On Bowie
His electrifying cover version of Joy Division’s ‘She’s Lost Control’
Matthew Collin • Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music
David Bowie also had a go with ‘Even a Fool Learns to Love’, later recycling the rejected material as ‘Life on Mars?’
David Cheal • The Life of a Song: The stories behind 100 of the world's best-loved songs
If importance in popular music were measured in terms of imaginativeness, creativeness, wit, the ability to translate a variety of experiences and feelings into musical form, and long-term influence and reputation, Chuck Berry would be described as the major figure of rock ’n’ roll.