Jessica Lange Covers Bowie's 'Life on Mars' on 'American Horror Story'

Sideshow ringleader Elsa Mars — Jessica Lange's fame-hungry character on American Horror Story: Freak Show — sang David Bowie's "Life on Mars" during Wednesday's season premiere — to the confusion of many

Elsa's polarizing performance garnered instant praise on social media, but it also left some viewers scratching their heads because the show is set in 1952. Bowie's tune came out in 1971. Meanwhile, others ridiculed Lange's German accent

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Show creator Ryan Murphy, known for incorporating music into Fox's Glee, addressed the confusion Thursday, telling The Wall Street Journal it's similar to how modern songs were used in Moulin Rouge. Read more...

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