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David Bowie: The Last Five Years

So I knew he wasa great performer, extremely theatrical, that would just always beoutside...

So I knew he was
a great performer, extremely theatrical, that would just always be
outside the box, always be walking on the edge

Full Transcript

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So I knew he was a great performer,
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extremely theatrical,
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that would just always be outside the box,
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always be walking on the edge.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:18
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
BBC Film

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Movie Summary

A documentary about David Bowie's final two albums "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016) and Broadway musical "Lazarus".
- ♪ In the year of the scavenger ♪ - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:21
- ♪ In the year of the scavenger ♪
And the idea was to - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:11
And the idea was to
- ♪ There you go Whoo ♪ - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:09
- ♪ There you go Whoo ♪
I had these awful tensions and stresses - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:10
I had these awful tensions and stresses
♪ Oh, honey ♪ - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:18
♪ Oh, honey ♪
- I started getting into the idea of writing - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:14
- I started getting into the idea of writing
They'd remake the material they're offered. - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:05
They'd remake the material they're offered.
♪ Just one day, I say ♪ - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:13
♪ Just one day, I say ♪
And I said to him, "I would love to do this, - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:06
And I said to him, "I would love to do this,
I'm recording an album with my own band." - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:05
I'm recording an album with my own band."
And then, I said to him, - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:09
And then, I said to him,
You think they'd want to do that?" - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:13
You think they'd want to do that?"
Basically saying that - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:07
Basically saying that
Something like, you know, - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:15
Something like, you know,
Whatever he was going through, health-wise, at the time, - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:14
Whatever he was going through, health-wise, at the time,
- By the time I joined you guys, - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:06
- By the time I joined you guys,
Even being ignorant of all this, - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:08
Even being ignorant of all this,
- So David had a lot of vocal ideas - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:06
- So David had a lot of vocal ideas
- ♪ In the villa of Ormen ♪ - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:41
- ♪ In the villa of Ormen ♪
- ♪ On the day of execution ♪ - David Bowie: The Last Five Years 00:32
- ♪ On the day of execution ♪