What Makes This Song Great? "Let's Dance" DAVID BOWIE
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- In this episode of "What Makes this Song Great?" we explore the music of David Bowie.
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Thanks for this interesting discussion. I was lucky enough to have played the baritone sax on this record.
That's incredible! Thanks for contributing to such an incredible song. Any stories to share about recording it?
Steve Elson it's an honor to "meet" you! Can you tell us anything about being part of Bowie's "Borneo Horns" era?
Nice!!!!!!
Yeah and I played the cowbell on that record!
and very well ...if I may ad... Thanks
Bowie's isolated vocals are always so hauntingly fantastic...
Do you know how do they separate the song in tracks? Can it be done for every song or is it a special file?
@@isegundo-y9h I guess they're recorded separately to begin with...
@@Snaakie83 Of course, but « how did Rick Beato get a hand on those multi-track recordings » is the question. :)
@@jesus2099 you can look up acapellas on google
You're right, my favourite line 'tremble like a flower' sounded absolutely wonderful
Swoon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jeez, how have I gone all this time without knowing that Stevie Ray Vaughan soloed on this song!? Two absolute legends!
He plays the solo in "China Girl" - a solo that has been one of my favorites for decades and I had no idea it was SRV until about 3 years ago, I decided to learn it and upon close inspection heard some super fast cleanly played notes taking place in half beats that I didn't hear before. I was thinking: "who is this guy playing this solo???" - I Google it. It was Stevie Ray fricken Vaughan. I know exactly how you feel.
I've known and dug this song since it came out. Saw its video premiere on MTV and everything. And I had always assumed that solo was Nile Rodgers. And then a few years ago it came on the streaming at work and it just sort of struck me how tasty a solo it is. So I said something about it and a coworker said, "Well, it's Stevie Ray Vaughan, man. What do you expect?" And it was like "ooooooooh! Of course!" And then the world made sense again.
I didn't think so either until I saw the production credits for this song in Bowie's 1993 retrospective The Singles 1969-'93. This song and the entire Let's Dance album had his stamp on it. He had intended to go on tour with Bowie, called Serious Moonlight, but he also had his own debut album Texas Flood in the can, so conflicts arose; eventually, he chose to bail out of Bowie's tour to focus on his new album, which was finally released in June 1983.
My god, Bowie’s vocals isolated are spine shiveringly good
I love the respect for Bowie and Stevie Ray that's on display here.
A jazz theme for a dance song with a blues legend guitarist. Yes, that's great.
And don't forget the Rock'n'Roll parts: the intro and the end of the verses. ; )
Module79L True! I knew I was forgetting something. Thanks
And the greatest FUNK guitarist - Nile Rodgers!
When pop music was still a work of art and favored composition intricacy underneath the apparent simplicity. Wes Montgomery flavored pop rock at the top of the charts. I'm the same exact age as that song, it never gets old. 2018 would never include jazz voicings into radio-friendly pop music.
And most people say they don't like jazz.
It doesn't get any greater than Bowie singing, Rodgers playing rhythm, and Vaughn playing lead. Three true legends of music in the recorded era.
Bowie's voice is so distinctive. Really irreplaceable.
Same with Stevie Ray Vaughan and his guitar!
Nile Rodgers is a genius. Even the first Chic hit “Everybody Dance” had jazz chords in it. His drummer Tony Thompson and bass player Bernard Edwards were incredible musicians. Rick Beato, I love these vids, you're a genius too.
Nile learned jazz guitar, and he really changed the original song a lot. Theres a lot of Nile here, even when they sang Lets Dance! I can hear him
Nikes Rogers is the GOAT. I wish we could have gotten another record from him and Bowie
Just after you talk about SRV and Bowie being gone, as you're wrapping up, I can't help but get a sense of your sadness. I was feelin' it too.
We're *all* feeling it.
At least Bowie got to provide a lifetime of excellent music and died of natural causes.
SRV only provided about a decade at best of his musicianship before having it all cut short in 1990.
I still remember the day that SRV was killed as if it were yesterday, getting the news from my leading petty officer during quarters one morning in the Navy.
I was just sick about it for the rest of the day.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns He had just gotten sober too. Very tragic.
@@CalTN Very much so.
He was a maniac on guitar.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns
I remember the day Jimi died and just cried all day
David Bowie kept reinventing himself. He touched on pop, disco, and even experimental and a-vanguard a true artist. His music was compelling and heart felt.
avant garde
Bowie has always surrounded himself with talented guitarists, the best of the best, From Mick Ronson to S.R.V., from Adrian Belew to Carlos Alomar, from Robert Fripp to Earl Slick and so on !!!!!
Not to forget Reeves Gabrels!
And drummers, percussionists, keyboardists, brass and woodwind players, producers, etc...his ear for talent and understanding of the art of arrangement was as prodigious as his singing and performing ability
A genius like Bowie wasn't going to surround himself with slouches. He also knew how to select producers and other tech people as well. Thomas Edison didn't work alone either.
And Peter Frampton and Charlie Sexton...💖
Robert Fripp owns, on fashion!!
I’m going to start a UA-cam channel called “what makes Rick Beato great!”
Yes he deserves it makes us happy with these analyses
#1 That sweet hair and those killer sideburns. He rocks the silver!
it will be very short, cause the answer is "every-fuckin'-thing he broadcasted"
Two things , in my humble opinion. Firstly really impressive and versatile musical skills and knowledge. And second, enviable enthusiasm and an ability to communicate it.! Thats more than two, isnt it? Glad i found his channel, great guy.
Probably his movie reviews.
Man...this channel is a gift from God
Didn't know Rhett Shull's 2nd name was God. 😄🙈
He inspired Rick to start the channel.
Nothing to do with God.
We can be heroes, just for a day. Great musicians will always be remembered. Thanks, Rick :)
This UA-cam series is so incredibly awesome. It definitely gives you more of an appreciation for EVERYTHING that goes into the songs that we love to hear (and sometimes take for granted). The only bad thing is that we no longer have some of these amazing artists around anymore. Thank goodness their music lives on! Keep up the great work with the videos!
Content is so good that I bought the Beato book after my 5th video
Love the heartfelt nod to Stevie and David being gone. Doesn’t seem possible...
Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.
No, it doesn’t seem possible both Stevie and David have left us. 9:13
You could tell Rick was really sad about Stevie Ray and David no longer being with us 😪
So am I!
Yeah. RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan and David Bowie.
RIP David Bowie. I was a freshman in high school when he died, and my school band decided to march a Bowie song as a tribute. Let’s Dance was that song. We played it in the local parade and at Disneyland.
Wonderful tribute. He touched many generations.
I was excited when I saw you were reviewing a David Bowie song, but then immediately disappointed when I saw you had selected Let's Dance, which was never one of my favorites. I'm so glad I watched your video anyway. You gave me a new appreciation of not only the song, but of the influences and contributions of the musicians and technicians who made it great. Thank you!
Me too! I hope he does some of his older songs in the future. David's catalog is very deep.
@@Boomslang55 I also thought "what song is he going to review?" Oh, no - not "Let's Dance" I always thought the whole song was absolutely souless...
Same feeling. Lately I have enjoyed a lot this album. Modern Love is another great song. Amazing how Bowie reinvented himself so many times
@@chrisbitner7000 Me too. I'm shocked that out of all the amazing songs that Bowie recorded, he picked 'Let's' flipping 'Dance'. 🤦♂️
The best assessment of Bowie's 80s corporate phase (1983 to 1987) came from Bowie himself...
_"When I performed I was thinking, you all look like you should be seeing Phil Collins. Then I thought... hang on... I sound like Phil Collins."_ ☺️
@Leonard Weisfeld You what?
It was a decade of pop rockers that would mimic the image that David Bowie created. Let's Dance would mean that Bowie would come back to show them how it is done
A completely inovative
original man
Lorraine Kaiyas this was bowies parody more or less of those people
Rick, that was your best yet. You looked so moved by the end of the video. Like you, I cannot imagine how the universe got, Bob Clearmoutain, Nile Rodgers, Omar Hakim, Bowie and SRV together. I miss Bowie and SRV so much
Slim Estrada Tony Thompson was the drummer on Let’s Dance ! Rick missed it on that one but he still does a great job w an amazing song !!! Long live DB SRV
It’s still hard to believe they’re both gone…Miss them both
Brilliant breakdown of this great song
Bowie had such a distinctive voice. I’ve never heard anyone else who sounded like him.
Like he?
he added vibrato where it was called-for, yess! but left it out and sang 'dry' where it was not required...that's my appreciation
I challenge anyone who thinks otherwise to listen to 'Sweet Thing'/'Candidate'/'Sweet Thing' (reprise) from Diamond Dogs. For my money, Bowie was hands down the greatest vocalist of the 20th century.
Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.
His vocal vocabulary is unmatched
Ended with a bit of a tear jerker. RIP Stieve Ray & David Bowie. Their work will live on.
Bowie dying gutted me like no other celebrity death ever has.
Lemmy hit me harder.
I am with you, brother.
I choked up a bit, which ive never done for someone famous that id never met. Not for lennon, or diana. There was something very special about that guy.
Same here.
I was kinda surprised out how cool I felt about his passing. He was a true artist through the lens of Oscar Wilde: Never morbid, could express anything. Blackstar was such a fine farewell, I think Bowie really made it to living forever.
My favorite thing about this video is "Electric Bsss"
David Bowie has the most beautiful voice! The creativity in the arrangement is exquisite!
i listen to the last live album a lot!
ironically, Bowie apparently never considered himself a great singer. he clearly was an amazing vocalist.
his voice has changed so many times！
Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.
Rick deserves this late in career success. Should have been a major figure in music in the 80's, but we get him as an older guy who never stopped loving the music. That's what makes his channel so great. There's 50 years of accumulated devotion to "everything music." He's every bit as talented as Bowie, just maybe not a songwriter.
Everything about this track is brilliant. Can't help but grin from ear to ear hearing the solo'd Bowie vocal in particular. Damn....
I don’t know ANYTHING about music, so I don’t know why I enjoy hearing you pick all this stuff apart. I guess it’s an introduction to a world I’ve never known. Good job!
Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.
Knowing how all the parts come together to make the whole can take your appreciation to the next level. To make an analogy, you might not ever be a great chef, but being able to identify the individual components in a great dish, and appreciating how they are skilfully combined to make the whole can deepen your appreciation.
You probably know more than you think, and are becoming able to hear each person adding their soul into a song, contributing to the whole. It's wonderful to be able to appreciate each contribution to the whole, rather than just hearing a mush of sound, or missing some of the more subtle aspects of a song.
Yeah, it's strange. I also know nothing about singing or playing an instrument but I love this channel
Nile Rodgers is a master in putting all the right elements together, the right people, instruments, recording, sound he has got clear vision what he wants with a song..so it is not hard to immagine that David Bowie wanted him as his producer. Great talents come together..always!!
This video was an eye-opener for me. I already loved this song, especially the conga section, but what I listened to here made me love it even more. It was surprised to know Steve Ray Vaughn played the solo guitar at the end. I just learned this on the very same day of his anniversary. RIP, Ray and David. Awesome job as always, Rick. 👍👍👍
This wasn’t ever my favorite phase of Bowie, but your analysis is spot on. Your enthusiasm is wonderful and greatly appreciated. Bowie and Vaughn - what an unlikely paring.
A bit off topic but I’d like to point out the raw talent that David possessed. In 79 I saw him onstage portraying John merrick the elephant man. With his own unaltered features and a ziggy shag haircut he convinced the entire theater that he was indeed a suffering grotesque and disfigured man. Astounding talent. Bravo David!
Saw Stevie Ray perform in Richmond, VA in 1985. Amazing performer. Blew my mind. Didn't know he played a solo on this David Bowie song. Good job, Rick Beato.
He played on the entire record. It's basically a SRV album as well as Bowie's. David saw SRV and Double Trouble live at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Music Festival, and immediately went to work on getting him involved on Let's Dance. What's funny is that the crowd all but booed SRV off of the stage, because they weren't expecting raw Texas blues at a jazz festival. He later went back to play Montreux in 1985 to a warm welcome. Of course, by this time, Texas Flood and Let's Dance had been hit records for 3 years.
I like the chord animations!
My favorite song which David Bowie sung is Under Pressure, he and Freddie Mercury got the best out of each other.
@@aylbdrmadison1051 The legend tells Bowie sang his part second and adapted to Freddie's vocals on the fly.
There's much more from Bowie than that one
I remember David singing with Bing Crosby on a Christmas Special singing Little Drummer Boy.
And Bing had no idea who Bowie was.
Did Bing know who Bing was by then? I hated the song but waited for it to come on TOTP so I could drool watching Bowie
Complete with agents sliding down the chimney...
Bowie was genius arranger and conductor of his many great bands
Omg!! I'm in heaven! It's so amazing to hear how much goes into make our beloved songs.
I was at SRV's last concert at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. It was an all time great concert. Stevie, Santana, and Robert Cray. Three great guitarists. I couldn't believe the news when I heard it the next morning. His helicopter crashed in the fog after the concert. Very sad.
Really hard to believe they're both gone Yeah, had me welling up there Rick
Me too!
And me. Was driving home from work early in the morning. As soon as I heard the news begin and headline with "The musician David Bowie..." I went all cold. Didn't discover Stevie until way after his passing, but listen to him almost daily.
I'm still screwed up over Phillip Seymour Hoffman, man! Don't get me started with Prince, Tom Petty, and Walter Becker.
Man, 2016 was a bastard. It took so many good people :(
Exactly! It is hard to lose those who inspire and bring a sense of awe.
Everybody go check out Stevie Ray Vaughn’s version of Jimi Hendrix’s “little Wing”
It’s without vocals but somehow the emotion.. it’s all there
SRV was a hammer, but all his licks, lines, touch, direction, come from one, only one source, and we all know who that was.
Albert King influenced him as much as anyone.
I swear, every time someone does a video on David Bowie I lean about another way in which he touched the music world & affected the larger popular culture by extension. I think it will be a generation before his entire influence is finally understood to any real degree. It truly is a privilege to have been alive on this earth at the same time as David Bowie.
Wonderful lesson. I actually read that Bowie said that before Stevie Ray did the Solo he said "This one's for Albert (king)" and you can really hear his influence in that amazing solo. RIP both of those geniuses!
That ending was powerful. Both Bowie and SRV were truly phenomenal.
Let me say that with my own, of a non-English native, words, I think you'll get the idea. Your emotion when you start mentioning SRV his passing away is SO strong, palpable and communicative. Wow. Almost took tears out of my eyes, man. It's almost like the emotional flow stopped you from keeping analyzing the song. What a tragedy that was. I loved SRV and David so much. Thank you for that, Mr. Rick Beato.
One of the greatest songs and recordings of this past century. RiP David RIP Stevie.
This is one of Rick's best episodes! The references to Bob Clearmountain are worth the price of admission.
The sky is crying.
There's so much content in these videos it hurts!
What I really like about RB is that he takes an original composition and in many cases, breaks it all down sometimes better than the musicians who created the original version. And in a language that sometimes gets technical, but with repeat play and a little research, makes us all become much better musicians because he is sharing HIS knowledge with us so that we can learn and hopefully share with others. We used to call my brother Dr. Rock because he knew every fact about a band or musician that we were listening to at the time. But Rick really is the ultimate Professor of Jazz, Blues & Rock who makes it really easy to learn and more importantly appreciate "What Makes This Song Great". Thank You!!!
SRV and Bowie were the only two artists whose deaths literally brought me to tears, and still do. I
missed seeing SRV in concert just a couple of weeks before his death. It was a true gut punch.
Weird thing is that I'd never really thought of myself as a huge Bowie fan, but there I was sitting in traffic practically blubbering.
I got to see SRV twice, and had tickets for the first European show after he died. I literally couldn't go in to work when I heard that he'd died.
There was some upside to it, though. Instead of taking the refund, I got to go to the very last show at the T&C Club. Blues Band on stage for something like 3 to 4 hours.
But SRV has to classify as the highlight of my life of going to, and working at, gigs. First gigs I went to were the likes of The Police in 77? 78? and took in pretty much every major performing band that performed in Europe until 95, and I can't think of a better gig that I saw.
It took me a long time to process that SRV was gone. I could not truly believe it for several weeks. The fact that Bowie kept his illness a secret also was a shock. My very favorite artist died without warning. I was fortunate to share this planet with him while he was alive and see him perform a few times.
David Bowie's death came right after my mother's. 2016 was just a horrible year. I was taking driving lessons when I heard of SRV's death. I had to pull over and it was a long while before I could see to start driving again. How did I not know they did this song together? Thanks, Rick. Got me right in the gut with this episode.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. This was pure genius, nothing on main stream radio plays anything nearly as good today.
