This track, taken from the album “Aladdin Sane” is about an aging movie star’s sexual encounter with a prostitute.
Alan Yentob filmed a documentary of David Bowie while on tour in 1973. Due to the madness that was Bowie’s life around this time, he deemed the title of this track to be suitable for t...
[Verse 1]
I've come on a few years from my Hollywood Highs
The best of the last, the cleanest star they ever had
I'm stiff on my legend, the films that I made
Forget that I'm fifty 'cause you just got paid
[Chorus]
Crack, baby, crack, show me you're real
Smack, baby, smack, is that all that you feel
Suck, baby, suck, give me your head
Before you start professing that you're knocking me dead
Oh, stay
Please stay
Please stay
[Verse 2]
You caught yourself a trick down on Sunset and Vine
But since he pinned you, baby, you're a porcupine
You sold me illusions for a sack full of cheques
You've made a bad connection 'cause I just want your sex
[Chorus]
Crack, baby, crack, show me you're real
Smack, baby, smack, is that all that you feel
Suck, baby, suck, give me your head
Before you start professing that you're knocking me dead
Oh yeah
Ooh, stay for a day
Ooh yeah
Don't you dare
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Woo!
Woo!
Oh yeah
Cracked Actor was written by David Bowie.
Cracked Actor was produced by Ken Scott & David Bowie.
David Bowie released Cracked Actor on Fri Apr 13 1973.