Kooks (song)
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"Kooks" is a song written by David Bowie, which appears on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. Bowie wrote this song to his newborn son Duncan Jones. The song was a pastiche of early 1970s Neil Young.[citation needed] Bowie was listening to a Neil Young record at home on 30 May 1971 when he got the news of the arrival of his son.[1]
Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, became a successful film and advertising director.
British indie band The Kooks named themselves after the song.
Live versions
- Before the studio recording of the song was made, it was recorded for the BBC In Concert radio show with John Peel, on 3 June 1971 (broadcast on 20 June 1971). In 2000 this recording was released on the Bowie at the Beeb album.
- The song was recorded again for the BBC "Sounds of the Seventies" radio show with Bob Harris on 21 Sept 1971 (broadcast on 4 Oct 1971). This version, featuring the duo of Bowie & Mick Ronson, remains unreleased.
Personnel
- David Bowie: vocals, acoustic guitar
- Trevor Bolder: bass guitar, trumpet
- Rick Wakeman: piano
- Mick Ronson: string arrangement
- Mick Woodmansey: drums
Cover versions
- Robbie Williams - Bonus track on "Old Before I Die" single
- Smashing Pumpkins - Parsian Black Session
- Danny Wilson - Single/David
- Tindersticks - Bowie Songbook
- Kim Wilde - Snapshots, 2011
- Elizabeth Mitchell - Blue Clouds, 2012
References
- ^ Kevin Cann (2010). Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974: p.218
- Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5