The Flaming Lips pay tribute to David Bowie on Late Show, in a very Flaming Lips way

The Flaming Lips pay tribute to Bowie — (Image credit: Late Show)

Most of the musical tributes to the late great David Bowie have been covers of "Life on Mars?" But The Flaming Lips do things their own way, and on Tuesday's Late Show, they performed Bowie's first hit, "Space Oddity." Musically, their version is pretty faithful to Bowie's 1969 original, but there were no LED-lit scarves 48 years ago, nor were there wookiees (Star Wars didn't come out until 1977). If there were, Bowie might have incorporated them into his stage show, too. Watch The Flaming Lips be The Flaming Lips below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.