Kooks (song)
| "Kooks" | |
|---|---|
| Song by David Bowie | |
| from the album Hunky Dory | |
| Released | 17 December 1971[a] |
| Recorded | Summer 1971 |
| Studio | Trident, London |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label | RCA |
| 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.[6]
Live versions
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- 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
[edit]- David Bowie – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, alto sax
- Mick Ronson – string arrangement
- Trevor Bolder – bass, trumpet
- Mick Woodmansey – drums
- Rick Wakeman – piano
References
[edit]- ^ Pegg 2016, pp. 343–350.
- ^ Cann 2010, pp. 230–234.
- ^ Clerc 2021, p. 117: US date.
- ^ O'Leary 2015, Notes on chap. 5.
- ^ Pitchfork Staff 2004.
- ^ Cann 2010, p. 218.
Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Croydon, Surrey: Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6.
- Clerc, Benoît (2021). David Bowie All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. New York City: Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 978-0-7624-7471-4.
- O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0.
- Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (revised and updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.
- 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")