thelegendsofmusictv on Instagram: "The Music Video to “I’m Afraid of Americans” by David Bowie Written during Bowie’s electronic period, this song was co-written with Brian Eno. Lyrically, the song finds Bowie in the grips of paranoia about a guy named Jonny who’s obsession for material possessions and frightens the singer. In reality, Jonny was meant to be a representation of a stereotypical American obsessed with capitalist culture. “It’s not as truly hostile about Americans as say Born In The