On this day (April 14) in 1967, David Bowie released “The Laughing Gnome” as a single in the United Kingdom. The novelty song was a commercial flop and failed to chart across the board. However, fans ...

Known as the “latter-day British Al Jolson,” actor, singer, and songwriter Anthony Newley came to fame on mainstream television in the 1950s and later co-wrote the Nina Simone classic “Feeling Good,” ...

It seems that some of us have issues with The Laughing Gnome. One of the most classic songs by David Bowie, it's no surprise that it was turned into a machinima. Of course, if you don't find the song ...

Mike Batt “often used to wonder” if David Bowie could have ended up a novelty artist. The 75-year-old conductor-and-songwriter – who was the musical brains behind children’s group The Wombles – was a ...