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marmar

(77,056 posts) Mon Jan 11, 2016, 12:01 PM Jan 2016

My favorite cover of a David Bowie song, by Peter Murphy......

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My favorite cover of a David Bowie song, by Peter Murphy...... (Original Post) marmar Jan 2016 OP

Bauhaus did a good Ziggy Stardust cover, too Orrex Jan 2016 #1

Havent' thought of Bauhaus for years. gvstn Jan 2016 #3

I first saw their video for Ziggy Stardust *ages* ago Orrex Jan 2016 #4

I'll just say Wow! Just wow. They caught the essence of the song. gvstn Jan 2016 #5

Lot's of love for that song and for David Bowie GreatGazoo Jan 2016 #2

Orrex

(63,172 posts)

1. Bauhaus did a good Ziggy Stardust cover, too

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 01:14 PM

Jan 2016

Can't link to videos from work though--sorry.

gvstn

(2,805 posts)

3. Havent' thought of Bauhaus for years.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 04:27 PM

Jan 2016

I'll have to look for them while I spend all day listening to Bowie songs on Youtube. Something about "numbers" stands out in my mind.

Orrex

(63,172 posts)

4. I first saw their video for Ziggy Stardust *ages* ago

Reply to gvstn (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 04:30 PM

Jan 2016

It aired on Night Flight, a Friday night program on the then-distinctive USA Network featuring unusual videos and short films and the like.

I'd never seen an "official" Bowie cover before that, and it really knocked my socks off.

gvstn

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5. I'll just say Wow! Just wow. They caught the essence of the song.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 04:43 PM

Jan 2016

And please don't put me on Ignore!!!

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)

2. Lot's of love for that song and for David Bowie

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 04:15 PM

Jan 2016

Here, the vocals aren't perfect but I give them mad props for recreating the tape effects just on the fly in a subway station:

And I throw in this one because it shows again how pervasive and and iconic that song is in our collective memories:

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