George Michael - 2# ♫ Fame ♫ (Rock in Rio 25-01-91)

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Rock in Rio II

♫ Fame ♫

"Fame" is a song recorded by David Bowie.

With the Young Americans sessions seemingly wrapped in late 1974, the material was delayed while Bowie extricated himself from his contract with manager Tony DeFries. During this time he was staying in New York, and met John Lennon. The pair socialised and jammed together, which led to a one-day session at The Power Plant studio in January 1975. There, Bowie contacted several members of his tour band. Firstly a cover of The Beatles' "Across the Universe" was recorded. Then a new song called "Fame," inspired by a guitar riff written by Carlos Alomar and with the title from Lennon, was then hurriedly developed by Bowie, and recorded. Both tracks were then added to the Young Americans album. Despite having only a minor contribution, Lennon was given a co-writing credit due to the lyrics (bemoaning the nature of celebrity) being inspired by conversations he had with Bowie on the subject, and because Bowie acknowledged that Lennon singing "Fame!" over Alomar's guitar riff was the catalyst for the song.

An edited version of "Fame" was issued as the second single from the album, and shot to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (ironically, a few months before a reissue of "Space Oddity" would give Bowie his first UK number-one single). In the UK, "Fame" would only reach number seventeen.

Released: 18 August 1975

Cover hierarchy :

●Fame by David Bowie (March 1975)
●Fame by Infectious Grooves (1993)
●Fame by George Michael - Live recording and on the album I'm Your Man (1993)
●Fame by Vanilla Ice - Mind Blowin' (1994)
●Fame by Duran Duran (1997)
●Fame by The String Quartet (August 13, 2002)
●Fame by God Lives Underwater - Up Off the Floor (2004)

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[idetached]

I love to watch this just to see him dance.

People need to get a grip, he knows he is singing other people songs. that's why it was called the cover to cover tour. he's a triple threat to other artist. he rocks their songs, but they can't do justice to his songs.

[SuperFluxxx]

He dances like... freakin amazing! and got to say that the song is more for him than for bowie. he just does it better. i respect david of course. but to be honest, he can't sing as well as this one can. weeee

[FreneticKey]

Bowie is god - i love him

[TheVitlaboy]

Yet another David Bowies fan! Great! Tanx! 

[dlfunky1]

love his energy and the dancing he does a decent job but covering bowie is a TALL order. The bit i was waiting for was "..i reject you first" and it was a bit disapointing.

[Wham9977]

what a dancee:PPPPPP

[666prep]

this band is better than the band bowie had since he and reeves gabrels parted. plus it suits perfectly. in wild is the wind, though, nobody could beat bowie now that nina simone's dead.

[rolybling]

He's too good.

[gilportugal]

Esta va no Maracanazinho neste dia.

Rio de JAneiro - Gil Magalhaes

[justicegirl303]

This is great...I love the way he dances in this....awsome...Thank you.