I have a tour book, thick one, with a lot of photos from this tour. Good interviews. He mention Stevie Ray briefly. That was always a sore spot for Bowie.
Cat People is the most versatile 45 RPM record ever. It sounds great played at 33, 45, and 78. If you don't understand what I'm talking about, ask your parents. 😅
David Bowie played Murrayfield in Edinburgh in 1983 but my parents couldn't afford to go see him but we lived in a tower block in the city and could hear the concert and i remember my mum and dad dancing with me to this on the balcony of our flat. I was only 4 but it's etched on my memory forever ❤❤
This isn’t just the genius of Bowie. It’s also the genius of Nile Rodgers. They came together and created this masterpiece. It showcases the importance of a great producer.
@mangasky7 "Bowie first started to distance himself from the record in 1987 when he claimed Let's Dance was more Rodgers' vision than his, which the producer has since refuted. A full decade later, Bowie revealed the album's accompanying tour confirmed one of his biggest fears: "I was something I never wanted to be. I was a well-accepted artist. I had started appealing to people who bought Phil Collins albums." Even more worryingly, Bowie acknowledged he'd stopped caring about his audience - which perhaps explains the existence of 1984 follow-up Tonight, a surprisingly throwaway record which he'd eventually concede was the nadir of his career. "I really shouldn't have even bothered going into the studio to record it," he told Interview in 1995, also adding that he'd pandered to the success of Let's Dance and subsequently "put a box around" himself. Reeves Gabrels, guitarist in the Tin Machine group Bowie put together to help restore his creative integrity, could vouch for such despondency, telling Uncut, "[David Bowie] felt he had lost his way after Let's Dance. He didn't like where he was going and wanted to change it, so Tin Machine fell on that grenade." " From article "Let's Dance' At 40: How David Bowie's Biggest Album Became His Most Conflicted" by Jon O'brien.
Oh wow, this is going to be an epic reaction. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Nile Rodgers both played guitar on this song. Bowie really got the best of the best here. Edit: extended remix version, didn't see that coming.
Nile Rodgers produced this and said the original song was a slow number when Bowie presented it to him. He said to Bowie, it's called "Let's Dance" so let's funk it up! Rest is history!
Referencing the film The Red Shoes (1948), which was ostensibly about ballet, but in reality was about the commitment to excellence in art at any cost.........
This is actually my first time hearing the full version of this song even though I've heard the single version all my life since it came out. This is awesome.
I'm 62, I have loved this song for over 40 years. It's on my Spotify playlist and gets played daily and I'm STILL not tired of it. This song is God-tier. He was a genius and there is a huge hole where he used to be.
In 1982 Bowie thought: "Forget being the biggest cult icon on the planet, I think next year I'll become the biggest pop superstar in the world?" -- and he accomplished it.
Stevie Ray Vaughan met David Bowie at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. After SRV's performance, Bowie was so impressed that he later said, “[He] completely floored me. I probably hadn't been so gung-ho about a guitar player since seeing Jeff Beck with his [pre-Yardbirds] band, the Tridents.
When you hear the best version (7 minutes wow!) around 40 years later... and your heart and mind are blown away all over again!! He's seriously rocking and funking out whatever is out there, wherever he is, he could have quite possibly formed his own plane of existance and be creating a whole new world of music and life :)
Neither were covers per se. They both co-wrote the song and recorded their own version. In the same way as What A Fool Believes was co-written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins and then recorded by both the Doobie Brothers and Kenny Loggins. Neither are cover versions, they are just both different versions by the co-writers of the song.
SRV on guitar....which adds to the overall coolness of the song. Massive song while I was in college. "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues." A great line.
Stevie was all over the "Let's Dance" album. He was supposed to tour with Bowie on his "Serious Moonlight" tour to support the album but his own 1st album came out and he left Bowie to support it. There is bootleg audio of SRV rehearsing with Bowie and band, getting ready for the tour, with Stevie playing on a bunch of classic Bowie songs. It's definitely worth checking out.
Thanks for the tip about the bootleg rehearsals. When I looked for it I found a short interview with SRV giving a different reason for why he didn't tour with Bowie.
