Signature
key confidence medium · relative A minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 86.1 · low end 35% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredA Bowie Celebrationsource
- CoveredDanny Michelsource
- Written byDavid Bowiesource
- CoveredDurand Jones & the Indicationssource
- CoveredEight to the Barsource
- CoveredElectric Sixsource
- CoveredLea DeLariasource
- CoveredMeridian String Quartetsource
- CoveredReplica Schmeplicasource
- CoveredRockabye Baby!source
- CoveredThe Braidssource
- CoveredThe Classic Rock String Quartetsource
- CoveredThe Curesource
Why it is here
- The song's gospel-style backing vocal arrangement was constructed by then-unknown singer Luther Vandross, with help from Robin Clark, and eagerly embraced by Bowie. source
- It marked a major stylistic pivot for Bowie into R&B and Philadelphia soul—what he called "plastic soul"—after years of glam and hard rock. source
- Bowie promoted the song with a performance on The Dick Cavett Show and later sang a medley with Cher bookended by the song on The Cher Show. source
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