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Bowi was the first EP released on Stiff Records. Recorded by Nick Lowe, who had also released the first Stiff single, the title and cover were intended as a humorous response to the David Bowie album Low, which had been released earlier in the year. Lowe decided that as Bowie had made an album with his name, but without the final e, he would reciprocate by making a record with Bowie's name, also lacking the final e.[2][3]

Of the four tracks on the EP, only "Marie Provost" was initially re-released on an album, 1978's Jesus of Cool (issued as Pure Pop for Now People in the US), although all four tracks appear on the 2008 deluxe re-release edition of Jesus of Cool.[4]

The opening track "Born a Woman", written by Martha Sharp, had previously been performed by Sandy Posey "as a lament about the world's cruelty and inequality", whereas Lowe sings it with glee, unclear if he is "decrying the information he's sharing or reveling in it."[5]

"Marie Provost" was written about the death of silent screen star Marie Prevost whose body was discovered several days after she had died, alone and penniless in her Hollywood apartment. When she was found, she had bite marks on her legs, courtesy of her dog. That was the basis for the refrain, "She was a winner / that became the doggie's dinner", as well as other lines indicating that her pet dachshund had eaten her. In contrast to the sad content of the lyrics, the melody is deliberately "bouncy ... with chiming guitars", emphasising the transitory nature of fame.[6]

The cover photography was by Peter Gravelle.

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Lowe, except "Born a Woman" by Martha Sharpe.

  1. "Born a Woman" (originally performed by Sandy Posey)
  2. "Shake That Rat"
  3. "Marie Provost"
  4. "Endless Sleep"

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Bowi|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bowi-ep-r221567|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=19 December 2010}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Perone|first=James E.|title=The Words and Music of David Bowie|year=2007|publisher=Praeger Publishers Inc|isbn=978-0275992453|pages=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6bz2BFdPawC&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=Lowe+Bowi+Low+Bowie#v=onepage&q=Lowe%20Bowi%20Low%20Bowie&f=false}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Nick Lowe|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-lowe-mn0000866841|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=30 January 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Easlea|first=Daryl|title=Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/929x|publisher=BBC|accessdate=19 December 2010}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Hirsh|first=Marc|title=Born a Woman, by Nick Low|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89337813|publisher=NPR Music|accessdate=19 December 2010}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=10 Happy Somgs That Aren't Really Happy|url=http://thedeletebin.com/2008/07/01/10-happy-songs-that-arent-really-happy/|accessdate=19 December 2010}}
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