Spoon Covers David Bowie's "I Can't Give Everything Away" For Amazon Music [Listen]

Critically-acclaimed indie-rock group Spoon has released a cover of David Bowie‘s “I Can’t Give Everything Away”. The cover arrives as part of Amazon Music‘s [RE]DISCOVER campaign celebrating Bowie’s 75th birthday this Saturday, January 8th.

Amazon Music’s [RE]DISCOVER series delivers a carefully curated, career-spanning playlist to help listeners discover, or re-discover, a spotlighted artist—which in January is David Bowie and his lauded body of work. This latest cover from Spoon will appear on [RE]DUX 036: David Bowie, a playlist series that presents legendary music in context, highlighting not only an artist’s best works, but also their influences, contemporaries, and the musicians they inspired.

Spoon’s cover of “I Can’t Give Everything Away”, which initially appeared on Bowie’s 2016 Blackstar album, hears the group reimagine the track in notable areas but also staying true to the original feel and vibe. Spoon trades the synth for a grand piano and softly-strummed acoustic guitar, while frontman Britt Daniel provides heartfelt and introspective Bowie-esque vocals. Clocking in nearly a full two minutes shorter than Bowie’s version, Spoon forgoes the horn and guitar solos, placing emphasis instead on the interplay between the piano, guitar, and drums.

“‘I Can’t Give Everything Away’ is a tune Alex and I have been playing since we learned it for an acoustic and piano show in Mexico City in 2016,” said Daniel in a press release. “It’s just a fantastic song, and as the last song on Bowie’s final album it doesn’t disappoint. We recorded this version live in December 2021.”

Listen to Spoon cover David Bowie’s “I Can’t Give Everything Away” via the player below and head here for the full [RE]DUX 036 playlist.

In other Bowie-related news, his estate will release the long-lost 2001 album TOY tomorrow, January 7th, a day ahead of what would have been his 75th birthday. The estate initially announced the forthcoming album alongside the David Bowie 5. Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001) box set, which arrived in November as an 11-CD package. Head here for more information on the TOY release.

Spoon – “I Can’t Give Everything Away” (David Bowie)