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highplainsdem

(48,921 posts) Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:40 AM Jan 2022

Last edited Fri Jan 14, 2022, 08:31 PM - Edit history (1)

In case anyone else is having trouble waking up on a dreary January morning...

Editing to add a link to an article about the song

https://songfacts.com/facts/david-bowie/the-jean-genie

and the music video directed by Mick Rock in 1972:

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David Bowie - The Jean Genie (live, 2003 + article on song + 1972 video) (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2022 OP

Bowie admitted that the name was a "clumsy pun on Jean Genet" Clash City Rocker Jan 2022 #1

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1. Bowie admitted that the name was a "clumsy pun on Jean Genet"

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:45 AM

Jan 2022

Genet was a famous French writer and political activist.

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2. Yes. I've edited the OP to link to an article with more info on the song, and I added