Essra Mohawk sings David Bowie's "Golden Years"

Legendary singer-songwriter and free thinker from Philadelphia, Essra Mohawk - https://www.facebook.com/ESSRAMOHAWK.FanPage - does an excellent job on this tribute, SPIDERS FROM VENUS: WOMEN COVERING DAVID BOWIE.

All Music Guide calls the multi talented Essra, "one of America's rarest treasures." Her PRIMORDIAL LOVERS lp was called in Rolling Stone "one of the 25 best albums ever made." Hear PL's "I Have Been Here Before" @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YkmhQytPQ that inspired David Crosby's "Deja Vu" or the turntable cut "Thunder in the Morning" @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK5oV6MaG14

Listen to "Stronger Than The Wind" that Tina Turner also recorded @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm1G1p3dtn4 Mohawk also wrote "Change of Heart" for Cyndi Lauper plus for Vanilla Fudge, Bob Weir, Lorrie Morgan, Annie Haslam, Rita Coolidge, The Shangri-Las, Keb' Mo', Lisa Fischer, Peabo Bryson, Lowen & Navarro, etc.

Also, it's Mohawk's vocals on School House Rock's "Interjections," "Sufferin' Till Suffrage" and "Mother Necessity."

On 2003 Skipping Discs Records. Mohawk also sings on The Doors and Joe Jackson tributes CDs.

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[LestatandBerial]

Im torn between this and nina hagen as favorite female cover.

[fecinny]

@LestatandBerial Thanks for noticing as Essra is incredible!

[louiethesyrian]

This is much better than bowie's

[fecinny]

@louiethesyrian TY very much as Essra, though still a semi-secret, is the greatest!

[PadreMDB]

Such a great musician is Essra Mohawk! Thanks once again Frank. Jimmy the indian spoke of her as an enigmatic musical genius.

[fecinny]

@PadreMDB And that she is... Thnks for stopping by Mac.

[rosesredvioletsblue]

Fabulous video. Thank you.  10^

[Finallybenunderstood]

Ezra Mohawk rocks!!!

[garu8193]

@louiethesyrian baloney, there both good, I wouldnt put one above the other, but theres only 1 Bowie !!!

[dinoblackgrape]

not bad,not as good as Bowie tho

[Widmerpool99]

Almost as good as the Peter Glaze/Jan Hunt version from Crackerjack.

[fecinny]

@ummerrahh Thank you. Essra is quite the legend as she was in Frank Zappa's band, sang on School House Rock and wrote Cyndi Lauper's "Change fo Heart." Check her out as you will not be disappointed - I can promise that!