to expect a musician to know how to pronounce Bowie?

[PLAYJAJADINGDONG]

Lighthearted disclaimer

Was sleepily making a brew this morning and heard Sharleen Spiteri on the work radio talking about someone called Barry (tbf it sounded more like Bawwy a la Elmer Funds which further confused me) and how much she admired him. I was stirring my tea thinking hmmm, Barry Gibb maybe.....Manilow, perhaps. I then heard her mention a specific song and realised she was saying Bow (down before royalty)-ie 😮.

It's Bow (as in row, row, row) ie!!! She's a guitar playing musician!

Unforgivable.

@TheUndoingProject

She’s not pronouncing it incorrectly though, she’s just pronouncing it with a Scottish accent.

Criticising regional accents makes you sound a bit “dim and/or rude” OP.

Excellent. I now have the excuse I need to any Scot for saying "Glaahsgoe".

He called his son Zowie not pronounced like Zoe and it was meant to rhyme!

No, it did rhyme with Zoe. And when Zowie went to school, he chose to be called Joey, because it was a similar sound.