David Bowie: "Marc Bolan Fan Defends Bowie" Article (1973)

David Bowie’s "Marc Bolan Fan Defends Bowie", a one-page article in Record Mirror, February 24, 1973.

in Mirrormail (February 3), Joyce and Angi claimed that David Bowie sings, Can't Drive Marc Bolan, instead of the printed words, in his record The Jean Genie. Personally, I am a great T. Rex/Marc Bolan fan, and keep my ears open for anything about them. I even played The Jean Genie on 33rpm and could still hear plainly that he sang "can't drive his module".

My friend has all David Bowie's records, which I have listened to quite often, and none of them say anything about Marc.

A short while ago there was a rumour that on his records Marc Bolan knocked David Bowie, but this was false. What are these two girls getting at?

Eileen Mitchell, 7 Frederick Crescent, Enfield, Middx. En37HH

Bop scene gets the Big E

I HAVE just watched Top Of The Pops and I am pleased to see the best live band, Status Quo, steadily moving up the charts. - Record Mirror