Listen to this David Bowie 1979 BBC Radio 1 DJ set
The passing of David Bowie has nearly any and everyone talking, reminiscing and romanticising about the man behind the art and the evolution of his seemingly infinite creativity.
We came across this special mix that David Bowie did for the famous BBC Radio 1 back in 1979. The mix is fun, experimental, and features artists like Bruce Springteen, Iggy Pop, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Blondie and more.
It’s a precious two hour journey into the music and artists that he enjoyed. He of course felt free to mix it up just as much as he pleased. Few things could be sweeter for all of his fans than to take a mental trip through the tracks that got David Bowie’s approval all the way back in the seventies. In different parts throughout the mix David Bowie chimes in between the tracks while making transitions. So the mix definitely helps bring to life his memory.
Check out this David Bowie 1979 BBC Radio 1 mix below:
[youtube_sc url=”ATSTjjEMmuk”]Tracklist:
- The Doors, ‘Love Street’
- Iggy Pop, ‘TV Eye’
- John Lennon, ‘Remember’
- ? & The Mysterians, ’96 Tears’
- Edward Elgar, ‘The Nursery Suite’ (extract)
- Danny Kaye, ‘Inchworm’
- Philip Glass, ‘Trial Prison’
- The Velvet Underground, ‘Sweet Jane’
- Mars, ‘Helen Fordsdale’
- Little Richard, ‘He’s My Star’
- King Crimson, ’21st Century Schizoid Man’
- Talking Heads, ‘Warning Sign’
- Jeff Beck, ‘Beck’s Bolero’
- Ronnie Spector, ‘Try Some, Buy Some’
- Marc Bolan, ’20th Century Boy’
- The Mekons, ‘Where Were You?’
- Steve Forbert, ‘Big City Cat’
- The Rolling Stones, ‘We Love You’
- Roxy Music, ‘2HB’
- Bruce Springsteen, ‘It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City’
- Stevie Wonder, ‘Fingertips’
- Blondie, ‘Rip Her To Shreds’
- Bob Seger, ‘Beautiful Loser’
- David Bowie, ‘Boys Keep Swinging’
- David Bowie, ‘Yassassin’
- Talking Heads, ‘Book I Read’
- Roxy Music, ‘For Your Pleasure’
- King Curtis, ‘Something On Your Mind’
- The Staple Singers, ‘Lies’
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