David Bowie Performs A Song Written By Conan | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

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  • (Original airdate: 11/16/99) David Bowie performs the song that Conan submitted to his “Cyber Song Contest.”
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  • @AdamWood
    @AdamWood 2 роки тому +1955

    "This is going to be a famous interview one day" - Aged like fine wine

    • @jamiew1664
      @jamiew1664 2 роки тому +24

      he was quite clever saying that

    • @ximepalleiro1224
      @ximepalleiro1224 2 роки тому +5

      Envejecia con.clase !! Hermosooo David c persona tamb

    • @jarekp362
      @jarekp362 9 місяців тому +1

      i just scrolled for that comment, cheers

    • @buggyboogle9
      @buggyboogle9 9 місяців тому +3

      @@jarekp362me too :). In that sense Conan was great in having David Bowie on several times.

    • @mrreemann3739
      @mrreemann3739 9 місяців тому +1

      He was so right. It is!😂❤

  • @TommyTwista
    @TommyTwista 2 роки тому +1590

    Conan was a fantastically witty host. And Bowie was so full of life.

    • @antoniodelgadomateos9921
      @antoniodelgadomateos9921 2 роки тому +18

      and full of coke 😆

    • @sh1121
      @sh1121 2 роки тому +12

      @@antoniodelgadomateos9921 If you’re full of coke 30 years after smoking it you’ve got an issue

    • @vovahimself
      @vovahimself 2 роки тому +1

      Was?

    • @notimportant1006
      @notimportant1006 2 роки тому +1

      @@vovahimself well the video wasnt taken in the present... and hes dead...so yeah.

    • @vovahimself
      @vovahimself 2 роки тому +1

      @@notimportant1006 Conan???

  • @wadew3623
    @wadew3623 2 роки тому +4298

    If David Bowie compliments your shirt, it's a moment you never forget.

    • @adsensedd
      @adsensedd 2 роки тому +50

      Yeah, I'd be trying to snatch a photo with David so I could frame it with he shirt.

    • @ShadyPinesMa79
      @ShadyPinesMa79 2 роки тому +39

      I think David wore a shirt just like it in 1969 😂

    • @obama281
      @obama281 2 роки тому +48

      I guess he wants to know the shirt that you wear

    • @ShadyPinesMa79
      @ShadyPinesMa79 2 роки тому +13

      @@obama281 I see what you did there 👏

    • @brianegendorf2023
      @brianegendorf2023 2 роки тому +27

      Its hard enough to get a celebrity to compliment an average fan when they are SUPPOSE to engage with fans. Having him randomly pick you out of the audience and compliment you when he doesn't even have to acknowledge ANYONE in the audience is the sincerest form of flattery.

  • @57stratkat
    @57stratkat 2 роки тому +390

    Damn, Bowie shined in every possible way. I loved everything about the guy - his voice, his looks, his immense, broad-ranging talent ,his intellect, and his down-to-earth personality, and a great sense of humor. One in ten million.

    • @CelestialPopCollectiveOfficial
      @CelestialPopCollectiveOfficial Рік тому +6

      Don’t forget that laugh. His laugh was gorgeous. ❤

    • @mmorrison9176
      @mmorrison9176 Рік тому

      Sorry,more like 1 in half billion 🤷🏻‍♂️
      Next only to Lennon in my opinion 😢💙

    • @theharshtruthoutthere
      @theharshtruthoutthere 10 місяців тому

      @@mmorrison9176 Hollywood = a place where spells are casts.
      Singers and actors and politics = advanced A. I d?
      The graves and tombs of all those famous and rich - why we believe these to be filled?

  • @RobeliTeran
    @RobeliTeran 2 роки тому +1526

    I LOVED Bowie's laugh. It was so genuine and was like a full-body laugh. Miss the Starman, like everyone else.

    • @scottskinner577
      @scottskinner577 Рік тому +8

      I first heard his laughs in Labyrinth. What a baller to pull off that look with those tight ass pants

    • @robertoseveno
      @robertoseveno Рік тому +5

      Yes! So full of wit. Beautiful man.

    • @JennDickens
      @JennDickens Рік тому +3

      I miss the Star man too. 💓

    • @Becki545
      @Becki545 Рік тому +2

      I was going to write the same thing!

    • @jasonbarlow1448
      @jasonbarlow1448 Рік тому +1

      Same same. Reminds me of Alan Watts laugh! That deep, soulful, tonal, mischevious chuckle, rife with ciggies, whisky, cheeky British glee.

