I think he more or less did something with the ubermensch concept. Almost supernatural in some sense. A bit difficult to put into words. But, certainly revolutionized art itself.
Yes indeed! Strange how these things happen- just remembered it while shopping in Tesco of all places. Came back, found it and it amazed me even more. Years ahead of it’s time melodically too. Stu X
Funny thing, I was at karaoke a couple of days ago and was talking to a guy while another singer's song started. The guy I was talking to jaw dropped and just started saying "no way, no way" I'm like what bro? He's all, "This is a rare deep Bowie cut"(by karaoke standards)And then I realized, I'd never heard the song before. I'm in my 60's and hearing a Bowie song for the 1st time is something I can't truly can't describe. I've listened to the song maybe 50 times now lol
This is definitely one of his most underrated songs, at least for the 80's, with a very strong, truthful and powerful message that has literally been relevant for centuries and still is today. Miss you everyday David.
I remember as a teen waiting for this video to premiere. Loved the song - especially the chorus - the melancholy cryptic vibe. Bowie constantly redefining himself never attempting to replicate a previous album; to me this is what made him a true artist.
The music blends minors, majors and diminished chords in just the right places... to add that hint of doubt, cynicism, and hope. Add to that the lyrics and you'll spend months digesting the many ways they can be taken. Add in this video and thy brain explodeth. I saw this at first on MTV, a few times. Then spent years trying to find the CD. Once I did it all came back again. Very nice, superb!
“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 19:33-34, NRSVUE
DAVID BOWIE - THE CHAMELEON OF POP ROCK David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music. Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity", released in 1969, was his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of Bowie's single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. In 1977, he again changed direction with the electronic-inflected album Low, the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had three number-one hits: the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure" (a 1981 collaboration with Queen). He achieved massive commercial success in the 1980s starting with Let's Dance (1983). Between 1988 and 1992, he fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine before resuming his solo career in 1993. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with The Next Day. He remained musically active until his death from liver cancer at his home in New York City. He died two days after both his 69th birthday and the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016). During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at over 100 million records worldwide, made him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum, eleven gold and eight silver album certifications, and released 11 number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists in history. As of 2022, Bowie was the best-selling vinyl artist of the 21st century. 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️And I have the great, great honor of having in my discography eight CD-albums by this great artist, who inspired many other great artists who came after him. From the great chameleon of Pop Rock. I have three copies of the CD-Album LET'S DANCE (REMASTER), whose original edition dates from 1983. And until now it was the biggest commercial success, surpassing ten million units sold worldwide! This is followed by a single copy, also remastered, of the CD-Album TONIGHT (1984), and two units also remastered from the CD-Album BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE, originally published in 1993. And, finally, until now, the fourth CD-Album, and last record work by David Bowie, released one day after his death, in January 2016, BLACKSTAR, two copies for the collection of eight magnificent discographic works, only masterpieces that remained for the history of British and world Pop Rock. And the only number one on the US Billboard 200! Rest in peace, David Bowie! I sincerely miss you so much in this world! You were a great chameleonic artist, and you left an enviable legacy for other artists, and fans until the present day, until forever! Congratulations on your work in music! Thank you very much for inspiration! Thank you very much for your great music! 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️ Tonight is the 16th studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 24 September 1984 through EMI America Records. The follow-up to his most commercially successful album Let's Dance, it was written and recorded in mid-1984 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Canada, following the conclusion of the Serious Moonlight Tour. Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham co-produced the album. Many of the same personnel from Let's Dance and the accompanying tour returned for Tonight, with a few additions. Much of Bowie's creative process was the same as he used on Let's Dance, similarly playing no instruments and offering little creative input to the musicians. The music on Tonight has been characterised as pop, blue-eyed soul, dance and rock. Much of the album's sound is the same as its predecessor's, due to Bowie's effort to retain the new audience that he had recently attracted, although some tracks contain R&B and reggae influences. Devoid of new ideas from touring, Bowie wrote only two new songs himself. Three songs, including the title track, were covers of Iggy Pop songs, who was present during most of the sessions and co-wrote multiple tracks. The title track is a duet with singer Tina Turner. The artwork, featuring Bowie blue-painted against an oil painting backdrop, was designed by Mick Haggerty. Supported by the singles "Blue Jean", "Tonight" and "Loving the Alien", Tonight was a commercial success, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception was poor, with most finding a lack of creativity. Following the critical dismissal of his next studio album Never Let Me Down (1987), Bowie expressed dissatisfaction with this period, calling Tonight not one of his stronger efforts, a sentiment echoed by later commentators. He did not tour to support the album and only performed "Loving the Alien" and "Blue Jean" on subsequent tours. The album was remastered in 2018 as part of the box set Loving the Alien (1983-1988). 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️
"Loving the Alien" Released: May 1985 [Intro] [Verse 1] Watching them come and go The Templars and the Saracens They're travelling the holy land Opening telegrams Torture comes and torture goes Knights who'd give you anything They bear the cross of Coeur de Lion Salvation for the mirror blind [Pre-Chorus] But if you pray All your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear [Chorus 1] Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers, they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) [Interlude] [Verse 2] Thinking of a different time Palestine a modern problem Bounty and your wealth in land Terror in a best laid plan Watching them come and go Tomorrows and the yesterdays Christians and the unbelievers Hanging by the cross and nail [Pre-Chorus] But if you pray All your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear [Chorus 1] Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers, they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) [Chorus 2] You pray til the break of dawn (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And you’ll believe you’re loving the alien (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) [Outro] Produced by David Bowie, Hugh Padgham & Derek Bramble Written by David Bowie Album TONIGHT (1984)
Lyrics: Watching them come and go The Templars and the Saracens They're traveling the holy land Opening telegrams Torture comes and torture goes Knights who'd give you anything They bear the cross of Coeur de Leon Salvation for the mirror blind But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) Thinking of a different time Palestine a modern problem Bounty and your wealth in land Terror in a best-laid plan Watching them come and go Tomorrows and the yesterdays Christians and the unbelievers Hanging by the cross and nail But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) You pray til the break of dawn (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And you'll believe you're loving the alien (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
03:53 - David gets burnt by the flame. Kinda fitting considering the deep lyrical content, and more than likely why he left it in (either that or he said "sod that, i'm not doing it again - it was a one take deal boys!") LOL. One of my absolute favorite Bowie tracks. Still as relevant today as it was then. Profound and it is hauntingly beautiful. PS: Anyone else wish that UA-cam wouldn't ruin videos with those awful overlays at the tail end of every video? Awful. Really spoils the moment.
Somehow I never noticed that part, interesting footage yet I do not see any direct relation to the lyrics as those are mainly about religious wars. On the other hand, it is reminiscent of a later song Slow Burn . :)
@@noahbach2211 The message that humanity is sick - they belive in strangest things, loving the alien. And that tommorow are the same as yesterdays in that regard. Palestine now and at the times of crusades, pointless fight on the basis of belifs. Get it?
I dreamt I talked to a beautiful blue alien. Now I think it might of been him, lol. I don't think we used verbal words. ( I asked him a question. ) This was after Bowie's death.
When Bowie died, I went to a makeshift memorial outside his NY home, full of records, music and flowers. His fans were there; it was raining that night like God himself was crying. It was so tremendously sad and beautiful. There will never be another.
Possibly my favourite record by Bowie. I remember hearing it as a teenager in the 80s. I didn't know what it was about, but I remember I liked the title because I was very into science fiction then. After having a bad experience with religion in my adult years, this song has great meaning to me.
THIS SONG IS SOME AND MANY KINDS OF "GENIUS" BECAUSE, WHEN HE PLAYED THE MOVIE "THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH" , THE ALIEN WAS HIM... BUT IN "LOVING THE ALIEN", THE ALIEN WAS NOT A SUBJECT BUT AN OBJECT WHICH IS THE "ALTER-EGO" OF A SUBJECT, OF COURSE INTHE MATTER WE'RE DEALING, THAT IS "PRAYER" IS THE ALIEN... A GREAT LESSON OF PHILOSOPHY MATCHED TO THE MUSIC... "TRACK" REALLY UNDER RATED BUT FAR AHEAD OUR TIMES WITH MY HEART ON MY SLEEVES CORDIALMENTE GALLO ATOMICO 🐓 MAX66 THE ATOMIC ROOSTER MAX66 ITALY
And in many other artists that people do not generally listen to! From Peter Gabriel (and Genesis hehe) and Gentle Giants, to Kate Bush and Björk. HOW could someone live without such music??
