Brennan's book The Occult Reich as a possible topic of the lyrics.
Pegg describes the lyrics as "opaque." He notes that authors such as Doggett and O'Leary have described the inspiration for the lyrics as the nightclub sign in John Rechy's novel City of Night while Doggett also identifies the definition of "fascination" in J. Music and lyrics īowie biographer Nicholas Pegg describes the music of "Fascination" as "the most unabashed homage to Gamble and Huff's 'Philly' sound to be found on Young Americans." O'Leary states that it has an "ominous, snaking bass hook." Peter Doggett states that Bowie left Vandross' original "Funky Music" arrangement virtually unchanged, "as an utterly contemporary slide of funk." The song structure is based on a descending chord progression from E minor to D major to C major. Cohan." Music journalist Peter Doggett calls it a celebration of Vandross' cultural heritage. According to Spin writer Barry Walters, "Funky Music" with Vandross' original lyrics is a "love song about music." Music writer Chris O'Leary describes the lyrics as being "a sales pitch for himself, a New York hustle" with lyrics such as "I do the singing, just give me a beat" that O'Leary describes as "pure George M. When Vandross formed his own group Luther the following year, he included "Funky Music" as the first track of their first album Luther. I'm living in a building with an elevator that barely works and you're asking me to 'let' you record one of my songs." "Fascination" thus became Vandross' first published songwriting credit. When Bowie asked Vandross for permission to record "Funky Music" himself, Vandross responded "What do you mean 'let' you record it. During those sessions Bowie and Vandross reworked "Funky Music" into "Fascination," including mostly brand new lyrics by Bowie, and included it on the album. Bowie retained Vandross as a backup singer for the sessions of Young Americans. Vandross would sing "Funky Music" during the supporting portion of the shows on the tour. Despite its modest initial success, the song went on to achieve greater renown through frequent recordings by other artists, including a hit version in 1981 by Luther Vandross.Luther Vandross had written a song entitled "Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)" and was serving as a backup singer to Bowie's live tour in 1974. The ballad made the R&B top 10 in Cashbox by both Warwick and Benton, with neither artist specified as best seller.
Warwick's version of "A House Is Not a Home" fared better in Canada, where it was a top 40 hit, peaking at #37. Benton's version split airplay with Warwick's, and ultimately peaked at #75. It debuted two weeks earlier on the Billboard Hot 100. Another version of the song, by Brook Benton, which was the version that appeared in the film, was released at nearly the same time. The song was a modest hit in the United States for Warwick, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single, "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)". "A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 ballad recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick, and written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1964 film of the same name, starring Shelley Winters and Robert Taylor.
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