  • @beiyi6933
    @beiyi6933 Рік тому +141

    You can notice how respectful conan is, everytime when Bowie talks, he listens without any interruption at all

    • @paulv7744
      @paulv7744 Рік тому +21

      There are so many talk show hosts .. But he's clearly better than most.

    • @SameBasicRiff
      @SameBasicRiff Рік тому +4

      And how quick he is with every reference and topic - truly an actual legend of the game.

  • @fredzeller2768
    @fredzeller2768 2 роки тому +1088

    I remember this fondly....during rehearsal, David sang those lyrics, got to “ground control to major tom”, and started laughing. “You can’t use that!”, he said. “I DINE off of that line”. One of the best reactions I’ve ever heard. Classic.

    • @SyntheticaYT
      @SyntheticaYT 2 роки тому +12

      Were you in the audience? Or did you work for the show?

    • @キラキラくりくり頭
      @キラキラくりくり頭 2 роки тому +66

      For me, I thought it was way funnier when, just after rehearsal, we were in the restroom, and David let out this huge fart, and he shouted out the line "you've really made the grade". What a legend.

    • @RemotelyHuman666
      @RemotelyHuman666 2 роки тому +22

      @@SyntheticaYT He worked in the sound department.

    • @redshift8302
      @redshift8302 2 роки тому +22

      @@キラキラくりくり頭 You don't believe him? There many people who worked around celebrities you know, and they comment from time to time. Someone put a comment and explained how he talked with Diesel the wrestler for 45 minutes in a bar, and he was subjected to irony as well, but I thought there's no reason not to believe him. But if he asked me 100$ to make me meet him then I would be wary.

    • @キラキラくりくり頭
      @キラキラくりくり頭 2 роки тому +52

      @@redshift8302 yeah I know, I'm just joking. Stuff like that happens all the time. In fact, I remember watching TV with my dad; David Bowie came on and my dad said in an irritated voice "ugh, I remember when he left all his stuff in our garage".
      I was like "woh, woh, hold up. What? He left his stuff in your garage, and you're annoyed?"
      He replied "well yeah, he left it there for ages."
      Unlike my previous comment, this one's actually true. My dad, uncle, grandad etc met loads of famous people, including The Beatles, Elton John etc.
      So you'd think that they must have been doing something amazing... Not quite, it was a transport company. Just driving trucks basically.
      So, I have no reason to disbelieve the OP, I was just drunk and trying to be funny.

  • @tattoodude8946
    @tattoodude8946 Рік тому +494

    "You burst your G string." - 🤣
    I love how happy he was at that!

    • @resera5
      @resera5 Рік тому +59

      It was his D string though!

    • @lance56
      @lance56 7 місяців тому +6

      @@resera5 I think it was a joke... G string :P

    • @Spractral
      @Spractral 3 місяці тому

      ​@@resera5 Thanks, you beat me to the punch. Only a couple decades late.

    • @Spractral
      @Spractral 3 місяці тому

      ​@@lance56 the next string down (closer to the floor, the way he's holding the guitar) is the G string.

    • @bigsykedaddy999
      @bigsykedaddy999 3 місяці тому

      @@Spractral Yeah, you could tell Conan was trying to come up with a way to make a joke about it being the D string, but he let it sit because it woulda been awkward haha.

  • @andresilvasophisma
    @andresilvasophisma 2 роки тому +128

    Love that he didn't have any rockstar vibes, just had his fun in a relaxed manner.

  • @Chancer02
    @Chancer02 Рік тому +61

    David Bowie, the man, the performer, the writer, the imagination.... We are so darn lucky to have had him in our lifetime ❤️

  • @groofay
    @groofay 2 роки тому +1919

    Say what you want about Bowie, but his thousand-yard stare at the slightest reference to Space Oddity was impeccable.

    • @michaelhake2291
      @michaelhake2291 2 роки тому +30

      Yeah acting. What a good sport.

    • @fleur4119
      @fleur4119 2 роки тому +1

      Wut Bowie > inf

    • @viniciusgoncalves2642
      @viniciusgoncalves2642 2 роки тому +6

      He didn't like space oddity?

    • @michaelhake2291
      @michaelhake2291 2 роки тому +42

      @@viniciusgoncalves2642 omg yes, he liked it, he and Conan were joking around

    • @JohnCane147
      @JohnCane147 2 роки тому +26

      @@viniciusgoncalves2642 it's obviously about Conan stealing his song 🙄

  • @zetaminor77
    @zetaminor77 2 роки тому +87

    RIP David Bowie. Loved the look of his face when Conan hands him the song lyrics! 😃

  • @Tedisntakidanymore
    @Tedisntakidanymore 2 роки тому +522

    For the 25th richest man in Britain, and a rock god to boot, Bowie always came across as humorous, good natured and very smart.

    • @Daniel_Addy
      @Daniel_Addy Рік тому +11

      I’m not sure it’s that odd for all of those things co-existing , but I do agree with you 👍

    • @hans-joachimbierwirth4727
      @hans-joachimbierwirth4727 Рік тому +12

      Being successfull and rich relieves a lot of that sort of stress that keeps many from coming across as good natured i guess.

    • @MrThedonhead
      @MrThedonhead Рік тому +2

      He wasn't no where near even the 25th richest rockstar in England

    • @Alefjj
      @Alefjj Рік тому +10

      @@MrThedonhead He was, in 1997. Followed by Paul McCartney and Tom Jones.

    • @tedunguent156
      @tedunguent156 Рік тому +3

      @@MrThedonhead He wasn't just a rockstar. Read his bio.

  • @christinefury1040
    @christinefury1040 Рік тому +129

    I still just feel such a loss for this artist. He was one that broke through the veil. Other worldly. Transcended the dimensions we are mostly confined to mentally.
    Such a light. Dark star.

    • @user-kk4zw5jo4t
      @user-kk4zw5jo4t Рік тому +6

      Totally agree 🙏

    • @zyrrhos
      @zyrrhos 9 місяців тому +1

      I don't usually have a feeling one way or another about celebrities passing, but Bowie's death touched me. As did Petty's, but that's probably because I had just saw him play at the Hollywood Bowl the week before.

    • @myswanktrendz
      @myswanktrendz Місяць тому +1

      ​@@zyrrhosSame! I wasn't surprised that I'd miss the music, but I actually cried after hearing about Bowie and Petty passing.

  • @Magmartin4800
    @Magmartin4800 2 роки тому +268

    4:49 I know it's a joke song, but it's so easy for him to make it sound so good, that classic David Bowie singing. Just shows how incredibly talented this man was.

  • @tonymagnier9846
    @tonymagnier9846 Рік тому +57

    Bowie was a unique one-off...just be grateful you shared your time on Earth for a while with him.

  • @MicheleFranchini
    @MicheleFranchini 2 роки тому +285

    What a wonderful human being he was! Humorous, honest, intelligent and funny.

  • @thomasmartin7425
    @thomasmartin7425 Рік тому +46

    I NEVER thought he was this relaxed and humorous. In a concert some years ago it was getting late and there was still many songs to sing so he offered to drive everyone home in his motorhome. Lol. Just so easy, free, and relaxed kinda funny.

  • @1artistvocalist
    @1artistvocalist Рік тому +32

    As a fellow singer/musician/artist I cannot even express in words in any language how much I miss David Bowie. The most multi-talented man with a heart of gold. Beautiful person inside and outside. Miss you, David. Tonight at my gig I will be singing one of your incredible songs and sending you love to Heaven!!

  • @xbman1
    @xbman1 2 роки тому +136

    David Bowie is a class act. A very nice gentleman and down to earth.
    He bought us a round of beers and sat down chatted with us for about 10 minutes or so.
    He did a small intimate show in Diamond Club in Toronto many many years ago.

    • @TrakThora
      @TrakThora 2 роки тому +9

      Thanks. Thats something you will always remember. A great guy

    • @tonymontana-uw1bq
      @tonymontana-uw1bq 2 роки тому +6

      God damn..that's awesome! Bowie did the same thing in Sydney Australia..some lucky punters were in a pub and saw Bowie perform. I'm thankful I saw Bowie perform in Sydney, 2004 Reality tour..a night that lives on in my memories. Cheers

    • @bobcaygeon6799
      @bobcaygeon6799 2 роки тому +1

      |Holy Hell!!! That's amazing!!!

    • @mathien1985
      @mathien1985 Рік тому +1

      what year do you think it was?

  • @ShayanDaBoi
    @ShayanDaBoi 2 роки тому +88

    David Bowie vibing with Conan as he did with Ricky Gervais is the best. This interview was Pure Joy.

  • @Christian_Jara
    @Christian_Jara Рік тому +127

    Just those few seconds of Bowie singing are better than most Super Bowl half time shows... What a legend!!

    • @Harrysound
      @Harrysound Рік тому

      I never understood the appeal personally, I'm here trying to figure it out still...

    • @anklebiter9116
      @anklebiter9116 Рік тому +1

      Better how?

    • @calebhohneke8482
      @calebhohneke8482 Рік тому +4

      ​@@anklebiter9116 I think the comment was an exaggeration haha. But was Bowie a better showman then most of the performers who have performed at half time shows? Absolutely. That dude had one of the most pure and musically organic minds in music in general. Few stand at his level of artistry and expression via music imo.
      Half time shows are so overproduced, robotic, and just "fake" feeling that it's honestly more of a hype show then it is about the music. Regardless, all this seems like a silly comparison, But Bowie's charm in this clip is far more entertaining then most halftime shows I have watched for sure lol.

    • @markv.5962
      @markv.5962 Рік тому +2

      You got that right

  • @johnbod
    @johnbod 2 роки тому +99

    Conan is so good here. He's still young enough for the show to feel early on in its run, but lose enough that he feels like the relaxed Conan we know today.

  • @redrumck81
    @redrumck81 10 місяців тому +7

    why in the hell couldnt i have been into bowie while he was alive? im 42 and just now digging his stuff. what a talented dude.

    • @alann5003
      @alann5003 9 місяців тому

      Better late than never. Ziggy and Alladin sane is my favorite.

    • @chrishultgren777
      @chrishultgren777 9 місяців тому +1

      I can't remember a world without Bowie. He was always just there.

  • @reymondlopez7468
    @reymondlopez7468 2 роки тому +472

    He was such a perfectionist but he has a wonderful sense of humor.

    • @xergiok2322
      @xergiok2322 2 роки тому +37

      It should be 'and'

    • @johnpatrick5307
      @johnpatrick5307 2 роки тому +2

      @@xergiok2322
      He was Irish, so he'll have a good sense of humor - notice how similar him and Conan look, blue eyes and all!

    • @maxglaze7143
      @maxglaze7143 Рік тому

      @@xergiok2322 Nice one

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt Рік тому

      @@johnpatrick5307 His mother's grandparents were Irish. That's not very Irish...

    • @johnpatrick5307
      @johnpatrick5307 Рік тому

      @@SpaceCattttt
      I'd say he was pretty Irish - he looked Irish - very white skin and blue eyes, high cheek bones .
      Do you know of any English who looked like him?

  • @keithgrimes9622
    @keithgrimes9622 2 роки тому +84

    Nice to see David being interviewed by someone as quick as he is.

  • @leolindberg
    @leolindberg 2 роки тому +607

    You can see that David Bowie enjoyed the company of smart comedians like Conan and Ricky Gervais

    • @crowzreal
      @crowzreal 2 роки тому +17

      true. i think conan is the most genuine hosts out there.

    • @alexcampbell3032
      @alexcampbell3032 2 роки тому +9

      Yes, and he was a comic genius himself.

    • @Mrs.Deanna_Ember
      @Mrs.Deanna_Ember Рік тому +3

      I think he enjoyed being in laid back environments, he was always dealing with stuffy business types or with serious questions which is probably why he looked bored in certain interviews

    • @Circleofdxxdcx
      @Circleofdxxdcx Рік тому +3

      Bowie Is a legend his presence still lives on

    • @blittlej
      @blittlej Рік тому

      Whoa, you really shouldn’t put Ricky and Conan in the same category! Sorry but Conan just isn’t funny, never has been.

  • @lesleybronson7020
    @lesleybronson7020 Рік тому +22

    Still brings my heart to ache that he is gone...there will never be another Bowie, ever

  • @N.J237
    @N.J237 2 роки тому +155

    this will go down in history as David Bowie's and Conan O’Brien's "G-String Incident".

    • @pxchetrxp
      @pxchetrxp 2 роки тому +1

      lol

    • @trustno1_
      @trustno1_ 2 роки тому +1

      Bowie perfect timed the G string joke.

    • @skierpage
      @skierpage Рік тому +1

      @@Clefus-o6b ask your cool aunt what a G-string is, then you'll understand why David Bowie changed it. 😆

    • @theress9063
      @theress9063 Місяць тому

      Was a teenager when Bowie arrived! Saw him at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA (outside of Philadelphia. Outstanding performer!!!! My favorite concert of my life! Thank you David. Such a kind, loving man.

