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[@marissanorth85]

I'm Afraid of Americans was Trent Reznor and Bowie btw

[@morrisgautreau6704]

Great Request!

[@Hollywood6IX]

Thanks for everything Marissa, such a great song and so glad to call you a loyal OG Trash Talker!!!

[@marissanorth85]

@@Hollywood6IX 🖤🖤🖤

[@DiZastur]

and was brilliant

[@robbiemillar704]

I believe that.. but tin machine was entirely different.. in that David Bowie didn't even want his name put to it at the time. He wanted to be anonymous. Tin machine. Check them out

[@jasonremy1627]

Bowie is one of the bravest, most innovative musicians ever. Every thing he did was new and different. Even if you didn't like some particular phase of his personally, you have to respect the fact that he never sat on his laurels. He couldn't stop trying new things, right till the day he died, he was innovating.

[@heighleybaily8037]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@joescott8877]

He was also one of the most INTERESTING interview subjects EVER. Even if you had no clue about or interest in the subject he was going on about, his razor-sharp intelligence, resonant speaking voice, tendency to smile and laugh infectiously, and, really, just the sheer physical handsomeness of his face would make him mesmerizing. He knew about SO much, from architecture to zookeepers, and fascinating thoughts and observations on it all.

[@p-slipknotfreak]

That part

[@Cathidee]

He was soooo ahead of his time for sure.

[@mikecaetano]

"Fame" was a number one hit in the U.S. for David Bowie in 1975. I remember hearing it on the AM pop station my parents listened to when I was seven or eight. The novelty of the descending vocal bit towards the end caught my attention. "Fame" was written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon and recorded at Electric Lady Studios, the studio Jimi Hendrix commissioned in 1968. That warbly falsetto voice that repeats the word fame in the background belongs to John Lennon. They also recorded a soulful cover of The Beatles classic "Across the Universe" which Bowie put on side two of his Young Americans album. "Fascination" on side one of that album is another funky treat. Bowie wrote it with Luther Vandross.

[@chrisbloomfield3350]

Son of a....beat me to it! Hahaha good work, sir!

[@DouglasDorner-I812]

Thanks for the history lesson, I never knew Lennon was involved with this song and that he's on the track. You just made this song brand new for me👍

[@singluna888]

Thanks for the great story. I had no idea it was Lennon.

[@chrisbloomfield3350]

My personal favorites by Bowie are "Golden Years" and "Young Americans." Bowie was the OG genre bender. You couldn't pigeon hole that man. Stevie Wonder had that kind of gravitas, too. Also, and I say this without looking it up (cuz I want my brain to work instead of my fingers)....I believe his real name is David Jones. He changed his name because he didn't want the confusion with Davy Jones from "The Monkees." At least that's what I remember haha. Great reaction!

[@ajruther67]

You are absolutely correct about his real name. 😁

[@paullacroix527]

When I saw Bowie early 70's we thought the show was over and wondered why no Space Oddity. It suddenly became pitch black then the guitar was strumming the first part of the song. Suddenly we hear, ground control to Major Tom look up and he's in mid air with spotlight on him. It looked like he was floating,with his orange hair, white powder caked on his face with a blue lightening bolt from ear to ear. His suit was blue. It was freaking great!!

[@dianaanzaldua8958]

His real name is David Robert Jones...he changed it when he was 18 bcuz there was already a David Jones aka Davy Jones from the Monkee's ❤

[@metalguru85]

One of the greatest artists of all time. If you love music you love Bowie!

[@marissanorth85]

Damn right 🔥

[@stephaniewashburn7700]

David Bowie was NOTHING less than LEGEND ❤️‍🔥🖤❤️‍🔥🖤

[@sm0key72]

His real name is David jones, same as one of the monkees, so he took his stage surname from the knife.

[@maureenwagg5305]

The magic of Bowie and Lennon and Luther Vandross. Fantastic album.

[@josephhoward9631]

I remember when David Bowie died, I was like "I know a few songs of his, but he's so popular, he mustve done more" so I got a 2disk "best of" compilation. EVERY song I was like "David Bowie did this song too?!" It's just he was so versatile, I never realized they were all by the same guy. It's wild.

[@carollittle1059]

RIP, such an Icon. Never be another. His music was always changing.

[@melturgeon1]

One of my fav song is the Man Who sold the world that everyone thinks is a Nirvana song but is a David Bowie song that came out in 1970 great one once again guys 🤟

[@newbymick1]

Lulu had one of the best voices of the 60"s and 70's

[@randysponsler3878]

Guys if you want to hear yet another side of Bowie, listen to his Spiders from Mars record

[@laurakali6522]

Going to see a tribute concert to Bowie tomorrow. Todd Rundgren and Adrien Belew are two members of the band. Excited!

[@terryconnelly484]

You never knew what the next song from Bowie would sound like but it would be good

[@christianguerin9460]

If you wanna hear how much Bowie was versatile, here's some songs you should listen. Life on Mars? , Suffragette's city, and Hallo Spaceboy. The last one is from the Outside album. This whole album is so good.

[@petersokol1603]

Written by David Bowie and John Lennon.

[@joescott8877]

That VOICE! So expressive! That BRAIN! So brilliant! That LOOK! So Stylin'! Nice touch to have John Lennon doing your background vocals! You guys would also dig, I believe, "Ashes to Ashes" (about "Major Tom," sort of), "Young Americans" (More Funky David!), "The Pretty Things Are goin to Hell," "Rebel Rebel," and others. He's also flat MESMERIZING on ANY interview you watch. Here, I'll prove it: Two minute clip, and he imitates Mick Jagger kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGiQaHuAeL2rZ5I

[@zippymacadoo6336]

Bowie continually reinvented himself. The music is a reflection of that. Heck, Iman married him; he was incredible.

[@stephaniewashburn7700]

He was married to supermodel Iman for 20+ yrs, at least, until he passed. They have a grown daughter that is absolutely stunning 🤩

[@dandodds5536]

David Bowie was as varied a musician that could ever be imagined. Every album was different. He had no boundaries. Try Ashes to Ashes or Life on Mars next from him. China Girl or Blue Jean are good too.

[@markflower8885]

Bowie even did some heavier rock. Check out "She Shook Me Cold" off his The Man Who Sold The World album. It's quite heavy for him.

[@DocRobert]

Anything off the Reznor-produced Earthlings album, much of the concept album Outside

[@racebiketuner]

More Bowie please.

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

Ps.. those horn lines that stretch past the bar into the next line.. freaking brilliant.

[@robertcutting4007]

David Bowie was a musical chameleon!

[@lindacoy7165]

Gotta love the funk and strut of it. Great suggestion Marissa!

[@marissanorth85]

Thank you Linda!!

[@smokeyverton7981]

I will always love "Fashion" turn to the left, fashion......

[@themadcow71]

John Lennon wrote this with him and sings back up.

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

I think you would be hard-pressed to find an artist who was more diverse and more Fearless in his choices throughout his career than David bowie. Even down to embracing the very very commercial era of the Let's Dance album which featured guitar playing by Stevie Ray Vaughan by the by,.. and probably the peak of his success monetarily.. he went right back to Specialty albums and side bands such as his work with tin machine, and nine inch nails.. the dude was fearless. His last album Dark Star is freaking astonishing, such a strange and wonderfully intimate record that he did sometimes in bed, sometimes he could work with the musicians in person.. there's a great little documentary on it here on KZbin Somewhere I believe. Anyway Bowie for the win man.

[@dadjeans391]

Absolutely love you guys! Hands down the best reactors on KZbin! You are knowledgeable, entertaining, and most importantly REAL

[@doctorcorps5590]

Magic dance is a awesome Bowie song

[@remedy9648]

Guys please check out “Blue Jean” by Bowie. It’s 80’s and it rocks the house! 💜🎵🎶

[@briangroboski4751]

Fame was recorded in 1975. It was Bowie's first number one hit in the US, I believe. John Lennon co-wrote the song, provided backup vocals and played the guitar part.

[@TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan]

Guys, when you get a chance you need to check out his song Let's Dance (the full version). You will not believe the guest guitarist on the song. Pssst... it's the great SRV!

