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Mar 14, 2023 · When a new song, Let’s Dance, emerged in March 1983 as the lead single from the album of the same name, it suggested that things would be business as usual for the creative maverick who could bend a range of musical styles to his will – only this time, in league with co-conspirator Nile Rodgers, Bowie let loose a genre-melding song that was ...
Co-produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic, it was recorded in late 1982 at the Power Station in New York City. With the assistance of engineer Bob Clearmountain, Rodgers transformed the song from its folk rock origins to a dance number through studio effects and new musicians Bowie had yet to work with.
Dec 6, 2020 · The label that originally put out “Let’s Dance” is EMI America Records. David Bowie. On "Let's Dance", David Bowie, seemingly addressing a depressed romantic interest, is encouraging her to dance the blues away.
Apr 14, 2016 · The pair retreated to Bowie’s home in Switzerland, and Bowie showed Rodgers some folky chord changes to a song he was calling “Let’s Dance.” Rodgers was not impressed.
Mar 14, 2023 · More than a call to the dancefloor, Let’s Dance knowingly winked at its title’s meaning in vintage slang: an invitation to fight, with Bowie silhouetted in a boxer’s pose on the single’s artwork, the song saw its creator come out swinging as he took on the mainstream.
Originally slated just for Europe, the tour was so successful that it was expanded to North America, Asia and Australia, often in large stadiums. Smashing Pumpkins covered this song in 1998 along with Joy Division's "Transmission" during a 25-minute live jam. >>
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Mar 14, 2022 · Many of you will recognise ‘Let’s Dance’ from the Craig David number ‘Hot Stuff’, but unlike the dignity and duty of the original, this was a garish production number that held little of the beauty of the Bowie original.