  • @sotg671
    @sotg671 Рік тому +33

    I love the comedic timing and back and forth with Conan. David Bowie is so cool

  • @J_Gar
    @J_Gar 2 роки тому +84

    Always loved what a great sense of humor Bowie had. Such a beautiful man.

  • @sarahpalmer411
    @sarahpalmer411 2 роки тому +70

    I miss David Bowie, he really was incredible.

  • @tyleralexander6210
    @tyleralexander6210 2 роки тому +337

    I don't mean this in any disrespect to Andy, but David being Conan's sidekick for a bit would have been the absolute best comedy ever. David loved comedy.

    • @Fearzero
      @Fearzero 2 роки тому +4

      I think his night gig was a lil better.

    • @oliveiramusic4u
      @oliveiramusic4u Рік тому +4

      I felt that Conan was David's sidekick for a bit of it.

    • @nickberkawitz6451
      @nickberkawitz6451 Рік тому +3

      Lol, David Bowie playing second banana on a late night talk show? It would have been hilarious but a huge loss to music and art.

  • @sylvesterbestertester1013
    @sylvesterbestertester1013 2 роки тому +30

    That was one of the most entertaining talk show guest spots I've ever seen.
    Bowie handled fame so well, never seemed pretentious.

  • @mellamobruce3267
    @mellamobruce3267 Рік тому +24

    RIP David, best singer/actor and human being ever.

  • @herbieshine1312
    @herbieshine1312 Рік тому +22

    Its so strange that i miss David Bowie.
    I didn't know him,
    I never even saw him live, but i loved his music from about 14/15 years old.
    Lets dance was my first Bowie album but from there i started buying all the older ones.
    Its so strange i get upset when i see him in these sort of videos and i miss him.
    What a funny and charming man he seemed to be.

    • @joescott8877
      @joescott8877 Рік тому +2

      I never met him but I love him as a person. His interviews are, imo, as wonderful as his music.

    • @islandbirdw
      @islandbirdw 10 місяців тому +2

      I think so many artists come across with inflated egos and conceited attitudes. Bowie was always authentic, he OWNED his quirky past and was in fact self deprecating most of the interviews except when he says stuff like “rock god perks” and he’s joking. He is so disarming and you can just tell he has nothing to hide. I don’t like it when I see some of his work being sold for commercials

  • @charlenemack7040
    @charlenemack7040 Рік тому +14

    Rest In Paradise David 🙏❤🙏

  • @isairdz765
    @isairdz765 2 роки тому +11

    2:53 "this is gonna be a famous interview one day"... o boy that day came already

  • @suze6083
    @suze6083 Рік тому +16

    The greatest laugh and nicest guy. Man, can‘t believe that someone so full of life simply isn’t with us anymore. 😢

  • @missyjohnson6944
    @missyjohnson6944 Рік тому +19

    The world never deserved this musical legend but thank God we had him! Can you imagine music without him…without his ingeniousness…without his uncanny ability to push boundaries and not to give one damn about what haters had to say?!?!? Music without Bowie would be like electricity with no on switch; you know it’s there but you’ll never enjoy its luminescence.

  • @sixgunrj
    @sixgunrj 2 роки тому +29

    He was so talented and down to Earth. I hope there's a Rock n Roll Heaven cause I'm sure he's in that band. R.I.P.

  • @neseirf70
    @neseirf70 7 місяців тому +12

    My god I wish he was still alive. Such a beautiful soul!

  • @thepuma77
    @thepuma77 2 роки тому +44

    I would have felt immortal getting a compliment from Bowie for my shirt.

  • @MikesOrganicVideos
    @MikesOrganicVideos Рік тому +11

    The LOOKS David gave Conan, before and after Conan pulled out his guitar, were PRICELESS. But David played along. I had never seen this. GREAT. Thanks for sharing.

  • @gertrudelaronge6864
    @gertrudelaronge6864 2 роки тому +72

    They've got great comedic chemistry.
    I want to see the other Conan/Bowie interviews now.

  • @mrreemann3739
    @mrreemann3739 9 місяців тому +4

    Watching Bowie and Conan riff is pure gold. Both have brilliant minds😂❤

  • @stringgreens6387
    @stringgreens6387 2 роки тому +82

    I have alot of respect for this man because of what he did for Stevie Ray Vaughns career. Love hearing stevies licks in Lets Dance

    • @icessoup
      @icessoup 2 роки тому +1

      what did he do for him ? im curious :o

    • @peezdoc
      @peezdoc 2 роки тому +12

      @@icessoup in reality Stevie did it himself but when Bowie hired him, he was just "the unknown guitarist" on David Bowie's Let's Dance album. And then after that he was Stevie Ray Vaughn one of the greatest guitarists ever!

