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David Bowie

I’m Afraid of Americans

1995 · via Ice Cube

David Bowie recorded “I’m Afraid of Americans” in 1995. David Bowie wrote it with Brian Eno. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by David Bowie with Sonic Youth (1997), David Bowie reproduced by Nine Inch Nails (1997) and David Bowie remixed by Photek (1997), among 158 recordings on file.

David Bowie – I’m Afraid of Americans
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The guy from N.W.A on a track that David Bowie wrote with Brian Eno and cut first, back in 1995. Play Bowie's take, then Cube's, and see how the same song wears both of them.

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Written by David Bowie and Brian Eno.

First recorded by David Bowie in 1995: this is the first recording.

Other recordings on file

158 recordings of “I’m Afraid of Americans” on MusicBrainz in all.

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Ice Cube turns up on "I'm Afraid of Americans (V3)" in 1997. Who co-wrote the song with Brian Eno and recorded it first?David Bowie
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