“The Jean Genie” by David Bowie Original Painting (Sold) 50s who played a Chinese drum

who played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music

Suggs later recalled in an interview that "I was very specifically trying to write a song in the style of Ian Dury

There was something about his vocal that was an improvement on all of the English vocals until then

‘Brown Sugar’ is the opening track and lead single from the Rolling Stone's 1971 album Sticky Fingers

“The Jean Genie” by David Bowie Original Painting (Sold) 50s who played a Chinese drumThe Jean Genie was composed and recorded in New York City, where Bowie spent time with the Warhol set's Cyrinda Foxe. Bowie would later assert, "I wrote it for her amusement in her apartment. Sexy girl." The song's chugging R&B riff is often compared to The Yardbirds, especially their cover of Bo Diddley's I'm a Man, while the lyrics have been likened to the "stylised sleaze" of The Velvet Underground. Originally released as a single in November 1972,