    • @Scriptease123
      @Scriptease123 2 роки тому +3

      @@caliente-frio3966 Jackson let Stevie use his home studio to record Texas Flood.

  • @truthof7382
    @truthof7382 Рік тому +18

    Bowie was always so funny. Excellent sense of humor. Good actor as well.

  • @ImmortalAbsenon
    @ImmortalAbsenon 2 роки тому +135

    God I miss Bowie and The Conan Show

    • @val13c59
      @val13c59 2 роки тому +2

      Yes. Love both, and Conan was a reason to watch basic TV.

  • @kbstevens15
    @kbstevens15 Рік тому +14

    He was such an icon in so many ways! He is sorely missed!

  • @solver7
    @solver7 2 роки тому +36

    The look on Bowie’s face when Conan pulled out the guitar! What a good sport he was though.

  • @danielvergara4358
    @danielvergara4358 2 роки тому +12

    Imagine having played the guitar and have David Bowie sing along… what a privilege

  • @Joel_Powell
    @Joel_Powell Рік тому +14

    Bowie's music was a big part of my teen years. The music will always stay with me.

  • @MattCraftDotDerp
    @MattCraftDotDerp 2 роки тому +19

    I swear he was one of the funniest interviewees on the planet. And probably off the planet, too

  • @kurtispopp
    @kurtispopp 2 роки тому +45

    The best Conan O'Brien penned song that isn't about a monorail.

    • @Spaceman-mm6od
      @Spaceman-mm6od 2 роки тому +1

      Nah, Dudez a plenti songs are better

    • @donna2115
      @donna2115 2 роки тому

      Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!
      Mono, d'oh!

  • @Bull_sheet_Bob
    @Bull_sheet_Bob Рік тому +41

    I knew David for years. Back when he wasn't famous. He kept in touch when he did become famous. To be honest with you, he was one of the coolest dudes I have ever known. He always phoned me and we kept in touch for years. One of the most down to earth guys ever.
    He had the ability to just write a song on the spot.
    I miss him dearly.
    RIP David.

    • @johnkelly2663
      @johnkelly2663 Рік тому +2

      Very interesting! I always liked Bowie, I felt his coolness was real.

    • @Bull_sheet_Bob
      @Bull_sheet_Bob Рік тому +2

      @@johnkelly2663 it was. He was awesome.

    • @unclemaca
      @unclemaca Рік тому +3

      Yes he turned down a knighthood
      & the rockin roll HOF Total chin up guy

    • @Bull_sheet_Bob
      @Bull_sheet_Bob Рік тому +1

      @@unclemaca legend.

    • @grande-bretagnenilpoints8912
      @grande-bretagnenilpoints8912 Рік тому +1

      Hi Billy. So pleased that you knew the man. I was in love with the stage Bowie when I was really too young, but he just expanded my mind and taught me to challenge convention. Sorry for your loss but to have known and lost is better than to have never known.

  • @janvanaartrijk9673
    @janvanaartrijk9673 7 місяців тому +4

    Bowie was a great artist with a beautiful voice. And a nice man too !!

  • @crowzreal
    @crowzreal 2 роки тому +25

    it amazes me that even though he didnt care he sang those lines better than 90% today without autotune

  • @warehouse957
    @warehouse957 2 роки тому +2767

    Bowie was so far ahead of the game, he marketed Omicron in 1999.

    • @jedinxf7
      @jedinxf7 2 роки тому +25

      @@4seeableTV it's a Greek letter, so it makes a lot of sense to transliterated it with a K (preserving the orthography which'd use kappa).

    • @cazgerald9471
      @cazgerald9471 2 роки тому +70

      Would have been epic if the story line had been about a global pandemic

    • @douchymcdouche169
      @douchymcdouche169 2 роки тому +16

      He also paid the price.

    • @ромаЕ-р5ч
      @ромаЕ-р5ч 2 роки тому +11

      i loved the music there and the game - was so hot!

    • @oui2611
      @oui2611 2 роки тому +7

      meme school

  • @arkaywat11
    @arkaywat11 Рік тому +8

    Bowie is a legend never to be emulated, totally original, totally unique, uncomparable!

