Stereogum

The Number Ones: David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”

In the '80s, most of the baby boomer rock stars who'd come up in past decades were still trying to make versions of the bluesy rock that came naturally to them. They were doing what they could to keep ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

40 Years Ago: Why David Bowie Regretted ‘Let’s Dance’ So Much

David Bowie was in the mood to try something different as the early '80s unfolded. He'd been listening to R&B and blues records while on vacation in the South Pacific from the likes of James Brown and ...
Billboard

When David Bowie Met Stevie Ray Vaughan: Collaborators Look Back on the Brief Pairing

Trending on Billboard if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins… By Ron Hart It’s strange ...
Rolling Stone

Hear David Bowie’s Unreleased, Stripped-Down ‘Let’s Dance’ Demo

An unreleased demo of David Bowie‘s “Let’s Dance” has been unearthed to celebrate what would have been the rock icon’s 71st birthday Monday. Bowie and Chic’s Nile Rodgers, who produced 1983’s Let’s ...
Rolling Stone

Bowie in the Outback: Inside Making of Groundbreaking ‘Let’s Dance’ Video

In 1983, David Bowie, video director David Mallet and a skeleton crew traveled from London to the town of Carinda, Australia – population: 194 – to make the video for “Let’s Dance,” the title track ...