Sorrow

This song is not written by David Bowie, it's by Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer and was originally recorded by The Merseybeats (AKA The Merseys).

Maybe this is my personal experience slipping into the intrepretation again, but I get the feeling this is about being in a relationship with a woman you know that isn't good for you but you can't let her go.

I can't believe no one has written anything on this song. Another profoundly simple, beautifully written song by one of the best singer/songwriters of every generation he's existed in, which is a pantload. Simple meaning, but so well done, i couldn't leave it uncommented on.

i think that this song is about a fella who gets dumped by a girl i dont know itshard to know with bowie but thats the meaning i take from it, take for instance the line ,Something tells me you're the Devil's daughter, i mean i can definatley relate to that!

Having started listening to D. Bowie a lot more lately, I've noticed that he takes random lines from the Beatles... Who wouldn't though?

doesn't read like something bowie would have written, but then again one He's not one to define predictability. does anyone know who the woman in the music video is?

And I forgot to mention that the line "With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue" is actually in a Beatles song, 'It's All Too Much' (Harrison). However it is actually a reference to this song. The song contains many references to other songs also.

The original "Sorrow" was recorded by The McCoys, of "Hang on Sloopy" fame, as a B side to another single. It was THEN re-recorded by the Merseys (formerly the Merseybeats) and became a big hit for them in the UK. Then, David Bowie covered it. For my money, Bowie's version is unquestionably the best one. And none of these artists wrote the song. Also, Harrison quoted the song; no one lifted the line from him.