David Bowie is a musical legend and a well-known rock ‘n’ roll chameleon. Bowie has created a music video for his single, “Love is Lost.” Bowie did have help with the video but in the end it was Bowie’s vision and direction.
With only twenty dollars, David Bowie created a music video that has gained over 250,000 views on YouTube. The four-minute video is unique, creepy and even at times scary. Bowie wrote, directed and edited the video himself. Throughout the video fans can see creepy puppets, including a large puppet that is a Bowie replica. The video really has a dark feel, the lighting brings about that emotion, but the video’s overall feel really compliments the style of the single.
The video does match the theme of the song and is a creativity masterpiece. Bowie shows the music industry that you don’t need to make over the top produced videos to help highlight a single. Bowie managed to show originality, musicality and creativity into his video for fewer than twenty dollars. The video ended up on a flash drive and was uploaded to YouTube.
Music royalty took matters into his own hands and the results are astonishing.
Watch the video for “Love is Lost” here: