Ahhhhhh Bowie, Bowie, Bowie….. I just can’t find myself getting fed up with his music. There was a period in my life where I’d be listening to his songs almost every day. From his first self titled record all the way towards Let’s Dance, his music accompanied most of my university journey. And to think at how this musician amazes us with not only his musical skills, but his different phases. Some were insane, while others were odd, and awkward. The best ones were Ziggy Stardust, and the Aladdin Sane, HANDS DOWN. And those were the times when his records peaked at most. I mean, c’mon, you had The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972,) Aladdin Sane (1973,) and Diamond Dogs (1974.) Obviously, they are part of my top records, there’s no doubt. And, you could’ve told how there was a-lot of musical experimentation going on. But, during his live shows, we can hear his farewell speech on one of his live records Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture Soundtrack (1983,) but recorded in 1973. Sure it was too early, but you could tell that Bowie wanted to slowly break away, develop his new character. But, at that time, everyone thought that David Bowie was no longer gonna make records anymore. Of course, he did fool us the following year releasing Aladdin Sane, and the year after that, Diamond Dogs. But once that was over, Bowie was ready for the change. He retired his glam rock characters, and introduced the world to his new persona, The Thin White Duke, where he released one of my favourite records, Young Americans (1975.) Let me get to the point and tell you tha tI love this record for its musical approach. See Bowie intended to phase out of the glam rock scene, and dig deeper within funky basslines, melodies that carry a soul approach to them. And I can’t blame him for that, because he KILLED IT. He even did a groovier cover version of Across the Universe by The Beatles. I remember hearing it for the first time saying to myself “hold on a second, I know this song.” Or even better, co-writing with John Lennon the song Fame. Wow, It’s pretty crazy how I can pull off references with The Beatles in this record. Hold on, I got one more! Listen to the title track of the record Young Americans, and towards the end of the song, you hear the background vocal harmonies singing, “I read the news today, oh boy.”