@@troilusand Look up "David Bowie 1983 Dallas rehearsals" on RUclips. There were disagreements between management for Bowie & SRV on how to proceed, but the end result was Stevie went on to tour in support of his own debut album rather than Bowie's album. Guitar World did did a good piece on it all: "SRV was slated to hit the road with Bowie to promote Let’s Dance in May 1983 - but Texas Flood was about to come out. The Bowie tour would keep him on the road for a year, keeping him from promoting his own album. Bowie’s management decided to let Vaughan open select dates on the tour. That sounded fine to SRV. But shortly before the tour began, Bowie’s management reneged. Not only would they not allow Double Trouble to open for Bowie, but Vaughan couldn’t give interviews about his album while on tour for Bowie. SRV never got to decide whether or not to stay with Bowie. Chesley Millikin, his manager, did it for him. Moments before Vaughan boarded Bowie’s bus, the tour manager pulled his gear and bags off the vehicle. The bus took off without him, leaving SRV on the sidewalk with no idea what to do next.''
The long version is so good ,amazing production collaboration with Nile Rogers and Bowie lyrics, unique bass line ,fab vocals too, lost in the sauce ? I was ,I had to call 911 for a rescue team . glad you picked up on the details.
51 years old now, at 15 my brother who's 8 years older took me to see Bowie live in Melbourne Australia 1987 (first night for those who know). We shared a room growing up and Bowie playing in our bedroom is one of my earliest music memories. I owe so so much to an extraordinary human being who I am proud to call my brother.
Bowie's lyrics are overlooked (or not understood) by so many people, I appreciate you guys recognizing that part of his talent. A quick personal story...I loved his "Cat People" for years before ever seeing the movie he wrote it for. Never quite got the meaning of the lyrics. Then I saw the film. OMG! The film is all from the view of the girl/cat. What did Bowie do in his lyrics? He writes from the point of view of her brother/cat who wants them to avoid killing by having an incestuous relationship. The film (& audience) sees him as the villain, yet Bowie saw him as a tragic figure in his lyrics. For those who have seen the film...listen to the song from that "angle".
When my daughter got married in 2008, she asked me what songs I wanted on the DJs playlist. I gave her a list of songs and told her Let’s Dance MUST BE PLAYED. The dance floor was packed for this song. My favorite Bowie tune, by a significant margin. Good choice!!
I always remember from around the time ot Low in the seventies. One of the ads for the album and I quote "There's old wave, There's new wave and there's David Bowie". I think that says everything.
Im so HAPPY that you find all the subtle nuances in this particular song. It's such a perfectly crafted song and I'm not even the biggest David Bowie fan. This song kills.
Lol yup..I've got to admit, I'm 78, and recall all of his earlier music and he amazed me ! My only one night stand in my life was a dude who looked exactly like Bowie....I wasn't disappointed! Lol OMG hope my grandies don't read this! Lol
S for sure, and great commentary. You surprised me by focusing so much on the lyrics, which I applaud. You brought out the poetry, even while the beat and the instruments and the soundscape were equally awesome.
More than 40 years after the album's release and I had never heard this extended version before. Thanks for reacting to it. More of a very good song is a very good thing; more of excellent Bowie is a great thang.
"He stayed true to everything he digs. Like he followed his fun, and had the charisma to bring it to you and make it your fun also." PERFECT statement, Andy! That + Alex's spreadsheet/someone excited for that one weird noise every time comment + both of you IDing the use of elements from the 80s back thru the 50s (traveling back and forth thru time and merging it all is a very Bowie thing) + appreciating the poetry of the lyrics + just vibing so hard on the whole thing? S TIER REACTION, GUYS! 😚👌
David Bowie, my favorite singer, actor and Artist. I have all his albums and most of his movies and saw him twice in concert. One word to describe his career: AMAZING ! 🤘🏼😊
Because it didn't fit the criteria for commercial radio. Three minutes and done. Need your obnoxious DJ blabbing through the intro and ending. Mindless babbling from local car dealerships, etc, etc. Only now decades later are we able to find alternatives through streaming.
