The video for lets dance the music video for lets dance was shot in february 1983 by david mallet on location in australia including a bar in carinda in new south wales and the warrumbungle national park near coonabarabran at the beginning it features bowie with a double bass player inside the oneroom pub at the carinda hotel and an aboriginal couple naturally. Another sweet move bowie pulled was playing the guitar solo in the official video. In 1983, david bowie and david mallet shot the video for bowie s hit, lets dance, in sydney and rural new south wales, australia. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of plg uk catalog. Lets dance is a song recorded by english singersongwriter david bowie, released as the. It was originally released in april 1983, almost three years after his previous album, scary monsters and super creeps.
Bowie described this video and the video for his subsequent single, china girl as very simple, very. Inevitably, his return to action with the let s dance single and an album of the same name was greeted with wild enthusiasm, all the more so when his latest transformation revealed him to be more than ready to accept the megasuperstardom he had merely flirted with for so long. If youve never listened to a bowie song, start with this one. Let s dance is a song recorded by english singersongwriter david bowie, released as the title track of his 1983 album let s dance. Stevie ray vaughan disses david bowie in 1986 interview. Coproduced by chics nile rodgers, the album contains three of his most successful singles.
I made this animation using the mograph sound effector in cinema 4d as a tribute to one of my favorite artist. David bowie let s dance lyrics let s dance is the titletrack from english singer david bowie s 1983 album of the same name. Lets dance by david bowie song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. If you want to see more of my projects, let s dance a tribute to david bowie. Thanks to youtuber frasz 012 for the request of this really great dance song. David mallet and bowie made another iconic video, with the red shoes of the lyric serving as a corrupting symbol of modern capitalism. It was also released as the first single from that album in.
Joelene king from david bowies lets dance video pays. Let s dance for fear tonight is all let s sway you could look into my eyes let s sway under the moonlight, this serious moonlight and if you say run, ill run with you and if you say hide, well hide because my love for you would break my heart in two if you should fall into my arms and tremble like a flower let s dance let s dance let s dance. Australian pub where david bowie shot lets dance video. Lets dance seems to have both a scandalous and a playful side to the song, musical story speaking, because lets dance also seems to be about sneaking away to be with someone in private away from prying eyes. Prior to the aboriginal rights theme championed by midnight oil and years before the outback australian theme of crocodile dundee was the video to david bowie s let s dance. People opposedly claiming the album ended bowie s pristine run of rock albums, breaking the successful bowie character, it was a bad album, it was a great dance album, it was innovative, it was formulaic. I find steve ray vaughans kingofthewhiteboyblues style unbearable, but on let s dance bowie has expertly appropriated it and made it sexy. David bowie vocals, producer, mixing assistant, nile rodgers producer, guitar, mixing assistant, stevie ray vaughan lead guitar, carmine rojas bass, rob sabino keyboards, tony thompson drums, omar hakim. I was already well into being a bowie fan, and while i was concerned that let s dance was a weird departure from all i had come to know about bowie, i still couldnt shake off the feeling this was a fun album. Let s dance is the titletrack from english singer david bowie s 1983 album of the. Carmine rojas bass part on let s dance by david bowie keywords. Hiring chic guitarist nile rodgers as a coproducer, bowie created a stylish, synthesized postdisco dance music that was equally informed by classic soul and the emerging new romantic subgenre of new wave, which was ironically heavily inspired by bowie himself. The serious moonlight tour was launched in may 1983 in support of david bowie s album let s dance 1983. Looking to start the equivalent of a book club, but for albums.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. It was originally released in april 1983, almost three years after his previous. Back in april 1983, david bowie hit number one on the charts with lets dance, featuring his new guitarist, stevie ray vaughan. Written by bowie and produced by nile rodgers of the band chic, it was released as the lead single from the album in march 1983 and.
For david bowie fans young and old comes a very special picture book celebrating dancing and being joyful while paying homage to an iconic. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. It was bowie s first single to reach number one on both sides of the atlantic, and it helped give prominence to the prodigious talents of the young and thenunknown srv. Australian pub where david bowie shot let s dance video has become an attraction. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The 25 best david bowie videos on youtube observer. Lets dance 2018 remaster by david bowie on amazon music. Claire angus goodwin identified that the visuals within a music video may be edited in time to the lyrics change the.
The tour opened at the vorst forest nationaal, brussels, on 18 may 1983 and ended in the hong kong coliseum on 8 december 1983. I remember fondly my purchasing the album version of this when it first came out. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. Let s dance by the incredible david bowie with lyrics done by myself. By 1983, david bowie had been away from the pop mainstream for almost three years. This is let s dance 1983 by david bowie on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Lets dance is the 15th studio album by english singersongwriter david bowie. Lets dance is the first single and titular track from david bowie s 1983 album lets dance. Songs that are similar to lets dance from david bowie. Filming david bowies lets dance video in australia. Vinyl 12 david bowie let s dance 1983, vinyl discogs. How david bowie s let s dance shone a light on australias indigenous struggle bowie plucked jolene king and terry roberts from obscurity to feature in.
Joelene king, the woman who as a 22yearold starred in david bowie s let s dance video, pays tribute to the singer who changed her life. Smash hit 1983 album featuring modern love,china girl, lets dance. Let s dance by david bowie single version 2014 remastered version let s dance by david bowie single version 2014 remastered version skip navigation sign in. For the let s dance video, david bowie drove to the sheepcountry outpost of carinda, walking into the oneroom pub of the local hotel and charming the locals by talking cricket. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Rubika shah and ed gibbs have made a short documentary, let. David bowie lets dance 1983 funky purrfection version. Joelene king was picked to star in david bowie s let s. The song lets dance by david bowie has some phenomenal singing and combines both classic rock and 80s vintage pop elements. Escapist, newmusicmark, flib0, torkel, ivo6, donnacha, helix.
After summing up his maverick tendencies on scary monsters, david bowie aimed for the mainstream with let s dance. Produced by nile rodgers of chic, lets dance is a direct shift from the postpunk. In a way, too much has been said of bowie s album, lets dance. Let s dance put on your red shoes and dance the blues let s dance to the song theyre playin on the radio let s sway while color lights up your face let s sway sway through the crowd to an empty space if you say run ill run with you and if you say hide well hide because my love for you would break my heart in two if you should fall into my arms and tremble like a flower let s dance let s. Was there any song heavier than helter skelter by the beatles in 1968. Enhanced material on cd is a promo for david bowie s website with a brief slideshow. Let s dance is a music studio album recording by david bowie prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1983 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Carmine rojas, let s dance, david bowie, bass, transcription, transcriptions created date. Let s dance is the 15th studio album by english singersongwriter david bowie.
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