Black Country Rock
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"Black Country Rock" is a song written by David Bowie in 1970 for the album The Man Who Sold the World, released in November 1970 in the USA and April 1971 in the UK. This blues-rock number is generally considered the most upbeat track on the album, a respite from the musical and thematical heaviness of the remainder. Its style has been compared to Marc Bolan's contemporary Tyrannosaurus Rex, down to Bowie's imitative vibrato in the final verse.
[edit] Other releases
- B-side of the single "Holy Holy" in 1971.
- B-side of the Portuguese release of the single "Life on Mars?" in 1973.
- The Japanese compilation Best of David Bowie in 1974.
- The Russian compilation Starman in 1989.
- The Sound + Vision box set from 1989.
[edit] Cover versions
- T. Tex Edwards and the Swingin' Cornflake Killers - Only Bowie (1995) Only Boy Records OB 9502
- t.tex edwards & the swingin' cornflake killers - "up against the floor" (1998) honey records HON-CD04
[edit] References
- Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record
- Nicholas Pegg (2000). The Complete David Bowie
