The Lower Third

Released: January 14, 1966

Songwriter: David Bowie

Producer: Tony Hatch

[Verse 1]
Question-time that says I brought dishonour
My head's bowed in shame
It seems that I've blackened the family name
Mother says that she can't stand the neighbours' talking
I've gotta pack my bags, leave this home, start walking, yeah

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'm guilty
I wish that I was sorry this time
I wish that I could pay for my crime

[Chorus]
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me

[Verse 2]
Remember when we used to go to church on Sundays
I lay awake at night, terrified of school on Mondays

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh, but it's too late now
I wish I was a child again
I wish I felt secure again

[Chorus]
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me

[Bridge]
As I pass a recreation ground
I remember my friends, always be found

[Chorus]
And I can't, I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me

[Verse 3]
Now I leave them all in the never-never land
The station seems so cold, the ticket's in my hand
My girl calls my name, "Hi, Dave
Drop in, see you around, come back
If you're this way again"

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Oh, I'm on my own
I've got a longer way to go
I hope I make it on my own

[Chorus]
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me
I can't help thinking about me

The Lower Third was a British rock band from the mid sixties which formed in 1963. In 1965, it gained lead singer and frontman Davie Jones, calling it Davie Jones & The Lower Third. This was the third band Davie Jones was in, his first being Davie Jones & The King Bees and the second being The Manish Boys.

In 1966, Davie Jones legally changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with the artist Davy Jones of The Monkees. In 1966, the band broke up because of a dispute with their manager. Before the band’s breakup, Bowie recorded three singles with The Lower Third, the first two under the name Davie Jones and the third under the name David Bowie.

After the breakup, David Bowie went on to pursue a solo career, releasing his archaic eponymous debut album a year after in 1967, not to be confused with his eponymous 1969 album.

From the albums

The Days of Wine and Vinyl (1972)
Early On (1964–1966) (1991)
I Dig Everything: The 1966 Pye Singles (2000)
Nothing Has Changed (2014)

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