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Even the one he trashed.
David Bowie’s legendary 1971 song “Life on Mars?”
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has received numerous covers in the past few years, evenbefore his deathin January.
Shows likeGirls,Vinyl, andThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonhighlighted new renditions this month alone.
Here are some of the most memorable covers of theHunky Dorytune.
Aurora
The young Norwegian breakout who released herexcellent debutearlier this month covered “Life on Mars?”
for the credits on a recent episode in the fifth season ofGirls.
It’s a testament to Bowie’s songwriting prowess that such a different interpretation can still soar.
He later compiled them into an album, and his scaled-back version of “Life on Mars?”
could be the best of the bunch.
Jessica Lange
The actress' cover of “Life on Mars?”
sounds traditional enough until witnessing the bizarro visuals fromAmerican Horror Story: Freak Showit accompanied.
Both led prolific, groundbreaking careers, experimented with numerous styles, and became known for outsized personalities.
The Oklahoma City band released its surprisingly conservative take on “Life on Mars?”
as a B-side to “This Here Giraffe” from the 1995 albumClouds Taste Metallic.
Barbra Streisand
Babs included “Life on Mars?”
The cover boosts the mild schmaltz of Bowie’s original for a final product he didn’t care for.
“Bloody awful,“he toldPlayboyin 1976.
“Sorry, Barb, but it was atrocious.”