Bowie introduced us to a young guitarist named Stevie Ray Vaughan on this song and on multiple tracks on this album. Bowie also knows how to assemble an amazing group of musicians and lets them produce their best work.
Do y’all know who played on this record?! Nile Rodger’s, Stevie Ray V, Bernard Edward’s, etc. Saw this show in London as a tourist, by chance. So killer, and the liner notes interviews are like “WHAT?!”
this is my favorite Bowie reaction you guys have done so far! & I also think you guys might be the only youtube channel that got truly excited about this song which is awesome! lol Would love to see you react to more songs from this album cause it's a banger 😁
This song rocks! Saw him sing this at the Sound + Vison concert in 1990 and just saw Nile Rodgers perform this last year at his concert, touring with Duran Duran. Both performances were amazing!
I really have to thank you, fellas, for this one. I graduated HS in '83 and this song was on heavy rotation, big time. I never heard this version before though, only the radio edit which mirrored the music video. I'm so glad you chose this version. I never would have heard it otherwise. It has so much more sauce than the 4 minute cut. This is definitely the one going on the playlist. 🔥💃🕺🔥 Great analysis as well. ✌
This song absolutely blew my mind when I first heard it around 13 or 14 years of age, I'd never heard a song with that sort of rhythm before. A or A+, it would be the best song by far of most artist's careers but he has at least 10 songs I'd put ahead
I went to see Bowie's Serious Moonlight tour venue (launching this song in his new album) at Longchamps Race Course in Paris in 1982. As it was standing rather than seats, it was possible to move to the stage to praise the legend. He also did his earlier stuff ... The whole trip, including the bus from London, one night in an Airport Hotel, entrance and a free t-shirt came to around $90 ... Got back exhausted but with a glow of contentment. His stage presence was extraordinary!
I don't know how you can make a better 80's song. Maybe you can tie it, but I don't think you can beat it. This is one of those songs that, on first listen, you recognize it as being iconic in greatness. One hearing, and you won't forget the song for life. That's beyond S tier.
Wow, right back to Senior Prom 1983. Great memories, thanks Guys! Another great track from the same part of his career would be "Chin Girl" I don't remember you doing that one but I am nearly 60 and smoka a lot of 🍃🍃
I love China Girl. Because of how Bowie pronounced one line in the song, I always sang "Oh baby, just you shut your mouse." 😂 I know the actual lyric, and it's done with love, but I'm never gonna stop. 😉👍💖
Bowie lived in Sydney for around 10 years from 82 to 92 and it's the era where his music is arguably the happiest - he tended to write reflecting his mood and he was a lot more relaxed and happy in that era than he had been earlier. It's also when he kind of stopped worrying about being a character and started being him.
One of my favorite concert memories? Rock Day at the US Festival 1983. Bowie headlined and performed this song in front of 300,000 people bopping along. Simply fantastic!!!
My favorite thing in the song is the bass line. Its like set where it repeats several times, and then every so many bars, it just walks down several notes. And where it happens varies throughout the song, so you can't even predict it. So every time it hits, it hits hard..
Not just the moonlight, the SERIOUS moonlight
I remember the SERIOUS Moonlight tour. ❤❤
I have a tour book, thick one, with a lot of photos from this tour. Good interviews. He mention Stevie Ray briefly. That was always a sore spot for Bowie.
Seriously! 😉
That little touch is brilliant songwriting.
So put on your red shoes and dance the blues!
Lets Dance album is brilliant. With Steve Ray Vaughn on guitar
With SRV on LEAD, and Nile Rogers on the RHYTHM guitar and in the verses
was it also Clarence Clemons on the sax?
@@ZacCostilla Yep, and then SRV said 'no thanks' to joining Bowie's band. Thank goodness he didn't.
Name me a single album that featured Stevie that's NOT brilliant. :)
My favorite bit of SRV trivia is his connection to Bowie.
The level of Talent on this track is astronomical!!
"China Girl," "Modern Love" and "Cat People" are absolute bangers off this album too.
This...whole ALBUM. ❤ Excellent memories~
Oh, baby, just you shut your mouth.
I firmly stand by that the original film score version of "Cat People" is leagues ahead of the Let's Dance version.
BOWIE became a God again.
Cat People is the most versatile 45 RPM record ever. It sounds great played at 33, 45, and 78. If you don't understand what I'm talking about, ask your parents. 😅
David Bowie played Murrayfield in Edinburgh in 1983 but my parents couldn't afford to go see him but we lived in a tower block in the city and could hear the concert and i remember my mum and dad dancing with me to this on the balcony of our flat. I was only 4 but it's etched on my memory forever ❤❤
This isn’t just the genius of Bowie. It’s also the genius of Nile Rodgers. They came together and created this masterpiece. It showcases the importance of a great producer.
Not a million miles from Rodgers with Daft Punk, now that you mention it.
Love Niles
Absolutely.
Funkalicious!!!!
AND the multi grammy winner BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN engineer /producer. Bob made the SOUND of this incredible. Including the delays and reverb.
You can hear Stevie Ray Vaughans signature guitar sound. David Bowie loved Stevies guitar playing.🔥👍🏼
It wasn't a 2-way love affair though, SRV left the Serious Moonlight tour after only a few shows.
Not enough to pay him though! LOL
Bowie used to only pay a scale rate to many of his touring musicians. It was Jagger and Richards who urged SRV to go solo (among others).
Also Bowie wouldn't let him talk about his band while on tour. Double Trouble came first.
@@leemiracle6840 I gotta say, I do respect that.
It's not an A. It's not S tier. It's David Bowie tier.
Too true!!
G tier.
Yes, Bowie is his own tier.
So B Tier? lol
We said S didn’t we??
Bowie thought "let me try doing a pop record this time" and so he makes one of the best of all time.
And he did not like making that album. He felt like a sell-out.
@@xiamengbaby No true. It was the two subpar albums that followed Let's Dance.
Didn't EVEN ask anyone to HOLD HIS BEER!!!
yeah, felt so bad that he IPOed himself
@mangasky7 "Bowie first started to distance himself from the record in 1987 when he claimed Let's Dance was more Rodgers' vision than his, which the producer has since refuted. A full decade later, Bowie revealed the album's accompanying tour confirmed one of his biggest fears: "I was something I never wanted to be. I was a well-accepted artist. I had started appealing to people who bought Phil Collins albums."
Even more worryingly, Bowie acknowledged he'd stopped caring about his audience - which perhaps explains the existence of 1984 follow-up Tonight, a surprisingly throwaway record which he'd eventually concede was the nadir of his career. "I really shouldn't have even bothered going into the studio to record it," he told Interview in 1995, also adding that he'd pandered to the success of Let's Dance and subsequently "put a box around" himself.
Reeves Gabrels, guitarist in the Tin Machine group Bowie put together to help restore his creative integrity, could vouch for such despondency, telling Uncut, "[David Bowie] felt he had lost his way after Let's Dance. He didn't like where he was going and wanted to change it, so Tin Machine fell on that grenade." "
From article "Let's Dance' At 40: How David Bowie's Biggest Album Became His Most Conflicted" by Jon O'brien.
Who the hell else can partner with not only SRV, but bing Crosby as well. Most well rounded exceptional talent. Lucky to be alive and see it. Peace
I saw that when it aired.
Oh wow, this is going to be an epic reaction. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Nile Rodgers both played guitar on this song. Bowie really got the best of the best here. Edit: extended remix version, didn't see that coming.
So pleased they played the extended remix version!
This isn't a remix - it's the original album track.
@@domcoke No kidding? I had no idea. I've only ever heard it on the radio and on MTV.
Nile Rodgers crafted this tune. He also is known for Le Freak
David Bowie and Prince are two of the coolest mutherfuckers to ever do it. Good month so far.
Right. And they died the same year. RIP to them both!
Like the tribute Prince did to Bowie Dolphins/Heroes live two Giants of music
Stevie Ray on guitar. When my daughter was a baby, this song was the only thing that made her stop fussing. 😎☮️❤️
Nile Rodgers produced this and said the original song was a slow number when Bowie presented it to him. He said to Bowie, it's called "Let's Dance" so let's funk it up! Rest is history!
Love that. 😁
Genius!!!
I suggested to my son that during his heyday Bowie was ten years ahead of his time, my son said he still is.
More like 20!
Touché!
Weird that I've heard this song a million times and have never heard this version/mix.
same
Me neither and I am grooving around ny house.
I had this as an extended mix EP.
I'm not sure if it played on the radio, but it played in the clubs I went to back then.
Same. But my excuse is that I don't own any Bowie records from the 80s. But I still know his hits from the 80's from growing up in that decade.
This is the original album cut; radios always play the single edit.
“ Put on your red shoes and dance the blues” is just a perfect lyric
Referencing the film The Red Shoes (1948), which was ostensibly about ballet, but in reality was about the commitment to excellence in art at any cost.........
This is actually my first time hearing the full version of this song even though I've heard the single version all my life since it came out. This is awesome.
I'm 62, I have loved this song for over 40 years. It's on my Spotify playlist and gets played daily and I'm STILL not tired of it. This song is God-tier. He was a genius and there is a huge hole where he used to be.
A&A, you'll love his "Modern Love" and "Changes"!!!
YES!!!
Basically anything Bowie, but great song choices!❤
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I love Modern Love!!!
What a brilliant 80s dance bop. Rip David and Stevie ray
Along with Drummer Tony Thompson and Producer/Bassist Bernard Edwards
RIP, David, and thank you for your music, and for introducing the world to SRV.
In 1982 Bowie thought: "Forget being the biggest cult icon on the planet, I think next year I'll become the biggest pop superstar in the world?" -- and he accomplished it.
I noticed the guys were jokingly referring to "Sir" Bowie at the end.
Fun fact: Bowie was offered a knighthood but politely declined.
And isn't it correctly Sir David?
He was already a duke ... The Thin White Duke!
Stevie Ray Vaughan met David Bowie at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. After SRV's performance, Bowie was so impressed that he later said, “[He] completely floored me. I probably hadn't been so gung-ho about a guitar player since seeing Jeff Beck with his [pre-Yardbirds] band, the Tridents.
Wasn’t floored enough to pay him more than scale.
@@jlsage4059 Amen
@@jlsage4059 Right? LOL< i think he got 300/night, said hell no, and walked into superstardom, lol. Kind of "FU Money" concept in reverse, heh.
When you hear the best version (7 minutes wow!) around 40 years later... and your heart and mind are blown away all over again!!
He's seriously rocking and funking out whatever is out there, wherever he is, he could have quite possibly formed his own plane of existance and be creating a whole new world of music and life :)
Bowie also does an amazing cover of Iggy Pop’s “China Girl” on the same album.
TIL China Girl was a cover.
China Girl was written by the two of them.
Neither were covers per se. They both co-wrote the song and recorded their own version. In the same way as What A Fool Believes was co-written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins and then recorded by both the Doobie Brothers and Kenny Loggins. Neither are cover versions, they are just both different versions by the co-writers of the song.
While it is a cover, Bowie co-wrote and produced Iggy's original. So it is Bowie's song as much as Iggy's.
Video
You really would have had to live through this era to appreciate how big this was. It dominated the airways and was the concert tour of the year.
Serious Moonlight Tour was my first concert, I was 12. My wee mind was blown, no cooler human has walked the earth. My rock god.
and f*ck cancer
Great reaction and that is why Bowie is a rock god!
Your appreciation of Bowie makes me emotional. He was such a huge part of my youth and left his mark on this world like few others. A true genius.
We were dancing in the living room MTV on to this song. No one sat this one out.
SRV on guitar....which adds to the overall coolness of the song. Massive song while I was in college. "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues." A great line.
This song was THE MOST FUN to dance to, naturally. Especially in a nightclub after a couple of cocktails? It was a BLAST!
This wasn’t the LP version. It’s the long-dance version. Still a great song. The album version is what most of us grew up on.
Bowie was a genius. We were so, so lucky to have him, and to live at the same time he did. Yes, I cried when he died. For several days.
Stevie was all over the "Let's Dance" album. He was supposed to tour with Bowie on his "Serious Moonlight" tour to support the album but his own 1st album came out and he left Bowie to support it. There is bootleg audio of SRV rehearsing with Bowie and band, getting ready for the tour, with Stevie playing on a bunch of classic Bowie songs. It's definitely worth checking out.
Thanks for the tip about the bootleg rehearsals. When I looked for it I found a short interview with SRV giving a different reason for why he didn't tour with Bowie.
Yep. There was a “different” reason.
@@troilusand Look up "David Bowie 1983 Dallas rehearsals" on RUclips.
There were disagreements between management for Bowie & SRV on how to proceed, but the end result was Stevie went on to tour in support of his own debut album rather than Bowie's album. Guitar World did did a good piece on it all:
"SRV was slated to hit the road with Bowie to promote Let’s Dance in May 1983 - but Texas Flood was about to come out. The Bowie tour would keep him on the road for a year, keeping him from promoting his own album. Bowie’s management decided to let Vaughan open select dates on the tour.
That sounded fine to SRV. But shortly before the tour began, Bowie’s management reneged. Not only would they not allow Double Trouble to open for Bowie, but Vaughan couldn’t give interviews about his album while on tour for Bowie. SRV never got to decide whether or not to stay with Bowie. Chesley Millikin, his manager, did it for him.
Moments before Vaughan boarded Bowie’s bus, the tour manager pulled his gear and bags off the vehicle. The bus took off without him, leaving SRV on the sidewalk with no idea what to do next.''
Wasn't it something about Bowie wanting Stevie to tour with him but David didn't want to bring along Double Trouble so Stevie wouldn't do it?
Also heard that SRV was pissed that Bowie “air-guitared” the solo in the video, as if it was him playing it.
The long version is so good ,amazing production collaboration with Nile Rogers and Bowie lyrics, unique bass line ,fab vocals too, lost in the sauce ? I was ,I had to call 911 for a rescue team . glad you picked up on the details.
Those sax solos give me Blackstar vibes!! Woah!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar!! Amazing vocals by Bowie, production, all of it, stellar!
51 years old now, at 15 my brother who's 8 years older took me to see Bowie live in Melbourne Australia 1987 (first night for those who know). We shared a room growing up and Bowie playing in our bedroom is one of my earliest music memories. I owe so so much to an extraordinary human being who I am proud to call my brother.
Of all the the tours to Australia that I missed attending this is the one that kills me the most.
@@kayelle8005 Sorry for bringing up such a painful loss
Bowie's lyrics are overlooked (or not understood) by so many people, I appreciate you guys recognizing that part of his talent. A quick personal story...I loved his "Cat People" for years before ever seeing the movie he wrote it for. Never quite got the meaning of the lyrics. Then I saw the film. OMG! The film is all from the view of the girl/cat. What did Bowie do in his lyrics? He writes from the point of view of her brother/cat who wants them to avoid killing by having an incestuous relationship. The film (& audience) sees him as the villain, yet Bowie saw him as a tragic figure in his lyrics. For those who have seen the film...listen to the song from that "angle".
When my daughter got married in 2008, she asked me what songs I wanted on the DJs playlist. I gave her a list of songs and told her Let’s Dance MUST BE PLAYED. The dance floor was packed for this song.
My favorite Bowie tune, by a significant margin.
Good choice!!
I always remember from around the time ot Low in the seventies. One of the ads for the album and I quote "There's old wave, There's new wave and there's David Bowie". I think that says everything.
Dancing to this, we never wanted it to end!!!!
“under the moonlight, the serious moonlight” Can you imagine seeing him on The Serious Moonlight tour…
The long version. Thank goodness 👏👏👏👍
I won 50 dollars after the first three licks of Stevie Ray's guitar. Nobody believed that it was him. That tone and sustain is only Stevie's. RIP ❤
Two words - Suffragette City!
They did it as a solo reaction on YT and part of the whole album reaction on Patreon
Yes! They loved it
Two more words…
Ziggy Stardust!
💯
Yes Flowerchick and Moonage Daydream ❤
Stevie Ray Vaughan - lead guitar. This is a psychedelic dance song through and through. Love the album. Thanks, guys.
Im so HAPPY that you find all the subtle nuances in this particular song. It's such a perfectly crafted song and I'm not even the biggest David Bowie fan. This song kills.
It's crazy you guys never heard this song growing up, but very awesome to see you guys first time react to it.
This is what introduced most of us to Stevie Ray Vaughn.
David Bowie is and has always been a legend. In every generation, he made hits, evolving and getting better with time.
This song is a vibe, love it... and Bowie was one of the coolest, sexiest people in existence
Lol yup..I've got to admit, I'm 78, and recall all of his earlier music and he amazed me ! My only one night stand in my life was a dude who looked exactly like Bowie....I wasn't disappointed! Lol OMG hope my grandies don't read this! Lol
It’s amazing when well written a song can be simple, complex, sparse, and full at the same time.
Eight hits? Only eight?! You guys got a long way to go! Some albums had eight hits on their own.
Youngins these days. 😂
Pretty sure they meant it was his #8 highest rated hit…not that he had only 8 hits😂
The actual original music video to this is also fabulous, made in Australia. Also from Same album, Little china Girl another fantastic song.
This Is Not America is the David Bowie song you need to hear.
Better yet: "I'm Afraid of Americans" live! ruclips.net/video/3rJDVy3iVCY/видео.htmlsi=IvVryHd5_DZy1TG2
YESSSSSSSS - that and "I'm Afraid of Americans" - both PHENOMENAL.
Agree
Yes, I have requested it more than once. Great collaboration with the Pat Metheny Group from The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack.
@@kbusby4824 Now that you mention it, Falcon and the Snowman would be a good watch for them, too
Quintessential 80's sound!
S for sure, and great commentary. You surprised me by focusing so much on the lyrics, which I applaud. You brought out the poetry, even while the beat and the instruments and the soundscape were equally awesome.
You are the only reactors Ive seen cover this song that really got it, the poetry and love of a developing relationship.
Thank you.
80's Bowie was freakin' awesome- Thank for letting me hear the extended version
This was the video that changed everything in the music industry.🎉
More than 40 years after the album's release and I had never heard this extended version before. Thanks for reacting to it. More of a very good song is a very good thing; more of excellent Bowie is a great thang.
Alex & Andy, welcome to the serious moonlight of your parents' generation. BOWIE IS A GOD!
have to move to this song! such a great tune!
"He stayed true to everything he digs. Like he followed his fun, and had the charisma to bring it to you and make it your fun also." PERFECT statement, Andy! That + Alex's spreadsheet/someone excited for that one weird noise every time comment + both of you IDing the use of elements from the 80s back thru the 50s (traveling back and forth thru time and merging it all is a very Bowie thing) + appreciating the poetry of the lyrics + just vibing so hard on the whole thing? S TIER REACTION, GUYS! 😚👌
Lead guitar: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Rhythm guitar: Nile Rodgers
Bass: Carmine Rojas
Drums: Omar Hakim, Happy Birthday Omar (February 12, 1959)
You have to do Aladdin Sane, the whole album is brilliant.
Time in Quaaludes and Red Wine
Aladdin Sane is my favorite Bowie album. I played the hell out of it back in the day.
I love Michael Garson's jazz piano riffing throughout the album.
Would love to hear a reaction to the “Station to Station” album.
The name of the tour to support the album "Let's Dance" was called the Serious Moonlight Tour. It was amazing!!
David Bowie, my favorite singer, actor and Artist. I have all his albums and most of his movies and saw him twice in concert. One word to describe his career: AMAZING ! 🤘🏼😊
A nighttime DJ on WYSP in Philadelphia said, “If you want to know where rock will be in 10 years, listen to Bowie now.
ricochet is my favorite song ever in this album and its so underrated
I've heard this song on the radio dozens of times, maybe more than 100. But I'd never heard this version or even knew it existed
Because it didn't fit the criteria for commercial radio. Three minutes and done. Need your obnoxious DJ blabbing through the intro and ending. Mindless babbling from local car dealerships, etc, etc. Only now decades later are we able to find alternatives through streaming.
