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"The Jean Genie" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally released in November 1972 as the lead single to his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. Co-produced by Ken Scott , Bowie recorded it with his backing band the Spiders from Mars − comprising Mick Ronson , Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey .
RCA issued "The Jean Genie" as the lead single on 24 November 1972. [62] [63] In its advertising, the label said it was "the first single to come from Bowie's triumphant American tour". [62] The song charted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, [64] making it Bowie's biggest hit to date.
David Bowie performing on the Sound+Vision Tour in 1990. David Bowie (1947–2016) was an English musician who recorded over 400 different songs in a career which spanned six decades.
The lyrics were originally gifted to a superfan by the Ziggy Stardust legend. David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for The Jean Genie make £57,000 at auction Skip to main content
"Blue Jean" is a song written and recorded by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie for his sixteenth studio album Tonight (1984). One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie, it was released as a single ahead of the album and charted in the United States, peaking at No. 8, becoming his 5th and last top 10 hit with no features.
Its Muddy Waters-inspired blues riff is markedly similar to that featured on fellow RCA act David Bowie's "The Jean Genie", released shortly before, but all parties maintained this was a coincidence. [9]
The lyrics were sold as part of a David Bowie and glam rock sale on Tuesday. In 2019 the first demo of Bowie singing Starman sold for £51,000 after gathering dust in a loft for nearly five decades.
Bowie performed the song on Russell Harty Plus, a UK television show, on 17 January 1973. This performance is included on the DVD version of Best of Bowie. In addition to live performances in 1972-1974, the song was performed by Bowie on his 1999 tour and is included on VH1 Storytellers (David Bowie album).