David Bowie Performs Live on The Tonight Show in 1980

The late great David Bowie performed two of his iconic anthems, “Life on Mars” and “Ashes to Ashes” while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on September 5, 1980. The latter had just been released on Bowie’s album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Bowie was also starring on Broadway as John Merrick in The Elephant Man

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Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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