8 thoughts on “ I Am A Laser - Various - Oh! You Pretty Things - The Songs Of David Bowie (CD, Album) ”

1. Dec 29,  · This is a compilation of covers that only a true fan can love. Or even like. Or maybe even make it past the 6th song. Most albums featuring other artists covering Bowie songs include those artists singing Bowie’s greatest hits. Not so much this one. For the most part, this collection features (mostly obscure) songs Bowie either wrote for other artists but didn’t record himself, or.

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2. Peter Noone covered this six months prior to the release of the Hunky Dory album. Bowie played the piano on the former Herman's Hermits vocalist's version, which peaked at #12 in the UK. When Noone's recording with producer Mickie Most couldn't match the feel of Bowie's demo, they asked Bowie to show them how it's done.

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3. Jan 21,  · David Bowie; Album Oh! You Pretty Things; Writers David Bowie; Licensed to YouTube by WMG (on behalf of PLG UK Catalog); ARESA, IRICOM, SOLAR Music Rights Management, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, BMG Rights Management (US), LLC, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., LatinAutor, LatinAutor - SonyATV, EMI Music Publishing, Abramus Digital.

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4. Legacy is a really good compilation of David Bowie "hits". To me, sound quality is excellent and song selection is good. I also own and prefer the 3 CD "Nothing Has Changed" set which digs a bit deeper into the David Bowie catalog. I really like some of the hidden gems in /5().

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5. Mott the Hoople was on the verge of breaking up in when longtime fan David Bowie volunteered to produce an album for the group and offered them one of his songs. From that moment on, "All the Young Dudes" belonged to Ian Hunter, even if he didn't write it; from the first time he recorded the song with Mott the Hoople, through the countless.

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6. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Oh! You Pretty Things - The Songs Of David Bowie on Discogs/5(11).

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7. As another reviewer has alluded, this album of Bowie covers has unearthed a number of treats for the Bowie completist. As a quick overview, this is an album with various artists covering "David Bowie written songs" from the period (to many, Bowie's 4/5(5).

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8. "Oh! You Pretty Things" is a song written by David Bowie in for the album Hunky Dory. It opens with only piano and Bowie's vocal, before entering the catchy refrain. The simple piano style has been compared with The Beatles' "Martha My Dear". Thematically, the song has been seen as reflecting the influence of occultist Aleister Crowley.

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