Six of the Best Videos from David Bowie
shots takes a trip through time and art with iconic music legend David Bowie, who has sadly passed away at 69.
This Morning shots was saddened to hear about the passing of musical icon David Bowie, who died yesterday at the age of 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer. With a career that spanned over half a century the artist is estimated to have sold around 140 million albums worldwide, and in the UK alone, he was awarded nine platinum, 11 gold and eight silver albums over the years.
Following the sad news, below, shots looks back at some of Bowie’s most memorable promos released through his genre-spanning career.
1. Lazarus
His 25th studio album, Blackstar, which has only recently been released, is headed up by the single Lazarus, directed by Johan Renck, who also helmed the artist’s previous single, Blackstar.
2. Life On Mars
Bowie’s fourth music video, Life on Mars, was filmed backstage at Earls Court on 12 May 1973 by British photographer Mick Rock. Although only featuring a heavily made-up Bowie dancing in front of a white background, the promo proved his power to hold attention and captivate with everything he did.
3. Dancing In The Street
In 1985 Bowie joined forces with Mick Jagger to cover Martha and the Vandellas 1964 hit, Dancing In The Street. The song only took the pair two hours to record and saw director David Mallet take the artists down to London Docklands to shoot the video. Full of questionable dance moves and some brilliantly 80s fashion choices the video acts as a perfect snapshot of its era.
4. John I’m Only Dancing
1972 saw the release of Bowie’s first promo, John I’m Only Dancing, the Mick Rock-directed promo saw Bowie appear alongside a nightmarish mime group and was soon banned by iconic British music chart show, Top of the Pops.
5. Ashes To Ashes
Ashes to Ashes was released in 1980. Costing £250,000 it was at the time the most expensive music video ever made. Directed by Bowie and Mallett, the video can be seen as a sequel to 1969’s Space Oddity.
6. Magic Dance
Taken from the 1986 film Labyrinth, starring Bowie alongside Jennifer Connelly, Magic Dance saw the artist joined by some of Jim Henson’s creations in what has to be one of the childhood songs of 80s kids everywhere.
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