DANGEROUS MINDS: Taped in the tiny Marquee Club on Wardour Street over the course of three days in October of 1973, the idea was to do a sort of artsy/futuristic variety show with Bowie’s first performance since “retiring” onstage at the Hammersmith Odeon earlier that year. The 1980 Floor Show featured guests Marianne Faithful (junked out of her skull and dressed as a nun dueting with the Dame on “I Got You Babe), The Troggs and Spanish flamenco glam act—yes, you read that correctly—Carmen. Amanda Lear introduced some numbers and Bowie serenaded her with a magnificent version of “Sorrow” in one of the show’s highlights.
The 1980 Floor Show was originally aired on The Midnight Special on November 16, 1973.
“Bowie’s cover of The Who’s “Can’t Explain” is KILLER… and his duet of “I Got You Babe” with Marianne Faithful is fucking hilarious!” – Sissydude
“Insane Choreography, Bizarre performances by the dancers, total camp fun. Be sure to watch the mustached dancer who is giving just a little bit more than the other three. My favorite moment is the choreography on the word “cause I really love you”. Sorry about the quality.” – Kevin Chamberlain
“The stunning beardy wonder Mathu Andersen joins James St. James in this weeks Transformations for World of Wonder. Is Mathu even human, because in my eyes he’s godly.” – James St. James
Following a stint in the Big Apple, Christian Aldo pursues a successful career as an artist and decorator in his hometown of Windsor. Then the crisis hits.
Tilda Swinton leads 1,500 people in a dance-along to Barry White’s “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” during Roger Ebert’s Film Festival in the Virginia Theater on April 20, 2013.