 According to Bowie, the backing vocals are taken from the Beatles' song "Lovely Rita"; O'Leary and Doggett also compare them to works by the Who, such as "Happy Jack" and "Pinball Wizard".Musically, it's a faster-paced number; it repeats sections before cutting the tempo in half for the coda.The ending line, Bowie speaking "just watch me now", is taken from the Velvet Underground song "Sweet Jane", in that the singer goes to sleep and dreams about becoming a star.