David Bowie: Blackstar (Music Video 2015) Poster

(2015 Music Video)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Shirtless men dance in a trance like state.

Violence & Gore

  • A skeleton's skull is removed from a spacesuit and has a strange ritual performed on it (the headless skeleton floats off into space.) Men dance in seizure like way. Three men dressed like scarecrows hang on crucifix like-posts, screaming and jerking around.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Brief references in the lyrics.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The whole video is incredibly dark and creepy and symbolic of death.
  • The sun is seen eclipsing throughout the video in an apocalyptic manner.
  • Several characters wear blind-folds with buttons sewn onto wear the eyes should be.
  • An astronaut (symbolic of David Bowie's Major Tom) is seen as a rotting skeleton.
  • The video is centered around a strange ritualistic cult.
  • Three men dressed as scarecrows are crucified while strange music plays and strobing lights flash.
  • The music and singing is very ominous and menacing.

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