  • @ccervantesclx7
    @ccervantesclx7 2 роки тому +17

    David Bowie is such a fresh personality. I wanna be that energy every day!

  • @stardust5278
    @stardust5278 Рік тому +3

    My favorite haircut. He looked stunning when he had that haircut!

  • @dimitreze
    @dimitreze 2 роки тому +150

    Stefon: this interview has everything

    • @kzeich
      @kzeich 2 роки тому +3

      Lmao! clever

    • @rafael8892
      @rafael8892 2 роки тому

      MY DAAAAAD!

    • @SopaDeLengua
      @SopaDeLengua 2 роки тому +3

      Guests dress in glittery shirts!

    • @ludmillagutomo
      @ludmillagutomo 2 роки тому

      ah yes! he IS stefon's dad! 😂😂😂

  • @Frauenhaus
    @Frauenhaus Рік тому +4

    His song "Heroes" helped me a great deal last weekend. Thank you David Bowie. 🌷

  • @erikricardoboscolo4779
    @erikricardoboscolo4779 7 місяців тому +5

    David Bowie was stylish by just breathing, it was amazing.

  • @cloudsofgray
    @cloudsofgray Рік тому +7

    His spirit lives on stronger than ever , his message was being down to earth and beyond imagination and finding that balance in your life

  • @ilabelle1
    @ilabelle1 Рік тому +14

    One of the coolest rock stars ever. I really miss Bowie…😢

  • @livelife365
    @livelife365 7 місяців тому +2

    I loved Bowie, grew up with him and he was the best...

  • @Affenhirte
    @Affenhirte 2 роки тому +14

    Conan, you are literally a doctor, man. Nothing but love for you. Thank you so much for all the positivity and joy you brought us. I hope we will get to see you many, many more hours in the future. All the best to you and the team.

  • @shahani6037
    @shahani6037 8 місяців тому +11

    Bowie seemed like such a sweetheart 🥺💜

  • @moddie6783
    @moddie6783 Рік тому +3

    Marriage with Iman obviously really, really agreed with David. I have never seen him more Happy, more beautiful and more sexy without even trying than I did during this era.
    I have loved this incredible artist for over 45 years.
    What a Legend!
    I miss you David Bowie.

  • @mangasky7
    @mangasky7 2 роки тому +27

    Bowie and Charlize Theron -- the most beautiful people of all time! Please upload the accompanying song he performs. We miss you badly, Thin White Duke. The world went to hell when you left the planet.

    • @gwildordipkin6504
      @gwildordipkin6504 2 роки тому

      This must have been before she was at all A list, because they ignored her and never even panned to a reaction to anything once.

  • @yvettekosta-jv4bx
    @yvettekosta-jv4bx Рік тому +13

    Bowie's voice is so hypnotic that he could make a hit even out of Conan's lyrics ! 🤣😁😘

  • @bobcaygeon6799
    @bobcaygeon6799 2 роки тому +14

    OMG I had NO IDEA he was this funny. I think he's a little nervous (eye roll, like he needs to be, yet...) because many performers are 'comfortable' performing in front of thousands yet very uncomfortable in a studio with only a few people so...he manages his anxiety with humour and he's HILARIOUS. GOD I miss this guy big time 😞

  • @foxman105
    @foxman105 2 роки тому +5

    this entire interview is two guys trying to outwit each other with wordplay and humour. It's quite wonderful.

  • @florete2310
    @florete2310 11 місяців тому +3

    Man, ... that voice... he was such a good sport. What a legend

  • @rnegs8472
    @rnegs8472 2 роки тому +5

    Ohh Man..That Voice when he starts to Sing!!🙏

  • @pseudokowski
    @pseudokowski Рік тому +8

    The string breaking was perfect comedic timing!

  • @karllux-d6g
    @karllux-d6g Рік тому +2

    At 2.53, Conan sets the clock. One of the best US tv moments i was ever offered to watch, and not only because of Bowie's master skills on being onstage - every bit of one-liner, wordplay, or instant humour coming about the conversation serves the moment perfectly well.

  • @deirdremacdougall8415
    @deirdremacdougall8415 Рік тому +1

    Oh my you know you miss this incredible man then you see this and feel just bittersweet joy ..
    Bowie Girl Forever
    Such a lovely gentleman loved and missed by so many.
    Remember seeing this when it first aired now feels like a beautiful and funny dream .Him and Conan made a great comic duo.

