David Bowie - Fame - Live on the Cher Show – 1975 - Remastered
Bowie's superb, intense performance of Fame, on the Cher Show, November the 23rd, 1975.
A track originally from the 1975 album, Young Americans, written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar, and John Lennon.
It was Bowie’s first time recording with the Carlos Alomar / Dennis Davies / George Murray rhythm section, and collaborating with John Lennon.
This performance is interesting because it uses a different recording or at any rate a different mix of Fame as backing track for Bowie’s vocal. And his vocal performance is really astonishing in its forcefulness. Perhaps reflecting, as stated on Wiki: \"Bowie would later describe the song as \"nasty, angry\", and fully admitted that the song was written \"with a degree of malice\" aimed at the Mainman management group with whom he had been working at the time.\"
The three Cher Show performances are so contrasting – the fierceness of Fame, and the two duets with Cher – the tenderness of Can You Hear Me, and the showmanship of the Young Americans medley.
This is a cleaned up, more complete version of the Fame performance that combines the existing clips and adds better quality sound. And now with the aspect ratio corrected.
Do me an' yerself a favor - watch it in HD with the sound UP LOUD!
Hope you dig it!
If anyone has any other footage, or ideas for another video project, of material from Bowie's classic period, do please get in touch: nachomarcho@gmail.com
Putting this video together was another labour of love, made with love and with respect for the source.
I don't own the rights, and I'm not making any money out of this etc. Just a fan making videos for other fans.
