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"John, I’m Only Dancing" is a single by David Bowie, released in two versions, bearing the same catalogue number, in September 1972 and April 1973. ==Recording and release== The song was widely believed to be concerned with a gay relationship, the narrator informing his boyfriend not to worry about the girl he's with because he's "only dancing" with her.〔David Buckley (1999). ''Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story'': pp.169-170〕〔Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). ''Bowie: An Illustrated Record'': pp.49-50〕 Bowie had been 'out' as bisexual since an interview with ''Melody Maker'' in January 1972, and the subject matter did not affect the single's radio airplay in the UK, where it became his first back-to-back hit, following "Starman" earlier in the year. However, the original video directed by Mick Rock, featuring androgynous dancers from Lindsay Kemp's mime troupe, was banned by ''Top of the Pops''.〔 The single was not released in America, being judged too risqué by RCA〔〔Nicholas Pegg (2000). ''The Complete David Bowie'': pp.112-113〕 and did not officially appear stateside until it was finally issued on the compilation ''Changesonebowie'' in 1976. While the hook ("John, I'm only dancing / She turns me on / But I'm only dancing") has long been considered a gay tease, author Nicholas Pegg asserts that the song's narrator "could just as easily be a straight man reassuring the girl's lover".〔 Alternatively, it has been suggested that Bowie wrote the song in response to a derogatory comment made by John Lennon about Bowie's cross-dressing.〔Philip Glaviano (1983). ''Inside Bowie'': p. 69〕 Musically in a light R&B style, the track was recorded on 26 June 1972,〔Kevin Cann (2010). ''Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974'': p.257〕〔Chris O'Leary (2015). ''Rebel Rebel'': pp.246, 526〕 released as a single, and then re-recorded on 20 January 1973〔Kevin Cann (2010). ''Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974'': p.283〕 during the ''Aladdin Sane'' sessions, in a slightly different arrangement featuring Ken Fordham on saxophone. Often called the "sax version", the second recording was issued as a single in April 1973 with exactly the same catalogue number as the first release, causing difficulties for collectors.〔 Generally held to be superior to the original cut,〔〔("John, I’m Only Dancing" ) at The Ziggy Stardust Companion〕 the sax reworking also appeared on early pressings of ''Changesonebowie'' before it was replaced with the original single version. In 1974, a completely reworked funk-influenced version was recorded as "John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)"; this song is described in detail below. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John, I'm Only Dancing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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