  • @stringtheoryguitars4952
    @stringtheoryguitars4952 2 роки тому +7

    Bowie's voice is so familiar now, it's almost like comfort food. But at the time.. people probably thought it was the weirdest thing on the radio. And when they saw how he LOOKED... that must have been a trip!

  • @ReneJustice-mb7hu
    @ReneJustice-mb7hu 10 місяців тому

    This interview was HILARIOUS! Bowie being so down-to-earth and gracious to sing O’Brien’s song. Very heartwarming. Bowie looking absolutely beautiful! Hair, beautiful features and that beautiful voice. RIP DB💕

  • @mariexx__
    @mariexx__ Рік тому +4

    David will forever be one of those stars you stare at and say “damn…I miss him”, he was a genius ❤️

    • @theflyingninja1
      @theflyingninja1 Рік тому +1

      Yes, a small group. Him, Robin Williams, maybe a couple others.

    • @mariexx__
      @mariexx__ Рік тому

      @@theflyingninja1 oh I so agree, Robin was an angel, stars like these should never die 😩

  • @johnwallace2319
    @johnwallace2319 10 місяців тому +1

    the jimmy's can eat their hearts out, conan was the best we are gonna get for years

  • @lucyroberts2800
    @lucyroberts2800 Рік тому +7

    Very intelligent guy such a shame he’s no longer here 😢

  • @OTseven
    @OTseven Рік тому +2

    Excellent. First time I've heard David Bowie talk. He's bright, funny, and mannered. I had no idea. Lol. Thx.

  • @rpoberhausen
    @rpoberhausen Рік тому +4

    I remember David Bowie, when I was growing up, was being marketed as this somehow weird untouchable geniius. Ambiguous. I see interviews now he was so nice and genuine.

  • @crystalhernandez1819
    @crystalhernandez1819 Рік тому +1

    I love all these wonderful comments about Conan. It's great to know lots of people truly appreciated his intellect and witty jokes. I use to stay up late to watch the Simpsons and him since I didn't have cable. I truly miss his show.

  • @TheQuinnAce
    @TheQuinnAce 2 роки тому +20

    How fortuitous, omnicron, calling out this interview being watched in the future. What the heck

    • @jhandle900
      @jhandle900 2 роки тому

      He's said some cryptic things about the internet too.

    • @Darrenski
      @Darrenski 8 місяців тому

      ​@jhand he also said he personally saw lucifer. And yes i am serious.

  • @jamesfranklyn8547
    @jamesfranklyn8547 9 місяців тому +1

    I thought David Bowie was a Legend before I watched this interview but this has gone to new levels I didn't know existed. Star Man XX

  • @jacobseal
    @jacobseal 2 роки тому +6

    Great segment. When he has a guest who can match his wit, Conan is always funny. Bowie here is clearly up to the task and having a good time with it.

  • @mikaham681
    @mikaham681 9 місяців тому +2

    How cool is Bowie! Must be the coolest man in the world!

  • @randalstilskin5266
    @randalstilskin5266 2 роки тому +7

    His Spiders From Mars band era was some of the best rock ever made to me.

    • @philbarrows424
      @philbarrows424 Рік тому +1

      Alice Coopers crew from the same era was as awesome as well🎶🎶

  • @CelestialPopCollectiveOfficial

    Good God he has a laugh like no other. Most beautiful man ever. RIP David. Hashtag one of a kind ❤

  • @fcbsmokerunner22
    @fcbsmokerunner22 2 роки тому +18

    Classic!!! RIP Bowie.

  • @TheTomcory
    @TheTomcory Рік тому +5

    Bowie was so cool, great person as well.

  • @KristeeBee
    @KristeeBee 2 роки тому +5

    Conan and David had great chemistry. Conan was the best host ever anyway.

  • @maverickwatchreviews
    @maverickwatchreviews Рік тому

    David Bowie and Pierce Brosnan have the exact same smile & laugh.

  • @marvinbrown7869
    @marvinbrown7869 2 роки тому +9

    My first rock concert was David Bowie on his Ziggy Stardust tour. I was 13. It completely changed my life. I never saw people ( the audience) dress like that, not to mention Bowie himself. It was dream that I never woke up from. No doubt the guy in the audience wearing the Silver Shinny Shirt is a dye in the wool Bowie fan. Just like me. Miss him.

  • @ThreeWishesFairy
    @ThreeWishesFairy 10 місяців тому +1

    4:33 - oh my god, he cracks me up. I love and miss him so much ❣