I loved 'Tonight.' It was rich and deep. The opp of the fun 'Let's Dance.' My fave song on that album is 'Criminal World.' Recently saw the original duo's pop promo. There was a time when David Bowie was the one who informed us of new/great music.
RIP David Bowie (a.k.a. David Robert Jones)! It’s been only two years since you’ve been gone,but I still love you. I still love you and will always keep loving the alien. ❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️
Tonight will always have a special place in my heart because it was the first Bowie album I had heard in full. I had heard his earlier album, but only a selection of songs. I later went back and picked up his earlier albums and his later ones as well. Bowie will forever be one of my favorite artists ever.
Along with several others here, this has to be one of Bowie's finest. Tackles religion - specifically Abrahamic religions - mysticism in general, cultural appropriation and empiricism. All in a set co-opted from Dali and Picasso, with Bowie channeling Sinatra. And if that doesn't do it for you, consider: Who else would think "I know, I'll paint me face blue and put a big bright light in me gob so me teeth glow"? Absolutely barking crazy and brilliant, all at the same time.
the music at the beginning is so haunting that its not left my mind since i heard it.........and when he makes his entrance at the beginning its like elvis never left the building...............
Thank you so Much! The finish with David in a metal hospital bed is so reminiscent of Black Star! Will always miss this amazing person we call Bowie............RIP
2021 - I love this song and I loved David Bowie ('Rock God' as faxed to Ricky Gervais in reply to his Birthday message) with his diversity, always trying new things, interested to keep his mind occupied. And his extremely British sense of humor! Nobody should try to understand the meanings of his music, as much as you can... if you are massively interested... watch documentaries... you'll be surprised that a fair bit of the time, he was taking the pi$$!
If you ever want this style of David’s music to make a return, it won’t happen as no musician has the depth, spirituality, and love for humanity that he had You can however, do what I do and pull up these Bowie gems and enjoy the heck out of his timeless and beautiful music
No.4 on my top 5 Bowie songs. 1) "Always crashing in the same car"; 2) "ThursdayChild"; 3) "Absolute Beginners"; 4). "Loving the Alien"; 5) (and people think I'm strange) "The Bewlay Brothers"
ragazzi ... premesso che ho 60 anni ... e che sono un inguaribile sentimentale .. ma a me questo pezzo fa venire i brividi, sia per la bellezza del pezzo ma soprattutto per la grandezza scenica di David Bowie, che gigante!! La sua entrata in scena in questo video è da sturbo!! Stop
This is one of those Bowie moments, where I can see him through the eyes of someone who might have never seen him before. When he runs out in that opening and starts in, I can easily hear someone saying, "Who is this weird guy!" The man is something from another world.
Such a phucing beautiful song.....David Phucing Bowie .....RIP Davy Jones....You will be forever missed and remembered........Starman.....Look up to the stars one day and you will see him.....
Many years ago I was a sales man driving a poultry truck around Dublin. There was a Chinese restaurant on o Connell street and three was a waiter worked there and he was the image of Bowie always looked forward to calling there. Nearest I could get to a legend.
I know he didn't like this rendition of the song but I'll always love it just the way it is. Maybe he didn't want to be part of the 80's pop scene but the thing is that HIS take on 80's pop is so amazing!
That guitar solo would never been featured if he done it stripped back or acoustically. It’s a masterpiece. The way the instruments all blend together, the vocals and to top it off, the guitar solo!
who says that time travel is not possible !!? if you put on some headphone and listen to this song in a dark room...its almost like its 1984/85 again !!!! Seriously tho....this song takes me places and takes me waaay back to those long lost beautiful years of childhood !
I don't know why this song is underrated. This song might be in my top 10 Bowie songs. I actually love how he sings in this version. Which of course he could never do live 🤗
I think the song is underrated partly because it was from a weak album which even Bowie himself was later very dismissive of. Also, as has been mentioned by others on here, the production is very '80s and that's not to everyone's taste.
![Tina Turner - Tonight (with David Bowie) [Live]](/img/n.gif)
This might be Bowie's most underrated song. I definitely think this should've been a bigger hit than "Blue Jean"
Yeah, blue jean is not the greatest song in my opinion.
I agree. Blue Jean is a fun song but this is poetry.
Oh you pretty things is a nice gem as well
He looks really sexy in both though.
I love this and Blue Jean, but I've loved this longer.
