"Wood Jackson" is a song written by David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

 during the sessions for the album Heathen in 2002

2002 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...

. The song did not make it to the main release of the album, but appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Heathen. There is speculation that the song may have been inspired by Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Dale Johnston is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. Johnston was the subject of the 2006 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He currently lives in Waller, Texas....

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Wood Jackson was a writer of science fiction, who wrote The Batmen of Mars, published in 1930.

Other releases

• It was also released on the European version of the single "Slow Burn
  Slow Burn (song)
  "Slow Burn" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Heathen in 2002. The recording features Pete Townshend on guitar. In June 2002 it was released as a single...
  
  " and the UK release of the single "Everyone Says 'Hi'
  Everyone Says 'Hi'
  "Everyone Says 'Hi" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Heathen , the only single from the album that was available to purchase in the United Kingdom. The single reached #20 in the UK singles chart. It was produced by British duo Brian Rawling and Gary Miller, with vocals produced by...
  
  " in 2002.