according to a David Bowie FAQ:
I heard a James Brown song that sounds exactly like Fame. Did Bowie rip off James Brown? No. Fame came first. James Brown "based" his song on Fame. Carlos Alomar said once that he wanted to sue James Brown, but Bowie told him "Let's wait and see if it's a hit first". It wasn't, so they didn't bother.
Is this explanation correct? Is this story true?
― Matt Sab (Matt Sab), Thursday, 10 March 2005 19:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 10 March 2005 19:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 10 March 2005 19:13 (nineteen years ago) link
RFI: James Brown, David Bowie, and "Fame"
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 10 March 2005 19:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 10 March 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago) link