#mastoradio Bowie had already collaborated with Battisti, in a manner of speaking. During his Roman holiday with Mick Ronson in 1973 following the recording of Pin Ups in France, they spent time in a “beautiful house with a beautiful pool” (according to critic Renzo Stefanel) on the outskirts of the city, hanging out with movers and shakers in the Italian industry and soaking up the music. One of the songs they heard repeatedly, Battisti’s soaring ‘Io Vorrei… Non Vorrei… Ma Se Vuoi’ from Il Mio Canto Libero (the country’s best-selling album that year), made it on to Ronson’s debut solo album Slaughter On 10th Avenue as ‘Music Is Lethal’ with lyrics credited to Bowie - and eventually also to Ronson’s girlfriend (and Ziggy’s hairstylist) Suzie Fussey. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=uizPEWTDojk