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Ch-ch-ch-ch changes: How David Bowie went from ‘Starman’ to soul man on his classic ‘Young Americans’ album 50 years ago
David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP “Young Americans.”Making a galactic journey from glam-rock to his self-described “plastic soul,” the man who came from Mars as Ziggy Stardust landed in Philadelphia to record his game-changing classic that came out 50 years ago on March 7, 1975.But the rock star — who died at 69 from liver cancer in 2016 — wasn’t exactly greeted with brotherly love in the city.“We were going to the birthplace of so many hits,” Tony Visconti — the “Young Americans” producer who had worked with Bowie since 1968 — exclusively told The Post. “But [Kenny] Gamble and [Leon] Huff, they didn’t want to work with us.”Indeed, the Sound of Philadelphia architects behind such R&B greats as the O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were not open to this Brit invading their territory.“They actually said, ‘We don’t want no white boy stealing our music’ or something like that,” said Visconti, 80.But Bowie was on a makeover mission that could not be stopped on “Young Americans,” assembling his own soul squad, including Sly & the Family Stone drummer Andrew Newmark, Donny Hathaway bassist Willie Weeks, James Brown saxophonist David Sanborn and an emerging background singer by the name of Luther Vandross at Sigma Sound — the Philly studio where many Gamble & Huff hits were made.There was also session guitar player Carlos Alomar licking it up on hits such as the title track and his co-written classic “Fame” — Bowie’s first No.
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Here’s every song in ‘Back In Action’, starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz has returned to acting for the new action comedy Back In Action, but what songs feature in the film? Read on for the full list.The star of There’s Something About Mary and The Holiday retired from the screen in 2014 after appearing in the film Annie to focus on her family.But now she is back starring opposite Jamie Foxx in Back In Action, where the two stars play a pair of former CIA spies who are brought back into service when their identities are exposed.The film, directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch) and based on a screenplay by Gordon and Brendan O’Brien, is streaming on Netflix as of January 17.Glenn Close plays Diaz’s character’s mother, while Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott and Jamie Demetriou also star.Diaz has spoken recently about her decision to return, indicating that she is unlikely to be seen in any romcoms going forward, despite having established her reputation in the genre. “No more rom-coms, only mom-coms,” she said.Last year, she spoke about why she stepped away from acting, saying: “It felt like something I had to do to reclaim my own life”.The film features an original score by Christopher Lennertz, who is known for his work on films including Think Like A Man and Horrible Bosses, as well as the shows The Boys and Supernatural.In addition, the movie makes use of several high profile needle drop moments, featuring tracks from R&B greats such as James Brown, Etta James and Lauryn Hill.
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Donald Trump Town Hall sees him dance for 30 minutes to Sinead O’Connor, Rufus Wainwright, Guns N’ Roses and more
Donald Trump’s Town Hall took a turn for the unexpected earlier this week, as he was seen dancing along to music for 30 minutes.Held in Oaks, Pennsylvania on Monday night (October 14), the town hall was reportedly interrupted by medical emergencies multiple times – something outlets such as Consequence have reported as being due to the warm temperatures inside the venue.As it progressed, the former POTUS and current Republican party leader eventually stopped answering political questions, and instead hosted a 30-minute listening party using songs from his personal playlist.According to various outlets, the tracks played at the event included songs by artists who have already threatened Trump with legal action. This included Sinead O’Connor’s version of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ – which was reportedly played despite the singer’s estate issuing a cease and desist order to the politician for using the song at his rallies.Also played was Guns N’ Roses classic ‘November Rain’, which was broadcast at the town hall despite the band’s frontman Axl Rose repeatedly criticising Trump on social media.James Brown’s ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World’, Rufus Wainwright’s version of ‘Hallelujah’, Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’, and Elvis Presley’s ‘An American Trilogy’, were also played, as were Andrea Bocelli’s ‘Time to Say Goodbye’, ‘Ave Maria’, ‘Memory’ from Cats, and ‘YMCA’.Wow — this was weird.

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