Life On Mars - David Bowie (Smoky Jazz Ballad Cover) ft. Olivia Kuper Harris

Olivia Kuper Harris - winner of #PMJsearch2017 and now a regularly touring #PMJtour cast member - is back for a haunting jazz ballad cover of Bowie's "Life On Mars," filmed in the Speakeasy Room at PMJ Manor. Fun fact: this was the first PMJ video that made it into space.

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Olivia Kuper Harris - Vocals:

Luca Pino - Guitar

Adam Kubota - Bass

Cameron Johnson - Trumpet

Martin Diller - Drums


Scott Bradlee - Piano:

Arrangement: Scott Bradlee
Engineered by Matt "Rook" Telford
Video by Braverijah Sage
Set Design: Miss Sunny Holiday

[seanguo]

the drummer is really having a good time cooking

[fionamessenger]

That Maaaa-ah-ah-arsss is a masterclass of voice control

[stolendance]

Did she just make trumpet sound with her

[GakkedOutStrategy]

HER VOICE IS THE SMOOTHEST DAMNED THING IVE EVER HEARD THIS IS UNREAL

[infinite_ammo]

Guys we made it! We finally unlocked the drummer

[BryceKatz]

Not many can cover Bowie. He's looking down on this one and smiling.

[kessryn]

3:43 the look on the drummer's face at her trumpet noises: "Nice... nice."

[lordalbior]

This is one of the best covers of Life on Mars I ever heard. The genre is not important when you can send the message the original intended to convey. The air of uneasy strangeness with a tint of sadness was kept intact.

[RebelwheelsNYCShow]

ooh I hope they do more bowie tunes <3

[ZacharyOsterman]

I’d love to hear her rendition of The man who sold the world

[Waynimations]

I would love to see Bowie’s reaction to this

[suzannewdowik]

I listened to this on spotify before this dropped and I did NOT realize that she was doing the muted trumpet sounds with her MOUTH. I just assumed there were two trumpets...

[mike-rayner-videos]

oh man.. look at those cavemen go 💐.. the singer is pretty awesome too⭐️🎤⭐️

[bobgriffith]

I played mouth trumpet after I first heard miles Davis when I wad 10. Drove my parents crazy, I could alternate each side with the ability to half step at will, drove my parents and siblings crazy. By high school I was really good and knew all of the Chicago tunes, drove my teachers crazy, , they would not let me audition for the band and it ruined my life until I took up the bag pipes, drove my wife crazy.

[caliburncelt]

I wonder if they would ever try to turn classical music into jazz... would that count as an updating rather than a backdating?

[figsu]

It's funny because Life On Mars was David Bowie's reaction to Frank Sinatra, who is obviously a big contender to this genre.

[rva]

Phew. It's good. Of course it is. PMJ. Delicate portrayal. Sublime taste 💖

[fabioghezzi]

This is so smooth and dreamy, like drifting into a parallel universe

[salvestrom]

little known fact: PMJ brass section are world champions at hide and seek. one was actually hiding in her mouth this time!!

[cameronmcintyre]

There's something almost Judy Garland about her voice.