David Bowie was indeed an alien. I submit as proof: he was the only "human" who could make 80s dance moves look hot af.
Out of this world fosho.
Album David
David Bowie was a musical genius. His music was out of this world awesome.
he was in the beginning... the more he got attached to life on earth the more he became a human... but that's another story
I think he more or less did something with the ubermensch concept. Almost supernatural in some sense. A bit difficult to put into words. But, certainly revolutionized art itself.
Underrated Masterpiece!
Tonight is honestly my favorite Bowie album..
Yup.
Underrated? This is one of the most remembered Bowie's pieces!
I agree 100%
But this version is sub par. It has to be the album version with the magnificent extended synth/guitar outro.
In my humble opinion, being so ahead of it time , has to be one of the best songs ever made. ❤
Yes indeed! Strange how these things happen- just remembered it while shopping in Tesco of all places. Came back, found it and it amazed me even more. Years ahead of it’s time melodically too. Stu X
The sensuality of his voice, the melody , the class of this music, a chosen one, one of a kind.. etc etc..
Funny thing, I was at karaoke a couple of days ago and was talking to a guy while another singer's song started. The guy I was talking to jaw dropped and just started saying "no way, no way" I'm like what bro? He's all, "This is a rare deep Bowie cut"(by karaoke standards)And then I realized, I'd never heard the song before. I'm in my 60's and hearing a Bowie song for the 1st time is something I can't truly can't describe. I've listened to the song maybe 50 times now lol
What do your neighbours think about that?
D Rock lovely moment mate
I wanna hang out w y'all
Loving The Alien's an amazing song, I don't think your neighbours mind lol
Worry devil
Never tire of the “ white duke” for so long made music for everyone to enjoy !!!
No screen ever seems big or complex enough for bowie visuals.
So true
Bedrest is the best cure for a blue head.
His movements make him seem very tall. At least in this one.
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ... film/movie
The alien gone but not forgotten
One of the best Bowie songs for ever.
Thank you, David .
He kind of nicked it from psychedelic furs love my way but far less good
his voice is amazing on this amazing song !!
would knöt ´tache ön the schörsch. : ?
just kidnäp $€ pöpp ^ ^
This is definitely one of his most underrated songs, at least for the 80's, with a very strong, truthful and powerful message that has literally been relevant for centuries and still is today. Miss you everyday David.
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
But the bit that makes it, musically - the magnificent extended synth / guitar outro - is missing.
I think my late Dad knew how much I loved this song, I played it enough!
Totally agree ... I've had a wonderful time playing Station to Station as a YT one man band ... it was such fun.
@@MAZE4 Totally agree ... I've had a wonderful time playing Station to Station as a YT one man band ... it was such fun.
He is so beautiful, never will there be a man as beautiful on the outside as inside as he.
not sure that makes sense
Kurt Cobain!!! Don't forget Kurt! And now Sam Smith!!!!
@@annettespizuoco7524 And don’t forget Huw Edwards
❤
Only me , remember
I remember as a teen waiting for this video to premiere. Loved the song - especially the chorus - the melancholy cryptic vibe. Bowie constantly redefining himself never attempting to replicate a previous album; to me this is what made him a true artist.
LOVE THE SONG LOVE HIS VOICE DO NOT LOVE THE VIDEO sorry i felt he never needed all the ''stuff'' around him.
it inspired one of the best series in the world... Stranger Things
Assolutamente vero , David non è mai stato ripetitivo eppure sempre riconoscibile 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
best ending to a music video I've ever seen
Hahaha scary...
Reminded me ot Twin Peaks: The Return and Audrey Horne waking up in the looney bin.
The music blends minors, majors and diminished chords in just the right places... to add that hint of doubt, cynicism, and hope. Add to that the lyrics and you'll spend months digesting the many ways they can be taken. Add in this video and thy brain explodeth.
I saw this at first on MTV, a few times. Then spent years trying to find the CD. Once I did it all came back again. Very nice, superb!
“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
Leviticus 19:33-34, NRSVUE
Completely agree! What an absolutely amazing song.
DAVID BOWIE - THE CHAMELEON OF POP ROCK
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music. Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity", released in 1969, was his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of Bowie's single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. In 1977, he again changed direction with the electronic-inflected album Low, the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had three number-one hits: the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure" (a 1981 collaboration with Queen). He achieved massive commercial success in the 1980s starting with Let's Dance (1983). Between 1988 and 1992, he fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine before resuming his solo career in 1993. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with The Next Day. He remained musically active until his death from liver cancer at his home in New York City. He died two days after both his 69th birthday and the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016). During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at over 100 million records worldwide, made him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum, eleven gold and eight silver album certifications, and released 11 number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists in history. As of 2022, Bowie was the best-selling vinyl artist of the 21st century. 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️And I have the great, great honor of having in my discography eight CD-albums by this great artist, who inspired many other great artists who came after him. From the great chameleon of Pop Rock. I have three copies of the CD-Album LET'S DANCE (REMASTER), whose original edition dates from 1983. And until now it was the biggest commercial success, surpassing ten million units sold worldwide! This is followed by a single copy, also remastered, of the CD-Album TONIGHT (1984), and two units also remastered from the CD-Album BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE, originally published in 1993. And, finally, until now, the fourth CD-Album, and last record work by David Bowie, released one day after his death, in January 2016, BLACKSTAR, two copies for the collection of eight magnificent discographic works, only masterpieces that remained for the history of British and world Pop Rock. And the only number one on the US Billboard 200! Rest in peace, David Bowie! I sincerely miss you so much in this world! You were a great chameleonic artist, and you left an enviable legacy for other artists, and fans until the present day, until forever! Congratulations on your work in music! Thank you very much for inspiration! Thank you very much for your great music!
👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️
Tonight is the 16th studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 24 September 1984 through EMI America Records. The follow-up to his most commercially successful album Let's Dance, it was written and recorded in mid-1984 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Canada, following the conclusion of the Serious Moonlight Tour. Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham co-produced the album. Many of the same personnel from Let's Dance and the accompanying tour returned for Tonight, with a few additions. Much of Bowie's creative process was the same as he used on Let's Dance, similarly playing no instruments and offering little creative input to the musicians. The music on Tonight has been characterised as pop, blue-eyed soul, dance and rock. Much of the album's sound is the same as its predecessor's, due to Bowie's effort to retain the new audience that he had recently attracted, although some tracks contain R&B and reggae influences. Devoid of new ideas from touring, Bowie wrote only two new songs himself. Three songs, including the title track, were covers of Iggy Pop songs, who was present during most of the sessions and co-wrote multiple tracks. The title track is a duet with singer Tina Turner. The artwork, featuring Bowie blue-painted against an oil painting backdrop, was designed by Mick Haggerty. Supported by the singles "Blue Jean", "Tonight" and "Loving the Alien", Tonight was a commercial success, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception was poor, with most finding a lack of creativity. Following the critical dismissal of his next studio album Never Let Me Down (1987), Bowie expressed dissatisfaction with this period, calling Tonight not one of his stronger efforts, a sentiment echoed by later commentators. He did not tour to support the album and only performed "Loving the Alien" and "Blue Jean" on subsequent tours. The album was remastered in 2018 as part of the box set Loving the Alien (1983-1988). 👑💯‼️♥️💯‼️
"Loving the Alien"
Released: May 1985
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Watching them come and go
The Templars and the Saracens
They're travelling the holy land
Opening telegrams
Torture comes and torture goes
Knights who'd give you anything
They bear the cross of Coeur de Lion
Salvation for the mirror blind
[Pre-Chorus]
But if you pray
All your sins are hooked upon the sky
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
[Chorus 1]
Prayers they hide the saddest view
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And your prayers, they break the sky in two
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
Thinking of a different time
Palestine a modern problem
Bounty and your wealth in land
Terror in a best laid plan
Watching them come and go
Tomorrows and the yesterdays
Christians and the unbelievers
Hanging by the cross and nail
[Pre-Chorus]
But if you pray
All your sins are hooked upon the sky
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
[Chorus 1]
Prayers they hide the saddest view
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And your prayers, they break the sky in two
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
[Chorus 2]
You pray til the break of dawn
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And you’ll believe you’re loving the alien
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
[Outro]
Produced by David Bowie, Hugh Padgham & Derek Bramble
Written by David Bowie
Album TONIGHT (1984)
80's music had such a classy sound and loads of style, sophistication and elegance. I would love to see this style of music make a comeback.
We miss you 💚💚💚
Yes We Do immensely⚘
Very much
2:23 relevant all the more right now. Perhaps forever.
