| David Bowie – The Prettiest Star Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| Bowie claimed this was the song he sang to Angie over the phone as a proposal. For the album, his old friend Marc Bolan of TRex was asked to do the guitar solo on the song, The Prettiest Star-- which he did. Marc's wife, June Child, did not like Bowie and did not want Marc to do it-- she said he was too good for it. Marc was famous first before Bowie. He was the FIRST glam rocker and the UK's no. 1 pop star for 3 years. Bowie and Bolan knew each other before either were famous, and had the same producer Tony Visconti. They had an ornery and healthy rivalry. Bowie was the guest on Marc's final TV show before Marc died. I have always had the suspicion that Bowie wrote this song about Marc Bolan. Marc was camp, a prettyman, but straight. Bowie's bisexuality was and is well known. Angie didn't like Marc either and talked Bowie into dropping his guitar solo from the album,, and replaced him. If you look hard enough, you can find the version with Marc playing. Neither of their wives liked the other guy-- perhaps jealous of their relationship and Bowie's brief attraction to Marc. If Bowie were alive, and I had the chance to ask him, I would! | |
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