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| studio = [[Trident Studios|Trident]], London
| studio = [[Trident Studios|Trident]], London
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop rock]], [[folk rock]]
| genre =
*[[Pop rock]]
*[[folk rock]]
*[[twee pop]]<ref name= "Pitchfork Staff 2004">{{cite web|last= Pitchfork Staff |title= The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s |website= [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date= June 23, 2004 |url= https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5932-top-100-albums-of-the-1970s/?page=1|quote= ...and primitive twee-pop (“Kooks,” “Fill Your Heart”).|accessdate= April 16, 2023}}</ref>
| length = 2:53
| length = 2:53
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer = David Bowie
| writer = David Bowie
| producer = [[Ken Scott]], David Bowie
| producer = [[Ken Scott]], David Bowie
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|jCaMwqtwJTc|"Kooks (2015 Remaster)"}}}}
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"'''Kooks'''" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter [[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 [[After the Gold Rush|early 1970s Neil Young]] because 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.<ref name="Any Day Now p.218">Kevin Cann (2010). ''Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974'': p.218</ref>
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"'''Kooks'''" is a song written by English singer-songwriter [[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 [[After the Gold Rush|early 1970s Neil Young]] because 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.<ref name="Any Day Now p.218">Kevin Cann (2010). ''Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974'': p.218</ref>

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British indie band [[The Kooks]] named themselves after the song.


==Live versions==
==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.
* 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 September 1971 (broadcast on 4 October 1971).
* The song was recorded again for the BBC "[[Sounds of the 70s]]" radio show with Bob Harris on 21 September 1971 (broadcast on 4 October 1971).


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[David Bowie]]: lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
*[[David Bowie]]: lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, alto sax
*[[Mick Ronson]]: [[string arrangement]]
*[[Mick Ronson]]: [[string arrangement]]
*[[Trevor Bolder]]: bass, [[trumpet]]
*[[Trevor Bolder]]: bass, [[trumpet]]
*[[Mick Woodmansey]]: drums
*[[Mick Woodmansey]]: drums
*[[Rick Wakeman]]: piano
*[[Rick Wakeman]]: piano

==Notable cover versions==
* [[Danny Wilson (band)|Danny Wilson]] released a version as a single


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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* The first three lines of the song ("Will you stay in our lovers' story / If you stay, you won't be sorry / 'Cause we believe in you") are used as a repeated motif in [[Miranda July]]'s 2015 novel ''The First Bad Man''
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* The first three lines of the song ("Will you stay in our lovers' story / If you stay, you won't be sorry / 'Cause we believe in you") are used as a repeated motif in [[Miranda July]]'s 2015 novel ''The First Bad Man''
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* The British [[Indie rock|indie]] band [[The Kooks]] named themselves after the song.
*The song appears in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "Children of a Lesser Bog".


==References==
==References==
=== Notes ===
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* Pegg, Nicholas, ''The Complete David Bowie'', Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, {{ISBN|1-903111-14-5}}


=== Other sources ===
==External links==
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* [[Nicholas Pegg|Pegg, Nicholas]] (0200), ''The Complete David Bowie'', Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, {{ISBN|1-903111-14-5}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|david-bowie|kooks}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{David Bowie singles}}
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Revision as of 20:16, 24 January 2024

"Kooks"
Song by David Bowie
from the album Hunky Dory
Released17 December 1971
RecordedSummer 1971
StudioTrident, London
Genre
Length2:53
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)Ken Scott, David Bowie
Official audio
"Kooks (2015 Remaster)" on YouTube

"Kooks" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter 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 because 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.[2]

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 70s" radio show with Bob Harris on 21 September 1971 (broadcast on 4 October 1971).

Personnel

David Bowie "Kooks" (1971)
17 second sample from David Bowie's "Kooks".
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  • The first three lines of the song ("Will you stay in our lovers' story / If you stay, you won't be sorry / 'Cause we believe in you") are used as a repeated motif in Miranda July's 2015 novel The First Bad Man
  • The British indie band The Kooks named themselves after the song.
  • The song appears in the Futurama episode "Children of a Lesser Bog".

References

Notes

  1. ^ Pitchfork Staff (23 June 2004). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 April 2023. ...and primitive twee-pop ("Kooks," "Fill Your Heart").
  2. ^ Kevin Cann (2010). Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974: p.218

Other sources

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