"Glamour Boy" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by

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, and was featured on their 1973 album, '' #10''. The song was produced by Jack Richardson. It was inspired by David Bowie and reached #14 in

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in 1973. The song was also released in the United States as a single, peaking at #83 on the

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Top 100.

Background

Burton Cummings on "Glamour Boy" in 2016.

One of my all time favourites. It was originally inspired by David Bowie, and now that he's gone I can kinda do it as a tribute to his amazing career. I was very threatened ... I felt very threatened when David Bowie came along, because it all changed. Music took second or third place to the appearance, and then theatrics came into Rock n Roll...

Popular culture

"Glamour Boy" was featured prominently in the 1998

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film '' Last Night''.Internet Movie Database - Last Night (1998)
Retrieved May 14, 2019

References

1973 songs 1973 singles Songs written by Burton Cummings The Guess Who songs Song recordings produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor singles {{1970s-single-stub