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Fame Lyrics by David Bowie
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Fame quick summary
- Recording: “Fame” is credited to David Bowie.
- Released: Jun 5, 1997 on “Stay in Hamburg”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:09.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 36 lyric lines and 37 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, John Lennon.
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Who performs “Fame”?
The recording on this page is credited to David Bowie.
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The stored release association is “Stay in Hamburg”, dated 1997-06-05, with a duration of 3:09.
Fame lyrics by David Bowie
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0:44Fame (fame) makes a man take things over
0:49Fame (fame) lets him lose hard to swallow
0:54Fame (fame) puts you there where things are hollow
0:59Fame (fame)
1:01Fame not your brain it's just the flame
1:07That puts your change to keep you sane (sane)
1:14Fame (fame)
1:24Fame (fame) what you like is in the limo
1:35Fame (fame) what you get is no tomorrow
1:40Fame (fame) what you need you have to borrow
1:44Fame (fame)
1:49Fame nein it's mine is just his line
1:53To bind our time it drives you to crime (crime)
2:00Fame (fame)
2:33Could it be the best could it be?
2:41Really be really babe
2:47Could it be my babe could it babe?
2:52Could it babe could it babe?
2:54Is it any wonder I reject you first
2:58Fame (fame) fame fame
3:04Is it any wonder you are too cool to fool
3:09Fame (fame)
3:14Fame bully for you chilly for me
3:17Got to get a rain check on pain
3:20(Pain)
3:24Fame
3:34Fame fame fame fame fame
3:40Fame fame fame fame fame
3:44Fame fame fame fame fame
3:46Fame fame fame fame fame
3:48Fame fame fame
3:51Fame
3:52What's your name?
3:53What's your name?
3:54What's your name?...
4:03Feeling so gay
4:12♪
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Fame song profile
“Fame” by David Bowie is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more David Bowie lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.
- Jun 5, 1997Released
- 3:09Length
- 36Lyric lines
- 37Timed cues
- 207sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Fame” by David Bowie
- 37 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “Stay in Hamburg.” Its earliest matched release date is 1997-06-05. The identified recording runs 3:09. The available writing credit lists Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, John Lennon.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 36 non-empty lines across 1 text section. The synchronized sequence runs for about 207 seconds across 37 cues. The text repeats 4 line patterns; those returns are tracked as structure, not padded with an invented interpretation. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- Stay in Hamburg
- Released
- 1997-06-05
- Length
- 3:09
- Written by
- Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, John Lennon
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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