[@lindacoy7165]

Yes!

[@TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan]

@@lindacoy7165 lol hey Linda, thanks for the backup

[@emmejayeh.5995]

Before the guitarist and co-writer of this song, Carlos Alomar, came to work with Bowie, he worked _for_ The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. One of the songs James used to do in his stage act was a cover of a 1960s tune called Footstompin'. Carlos was fiddling around with that melody in rehearsal one day and through it came up with the melody for Fame. John Lennon and David loved it, and they came up with the lyrics by referencing an ongoing conversation they'd been having about shitty managers, bad record and publishing deals, and how the music business tries to waylay the artist with distractions (like coke in a limo) so the artist doesn't notice that they're basically being robbed. Anyhoo, they write the song, it's released, it's a huge hit, and Carlos's old boss decides that he's going to swipe the melody for himself. James puts out a song called "Hot! Hot! Hot!" not even a year later. Carlos tells Bowie about it and asks, "Should we sue?" "Let's see if he makes any sales first, and if he does, THEN we'll sue," David said. James's record didn't do very well, so we were spared a sure-to-be-nasty mid-70s lawsuit making the papers. You should hear "Hot! Hot! Hot!" just for shits and giggles. It's not among James's best work, let's put it that way.

[@mangasky7]

Bowie was a genre unto himself.

[@Djdbot24]

Bowie was a one off. We'll never have another.

[@dickcnormis1444]

John Lennon is on backing vocals and funky rhythm guitar on this tune.

[@ajruther67]

Fun Fact: David Bowie and Peter Frampton were school mates and grew up together. Peter's father was David's art teacher.

[@marissanorth85]

He went on the Glass Spider tour in 87 with Bowie. Phenomenal show. It's on KZbin 🤘🏻

[@ajruther67]

@@marissanorth85 Thanks for the tip!

[@mercedogre]

China Girl is another great song

[@kristaspecht]

Morning! Was looking forward to this one! Good request Marissa! Such an awesome song! Hey good job on quitting smoking Hollywood. (I understand cause I did the same thing..trying to drop the vape now lol.) Thanks guys❤️🤓

[@marissanorth85]

🖤🖤🖤

[@bobschenkel7921]

Everything Bowie, real last name Jones, he changed his stage name to Bowie because of Davey Jones in The Monkees, is different and outstanding.

[@papacarl2002]

Most Excellent reaction. Go back further to even earlier material: Width of a Circle ⭕️ will rock 🎸 your mind. 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼

[@morrisgautreau6704]

Thank you Marissa! You can't go wrong with Bowie!

[@marissanorth85]

🖤

[@lindaaugone382]

Grew up on this! you guys have such a fun channel!

[@Bishop27788]

I like listening to your reaction channel and Congratulations reaching the 1000K club… Keep kicking ASS!!..

[@deckofcards87]

You guys need to react to Bowie's album "Low" from 1977. You'll understand then why he's so legendary in the industry, along with Brian Eno who produced it. But basically everything Bowie did in the l70s and early 80s is gold.

[@Joshualuv13]

70's ,yet still so hip and now happening.Timeless .

[@heathcliff8624]

Great choice Marissa.

[@marissanorth85]

Thanks, Heath!!

[@robbiemillar704]

Bowie was absolutely brilliant. Check out his work with Adrian belew with tin machine. Also just check out more Bowie. You guys are entertaining, educational, music and wrestling fans! Keep up the great work.👍🙏🖖

[@billc.5861]

***HEY GUYS. there’s a Celebration of David Bowie concert coming your way with an all star band Todd Rundgen , Adrien Belew, Scrote, Angeline Saris (super bassist) and a bunch more. November 3 In Atlanta. A must see ***

[@ajruther67]

David Bowie suggestions Golden Years - 1975 Let's Dance - 1983 David Bowie and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) Dancing in the Street - 1985 Dancing in the Street was originally done in the 60's by Martha and the Vandellas then by Van Halen then by David and Mick.

[@brianhill714]

What made Bowie so amazing was his ability to constantly reinvent his image and sound, always keep pace with current musical trends.

