Can't Help Thinking About Me

About Can't Help Thinking About Me

"Can't Help Thinking About Me" is a song written by David Bowie in 1965 and released as a single under the name David Bowie with The Lower Third and was written about his time living in Sydenham. This was the first single released after he changed his name from David (also Davie) Jones to David Bowie. It was the first David Bowie record to be released in the US as well as the first time the name "Bowie" appeared under the songwriters credit. The song was recorded within 15 days of the 18-year-old Bowie signing to the Pye Records label as "David Bowie with the Lower Third" on 25 November 1965 through successful producer and songwriter Tony Hatch. Hatch signed Bowie to the label based on two demos (this song and "Now You've Met The London Boys", as it was originally titled) proffered by Bowie's (then) manager Ralph Horton. The single and B-side were both recorded in the basement of Pye's offices in Great Cumberland Place (near Marble Arch, Central London) on 10 December 1965. Hatch also played piano on the single and provided backing vocals along with the rest of the group. more »