Bowie, David - Young Americans Lyrics

If you're into Soul music, Durand Jones and the Indications just released a cover of this and does it sweet soulful justice. Check it out on Spotify

i was 16 doing lots of high powered acid listening to every strange sound. too afraid to fuck this girl...

A Black Album long b4 Prince ?

OH fracin BOY!!

I still can't believe he's gone, I can't quite wrap my mind around it. As a kid I remember watching him sing with Bing Crosby on the famous Christmas special, I remember thinking how great it sounded, and it holds up well today if you see it. I also got the chance to see him live in the 80's for the Serious Moonlight tour in Virginia. Man what a show, borrowed my dads Toyota and promised him I wouldn't drive the car over 55 because of the condition of the car. Me and my friends drove like 85 miles an hour all the way from NC to VA, no problems, the car drove like a dream. Did I tell my dad how fast and how long we drove that thing? Hells no, that was back in the day when a hit of acid was a part of every rock show we went to, didn't tell him about that either. LOL.

That sax is the best . He started many fads with sax being one of them.

Too many lyrics. You can only karaoke this song. It's too awesome for a regular performance. RIP bud.

Bowie was the link in between Glam Rock , Electronica and Punk . Without him the Mid 70s would have been bland.

reminds me so much of my first real girlfriend 1975 in high school!!!

I love this so does aod

David Bowie U R MISSED

"We live for just these 20 years, do we have to die for the 50 more?" :(

Love the way the song gets slightly faster half way through. The first half isn't bad either!

Bowie was a production genius.....

Bowie knew his shit!... Cissy Houston and Luther Vandross as backing singers?.... holyschmoly!!!!!

I know it was years after the song came out but to enjoy hearing it as a kid in sixteen candles while they all pile into the ubiquitous station wagon going to the wedding and as an adult you dont truly start love it.

Fantastic song I Like it

50 years ahead of its time

Still my all time favorite recorded male vocalist and one of my favorite Bowie sons as well...just class and thought and talent and cool all coming together.

RIPto a legend #bowieforeverandalways

Pop music, quite simply, has gone to hell.
These were the great old days, Love!

God bless young americans🇺🇸
don’t tread on me🇺🇸
trump 2020🇺🇸

Back in the day when the saxophone was thing rather than drumz n bass n mumblecorezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

16 Candles movie. I was a 6 and half years in 75 when this came on. Remember sticking my head out the car window while this song was playing in our 1971 Chevy Caprice. Fun days then.

DROP THE MIC TIME🎤 LYRICS r off the Charts 4-SURE.SUPPORT R YOUTH in MUSIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PLŹ THANKS

My favorite Bowie song. Love it!!!

Nothing but the truth! Still HOT! Work it, David! Young American!
Young American!~

was in high school when this song dropped 1975

El Maestro Camaleónico Bowie Un Grande

Probably the best Bowie song

Cheers 2020..53 years ago such a great song.Be great be safe.

Dogville anybody?

Not one of his top 100 imo

My brother says what do you mean Bowie is doing things like skiing in the snowwwwwwwwwwww now lol .

I was cleaning mouse poop, oh yeah, I was a lab tech, David playing this song helped the poop along. Huh?

It took me a while to adjust to his changes,

I was 16 too when this,, wait, no , I was 18 , doesn't matter. I was there when this happened,

13 days until the year *2020* and David "we" are still listening you genius

Hardest karaoke song ever! Love ya Dava!

This song would be nothing without the background singers. A real shame David Bowie didn't give Luther Vandross a credit since he's the one who wrote the actual hook. 🙄

Brasil 2019

Thank you Bowie you will always be remembered for the impact on all ofus who’s with me

Young Americans... This is not America... I'm afraid of Americans. It's a very beautiful, and yet tragic, story ark. Still confused, but still in love.

Bowies best ever

David Bowie - 🇬🇧
Carlos Alomar - guitarist - Puerto Rico
Mike Garson - pianist. - USA
David Sanborn. - saxophone. - USA
Willie Weeks. - bass guitar. - USA
Andy Newmark. - drums. - USA
Earl Slick. - guitarist. - USA
Larry Washington. - congas. - USA
Ava Cherry. - vocalist. - USA
Robin Clark. - vocalist. - USA
Luther Vandross. - vocalist - USA
Looks like a whole bunch of Young Americans playing on this

Young American pianist Mike Garson at his best here...

I got a suite and you got defeat

Artista..

The genius and quality of this man will live forever 😇😇

star 💫 man!

i'm crazy about it!

His face, his voice ❤️💋♥️💕

Quintisentially ironic

Gonna order some Bowie albums - Low, Young Americans, Heroes and Hunky Dory should do it. Already have Let's Dance (great tracks) and Blackstar.

academic advisor jammin to this rn.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaall rightt.

Young pretty americans are best

Those of us who lived through this era, we had the best music years!!

Loved him when I saw him at 16 yrs. old, & still do, & I am now passed 49 yrs old. (I can't bring myself to even write it)

I can't imagine how good of a singer someone must be to cover this song and do it justice today

“I read the news today oh boy” 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Dude was weird looking guy. Kind of freaked me out when I was young and seeing him do Ziggy stardust.

Malaka était ici

The cagney and lacey theme tune at least 7 years before it was in existence!

Love this album:)

Dogville bring me here, anyone else?

Sounds like a song u will here on a sitcom

Alguien escuhando Young Americans en 2019?

No, theres no one listening. Youre seeing things

This was played in 16 candles movie

When I hear this song on the radio at work it makes me want to be on the wrong end of shotgun...

I salute the manner of his erasure.

Bowie vocally at his best.....

David- Jonny Weiss “Back to Phoenix.” Music Video. I’m a Gangster in the Hood! 🎶

He and Mott loved to diss the Beatles. "I heard the news today oh boy."

"Ain't there one damn song that can make me break down and cry?" Well... this one still can.

Dogville?

RIP David.......

The Brits are so fuckin beautifully bizarre.

Love Forever ❤️

bowie does soul......the worlds first synthetic rock star. dig it deeply. ged from rosneath.

had to come and listen to the real song because after posting that guy doing the karaoke i realized i had no idea what it was SUPPOSED to sound like

The best bowie song ....xo

bowie was hard on the coke during the making of this album

I wanted to be as gallus as David Bowie in 75,young american.

If this doesn't make you wanna dance like a fool...

"Have you been the un-american just you and your idol singing falsetto?" You mean singing this song in class? Yep I have.

Guardians of the galaxy feels

Jr high best times

Damn Mericans

Absolutely incredible man and artist r i p David Bowie

🖤🖤🖤I love this song

I worked for Tony Visconti at the time and when he played this to me, before it was released, I was overwhelmed.

Welcome to Dogville !

I was a first generation American, a teen in the 70's and I just thought when I'd hear this song, shit yeah man! I'm a young American now, yea me! Didn't care about the lyrics, just the words "she was a young American". So proud back then.

David Sanborn is just awesome on this!

I don’t know why but in a kinda sad way I feel like this song sums up my life