David Bowie invited confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, Bowie renamed himself after the 19th-century American pioneer James Bowie and the knife he had popularised. His April 1967 solo single, "The Laughing Gnome", using speeded-up thus high-pitched vocals, failed to chart. Released six weeks later, his album debut, "David Bowie", an amalgam of pop, psychedelia, and music hall, met the same fate. It was his last release for two years. Bowie met dancer Lindsay Kemp in 1967 and enrolled in his dance class at the London Dance Centre. He commented in 1972 that meeting Kemp was when his interest in image
Underground (David Bowie song) died in 2016. "As the World Falls Down" was considered for a Christmas 1986 single release, but was canceled. "Magic Dance" was released as the second single from the soundtrack to limited countries in January 1987. All tracks by Bowie All other Instrumental versions are slightly longer, backing-tracks only except on the back of the promo 12-inch single. Underground (David Bowie song) "Underground" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie for the soundtrack of the film "Labyrinth". It reached No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart. Bowie and producer Arif Martin recorded "Underground" at Atlantic Studios in New