American Songwriter

The 1967 Novelty Children’s Song That Took David Bowie a “Long Time” to Get Over

Known as the “latter-day British Al Jolson,” actor, singer, and songwriter Anthony Newley came to fame on mainstream television in the 1950s and later co-wrote the Nina Simone classic “Feeling Good,” ...
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David Bowie Almost Scrapped This Near-Perfect Song Before It Became One of His Most Covered Hits

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...
The Cheat Sheet

The David Bowie Song That Almost Became an Elvis Presley Classic

Elvis Presley and David Bowie are two of the most influential artists in music history, but few fans know that Bowie once wrote a song specifically for the King of Rock and Roll. That song was none ...