I can’t dance and this song makes me wanna.

Well, this is serendipitous. It’s such a massive thumping slab of pop. The brilliant Nile Rogers on production and Stevie Ray Vaughan, then unknown, on guitar. This version, with the trumpet, isn’t the radio release, but it’s the version I have always loved. Massive thanks ❤ And congratulations 🎉 The album also has Cat People. So so good 😎

@robertjewell9727

Ай бұрын

I was wondering if Nick would recognize SRV's distinctive solo as SRV!

@margaretbarnes5254

Ай бұрын

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) is one of my very favorite Bowie tunes. SRV smokes that guitar work. Gorgeous. 💞🎸🔥

@mattleppard1964

Ай бұрын

@@margaretbarnes5254 I first heard/saw on the Serious Moonlight Tour show as on TV here in the UK in 1984 when I was in my teens. That show, from the start with all of them at the then-new airport site in Hong Kong is extremely good ❤️

@margaretbarnes5254

Ай бұрын

@@mattleppard1964 But no SRV. 😢 He was going to tour with Bowie and open for him, but it fell through at the last minute. What a shame!

Unbelievable this track is now 41 years old! Production is emense, still to this day. Props to Nile Rodgers! 😊

Nice video Nick. Bowie is my all-time favorite artist, and has been for nearly 50 years. I first heard this song the day the album was released in 1983. Much of the credit for the sound on this song and this album is due to Bowie's hiring of Nile Rodgers to produce. He brought a pop/dance mentality to the production that made this one of Bowie's biggest selling albums of all time. I saw Bowie 5 times, including twice on this tour. He was always the consummate professional and showman, providing a memorable performance each time. Thanks for revisiting this song.

I definitely heard this song in 1983 constantly on the radio. Also, I saw Labyrinth in the theater in 1986. It was the first date I ever went on, and the girl who accompanied me all those years ago is my wife today. ❤

Owe it all to us? You guys are the ones pumping out the great content, with your takes on the song/songs and your awesome personalities! That's why you guys got to that milestone! ♥

Stevie RayVaughn played on this track brother Nick! I like the 7 minute version better than the 4!

The Man Who Fell to Earth, another film featuring Bowie.

I'm a little late, but a very hearty congratulations to the both of you on reaching 100k here in KZread, well-deserved! 👏👏👏 Out of the many music reaction channels here, you two provide what I would consider a unique and in-depth prospective on matters, all the while remaining both honest and pleasant. Thanks for all the work you guys put out here, you've brought joy and entertainment to thousands of people over the years. Whatever your future goals are, I wish you two nothing but the best.

@NicknLex

Ай бұрын

Thank you kindly for your support!! We appreciate having you here for the journey! 💕

David Bowie and his music was and is still such a huge part of our music culture, so many of us grew up listening to and enjoying David Bowies music, my first David Bowie experience is with the album Young Americans and the song Fame, John Lennon co-wrote and sang backup to the song, along with James Brown's guitar player Carlos Alomar, still one of my favorite songs

Heard this when it came out in 83. I was 14, so it made Bowie accessible to an 80s pop-centric kid. I also saw Labyrinth in the theater in 86! I still can hear “Smell Bad!!!” in my head to this day! 😂

My first big arena show was Bowie in '83. Then the Police, Billy Joel, Springsteen, and Prince by early '85. By then I was getting deep into the alt/punk/grunge scene. 14yo-16yo me had a lot of mainstream experiences.

@theplanetruth

Ай бұрын

Goddam wow.

When they started playing singles from this album on the radio, (China Girl, Cat people (Putting out Fire), and this one), I thought that Bowie had somehow got Albert King to play on the album.There are certain trademark Albert licks that Stevie used frequently, like making phrases by bending and partially releasing one or 2 strings to differing degrees. See Albert and Stevie Ray together on the 1983 TV show In Session.

@user-hc2cz6uu3x

Ай бұрын

Cat People was Bowie having a go at doing Goth - and totally smashed it. Of course he did.

I love Labyrinth, haven't looked to see if it's the same musicians. He was Jareth The Goblin King by the way.

One of those albums that was derided as too “commercial,” whatever that means, compared to his previous output. But became a classic anyway. Kind of like Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours.

