5winston]

I agree. It just shows the massive cultural tsunami that was waiting in the wings, Bowie of course, being right there in front. England is odd. They produce such eccentrics, yet the media at the time could not have been more, well English. (note: I love England, studied there and wish to return, please do not flame me, signed A Daft Yank...)

[DrWebflaxFLOO]

One strange critical and finacial success from England was the Rocky Horror Show. Incidentally, I've always wanted to see Bowie play Frank N' Furter...

[lamppostpizza]

thats gay how they call him the prince of pop and an idol for girls in '73. 5 years later i would agree but then?? he was really anything but pop.

[5winston]

They use the word "pop" to describe anything that is young peoples music. Kind of like other parts of Europe still call their night clubs "discoteques," in the U.S. you would never say you went to "a disco last night," you'd be laughed at. And possibly punched for being lame.

[FreakOfMusic66]

Holy shit this interviewer is such an asshole!

He should just shut up and let Bowie be! I bet everyone would be a lot happier. David Bowie is a genius and there is no one like him in the music industry, he has transformed everything and I love him!!!!!

HOORAY FOR SELF CONSTRUCTED FREAKS!!!!!

[DrWebflaxFLOO]

Not only that, but he was making half a million more pounds than the narrator, so he was doing something right.

[FreakOfMusic66]

Agreed.

[mattpatti]

the man is fucking God

[eliseandnicky]

that narrator is such an asshole, David may be a freak, but you don't have to say it like its a BAD thing, and its not just the makeup that makes us love him, seriously, but the make up does look really good, omg, the ladies that help him put his make up and costumes on are SOOOOO lucky, and the fan that got to kiss his hand!!!!! some people get all the luck!!!! love you bowie, please come and do a concert on penzance, PLEASE!!!!

[TeenageWildlife]

david came totally out of left-field and was playing with the sexual politics of that era, so it's natural that your typical old-school british journalist is going to speak as if he was freakish and over-the-top. no one had seen anything like it before.

[JohnnySton3r]

@TeenageWildlife what kind of cigs does bowie smoke?

[TeenageWildlife]

@JohnnySton3r Gitanes. then I think it was Marlboro Reds sometime in the late 80s, and finally Marlboro Lights up until about 2002 when he quit smoking.

[JohnnySton3r]

@TeenageWildlife he used to smoke gitanes? damn

[PAULLONDEN]

@TeenageWildlife True, but even Bowie himself looks back rather embarrassing on all that rather amateurish glam posturing.Unlike a lot of other third rate 'glam' hopefuls,this luckily get's rescued by this man's amazing talent.

[StratocastFloyd]

@eliseandnicky

Calling Bowie a freak only played to his image as Ziggy. It brought attention to his music, which is what is important.

[mootbugget]

That narrator is a bit of an asshole.

[TVC17]

Bowie a freak? bullshit. Bowie was and is a genuis in understanding people....

[Dossenbach]

Bowie is so amazing! I LOVE him! ;)

And that music in the beginning... Ludwig van :)

[TJOPootertoot]

Cool clip, but audio is way too hot, overmodulated.

[5winston]

I've seen most of this footage as it's culled from Pennebaker's film "Ziggy Stardust." Whoever put it together was taking footage that was either news oriented or staged by Bowie/Defries themselves. You have to remember, Mainman, at this time was going broke keeping him in the "lifestyle" of the star, the limo to hotel shot where he's in red looks totally staged, cool as hell, but staged.

[sawbird]

It was Bowie who was broke all through this time. Bowie was always broke because MainMan was so extravagant they ate up the RCA advance and the profits after that. And DeFries was taking half of the royalty but all the expenses came out of Bowie's half. The footage doesn't come from Pennebaker. This was broadcast before that was filmed. I think it's a good piece of film to show what kind of polarising effect he had on England at the time. The bemused tone just adds to it.

[rufusjetaime]

That's the music from Clockwork Orange isn't it!! Brilliant!

[ziggystardustlover]

hottest person EVER?! That would be david bowie.

oh yes.

[cristytovar]

Agree ! @ziggystardustlover

[cristytovar]

Interest document

[whiteistar]

Great Video!!!

Thanx!