2.8K views · 11 reactions | Thursdays are for new releases of the...

David Bowie’s Thursdays Child. It was the first single from Hours and preceded the album by two weeks. In a performance for VH1 Storytellers, Bowie revealed that the title of the song was prompted by the memory of the autobiography of actress Eartha Kitt. The book, also called Thursday’s Child, used to be a favourite of his when he was 14 years old. According to the song’s songwriter and producer Reeves Gabrels, Bowie initially wanted group TLC to sing background vocals on the song. However, he

24K views · 282 reactions | #OnThisDay 1902: Paediatrician and author Dr Benjamin Spock was born. In 1970, he spoke to Joan Bakewell about how he felt his book on child-rearing encouraged parents to think for themselves and trust their instincts. | BBC Archive | Facebook