On January 8, 1947, David Bowie fell to Earth

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[walkingman]

1. Amazing talent - miss him.

[WheelWalker]

2. Truth.

An old soul.

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6. Very much.

[UTUSN]

3. So *that's* why the dinosaurs went extinct!1

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4. No, we still have Republicans.

But I wouldn't blame Bowie for that.

[UTUSN]

5. Hah! - and beautiful *birds*!

[IcyPeas]

7. The Sun Machine is Coming Down and We're gonna have a Party (Memory of a Free Festival)

[highplainsdem]

8. Thanks for posting that!

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9. The Jean Genie, live, 2003

[MissMillie]

10. Was lucky enough to see him in concert

September 3, 1987

I remember the date because I was VERY pregnant (with 3 weeks of my due date).

He's one of those artists that makes you realize that curiosity begets creativity. (Prince was like that too.)

[highplainsdem]

13. Agree completely about Prince and Bowie. They were always pushing the envelope.

[Skittles]

24. I saw him walking down a London street in 1970

(from a bus)

[highplainsdem]

11. Tweet this morning from Bowie's friend and producer, Tony Visconti:

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Link to tweet

Editing to add that the redhead in the oldest clips in that video, whose name escaped me when I posted this, is Hermione Farthingale, Bowie's first love and a member of his folk trio, Feathers.

[highplainsdem]

12. Young Americans, performance on the Dick Cavett Show, 1974

[happybird]

14. We've been listening to Bowie at work this morning

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15. Thanks for posting that video! God, I love "Life On Mars"!

I thought about putting lots more videos in the OP, but decided to include just a few.

I hope more of the Bowie fans here will post their favorites.

[happybird]

16. Such a great song!

Love this one, too

[highplainsdem]

17. Really great song!

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[smirkymonkey]

25. He is just endlessly fascinating.

A force of nature. I could watch and listen to him forever. Something about him seems eternal to me.

One of my favorites:

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18. Heroes, Live Aid, 1985

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19. Very short video posted on the official Bowie YouTube channel today

[IcyPeas]

20. Golden Years

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21. Thanks! One of my favorites.

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22. Diamond Dogs, studio version and live in 2004.

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23. Rebel Rebel - Live in Dublin, 2003