[@frankrios9926]

I would love to see ya'll react to Dave Mason - Look At You Look At Me. it is a great love song and has some killer guitar riffs also. Dave was originally with the group Traffic & then went solo. He wrote Feelin' Alright for Joe Cocker also !

[@peterlansdowne5367]

John Lennon singing back ground vocals on this one guys

[@anntelford8647]

His birth name was David Jones. He selected Bowie as last name because Davy Jones, of The Monkees, was popular. Try Jean Genie.

[@davidfisher8821]

Bowie - Moonage Daydream, legendary guitar work!

[@brittanybigelow7299]

My friend described David Bowie perfectly: He said that alot of his songs makes you realize that you didn't know that David Bowie really sang them. His style changes up so much throughout his career. ❤❤

[@jangles1839]

Not much to say really about Bowie that I'm sure hasn't been said already here in the comments but..... Hollywood, I used vaping to get off cigarettes 9 years ago and I'm still a vaper. I just really enjoy it too much! Congrats on laying down the stinkies and if I can help any on your vaping journey, I'm always here to help! 🤘🏼🚭🤘🏼

[@bobbyboko6317]

Bowie was a true superstar

[@JoeTheLion1]

A little bit of the back story - John Lennon sings back-up and this was Bowie's best charting song in the US until Let's Dance in the 80's. Off the Young Americans album which her referred to as his Plastic Soul period - he performed it on Soul Train when it was released. He was involved with black back-up singer Ava Cherry who took him to the Apollo theater where he found is band for the album and Luther Vandross, another back-up singer on the album and help with a lot of the arrangements. Other excellent songs from that period: Young Americans, Fascination (lyrics including him saying Sure 'nuff) and Golden Years also performed on Soul Train.

[@singluna888]

This came out my junior year in high school. I drove everyone crazy with it!

[@user-ys8gs5tw5e]

" Fame" was a sitcom based on a Broadway Musical on dance school, this track comes from Guitarist Carmen Rojas riff, David's lyrics, John Lennon's contribution was the backing vox " Ame...", you must eventually review "Fame '90 Remix" video presentation also " Is there Life On Mars?" Original Video version, David is A GENRE onto himself,he reinvented himself like a Chameleon changed color,we still can't keep up& he's gone!!! R.I.P David Jones(Bowie)❤❤❤

[@unidentifiediconography8837]

You guys gotta check out "Let's Dance"... arguably Bowie's best song... ✌💙

[@TheNotSoFatman72]

Vaping? Awesome. Very proud of you. Keep it goin'! 👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘

[@FFadeaway]

For Smokey, this was also Bob Hollys theme down when he was in Smokey Mountain Wrestling.

[@barriehull7076]

David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 - 29 February 2012) was an English musician, singer, actor and businessman, best known as a member of the band the Monkees, and for starring in the TV series of the same name. David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. Bowie had to change his birth name because David (Davy Jones) had ownership of the name.

[@TheNotSoFatman72]

Irene Cara did fame in 1980 if I'm not mistaken.. The tv show soon followed

[@TheNotSoFatman72]

I remember playing them on the jukebox back then.. yep I'm old, lol

[@Serai3]

Married twice, once to Angie and once to Iman. Two tall, slender, fatally beautiful women. Much like Bowie himself. This song is in large part about the effect of cocaine. This was Bowie's entrance into disco, where he made a good handful of hits before moving on. "What you like is in the limo, what you get is no tomorrow, what you need you have to borrow." Rise and fall in one sentence, that insane rollercoaster that had a unique flavor in the 70's. (The Eagles are another band that wrote about the effects of cocaine.) Bowie was never afraid of facing his own darkness; his work in Berlin went into some scary areas.

[@digimortalone2759]

Infectious Grooves does a great cover of Fame.

[@cryshark]

My eldest did Bowie makeup one day to my surprise. Y'all gotta ck out Let's Dance & Golden Years; Marilyn Manson did a cover for the soundtrack of A Knight's Take w/ Heath Ledger & Paul Bettany.

