David Bowie’s 2003 Reality tour. So many hours alone in my room as a teenager, wearing spandex and dreaming of making out with a space alien. Anyway, this clip is one of my favorites, and I personally think his best live performance of “Rebel, Rebel”. It’s true: he’s not Ziggy Stardust anymore, and it’s been seven years since his last album. But I think Bowie’s enduring legacy is his ability to adapt his songs to modern audiences: strip them down, look at what it’s all about, and then rebuild it the right way. That’s why here, “Rebel, Rebel” works as an heart-pumping arena rock anthem. Happy Friday.
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