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David Bowie’s Performance of “Starman” on Top of the Pops Remastered for 50th Anniversary: Watch

The post David Bowie’s Performance of “Starman” on Top of the Pops Remastered for 50th Anniversary: Watch appeared first on Consequence. David Bowie’s star-making performance of “Starman” on BBC’s Top ...
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David Bowie’s ‘Fame’ Was Inspired by Nonsense That John Lennon Said

According to the book Bowie on Bowie: Interviews and Encounters with David Bowie, the singer discussed the origin of “Fame” in 1978. Bowie revealed a song by his guitarist, Carlos Alomar, inspired ...
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John Lennon and David Bowie’s ‘Fame’ Was Based on Another Song

While he rarely wrote tunes for other artists in the 1970s, John Lennon co-wrote David Bowie’s “Fame.” The tune’s other writer said that it was inspired by a 1960s doo-wop classic. Today, that doo-wop ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Odd Couples: How John Lennon Helped David Bowie Tackle ‘Fame’

Those who have collaborated with a Beatle are unlikely to forget it. David Bowie, who first met John Lennon at a party thrown by Elizabeth Taylor in 1974, once asked him what he thought of his glam ...
American Songwriter

The Meaning Behind “Fame,” David Bowie’s First No. 1 Hit; It Followed John Lennon’s One Secret to Songwriting (and Had Lennon as Co-Writer for Good Measure)

As Lennon told Bob Harris on The Old Grey Whistle Test, “I got to know David through Mick [Jagger], really. Although I’d met him once before. And next minute, he says, ‘Hello, John, I’m doing ‘Across ...