Thanks for sharing.

She's had way better performances. Didnt care too much for this one, especially vocally.

I love Janelle and I love Bowie, but when I first heard this cover I didn't like it very much, and hearing it live now I dislike it even more. I prefer when someone does a cover for them to make it their own, and she didn't do that with this, so it sounds a bit forced and cheesy IMO. I want to like it but everything about this performance makes me hate it, its more like she's acting/performing than actually being into and owning/living the music.

lezama said:

I love Janelle and I love Bowie, but when I first heard this cover I didn't like it very much, and hearing it live now I dislike it even more. I prefer when someone does a cover for them to make it their own, and she didn't do that with this, so it sounds a bit forced and cheesy IMO. I want to like it but everything about this performance makes me hate it, its more like she's acting/performing than actually being into and owning/living the music.

At first glance, and second glance also, I thought the title said "Janelle Monae - HERPES (On David Letterman)"

Why does she want to cover a Bowie classic on Letterman rather than her own material?

Nice backing vocal lip syncing btw - those were anything but live.

I really liked it. I think it's tough to cover a legend like Bowie and not piss people off, though. Here's Janelle doing one of her own songs on Letterman last year:

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