Blue Jean - David Bowie

David Bowie may have been inspired by Michael Jackson's epic music video for 'Thriller' when he decided to make 'Jazzin' for Blue Jean', a 21 minute music video directed by Julien Temple. For some reason, Jackson's video became legendary and Bowie's video has been largely forgotten.

Bowie later commented on the song: ''Blue Jean' is a piece of sexist rock 'n roll (laughs). It's about picking up birds. It's not very cerebral, that piece'. The single reached number 10 in the Dutch Top 40, number 6 in the UK singles chart and number 8 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

My collection: 7" single no. 4487
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, January 30, 2010
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Blue Jean' / 'Dancing with the big boys'