Can't Help Thinking About Me Single:1966

David Bowie with The Lower Third's "Can't Help Thinking About Me" was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Pye Records on January 14, 1966. It marked the first release under the name "David Bowie," following his previous performances as Davy Jones or Davie Jones.

Artist: David Bowie With The Lower Third Label: Castle Music Country: UK Catalogue: ESBO7 765 / 1 Date: 1999

The recording was produced by Tony Hatch, who also played piano. The session occurred on 10 December 1965 at Marble Arch Studios in London. A reworking of Bowie's "The London Boys," the song tells the story of a boy found guilty of an act who decides to leave town for a fresh start. Biographers highlight it as a demonstration of Bowie's development as a songwriter, featuring themes he would use in his later work. Musically, the song delves into the contemporary mod sound of the Who and the Kinks.

"Can't Help Thinking About Me" was unsuccessful as a single like Bowie's earlier releases, but it reached number 34 on the Melody Maker chart due to chart manipulation by Ralph Horton. Disagreements with Horton resulted in Bowie's exit from the Lower Third two weeks after its release. In March 1966, Bowie performed the song on the ATV program Ready Steady Go! with the Buzz. Two months later, it was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Records, marking Bowie's first US release. The original recording later appeared on the compilation albums Early On (1964–1966) (1991) and Nothing Has Changed (2014).

Artist: David Bowie Label: Castle Music Country: UK Date: 1999 Title: I Dig Everything : The 1966 Pye Singles

Format: Box Set 7"

Catalogue: ESBO7 765

More than three decades after its original release, Bowie brought back "Can't Help Thinking About Me" for his 1999 Hours Tour. He re-recorded the song in mid-2000 during the sessions for Toy, alongside other tracks he had written and recorded in the mid-1960s. Although the project was shelved, this remake stayed unreleased until 2021, when Toy was officially included in the Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001) box set. A previously unseen live performance of the song from October 1999 was released on 19 November 2021..