Boys Keep Swinging

The lead single from David Bowie's Lodger album, 'Boys Keep Swinging' was infamous for its promotional video, in which he appeared in drag as three backing singers.

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"Nobody understood the European way of dressing and adopting the asexual, androgynous everyman pose. People all went screaming, 'He's got make-up on and he’s wearing stuff that looks like dresses!' I wasn't the first one, though, to publicize bisexuality." — David Bowie, 1976

David Bowie's first US number one was Fame in 1975. It was co-written by John Lennon who also sang backing vocals.

Aladdin Sane (1973)

The follow-up to the hugely successful Ziggy Stardust album, Aladdin Sane found David Bowie experimenting with a range of new musical styles, and reflected his experiences while touring in America and Europe.

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