Bombers (David Bowie song)

"Bombers (Bonus track)"
Song by David Bowie from the album Hunky Dory (Rykodisc edition)
Released	30 January 1990
Recorded	9 July 1971
Genre	Pop rock, Glam rock
Length	4:12
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	David Bowie
Producer(s)	Ken Scott, David Bowie
Hunky Dory (Rykodisc edition) track listing
"The Bewlay Brothers" (11) "Bombers (Bonus track)" (12) "The Supermen (Alternate version)" (13)

"Bombers" is a song written by David Bowie. It was recorded in July 1971^[1] and intended for the album Hunky Dory, but was replaced at the last minute by the cover "Fill Your Heart".^[2]

It was released as a promo single by RCA in the US in November 1971, backed by a remix of "Eight Line Poem" that can only be found on this single (both tracks also were issued on an extremely limited edition promotional LP by RCA/Gem). A bootleg version backing "London Bye Ta-Ta" was also released in the early 1970s.^[3] The track was eventually given wide release as a bonus track on the Rykodisc reissue of Hunky Dory in 1990.

Track listing

1. "Bombers" (Bowie)
2. "Eight Line Poem" (Bowie)

Production credits

• Producer:
  • Ken Scott
• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: vocals, guitar
  • Mick Ronson: guitar
  • Trevor Bolder: bass
  • Mick Woodmansey: drums
  • Rick Wakeman: piano

Live versions

• Bowie played "Bombers" on the BBC show In Concert: John Peel on 3 June 1971. This was broadcast on 20 June 1971 and released in 2000 on the album Bowie at the Beeb.
• Bowie played the song during his set at the Glastonbury Fayre, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK, in the early hours of 20 June 1971.

Notes

1. Kevin Cann (2010). Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974: p.223
2. Nicholas Pegg (2000). The Complete David Bowie: p.77
3. Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p.116

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics