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Let's Dance
David Bowie
Let's Dance
Let's Dance
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Family Friendly
Information
Released 1983
Genre Glam
Language English
Source Lego Rock Band
also Nintendo DS setlist
Available November 3, 2009
Playable in
Rock Band
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 3
Rock Band Blitz
Lego Rock Band
Difficulty
Band 0UFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlce
Basic Pro
Guitar 1FcircleUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlce NoNo Part
Bass 1FcircleUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlce NoNo Part
Drums 2FcircleFcircleUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlce 2FcircleFcircleUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlce
Keys NoNo Part NoNo Part
Vocals 1FcircleUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlce 1FcircleUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlceUFCirlce
Details
Male singer
Guitar Solo
3-part Harmonies



Let's Dance is a song by David Bowie.

The album was produced by Nile Rodgers, who gave the album a funky sound that was something different for Bowie. Rodgers founded the Disco band Chic and produced hits for Diana Ross, including "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out." He also produced Madonna's 1985 album Like a Virgin.

Stevie Ray Vaughan played lead guitar. Bowie was impressed when he saw Vaughan perform at the Montreaux Jazz festival a year earlier. When Vaughan received the call from Bowie to play on the record, he was (although not literally) in the middle of recording his own album, Texas Flood. (Thanks, James - Tracy, CA)

This was Bowie's only transatlantic #1, and according to 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, he described this as "Positive, emotional and uplifting." (Thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England, for all above)

Smashing Pumpkins covered this song live in 1998 along with Joy Division's "Transmission" in a 25-minute jam. (Thanks, SJ - Skalj, Denmark)

Craig David's 2007 UK Top 10 hit "Hot Stuff" extensively samples this song.


David Bowie performing "Let's Dance".



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