David Bowie 'Life On Mars'

David Bowie 'Space Oddity'

Original Version [1969]

Bauhaus 'Bela Lugoi's Dead'

Bauhaus 'Bela Lugoi's Dead' as seen in the film 'The Hunger' starring David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandan & a cameo by Willem Dafoe.

The Hunger

'The Hunger' [1983] Starring David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon & a cameo by Willem Dafoe. 'Bela Lugoi's Dead' performed by Bauhaus.

Cat People

Cat People [1982]. Starring Nastassja Kinski & Malcolm McDowell. 'Cat People [Putting Out Fire]' performed by David Bowie.

David Bowie 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'

Madelinex: Klaus Nomi - Riding The New Wave

I just received a heads up from Madeline in NYC...who has a fabulous blog running. She sent me a link about her experiences in the midst of the NYC music/ art scene in its hey-day and encounters with David Bowie, Klaus Nomi & Joey Arias and more specifically, the very same SNL broadcast that I blogged about last night.

Hit the link HERE and peruse Madelinex's Klaus Nomi - Riding The New wave...a muy fabulous re-telling!

 

David Bowie and Klaus Nomi

Flash back to the Winter of '79. I was up past my bed-time, watching 'late night programming', waiting for Saturday Night Live to air. David Bowie (featuring Klaus Nomi & Joey Arias) was the musical guest on this episode of SNL. I nearly shat my Underroos & fell off of the sofa when they hit the stage. You see, it was the end of another crappy decade in the US, television was all about Leaving It To Beaver (and other wholesome viewing). The radio stations? They all played the same mix of pop swill. Bad, really bad, fashion was all the rage (some things never change). But, there was always David Bowie, in all his glorious androgyny, who I could rely on to take me away from the doldrums of a.m. radio love songs & faux wood paneling.