You know how sometimes you put on a coat you haven’t worn for a while and discover a tenner in the inside pocket (great feeling), some artists get into such a fruitfully creative run in their career that they have classics lying about all over the place. You could say it’s the true mark of generational artists, shopping out era-defining hits to their peers because, well, ‘We’re just stacked over here, we haven't the space’. It's a shame this act of generosity seems to have dried up a little of late.
The last notable gift could well be Coldplay saving the career of post-Britpop also-rans Embrace by giving them the Top Ten hit , but no-one wants to read a list of ten classics that features a song by Embrace, that would be mad. Instead, here are ten given-away masterpieces that will last for the ages..
. One of the most famous artist donations of all time. Hereford rock quartet were on the verge of splitting up due to lack of success in 1972.
Luckily, in they had a famous fan who was willing to lend a hand. Actually it wasn’t a hand, it was a really great song. Bowie originally offered the band the stomping cut , which they rejected (which is weird).
Not to be deterred he came up with this glam-rock anthem in two hours instead. He produced it for them and it became a Top Three hit. Mott The Hoople were saved.
He offered them as a follow-up and they rejected him again. They didn’t help themselves, did they? Being gifted a song does not necessarily mean that the recei.