I still cry when I watch a bowie video ...im 52 years old...that's the legacy he left on me 😥
.
I'm 36 and I am completely influenced by his legacy.
@@Yunuhel1 did you see him live
I saw the genius perform as the thin white Duke in Sydney Australia, must have been 40 plus years ago, I was 30 feet from him. Amazing
Lyrics:
Watching them come and go
The Templars and the Saracens
They're traveling the holy land
Opening telegrams
Torture comes and torture goes
Knights who'd give you anything
They bear the cross of Coeur de Leon
Salvation for the mirror blind
But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
Prayers they hide the saddest view
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And your prayers they break the sky in two
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
Thinking of a different time
Palestine a modern problem
Bounty and your wealth in land
Terror in a best-laid plan
Watching them come and go
Tomorrows and the yesterdays
Christians and the unbelievers
Hanging by the cross and nail
But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
Prayers they hide the saddest view
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And your prayers they break the sky in two
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
You pray til the break of dawn
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
And you'll believe you're loving the alien
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
@@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 I only play Bowie music on my keyboard for myself.
Thanks for the lyrics. I started video over to follow the lyrics. Such an odd song. Wonderful.
Thank you, I finally know all the words. In this case the alien has more than one meaning! He let us know over and over didn't he?
He must have wrote this under influence of Iman who is a Muslim.😆🕌👽
To be safe and sane, listen to DAVID BOWIE!
03:53 - David gets burnt by the flame. Kinda fitting considering the deep lyrical content, and more than likely why he left it in (either that or he said "sod that, i'm not doing it again - it was a one take deal boys!") LOL. One of my absolute favorite Bowie tracks. Still as relevant today as it was then. Profound and it is hauntingly beautiful.
PS: Anyone else wish that UA-cam wouldn't ruin videos with those awful overlays at the tail end of every video? Awful. Really spoils the moment.
Somehow I never noticed that part, interesting footage yet I do not see any direct relation to the lyrics as those are mainly about religious wars. On the other hand, it is reminiscent of a later song Slow Burn . :)
Bowie usually does these in one take or two anyway, a lot of his producers and band players say that about him
x
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
@@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 my favourite Bowie album! 😎
Again great music that's decades old, yet still carry a message for today.😊❤❤ You were a genius, David, and are sorely missed...
David Bowie, made great sound all the way to the end. Now he's making music where ever he is now
"are" a genius. no past tense with BOWIE. missed and loved beyond measure.
@@noahbach2211 The message that humanity is sick - they belive in strangest things, loving the alien. And that tommorow are the same as yesterdays in that regard. Palestine now and at the times of crusades, pointless fight on the basis of belifs. Get it?
I dreamt I talked to a beautiful blue alien. Now I think it might of been him, lol. I don't think we used verbal words. ( I asked him a question. ) This was after Bowie's death.
I’m just here for his fashion sense
And the music of course
"Thinking of a different time
Palestine a modern problem
Bounty and your wealth in land
Terror in a best-laid plan"
This song is one of my favorites. Love Bowie, always have, always will.
When Bowie died, I went to a makeshift memorial outside his NY home, full of records, music and flowers. His fans were there; it was raining that night like God himself was crying. It was so tremendously sad and beautiful. There will never be another.
I'd make a clone of him if I could.
Possibly my favourite record by Bowie. I remember hearing it as a teenager in the 80s. I didn't know what it was about, but I remember I liked the title because I was very into science fiction then. After having a bad experience with religion in my adult years, this song has great meaning to me.
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
THIS SONG IS
SOME AND MANY KINDS OF "GENIUS"
BECAUSE,
WHEN HE PLAYED THE MOVIE
"THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH" ,
THE ALIEN WAS HIM...
BUT IN "LOVING THE ALIEN",
THE ALIEN WAS NOT A SUBJECT BUT AN OBJECT WHICH IS THE "ALTER-EGO" OF A SUBJECT, OF COURSE INTHE MATTER WE'RE DEALING, THAT IS
"PRAYER" IS THE ALIEN...
A GREAT LESSON OF PHILOSOPHY MATCHED TO THE MUSIC...
