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Somehow, yet more of David Bowie's talents are being unearthed even after his death. An audio recording of him impersonating the likes of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits. Listen below.
The musician was recording the theme to Julian Temple's Absolute Beginners in Shepherd's Bush when he decided, during a break, to reel off a load of musical impersonations.
Now, record producer Mark Saunders has shared the audio, alongside an account of that day. "The day Bowie was first due to show up at Westside," he writes, "We were all a bit nervous — Bowie was the biggest star client for Clive and Alan at that point in time. We kept looking out the windows, waiting for a stretch limo to show up and an entire entourage to walk in, but then a black cab showed up and out popped the unaccompanied Bowie.
"He walked in, announced in what seemed a more cockney voice than I remembered, 'Hi, I’m David Bowie,” and shook our hands[...] At the end of the session, he broke into the impersonations and I realized that these might get erased at some point, so I quickly put a cassette in and hit 'record.' I wish we could hear the other side of the dialogue between Bowie and Clive and Alan, but unfortunately that wasn’t being recorded."
Read Mark Saunders account in full here.
