DAVID BOWIE did it … the Mars way?
Automatic translation. Improvements are constantly being worked on.
David Bowie released his fourth album “Hunky Dory” 54 years ago on December 17, 1971. Did you already know these 5 facts?
★ The album includes “Life on Mars?”.
★ Before Paul Anka translated Claude Francoise’s song “Comme d’habitude”, which had long since become a hit in France, as “My Way”, David Bowie was asked.
★ However, Bowie’sversion with the title “Even a Fool Learns to Love” was rejected.
★ Annoyed by the success of “My Way” (performed by Frank Sinatra), David wrote “Life on Mars?” as a parody of it.
★ “Life on Mars?” reached number 39 in the German charts, 48 in the Swiss charts and 3 in the British charts.
Watch the video for “Life on Mars?”:
