"Kooks" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, which appears on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. Bowie wrote this song to his newborn son Duncan Jones. The song was a pastiche of early 1970s Neil Young because Bowie was listening to a Neil Young record at home on 30 May 1971 when he got the news of the arrival of his son.[2]

"Kooks"
Song by David Bowie
from the album Hunky Dory
Released17 December 1971
RecordedSummer 1971
StudioTrident, London
Genre
Length2:53
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)Ken Scott, David Bowie
Official audio
"Kooks (2015 Remaster)" on YouTube

Live versions

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  • Before the studio recording of the song was made, it was recorded for the BBC In Concert radio show with John Peel, on 3 June 1971 (broadcast on 20 June 1971). In 2000 this recording was released on the Bowie at the Beeb album.
  • The song was recorded again for the BBC "Sounds of the 70s" radio show with Bob Harris on 21 September 1971 (broadcast on 4 October 1971).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Pitchfork Staff (23 June 2004). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 April 2023. ...and primitive twee-pop ("Kooks," "Fill Your Heart").
  2. ^ Kevin Cann (2010). Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974: p.218

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