June 18, 2003 at 12:21 AM
Who really wrote “Nature Boy” the song used as one of the themes of Moulin Rouge
At the beginning of the movie the song “Nature Boy” is sung. (“About a boy, a strange enchanted boy…. the greatest thing, you’ll ever learn, is to love and be loved in return”).
On the soundtrack, it’s credited to David Bowie. But I first heard it sung by Alex Chilton and Big Star. Alex Chilton is one of my favorite artists so I was wondering if it was actually written by Alex, or by David Bowie. Turns out neither of them is the original lyricist.
According to this page, Eden Ahbez wrote the song and Nat King Cole made it famous.
