I just listened to Mick Ronson’s excellent solo album Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1974), which features a great song written by David Bowie called “Growing Up and I’m Fine”. Bowie apparently gifted the song to Ronson.
Bowie’s demo of the song is simply shimmering and features that classic, descending chord structure chorus Bowie used so well during the period (“Life On Mars”, “All The Young Dudes”, etc.)
Now, I got a little of Veronica, love
The way she is checking me out is enough
Somebody’s messing my brain, growing pains
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
The way she is checking me out is enough
I’m glad to say that she’s mine, right down the line
Growing up and I’m fine…
Mick Ronson’s version is also very good. With a song this good, it’s hard to do a bad version.
