Video: The Feelies play David Bowie's Fame in Something Wild

Two weeks ago we announced on Twitter - and also right here on HT - that we were taking suggestions for future editions of Cover Wars. Last week, we took the lead from ChefRobD's suggestion and examined five covers of The Crunge by Led Zeppelin. This week, we took the request of DrewPeiner and are looking at covers of Fame by David Bowie. Written by Bowie with a little help from John Lennon, it was released on the 1975 album Young Americans . [...]

The Feelies Crazy Rhythms Jonathan Demme's 1986 film, Something Wild , starring Jeff Daniels , Melanie Griffith and an unhinged Ray Liotta , also features The Feelies covering David Bowie 's Fame . The bassist seems to be particularly camera-shy, and the group is called The Willies in the film. Check out those white bucks that Daniels is soft-shoeing it on the dancefloor with! This film's arguably in the same genre as Martin Scorsese 's [...]

• The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms