5 pounds to charity

[Joe_the_Lion]

I will donate 5 pounds to the charity of you choice if you can name a famous person who I can not link to David Bowie, any suggestions? such is the depth of my knowledge about this great man.

[Lovinit]

Spooky indeed, spot on joe. thanks hunnie

[Lovinit]

Did Bowie ever duet with Marc Bolan?

[Joe_the_Lion]

Bowie and Bolan links.

Bolan played guitar on Bowie's "single" version of "The Prettiest Star", not the album cut on Aladdin Sane.

Also Bowie was the last ever guest on "Marc", Bolans TV show in 1977, just before he died.

Bowie played Heroes live and "jammed" with Bolan on what has become known as "Bolan Jam". It is widely available on bootlegs, but really is little more than noise.

Also it is rumoured that they collaborated on a song called A Lad in Vain. Again, the song is only a bootleg and Bowie has denied Bolan's participation.

Both had Tony Visconti as producer and shared a studio. Let's hope one day the archives are unearthed and some collaboratory material is found.

PS, they also played "The Marquee" in London on the same bill. But no reports of them being together.

Hope this helps.

[Lovinit]

cheers Joe, very interesting

[donegal]

no nothing to do with oasis. google him he is one of irelands best artists up there with u2 and thin lizzy

[donegal]

Rory gallagher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Gallagher

[Joe_the_Lion]

Well, donegal. I do not like to look at links re my expert knowledge, but I did read yours, thank you.
I see Rory Gallagher collaborated with Muddy Waters.

Muddy Waters is famous for the song Manish Boy

One of Bowie's first bands (a bluesy/mod outfit) was called "The Manish Boys" taken from the song which they sang live.

PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lovinit]

Karen Carpenter

[Joe_the_Lion]

Karen Capenter sang "Wait a minute Mr. Postman" (as The Carpenters) which was more famously sang by The Beatles.

On the song "Young Americans" Bowies pinches the lines "I heard the news today, oh boy" taken directly from The Beatles "Day in the Life of"

One of many, many Bowie/Beatles links I have yet to mention!!!!

[Lovinit]

I'd say you're pretty famous now
Joe_the_lion you're links to bowie please? :P

[Joe_the_Lion]

My links????

Well I was born in 1972, the year of Ziggy Stardust and when Bowie broke it big time.

Obviously I have seen him live on numerous occassions.

We are both from London

And my username (now) is a Bowie song.

Ooooh there are so many.

[Lovinit]

What's the odds on that fiver being donated?

[Joe_the_Lion]

90-1. I am rarely beaten, the rules obviously that I have actually heard of the other person!

[Lovinit]

Ronnie Barker :D

[Joe_the_Lion]

Ronnie Barker worked with Ronnie Corbett.

Corbett was in Casino Royale (the original with Ursulla Andress.

UA was in Dr No, James Bond.

One of many Bowie/Bond links, Bowie was the original choice to play max Zorin in "A View to a Kill", later going to Christopher Walken.

[Lovinit]

*sighs* damn damn damn
John Thaw?

[Lovinit]

was bowie born with different coloured eyes?

[Joe_the_Lion]

John Thaw was in Morse with Kevin Whately.

KW was in Aufeidishen Pet (sp?) with Timothy Spall

TS was in Last of the Samurai with Tom Cruise

TC was in interview with a Vampire with Brad Pitt.

BP was in Se7en which Bowie sang on.


He was born with the two blue eyes, but following a schoolyard fight with a close friend, George Underwood, he was left with a paralysed pupil.

As time went on the pupil remained constantly dilated , the extra blood flow of which gave the shade of the eye a brown hue.

He is still very good friends with George, some 46 years later. The fight was over a girl called Deirdre. Nothing more of her is known, even after a campaign to trace her in 2001.

[Lovinit]

thought i had you with the john thaw, no such luck.
Will Young?

[Joe_the_Lion]

Will Young was on Pop Idol with Gareth Gates.

GG had a hit with Unchained Melody as did Elvis (although a Righteous Brothers song)

Elvis and Bowie share a birthday (8th Jan)