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This article is about the David Bowie song. For the trousers, see Jeans. For the magazine, see Blue Jean Magazine. For the bird, see Blue-gray Tanager. For the supercomputer architecture, see Blue Gene. “Blue Jean” is a song from the album Tonight by David Bowie. One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie, it was released as a single ahead of the album. Loosely inspired by Eddie Cochran, the song was an uncomplicated composition, recalling earlier Bowie rockers such as “The Jean Genie”, and is generally regarded as one of the better parts of a disappointing album. Following the huge commercial success of Bowie’s previous album, Let’s Dance, its singles and the Serious Moonlight Tour, “Blue Jean” was launched with massive promotion. Julien... Read on...