While Life On Mars? was actually David Bowie’s fourth music video, it was the first to offer such a compelling showcase of what a complete and utter freak he is. Produced and directed by Mick Rock, it’s impressive how the video can command your attention when it’s literally just Bowie standing in a whitewashed room, caked in makeup and wearing an arrestingly blue suit. The camera makes sure to capture every nuance of Bowie’s peculiar stage presence: the distinctive mismatched eyes, the half-dance-half-skip movements, the saucy finger-pointing (reminiscent of that 1972 Top of the Pops performance of Starman). He casually speculates about life on the red planet while looking like a high-powered extra-terrestrial businessman. The song itself is the real star; imagine Sinatra’s My Way filtered through a baffling surrealist prism. Sweeping, triumphant strings, theatrical piano (courtesy of Rick Wakeman) and deceptively impenetrable lyrics all blending into pure musical ambrosia. So unique, so weird, so Bowie.