"TRACK" REALLY UNDER RATED
BUT FAR AHEAD OUR TIMES
WITH MY HEART ON MY SLEEVES
CORDIALMENTE
GALLO ATOMICO 🐓 MAX66
THE ATOMIC ROOSTER MAX66
ITALY
O saudoso camaleão do Rock 😢
man i miss this guy:( he brought an energy that doesn’t exist anymore
He was a force for good in this world...
Definitely one of his most underrated tracks. I prefer the full seven-minutes album version though
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
The masses will never understand what they had and lost in David Bowie. That's truly sad.
And in many other artists that people do not generally listen to! From Peter Gabriel (and Genesis hehe) and Gentle Giants, to Kate Bush and Björk. HOW could someone live without such music??
No, but we know, don't we, the enlightened ones. We're not the masses, we're different, oh yeah . . .
It is the perrogative to expect them to one day all reach the next paradigm/level/type-civilization.
James D. Chamberlain III I never understand what we lost Prince Rogers O(+> Nelson
Ed Sheeran is easier to understand! :)
People saying that this song is underrated
I agree, with one exception
The WHOLE Tonight album is underrated
I loved 'Tonight.' It was rich and deep. The opp of the fun 'Let's Dance.' My fave song on that album is 'Criminal World.' Recently saw the original duo's pop promo. There was a time when David Bowie was the one who informed us of new/great music.
RIP David Bowie (a.k.a. David Robert Jones)! It’s been only two years since you’ve been gone,but I still love you. I still love you and will always keep loving the alien. ❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️
he had so many brilliant tunes that id totally forgotten about this one ..
Tonight will always have a special place in my heart because it was the first Bowie album I had heard in full. I had heard his earlier album, but only a selection of songs. I later went back and picked up his earlier albums and his later ones as well. Bowie will forever be one of my favorite artists ever.
David you were a genius I miss you
Takes me back to my little walkman and bowies album tonight! This and Blue Jean are my favs
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
Обожаю Боуи!
Таким талантам надо давать вечную жизнь!
Чтобы люди могли наслаждаться этим голосом❤
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
Lovin the alien è stato uno dei motivi più belli e iconici di David ...almeno per me ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏
Always loved this song his voice is amazing
I love this song! David Bowie is brilliant!!! En Pace Request!!!
Along with several others here, this has to be one of Bowie's finest. Tackles religion - specifically Abrahamic religions - mysticism in general, cultural appropriation and empiricism. All in a set co-opted from Dali and Picasso, with Bowie channeling Sinatra. And if that doesn't do it for you, consider: Who else would think "I know, I'll paint me face blue and put a big bright light in me gob so me teeth glow"? Absolutely barking crazy and brilliant, all at the same time.
I think a converse could be made it is a critique of Zionism, xenophilia, miscegenation, and sentimentalism/romanticism.
Cultural appropriation?
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
The set is referring specifically to Giorgio de Chirico. And the light inside the teeth comes from Laurie Anderson's United States I-IV performance.
This man was advocating for the freedom of palestine from the nazi zionist occupation since the 80s! A true activist
the music at the beginning is so haunting that its not left my mind since i heard it.........and when he makes his entrance at the beginning its like elvis never left the building...............
I really wish Tonight was more like this
Should remaster this video too, it's probably one of Bowie's most underrated songs fr
If _Labyrinth_ had got a sequel in the 80s, this would have been a great soundtrack.
Just can't stop watching David Bowie. Awesome and missed. 💜
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
Thank you so Much! The finish with David in a metal hospital bed is so reminiscent of Black Star!
Will always miss this amazing person we call Bowie............RIP
Peter Framptom's instrumental version of this song is just gorgeous and a fitting tribute to his childhood friend.
I'll have to check that out right now!
2021 - I love this song and I loved David Bowie ('Rock God' as faxed to Ricky Gervais in reply to his Birthday message) with his diversity, always trying new things, interested to keep his mind occupied. And his extremely British sense of humor! Nobody should try to understand the meanings of his music, as much as you can... if you are massively interested... watch documentaries... you'll be surprised that a fair bit of the time, he was taking the pi$$!
David' s style Is spectacular
Brilliant vocal on this song he was the man, so sadly missed,
Possibly the Bowie's most underrated song and i love the video with the reference to the work of painter Giorgio DeChirico.
Best song on Tonight.
Para mi la mejor cancion del Maestro David Bowie.
