Falconer, Roderick - Fame is a Ball and Chain - Video
PUBLISHED: Dec 23, 2015
DESCRIPTION: *I do not own the song, and am uploading it only to display an example of this band's sound for no profit. Perhaps it will even create new fans for the artist*
Apparently, Roderich Falconer has made the transition from musician to screenwriter and producer as well as writing professor at Stanford University.
“Fame is a Ball & Chain” is a straight up Bowie style rip off. This one is like his slower story-songs from Ziggy, with a chorus of female vocals backing him up with ooohs. He has some John Lennon “Yes It Is” thrown in there too. The song has a classic side to side swaying doo-wop rhythm to it. Really it is a mish-mash of some of the best musical styles that pre-date 1977, which is not to say the song is one of the best songs ever made. It does not have enough creativity to make it stand out from being a descent replica.