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Watch David Bowie and David Sanborn Serenade the ‘Young Americans’ on ‘Dick Cavett’
David Bowie performed "Young Americans" on 'The Dick Cavett Show' with David Sanborn playing saxophone behind him.
The saxophonist, who was trained in jazz, had broken into the pop world as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and by guesting on Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book. For Bowie, the title song was breathless narration of horny teenagers wanting something more out of life and America and President Nixon (and it was “all right,” as the backup vocalists sang.) “I was touring with Gil Evans, so I lost my chance to work with John Lennon, who co-wrote the song and I’m 90 percent certain is singing backup vocals.
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