David Bowie

I know we haven't quite made it to the '60s and '70s in class, but while flipping through the channels today, I came across the documentary "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars," a live performance by David Bowie at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on July 3rd, 1973. I only managed to catch the last three songs, but it was still interesting to see Bowie performing during the earlier part of his career.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust is the only Bowie album I've ever really listened to, so I knew the first song I caught, "Suffragette City," and the last song, "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide." Between playing those two songs, Bowie performed a cover of the Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat." I love the original version of the song, but it was cool to see Bowie's take on the song as well. I didn't realize until now that he regularly covered the song, and even recorded it as a single.

Hopefully someday I'll get around to watching the rest of the performance. David Bowie is such a dynamic performer and one of the more unique characters in music history.