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DAVID BOWIE - 1947-2016

 

BY MATEO MORENO

The Thin White Duke has passed on. David Robert Jones, aka David Bowie, born January 8th, 1947 has passed away, just two days after his 69th birthday. Many, including myself, weren't even aware that Bowie was sick. For the last 18 months he had been quietly battling cancer and kept it very close to the vest. He had planned his final album, BLACKSTAR, to be his goodbye. And what a beautiful goodbye it was. Mr. Bowie and his music has meant so very much to me, and I, like many, don't really have the words to express how deeply his loss is. We will have a proper sendoff for him in the next couple days, but for now, share with me some of my favorite BOWIE moments. I'll add more, but for now, let's start with these. Godspeed Ziggy... See you on Mars...

STARMAN live (1972)

UNDER PRESSURE (1992 - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in London)

Queen, David Bowie, Annie Lennox

ZIGGY STARDUST (Footage from the 1972 BBC4 Documentary, The Story of Ziggy Stardust)

ANNOYED -

 (A funny collection of Bowie being annoyed but staying the amazing gentleman he was).

LAZARUS (David Bowie's final music video, 2016)

EXTRAS (David Bowie appearing as himself on the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant 2005-2007 series).

LIFE ON MARS (1971 music video)

HEROES (1977 music video)

ROCK N ROLL SUICIDE (Taken from the 1973 film Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars)

 

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