How an Old Beatles Song Connected David Bowie With John Lennon

Those who have collaborated with a Beatles star are unlikely to forget it. That includes David Bowie, who said John Lennon "was probably one of the brightest, quickest-witted earnestly socialist men I’ve ever met in my life." We examine their collaboration in the latest installment of our Odd Couples series.
0:00 Introduction
0:22 David Bowie and John Lennon meet
0:43 A friendship develops
0:51 Bowie's cover of "Across the Universe" spawns an additional song
1:05 The birth of "Fame"
1:25 The story behind the lyrics
1:35 Some really important advice from Lennon
2:00 How Lennon felt about "Fame" and Bowie himself
2:17 Bowie and Lennon in the years that followed
2:35 Conclusion
If you're new, Subscribe! → bit.ly/subscribe-classic-rock
Go here → ultimateclassicrock.com/
Like us → / ultimateclassicrock
Follow us → / ultclassicrock
Get our newsletter → ultimateclassicrock.com/newsle...
#DavidBowie #JohnLennon #OddCouples #RockHistory #ClassicRock

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

i would love to see what these two would have done together in the 80's alone. i didn't know about bowie covering the flares.

[@areamusicale]

well ... I have everything Lennon did ... except for the one made with Yoko.