“Young Americans” captures Bowie mid-shape-shift: a British rock chameleon diving head-first into “plastic soul” in the Philadelphia studios. The track became a breakthrough moment in the US — funky, urgent, and nothing like what he’d done before. The compilation ChangesOneBowie (1976) sums that evolution perfectly, tracing his path from glam-rock fire to soul-soaked experimentation, with “Young Americans” marking a bold new chapter. Fun fact: John Lennon sang and played on the “Young Americans”