@scottanderson8420

Ай бұрын

I liked it at the time and still do. It is different from his early work but who am I to 2nd guess David Bowie.

@user-hc2cz6uu3x

Ай бұрын

Bowie at his most commercial is still Bowie, so remains very good indeed. I like all eras of his career because his take on different styles is always worth hearing. He kept on moving and learning and playing with things, it's not his fault that each new direction left different people behind each time, it's the nature of the beast. I reckon the main reason Earthling wasn't more popular is purely because it was lots of drum & bass, not because of any quality issues.

Remember the world premiere on radio (Uk) bought the 12inch on day of release then album too such a great track everyone in band and production is 11/10 still love it

Presente 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷👍💪

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For Bowie soul and funk: Try cuts from Bowie's Young Americans album with Luther Vandross back-up singers to die for and David Sanborn on killer alto saxophone, like Somebody Up There Likes Me, Win, Fascination, Right and Can You Hear Me. [Luther and David both on Dick Cavett talk-show video.clip..and Bowie did Fame and Golden Years singles on Soul Train clip] ...Also guitarist Carlos Alomar funk on Secret Life of Arabia (Heroes album). … Sample his Let’s Dance album produced by Chic’s Nile Rogers (and it’s all good!). From Station to Station album: Stay. Also Black Tie, White Noise with Al B. Sure.…Tonight with Tina Turner (also with him in one of her concert videos)... Knock on Wood (David Live, 1975). “1984” (from Diamond Dogs album. Sounds like “Shaft.” Recorded by Bowie, later by Tina Turner) A friend of the Black community - complained to MTV about Black videos being relegated to early morning broadcasts. Married to Somali super-model Iman.

Great song. Heard it first in 1983 at 13. Fire then and fire still.

@eaglesrule1415

Ай бұрын

Same here. Was 12 watching Friday Night Videos😂

A good album in my opinion although fans of the early work are less favorable. I never got to see Bowie live but I’ve seen Stevie Ray many times. Especially before he got big I saw him many times in Texas in bars and small venues. He was really good with the female singer Lou Ann Barton and C.W. Clark In Triple Threat later named Double Trouble. Nick I always love your observations thanks for the rocking reaction.

Que hacés Aleman ! ja jaaaaaaa un saludo Argento

The best track on the album is "Ricochet" because it's nothing like the safe, generic material found on every other track. it was a miracle it got included.

That's Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar..

If you want to dismiss the song as too pop or commercial, which is just being a hipster hater anyway, then you probably only really know the single version. All the other instruments/sounds you're hearing, along with the totality of Vaughn's guitar work, are what are on the full version. The album version is like 3 1/2 minutes more of all that.

Yes its not bad but I preferred david bowies earlier music from the 1970s ziggy stardust rebel rebel sorrow to name but a few the mans a legend R. I. P. david bowie sadly missed

I still find "Let's Dance" to be very good, but not great. It's maybe one song away. Some weak tracks hurt it for me, but it's not the tracks so many of the 'too cool for school' types who only listen to 'serious' music or message rock (and 1st gen punk, which is always considered so full of 'integrity' and the 'essence of rock n' roll' or whatever) dislike/hate. Friends of mine & those like them didn't like anything dance-oriented. They claimed it was shallow pandering. But it was really cuz they were too uptight/hung up to dance in front of other ppl. Soooo many of those ppl only know the single version of this song.

The start of Bowie's worst phase ever! He did not fully recover until the mid-1990s.

@Wilss

Ай бұрын

I agree with 'Tonight', 'Never Let me Down' and 'BTWN', but I like most of the songs on 'Let's Dance'.

@eaglesrule1415

Ай бұрын

First half of this album is killer goo.

@a.k.1740

Ай бұрын

@@Wilss On the Let's Dance album I only like two tracks: "Ricochet" and the Metro cover, "Criminal World". I don't like the version of "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" on it, unlike the one released on the Cat People Original Soundtrack released in 1982.

@a.k.1740

Ай бұрын

@@eaglesrule1415 Everything I abhor to the core!🤮

@Wilss

Ай бұрын

@@a.k.1740 I prefer that other version of Cat People too, and Ricochet is the only other song on the album I DON'T like, haha. But it's good we all like different things.