Screwtube and old old memories.

Posted by Moonage | Filed under Vision

I just love the advent of (anything but) Youtube and the like. When I was about 11 or 12 years old or so, I got into watching an old show called The Midnight Special. Now, ya gotta understand, this was WAY before MTV or VH1 existed. Music videos were still in their infancy and used primarily to promote songs. They weren’t intended to be stand-alone products. As such, they were usually just clips of the performers singing their song. Also, 1973 was a period of transition socially as the flower-power children were giving way to newer trends. As such, just about everyone performing wore jeans and tie-dye t-shirts. Needless to say, it was usually boring. As such, you watched the live rock shows hoping to catch some great new tunes. Imagine my shock and amazement when sandwiched in between some Byrds performances, I saw THIS:

It was a clip of Time from David’s 1980 Floor Show. Eventually I’d get to see the entire show as a rerun, and from that point on rock was never the same for me. I went probably 20 years without getting to see that special performance as neither Bowie nor Midnight Special saw fit to package it or make it available to the general public. With the demise of Midnight Special, I figured that show was lost forever. Now, most all of it’s back, and viewable. The internet has become what I thought it could be, a special place that preserves all history by people who just care about stuff. This is so cool!

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Permalink | March 20th, 2006

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    • 14 Squawks to “Screwtube and old old memories.”

    1. thyasse Squawked:
      January 19th, 2007 at 10:08 pm

      [..YouTube..] Precisely. There is absolutely no talent what-so-ever in being able to speak incredibly quickly with a drum beat in the background. I think another music revolution has to be on its way. Someone save us from the boredom of today. There have to be music revolutionists hiding out there… somewhere.

    2. MistakenMantis Squawked:
      March 20th, 2007 at 2:00 pm

      [..YouTube..] This is the single most moving performance I have ever seen. Found it a week ago and haven’t gone a day without rewatching it.

      Thank you so much for posting this

    3. beepmotherfuckerbeep Squawked:
      April 18th, 2007 at 4:03 am

      [..YouTube..] The only person that ever looked good with a mullet.

    4. brakspbfun Squawked:
      April 26th, 2007 at 9:02 pm

      [..YouTube..] bowie is god

    5. willih007 Squawked:
      May 15th, 2007 at 12:04 am

      [..YouTube..] One of my favorite songs by Bowie…but God those dancers look like put that routine together in about an hour.

    6. moonage Squawked:
      May 15th, 2007 at 8:27 am

      [..YouTube..] Given the nature of the show, I’d say you’re probably right. Looking back at it now, it was kind of cheesy. However, at the time, it was shockingly different than anything anyone had ever done on tv.

    7. Wingspan91089 Squawked:
      May 22nd, 2007 at 3:46 pm

      [..YouTube..] That costume would look rediculous on anyone else. Thanks for posting this video! I love it! <3

    8. daylightboy Squawked:
      June 2nd, 2007 at 2:43 pm

      [..YouTube..] All bow down before the king

    9. XxLadyxStardustxX Squawked:
      June 5th, 2007 at 8:41 pm

      [..YouTube..] Oh my golly gosh gee ♥.You are a messenger of the holy one who is Bowie.They cut out goddamn,though ;P.

    10. MissTaylorMercury Squawked:
      June 10th, 2007 at 5:18 pm

      [..YouTube..] Bowie is a KING!!

    11. Dynadin Squawked:
      June 28th, 2007 at 6:24 pm

      [..YouTube..] Nobody will EVER be as him, he’s the GOD of music………i almost cry just by watching him perform

    12. kdj69 Squawked:
      July 2nd, 2007 at 4:45 pm

      [..YouTube..] Goddamn, who the hell cut that word out! Censorship gone mad I say when you can have tha word “wanking” but not “goddamn” …must have been a US religious broadcast wanker type!

    13. moonage Squawked:
      July 2nd, 2007 at 10:00 pm

      [..YouTube..] Actually, listen closer. He wasn’t allowed to say wanking either. So, he says swanking. Since no one knew what swanking meant, it passed. This was recorded in 1974, things were a lot different then. Can’t say it’s any better now.

    14. EndorasSpell Squawked:
      July 8th, 2007 at 12:50 am

      [..YouTube..] one million years ahead of his time……insanely wonderful, rates with ‘une chien andilou’

    Squawk like a pink monkey bird!