David Bowie - John, I’m Only Dancing – Promo – 1972 – Nacho Edit

David Bowie’s John, I’m Only Dancing was released as single, on September the 1st, 1972. It had been recorded a few months prior, in June of that year. Then six months later, it was re-recorded during sessions for the Aladdin Sane album, and also released as a single, in April 1973. Confusingly, the ’73 single was given the same catalogue number as the ‘72 version. Fans distinguish the latter recording by referring to it as the “Sax Version”. Neither version was included on any original Bowie album. Later still in 1974, Bowie recorded a song called John, I’m Only Dancing (Again), in the Young Americans Philly-soul style that he was experimenting with at the time. Tho’ the song title is used, the ’74 version bears almost no resemblance musically, or (apart from the chorus) even lyrically, to the earlier version. Used here for this video is the 1972 original recording. The footage used in this video is taken from the 30 minute, 16mm, silent out-takes reel, shot by Mick Rock, on August the 19th, 1972,