I will never forget hearing this for the first time. I was no dancing queen, but f***, c'mon David.
Bowie introduced us to a young guitarist named Stevie Ray Vaughan on this song and on multiple tracks on this album. Bowie also knows how to assemble an amazing group of musicians and lets them produce their best work.
This and "MODERN LOVE" are his best... IMO
Jam packed. I love these super high energy beats from the 80s. And, you know, Bowie as well ...
This is the album cut, longer and richer than the released single.
Bowie was an incredible musical talent. Love his work. I don't think I'll ever get that guitar lick from rebel rebel out of my head.
Do y’all know who played on this record?! Nile Rodger’s, Stevie Ray V, Bernard Edward’s, etc. Saw this show in London as a tourist, by chance. So killer, and the liner notes interviews are like “WHAT?!”
this is my favorite Bowie reaction you guys have done so far! & I also think you guys might be the only youtube channel that got truly excited about this song which is awesome! lol Would love to see you react to more songs from this album cause it's a banger 😁
Bowie, Nile Rogers & SRV. There's not a lot to dislike there!
This song rocks! Saw him sing this at the Sound + Vison concert in 1990 and just saw Nile Rodgers perform this last year at his concert, touring with Duran Duran. Both performances were amazing!
One of the all time artistic geniuses in human history.
I really have to thank you, fellas, for this one. I graduated HS in '83 and this song was on heavy rotation, big time. I never heard this version before though, only the radio edit which mirrored the music video. I'm so glad you chose this version. I never would have heard it otherwise. It has so much more sauce than the 4 minute cut. This is definitely the one going on the playlist. 🔥💃🕺🔥
Great analysis as well. ✌
This song absolutely blew my mind when I first heard it around 13 or 14 years of age, I'd never heard a song with that sort of rhythm before. A or A+, it would be the best song by far of most artist's careers but he has at least 10 songs I'd put ahead
I went to see Bowie's Serious Moonlight tour venue (launching this song in his new album) at Longchamps Race Course in Paris in 1982. As it was standing rather than seats, it was possible to move to the stage to praise the legend. He also did his earlier stuff ... The whole trip, including the bus from London, one night in an Airport Hotel, entrance and a free t-shirt came to around $90 ... Got back exhausted but with a glow of contentment. His stage presence was extraordinary!
I don't know how you can make a better 80's song. Maybe you can tie it, but I don't think you can beat it. This is one of those songs that, on first listen, you recognize it as being iconic in greatness. One hearing, and you won't forget the song for life. That's beyond S tier.
Wow, right back to Senior Prom 1983. Great memories, thanks Guys! Another great track from the same part of his career would be "Chin Girl" I don't remember you doing that one but I am nearly 60 and smoka a lot of 🍃🍃
I love China Girl.
Because of how Bowie pronounced one line in the song, I always sang "Oh baby, just you shut your mouse." 😂
I know the actual lyric, and it's done with love, but I'm never gonna stop. 😉👍💖
Bowie lived in Sydney for around 10 years from 82 to 92 and it's the era where his music is arguably the happiest - he tended to write reflecting his mood and he was a lot more relaxed and happy in that era than he had been earlier. It's also when he kind of stopped worrying about being a character and started being him.
Love that you both are so mature to get the point! ♥️♥️
A genius album, first time hearing SRV. What a huge talent Bowie was in every style.
"Modern Love" is a great tune, from this same album!
One of my favorite concert memories? Rock Day at the US Festival 1983. Bowie headlined and performed this song in front of 300,000 people bopping along. Simply fantastic!!!
Great song , Bowie was always one of my favourites. Great at everything he did
My favorite thing in the song is the bass line. Its like set where it repeats several times, and then every so many bars, it just walks down several notes. And where it happens varies throughout the song, so you can't even predict it. So every time it hits, it hits hard..
My 2nd Fave Bowie song of all time! Brilliant production by the legendary Nile Rogers. Song still slaps after 40 years!!!
What's your favorite?
Life On Mars?
Nile Rodgers: "Am I playing the rhythm too funky, David?"
Bowie: "I don't know if there's such a thing as 'too funky', Nile ..."