Miss you our Star Man beautiful brilliant man
If you ever want this style of David’s music to make a return, it won’t happen as no musician has the depth, spirituality, and love for humanity that he had You can however, do what I do and pull up these Bowie gems and enjoy the heck out of his timeless and beautiful music
i miss david,im so sorry he passed,his music lives on forever esp with me
i guess you could say David Bowie music videos are out of this world.
No.4 on my top 5 Bowie songs. 1) "Always crashing in the same car"; 2) "ThursdayChild"; 3) "Absolute Beginners"; 4). "Loving the Alien"; 5) (and people think I'm strange) "The Bewlay Brothers"
ragazzi ... premesso che ho 60 anni ... e che sono un inguaribile sentimentale .. ma a me questo pezzo fa venire i brividi, sia per la bellezza del pezzo ma soprattutto per la grandezza scenica di David Bowie, che gigante!! La sua entrata in scena in questo video è da sturbo!! Stop
David has created very different works ... a truly valuable legacy
My dear bowie, thank you for everything!
This is one of those Bowie moments, where I can see him through the eyes of someone who might have never seen him before. When he runs out in that opening and starts in, I can easily hear someone saying, "Who is this weird guy!" The man is something from another world.
Totally agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
One of the best of his songs
I love his vocals on this song; the intensity, along with the marimba. Takes it to another level. ❤❤❤❤
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
Yeah the way he punches the choruses is really great. Super dynamic and different than much of his other stuff.
Un genio. todavia se le extraña.
Best song of all time
Such a phucing beautiful song.....David Phucing Bowie .....RIP Davy Jones....You will be forever missed and remembered........Starman.....Look up to the stars one day and you will see him.....
Bowie maravilhoso , estará para sempre no meu coração , um artista que certamente não haverá ninguém melhor , Bowie era único ♡
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
Bowie era tipo um alienígena,esse lendário faz muita falta
David , so beautiful ...like his songs!...
Capolavoro assoluto
To have lived in a time with the music of David Bowie was an honor.
💛💛always will be a great singer I miss u David Bowie ⚡️
Great song from the original one and only artist.
What a legend, I love this song.
David, ritorna dalla tua stella, la musica e noi ne abbiamo bisogno 😔
One of my all time favourites ❤
Completely agree ... I play DB Cover songs on YT ... GENIUS ARTIST ... just finishing Station to Station ... what a delight.
From the 1984 album 'Tonight'
I'm in love with this video and this song 💙🌟
We all miss you
Many years ago I was a sales man driving a poultry truck around Dublin. There was a Chinese restaurant on o Connell street and three was a waiter worked there and he was the image of Bowie always looked forward to calling there. Nearest I could get to a legend.
I know he didn't like this rendition of the song but I'll always love it just the way it is.
Maybe he didn't want to be part of the 80's pop scene but the thing is that HIS take on 80's pop is so amazing!
That guitar solo would never been featured if he done it stripped back or acoustically. It’s a masterpiece. The way the instruments all blend together, the vocals and to top it off, the guitar solo!
David Bowie ...One of the VERY! best...Never EVER be another like him,absolutely Fantastic !! R.I.P David 😌
We love you❤😭😭😭❤❤❤
That double bass is so wicked.
If I could be granted one wish it would be to go back in time and relive this peak time in music from this master of al, arts
David Bowie will never die.
who says that time travel is not possible !!?
if you put on some headphone and listen to this song in a dark room...its almost like its 1984/85 again !!!! Seriously tho....this song takes me places and takes me waaay back to those long lost beautiful years of childhood !
loving binge watching Bowie videos ... 2022
In my opinion and I'm sure many other people, Bowie's best 80s song! Great production, deep lyrics, great guitar solo, those 80s drums, just wow!
One of the great lost songs
This song is magical - the chorus is sublime
One of his best songs and a personal of mine.
I don't know why this song is underrated. This song might be in my top 10 Bowie songs. I actually love how he sings in this version. Which of course he could never do live 🤗
But there is a stripped down acoustic version he did live! It's fantastic and up on UA-cam.
I think the song is underrated partly because it was from a weak album which even Bowie himself was later very dismissive of. Also, as has been mentioned by others on here, the production is very '80s and that's not to everyone's taste.
One of my favorites from him
Bowie will live forever
Aca en Argentina ,esta cancion la.pasaban en El tren fantasma y era increible! Todavia lo es, 40 años despues.