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David Bowie

Fame

1975 · via Duran Duran and 1 more

David Bowie recorded “Fame” in 1975. David Bowie wrote it with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by Duran Duran (1981), Roland Rat Superstar (1986) and David Bowie feat. Queen Latifah (1990), among 264 recordings on file.

David Bowie – Fame
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Duran Duran had their take on tape in 1981, but the credit runs back to Bowie's 1975 original, where John Lennon's name sits right beside Bowie's and Alomar's. Play the original first, then pull this thread straight into Lennon's own records.

Bowie cut it first, but the songwriting credit has room for a Beatle: John Lennon's name sits right there next to his. Your Eurythmics record is two steps from Abbey Road and nobody told you.

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Written by Carlos Alomar, David Bowie and John Lennon.

First recorded by David Bowie in 1975: this is the first recording.

Other recordings on file

264 recordings of “Fame” on MusicBrainz in all.

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Duran Duran covered David Bowie's "Fame." Bowie and Carlos Alomar share the writing credit with one more famous name. Who?John Lennon
a knot from Duran Duran · next: John Lennon
Eurythmics covered "Fame," which David Bowie recorded first. Besides Bowie and Carlos Alomar, which famous name shares the writing credit?John Lennon
a knot from Eurythmics · next: John Lennon
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