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IrelandGodfrey revisits Bowie's MTV challenge on Willie D Live Conversations
The comedian connects Bowie's questions about airtime for Black artists with Luther Vandross's contribution to "Young Americans."
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Godfrey On MTV's Past Racism Exposed by David Bowie
David Bowie asking MTV an uncomfortable question gives Willie D Live Conversations its most watched new upload of a busy publishing week. In "Godfrey On MTV's Past Racism Exposed by David Bowie", Godfrey recalls the singer challenging the network over its lack of daytime airtime for Black artists.
The exchange Godfrey remembers took place in 1983, with MTV interviewer Mark Goodman. Godfrey salutes Bowie for speaking up, then moves from television programming to musical connections: Luther Vandross sang backing vocals on "Young Americans". His broader point is about Black musicians' influence on popular music, not just who made it onto the screen.
The channel posted 15 uploads, with this excerpt reaching roughly 3,300 views. Elsewhere, Amber Givens recalls her mother's second mortgage helping make law school possible, while Nuri Muhammad finds lessons in faith and curiosity in conversations with young children. Another new excerpt features Vlad apologizing to Minister Farrakhan for misquoting him in 2020.
The audience grew modestly, adding a thousand subscribers over the week, although daily views are running at less than half their usual pace. Nearby in the interview group, The Daily Heretic had a much larger weekly audience, while Safety Third had a quieter week.
Godfrey's Bowie discussion is also the channel's busiest video by daily views, with Muhammad's lesson about beginning each day fresh and Sean Daredia's argument for using your vote close behind. Music history, faith and civic participation are sharing the conversation.
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On which David Bowie song did Luther Vandross sing backing vocals?
Godfrey points to Vandross's backing vocals on "Young Americans" when discussing Bowie's connections to Black musicians.