Bauhaus 'Ziggy Stardust' TOTP (1982) HD

Broadcast on 07/10/1982

"Ziggy Stardust" went to number 15 in the UK charts & no 13 in the Irish charts. The single was released on 26th August 1982. "Ziggy Stardust" was taken from the album 'The Sky's gone out"

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[highgreen]

Its impossible to hear a bad version of this song.. an all time great.. rip Bowie

[lefThumbs]

Brilliant. I missed this thru work when it came out, but saw them at Leeds Uni in the autumn/winter of 1982, Having been a fan of Bowie for over a decade, I thought wtf? when they started playing it, but Danny's bass and Pete's vocals/stage presence totally changed my mind. Live, these guys were gold.

[Pogokoala]

met David J the bassist, he play with my Warrick Fretless Bass. It was really nice to see a legend doing that.

[eduardorivera]

YESS Peter once yelled UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD to my front row face!

[TROLLDETECTIVE]

I've still got this record on vinyl. I was crazy for it, probably as much I am for early Bowie.

[kentdixon]

Always loved this song, these guys actually do a great job!!

[robertmetzger]

Peter is a trip !! Lolol I love his Solo Stuff !! So Grown Up ! Lolol

[ianmikecurtis]

The Original song from Bowie is every time the best. But the Bauhaus-Coversong is totally near to the original ... I think the best cover version from that song ... And Bauhaus is also one of the best Indie bands ever

[chrishill]

From the musician stand point this is a difficult song to make work. And these guys, , , They pull it off.

[thebestgeneralchannel]

Oh
Oh, yeah
Ziggy played guitar
Jamming good with Weird and Gilly
And the Spiders from Mars
He played it left hand
But made it too far
Became the special man
Then we were Ziggy's band
Ziggy really sang
Screwed-up eyes and screwed-down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan
He could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
They came on so loaded, man
Well-hung and snow-white tan
So where were the spiders
While the fly tried to break our bones?
With just the beer light to guide us
So we bitched about his fans
And should we crush his sweet hands?
Oh
Mm-hmm
Ziggy played for time
Jiving us that we were voodoo
The kids were just crass
He was the nazz
With God-given ass
He took it all too far
But, boy, could he play guitar
Making love with his ego
Ziggy sucked up into his mind, ah
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man
I had to break up the band
Oh, yeah
Ooh
Ziggy played guitar
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust lyrics © Chrysalis Music Ltd., Tintoretto Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd, Rzo Music Ltd

[kbeesmot]

This is better than the great late David Bowie's original.

[ayebeemkayebeemk]

the very first "tribute" performance!
Brilliant.

[lewangillard]

did you notice he pushe two fans heads down for some reason? surprised he didn't hurt em

[samanthalewin]

There were a lot of Bowie wannabes, in the early 80s, but Pete was one of the best.

[johnbarry]

A note to a certain Mr Vanian, When your blessed with Pete Murphy's cheekbones then you don't have to dress like Bela Lugosi!!!

[varsitycamplife]

Clearly lip synched but all bands did it back then. Still, a flawless and perfect cover of a great song. Love Bauhaus

[Albrecht]

Could this have been... at least in part... a rare TOTP live performance? It sounds (and looks) like it.

[robertmetzger]

WOW !! THIS IS A TRIP !! NOT NECCESSARILY LIKE GOING TO MARS MIND YOU LOLOL

[Halenbud]

Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly,
And the spiders from Mars. He played it left hand
But made it too far
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band
Now Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan, he could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
'Came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan.
So where were the spiders, while the fly tried to break our balls
With just the beer light to guide us,
So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands?
Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo
The kid was just crass, he was the nazz
With God given ass
He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar
Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.

[cherylchaison]

Lip sync is how studios preferred bands back then to preform. Yet some let them sing live