The Jean Genie (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 1973
From the album Aladdin Sane (track #9)
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The Jean Genie appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Aladdin Sane (track #9) (this album) (1973)
- Best Of Bowie (track #10) (compilation) (2002)
- The Singles Collection (track #7) (compilation) (1993)
- The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974 (track #1) (compilation) (1997)
- David Live (track #16) (1974)
- Live Santa Monica '72 (track #16) (1994)
- Changesonebowie (track #6) (compilation) (1976)
- Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) (track #18) (2017)
- Legacy (track #9) (compilation) (2016)
- Live Nassau Coliseum '76 (track #15) (2017)
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| ! | 07/05/2026 09:28 | Siromynian | 18,195 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 02:29 |  Brandon8 | 4,717 | 88/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 21:29 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 08:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,474 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 10:48 | Johnnyo | 45,180 | 80/100 |
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Probably the most easily recognisable track on Aladdin Sane for the casual listener and my favourite track on the album.
A rather Velvet Undergroundy track, I love the riff running through the track, I read that it was “most probably inspired by French singer Jacques Dutronc's La Fille du Père Noël”. I can see that. Great track that Bowie fans should check out
There’s also the comparison with Blockbuster by The Sweet so……..
All great tracks by the way (Edited)
Love the song but just hearing I'm A Man by the Yardbirds and he has borrowed heavily from it. Much more pronounced than the Roadhouse Blues which has a slight nod to it. Bowie did say he uses and repackages old ideas and this is a clear re-use of previous riffs
The beginning of how it starts up and down and up Sounds similar to Roadhouse blues the song I listen to first by the Doors so I dislike this song
Bowie didn't dabble very much in blues, but when he did - he created one of his signature songs. It's simple, heavy, dirty, rock 'n' roll at it's finest.
My favorite on album
DeusExMackia 01/08/2017 16:29 | #182033
Slick lyrics, a killer riff and fanatical delivery; a proper Bowie classic and an absolute show stopper.
nitomano 08/15/2016 17:02 | #172941
Mi canción favorita del álbum
Romanelli 03/25/2014 18:37 | #107485
It's a bit repetitive. It's also a great damn song. Terrific guitar work.
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