[@davidmassey6332]

Gotta check out: The Man Who Sold The World

[@Shammrock62]

If you're doing more Bowie Ground control to major time An under pressure which is a song he does with Queen

[@davegadilauskas521]

Bowie is one of the most influential musicians ever. He reinvented his music every 5 or so years, and every time he did, it was fantastic. You've got to check out "Ziggy Stardust" to see another side of Bowie or "Station to Station" for another side of Bowie, The man has more creative sides than a dodecahedron.

[@Brotha_Teresa]

Y’all should check out “I’m afraid of Americans”, which was produced by Trent Reznor.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

His real name is David Jones. He had already been working under that name for a little while when The Monkees hit big, and their lead singer was Davy Jones.

[@chilidaemon7113]

My favorite song of his

[@festusadams7417]

This was from the 70s. This song was played in a few movies.

[@bobdelp2023]

THE OTHERRR HUGE RADIO HIT FROM THIS 75 ALBUM ( YOUNG AMERICANS ) WAS THE TITLE TRACK YOU GUYS, LOVE IT! :)

[@gregorybennett5640]

I might be wrong but I’m pretty certain that the repetitious part of the song that starts on a high note saying says, “Fame, fame, fame, fame…..” and get lower and lower, that special part is actually John Lennon doing that part. I do know that they wrote the hanging out in the studio one day

[@derwoodbowen5954]

Jean Genie, Fashion, Cracked Actor, Suffragette City, Diamond Dogs. So many more good ones.

[@BluesJammer69]

I was about 12 when this came out at a time i didn't listen to music, became a fan for life...and John Lennon any many others...

[@tyostroff4259]

Had hits through every decade. A beautiful chameleon.

[@austinfallen]

I was halfway through typing afraid of Americans when you said it lol. A lot of the “outside, diary of Nathan Adler “ album is good for a react. Hearts filthy lesson is on it, which is in the seven soundtrack, or I’m deranged, or architects eyes, or Oxford town, so many good ones

[@marym.5025]

When this was fresh new, back in the day, it was killer.

[@SquirrelSeb84]

Since so many people are suggesting the classics I'll go left field and suggest y'all to react to late-career Bowie: The Heart's Filthy Lesson from Outside (Mind-bending album), Little Wonder from Earthling, Thursday's Child from 'Hours…', Slip Away or Slow Burn from Heathen, New Killer Star from Reality, You Feel So Lonely You Could Die from The Next Day or Lazarus from Black Star. All killer songs that you'll love.

[@daniellesedore2359]

Always loved Bowie, please check out his whole set at Live Aid……Amazing (IMO)✌️FYI his given Name is Davey Jones but changed it when the monkeys came along and another Interesting fact john Lennon is on this track as well

[@andrewhagle5302]

That high pitch "fame" in the background is John Lennon and he played guitar on this track also.

[@robertschiavone5159]

He was phenomenal by the way I'm wearing my Slipknot t-shirt like you are

[@peterz4427]

This song, IMO, started the disco revolution. This was big when it released in 1975(?) and 2 years later when disco exploded this was all you heard in the clubs. Fortunately disco was very short lived, and Bowie moved on to bigger things. Personal fave? Anything off of Scary Monsters. (Scream like a baby!)

[@ryanlargent9320]

The Young Americans album features the amazing Luther Vandross in one of his breakthroughs. “Fascination” on the album is Luther’s first published song credit even.

[@Drivestort]

Bowie's real name was David Jones, but Davie Jones was already famous from the Monkees.

[@Tomi_BuzzCat]

🎼" FAME "🎶🎵 " DUECES! " ✌🏻😸✌🏻

[@waynewade6723]

Bad omen -like a villain 💯🔥

[@WereMike]

Moonage Daydream is one of my favorite Bowie songs. Still a rocker and bizarre!

[@peterhineinlegen4672]

David Jones was his given name, but there was already a few famous David and Davey Jones' so he changed it.

[@coryorr8475]

Backup vocals and on guitar is John Lennon.

[@lordgarth7635]

Live Americans Live is good - he was ill at the time but it oozes a vibe. Or Golden Years on Soul Train!

[@XA351GT]

David Bowie 's real name was David Jones which he changed so not to be confused with Davy Jones of the Monkees