Jan 24, 2016
As the world mourns the death of David Bowie, footage has been uncovered of Bowie mourning that of another before him.
In a newly uncovered video (thank you, Reddit,) we see David Bowie performing an absolutely heartbreaking cover of John Lennon's peace anthem "Imagine," on the anniversary of Lennon's assassination (December 8.)
The clip begins with Bowie talking about his camaraderie with the Beatles legend. He details how Lennon described Bowie's music as "rock 'n roll with lipstick on," before sharing a beautiful anecdote of the last time the pair were together. They went to a store in a Hong Kong market, where he asked Lennon to don a replica Beatles jacket in order for him to snap a photo. "I've still got the photograph. The jacket doesn't fit properly, it looks like John had outgrown it."
"On this day, December the eighth, 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his New York apartment," he laments, before singing the universally loved song.
This is a powerful moment in musical history. As the world wipes away the tears we've shed for Bowie, it's beautiful to look back on Bowie doing exactly the same for yet another musical legend.
Rest in peace John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and David Bowie (1947 - 2016.)