DAVID BOWIE: 52 years ago: “Pin Ups” (Part 4)

Faded stardust, part 4: The tracks:

52 years ago, David Bowie released “Pin Ups”, a pure cover album. You missed the first three parts? No problem, click here for part 1. In the fourth and final part, we take a closer look at the individual pieces:

1. “Rosalyn ” – The original version is by The Pretty Things and was the band’s first hit in 1964.

2. “Here Comes the Night ” – The Northern Irish band Them and their singer Van Morrison reached number 2 in the British charts with this song in March 1965.

3. “I Wish You Would ” – Billy Boy Arnold created the original version. Bowie’s cover, however, was based on the version by The Yardbirds (1964).

4. “See Emily Play ” – This Pink Floyd song from 1967 is about a girl called Emily, who frontman Syd Barrett claims to have seen playing in the woods after taking a psychedelic drug.

5. “Everything’s Alright ” – In 1964, The Mojos made it to number 9 in the charts with this song.

6. “I Can’t Explain ” – Pete Townshend, head of The Who, suddenly had this song in his head when he was just 18 years old.

7. “Friday on My Mind – The Australian bandThe Easybeats described the boredom of a working week here in 1966.

8th “Sorrow ” – Originally by The McCoys (1965), David Bowie used the version by The Merseys (1966).

9. “Don’t Bring Me Down ” – The second song by The Pretty Things that Bowie interpreted for “Pin Ups”.

10 “Shapes of Things ” – The Yardsbirds are also represented with a second song. This was their first chart success (1966).

11. “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere ” – This is the only song that Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend wrote together for The Who in 1965.

12. “Where Have All the Good Times Gone ” – Ray Davies from The Kinks (1965) was inspired here by older people he observed in the pub.

You can listen to “Pin Ups” here: