Genius Meanings
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David Bowie – I'm Afraid of Americans
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A satire on American corporitisation, homogenization, aggressiveness and mass culture. Bowie explained the background to the song:
I was traveling in Java when [its] first
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David Bowie – I'm Afraid of Americans (Showgirls Version)
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The original version of David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans” was one of the final pieces of music recorded during the 1994 Outside sessions with Brian Eno. The track, an angsty
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David Bowie – I'm Afraid of Americans (NIN V1 Mix)
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[Verse 1: David Bowie] / Nana, na na, nana, na na, na / Johnny's in America / Lo-Teks at the wheel / Nana, na na, nana, na na, na / No one needs anyone / They don't even just
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David Bowie (Ft. Ice Cube) – I'm Afraid of Americans (NIN V3 Mix)
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[Intro: Ice Cube and David Bowie] / I pledge / I, I / I pledge / I pledge / I pledge allegiance / I, I / I pledge allegiance to the / A-murder-merica / A-murder-merica / A-murder-
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David Bowie – I’m Afraid Of Americans (V1-Edit) [2021 Remaster]
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[Verse 1] / Johnny's in America, / Lo-Teks at the wheel / No one needs anyone / They don't even just pretend / Johnny's in America / [Chorus] / I'm afraid of Americans / I'm afraid
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David Bowie – Johnny Downloader (a.k.a. I'm Afraid of Americans - Early Version)
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(Uhn uhn uhn, uhn uhn, uhn uhn, uhn uhn uhn) / Johnny's in America, low-tracks at the wheel / (Uhn uhn uhn, uhn uhn, uhn uhn, uhn uhn uhn) / No one needs anyone, they don't even
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Greek Fire (Ft. Stephen Christian) – I'm Afraid of Americans
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Johnny's in America, Lo-Teks at the wheel / No one needs anyone, they don't even just pretend / Johnny's in America / [Chorus] / I'm afraid of Americans / I'm afraid of the world
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Ondara – I'm Afraid Of Americans
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Johnny's in America / Lo-Tek at the wheel / Nobody needs anyone / They don't even just pretend / Johnny's in America / Johnny's in America / Johnny wants a brain / Johnny wants to
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Globus – I'm Afraid of Americans
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[Verse 1] / Donny's in America / Low tech's at the wheel / Donny's in America / Flunkies under his heel / Donny's in America / Fascists at the podium / They don't even just pretend
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Tribal Blood – I'm Afraid of Americans
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[Chorus] / I'm afraid of Americans / I'm afraid of the world / I'm afraid I can't help it / I'm afraid I can't / I'm afraid of Americans / I'm afraid of the world / I'm afraid I
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BONES UK – I’m Afraid Of Americans
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[Verse 1] / Johnny's in America / No tricks at the wheel / No one needs anyone / They don't even just pretend / Johnny's in America / [Chorus] / I'm afraid of Americans / Yeah, I'm
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David Bowie – I'm Afraid of Americans Covers
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See all of “I'm Afraid of Americans” by David Bowie’s covers
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David Bowie – Ian Fish, U.K. Heir (2021 Remaster)
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Ian Fish, U.K. Heir (2021 Remaster). David Bowie ... song and explore its deeper meaning. Ask ... I'm Afraid Of Americans (Showgirls Soundtrack Version) [2021 ...
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David Bowie – Repetition
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[Verse 1] / Johnny is a man and he's bigger than you / But his overheads are high / And he looks straight through you / When you ask him how the kids are / He'll get home around
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David Bowie – Pictures of Lily (2021 Remaster)
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[Verse 1] / I used to wake up in the morning / I used to feel so bad / I got so sick of having sleepless nights / I went and told my dad / He said "son, now here's some little
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David Bowie – Little Wonder
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[Verse 1] / Stinky weather, fat shaky hands / Dopey morning Doc, grumpy gnomes / [Refrain] / Little wonder then, little wonder / You little wonder, little wonder you / [Verse 2
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David Bowie – Hallo Spaceboy (Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000) [2021 Remaster]
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[Verse] / Spaceboy, you're sleepy now / Your silhouette is so stationary / You're released but your custody calls / And I want to be free, don't you want to be free? / Do you like
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David Bowie – Little Wonder (Danny Saber Dance Mix)
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[Intro] / [Spoken ad lib] / I'm getting it / [Verse 1] / Stinky weather, fat shaky hands / Dopey morning Doc, grumpy gnomes / [Refrain] / Little wonder then, little wonder / You
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David Bowie – Telling Lies (Feelgood Mix)
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[Intro] / Ooh-ah / Ooh-ah / Ooh-ah / [Verse 1] / Gorgeous girls are bound to meet / To talk of stars and kings and feet / Through the chromosomes of space and time / Me I'm fast
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David Bowie – Telling Lies (Adam F Mix)
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Gorgeous girls are bound to meet / To talk of stars and kings and feet / Through the chromosomes of space and time / Me, I'm fast like bad infection / Gasping for my resurrection
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David Bowie – Dead Man Walking
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[Verse 1] / He swivels his head / Tears his eyes from the screen / As his past puts him back in Atlantic City / There's not even a demon in Heaven or Hell / Is it all just human
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David Bowie – Little Wonder (Video Edit)
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[Verse 1] / Stinky weather, fat shaky hands / Dopey morning Doc, grumpy gnomes / [Refrain] / Little wonder then, little wonder / You little wonder, little wonder you / [Verse 2
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David Bowie – Dead Man Walking (Moby Mix 1)
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[Intro] / Gone, gone, gone spinning slack through reality / Dance my way, falling up through the years / Until I swivel back round then I fly, fly, fly / Losing breath underwater
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David Bowie – Seven Years in Tibet
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David Bowie discovered Buddhism in his early teens, thanks to his step-brother Terry’s beatnik leanings, the novels of Jack Kerouac and a few Penguin paperbacks that gave him the
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David Bowie & Gail Ann Dorsey – Planet of Dreams
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Nothing on smoke today / Nothing dies on the wing / Wing's been losing time / An anarchy born in pain / Pain that comes and goes / It goes against all you see / You see I got
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David Bowie – Looking For Lester (2021 Remaster)
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Looking For Lester (2021 Remaster). David Bowie ... song and explore its deeper meaning. Ask ... I'm Afraid Of Americans (Showgirls Soundtrack Version) [2021 ...
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David Bowie – Looking for Satellites
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[Intro] / Nowhere, Shampoo, TV, Combat, Boy's Own / Slim tie, Showdown, Can't stop / Nowhere, Shampoo, TV, Combat, Boy's Own / Slim tie, Showdown, Can't stop / [Verse 1] / Where do
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