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'David Bowie • Boys Keep Swinging • The Kenny Everett Show • April 23, 1979 Audio: David Bowie • Boys Keep Swinging • Special version produced for the Kenny Everett Show, recorded by Tony Visconti at Good Earth Studio, Soho London, 9th April, 1979 on the 9th April 1979 Video: An excerpt from The Kenny Everett Show • Series 2 • Episode 9 • Broadcast on the 23rd of April 1979 • Directed by David Mallet Musicians: David Bowie • Vocal Brian Robertson • Guitar Ricky Hitchcock • Guitar Tony Visconti • Bass Andy Duncan • Drums Simon House • Violin Sean Mayes • Keyboards Tony Visconti • Production Forty years ago today, on Monday 23rd of April 1979, at 7pm, Bowie performed Boys Keep Swinging on the Thames TV program The Kenny Everett Show. For most Bowie fans, it was the first time they were hearing the new material from the forthcoming album, Lodger. It had been a long 18 months for Bowie fans, since the release of the “Heroes” album in October ’77. The Boys Keep Swinging single wouldn’t be released for another four days. And when came, it was a different version to the one aired on The Kenny Everett Show, with a different video to accompany it. The Kenny Everett Show would be the first time Bowie worked with director David Mallet. Bowie was sufficiently impressed with the results, that he also shot the official Boys Keep Swinging video with Mallet, using the same set from The Kenny Everett Show. Bowie and Mallet would continue to work together on subsequent videos for Lodger songs, and up to the Ashes to Ashes and Fashion videos in 1980. Arguably, The Kenny Everett Show audio and video of Boys Keep Swinging are more satisfying than the official versions. Yes, we are lacking Belew’s marvelous screaming guitar break, from the Lodger version, and the three Bowie\'s in drag from the official video. But I really like the “live” vocal and the rough edges of this version. And Bowie looks spectacularly beautiful here, sporting what looks to be a black boiler suit, sandals, and white nail polish, clearly enjoying himself performing his new song. _____ This video of the The Kenny Everett show performance of Boys Keep Swinging, is a matrix I\'ve put together from several sources; an attempt to create the most complete and best quality version thus far made available. Hope you dig it! Always more videos to follow, so please keep your electric eye on me babe! I don\'t own the rights, and I\'m not making any money out of this etc. Just a fan making videos for other fans. Please Share, Like, Comment, Subscribe Facebook.com/TheNachoVideos YouTube.com/nachomarcho Vimeo.com/NachosProductions #DavidBowie #Lodger #TonyVisconti #KennyEverett #DavidMallet'
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