How an Old Beatles Song Connected David Bowie With John Lennon

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Those who have collaborated with a Beatles star are unlikely to forget it. That includes David Bowie, who said John Lennon "was probably one of the brightest, quickest-witted earnestly socialist men I’ve ever met in my life." We examine their collaboration in the latest installment of our Odd Couples series.

0:00 Introduction
0:22 David Bowie and John Lennon meet
0:43 A friendship develops
0:51 Bowie's cover of "Across the Universe" spawns an additional song
1:05 The birth of "Fame"
1:25 The story behind the lyrics
1:35 Some really important advice from Lennon
2:00 How Lennon felt about "Fame" and Bowie himself
2:17 Bowie and Lennon in the years that followed
2:35 Conclusion

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