Washington
(ANI):
Rocker
David
Bowie
has
showered
actress
Scarlett
Johansson
with
praise
prior
to
the
release
of
her
debut
album,
insisting
that
her
performance
is
"mystical." The
rock
legend
added
backing
vocals
to
two
tracks
on
Anywhere
I
Lay
My
Head
Falling
Down
and
Fannin
Street.
Writing
on
his
official
website,
Bowie
has
dismissed
media
criticism
of
the
Lost
in
Translation
starlet's
attempts
to
re-record
songs
by
an
artist
as
respected
as
Waits.
"The
songs
are
great,
really
good
Tom
Waits
stuff,
and
Scarlett's
performances
are
mystical
and
twice
cool," Contactmusic
quoted
Bowie,
as
saying.
"She
creates
a
mood
that
could
have
been
summoned
by
someone
like
Margery
Latimer
or
Jeanette
Winterson,"
he
added.
Bowie,
who
sings
on
Falling
Down
and
Fannin'
Street,
played
down
his
contributions
to
the
album,
saying
that
his
involvement
was
fairly
minimal.
"I've
seen
the
press
on
this
and
I
suppose
the
record
company
wanted
to
spin
my
involvement
a
little
more
than
it
actually
warrants.
All
I
contribute
are
these
oo's
and
ah's
on
a
couple
of
tracks," he
said.