Love this song. This and China Girl drew me to David for a period of time.
Saw SRV live three times... first time opening for The Police, in Honolulu. I walked straight up to the stage and looking up, I could see Stevie's sweat dripping down his chin as he was just ripping on his Strat... oh what a memory!
When you took a minute to talk about SRV, at first I thought, “who doesn’t know about Stevie?”. But then I thought, if you just found out about him, lucky you. You have all this great new blues guitar to discover. Thanks for another great video Rick.
Amen. And even though SRV didn't tour with Bowie and the relationship went sour, it gave Stevie crucial exposure which led to great things. Stevie remains my absolutely favorite guitarist of all time and I miss him dearly.
Yes, a lot of "fans of the first hour" ridicule people who find out later, but nobody knows everything. And as we can see on Rick's channel it is so much more exciting to share music with people and get them interested and excited than ridiculing them.
@@TheNinnyfee I was lucky enough to see SRV play twice in the eighties. One of the times I had to see him open for the Moody Blues who I really don't like. Stevie was fast burning candle. Amazing guitarist.
@@jensfranck4125 Yep, He was burning that candle from both ends. A shooting superstar musical soul, who had to live the life he was given at 100 MPH. Passing away gently, just wouldn't have been S R V, screaming back to earth in a out of control flight, knowing the impact was rising to greet him, as in high-speed dirt, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The equation: Legendary, like S R V himself. Rest In Peace Wild Child.
Mr Beatto, greetings from germany - I love your WMTSG videos. It's just great to see you "unboxing" these songs and showing in detail the joy and wonders of people making real good music. In this case, thank you especially for the information that Manu Katché and Stevie Ray Vaughn played on this fantastic song, two of my absolute favorite musicians I just can't stop admiring. Please keep spreading your enthusiasm for music, it's a great pleasure to watch you!
Why was the music of the 60's, 70's, and early 80's so original? I guess I'm just crazed.
Because nothing had been done yet and the synthesizer only came around the 80's. Now everything has been done
You can't deny David surrounded himself with quality artists.
As Rick went through the musicians involved, I was like "wow, I never knew .... played on this record"
When I first got turntables, I got a bunch of records from my sister and Bro in law. This was one. I must've listened to this song a hundred times. I turned all my friends on to Bowie after that. A truly great tune
When you said, "here's a little clip of Stevie..." I immediately thought of the "Voodoo Chile" video and BAM! You played it.
I've binge-watched most of your "What Makes This Song" videos and enjoyed your insights, music clips and playing. I meant to write this in an earlier video I'd watched but the SRV clip forced my hand to the keyboard to write this.
Cheers!
One of my favourite songs of all time! People go on about Ziggy this and Ziggy that, but this is really where Bowie peaked! Just a phenomenal period!
Agreed, his 80s stuff is the pinnacle for me
idk id say Low is where he peaked
Station to Station & Low
I'm not really a huge David Bowie fan but have always enjoyed listening to him. But this song pulled apart like this? Wow. I have heard this tune hundreds of times and had no idea how complex it was. Composition and production. Excellent! ( of course in the 80's I was into Glam Rock ;)
Likewise. I've listened to jazz guitar for 30 years and "Let's Dance" hundreds of times, and I never made the connection between those chords and jazz. Clear as a bell when Rick spells it out. While this song isn't quite as harmonically tricky as say Steely Dan, I definitely have a new appreciation for how many subtle touches it contains (harmonic and otherwise). I love Rick's sly comment "Everything is played", which if you read between the lines, is saying 'this track has none of that computer sequenced bs that passes for session work these days'. I never knew it was Omar Hakim on this track. Music nerds will know him as the drummer for Miles Davis and Sting in the mid-1980s, and a session player for many others including John Scofield and...as I now know, David Bowie. I wish Nile Rodgers had worked his magic one more time with Bowie. None of the later 1980s Lps have a track that can touch this.
Of course you said it more eloquently ;) lol
Jesus O'Nazareth You should check out Black Tie White Noise (1993). It was also co-produced by Bowie/Rodgers and is argually better.
bowies music grows on you.
Stevie Ray is one of my favorite guitar players. I was a kid when "Let's Dance" came out. I worked for my dad's DJ company then spent 5 years at Tower Records, so I really am passionate about SRV.
Anyway-I was listening to this song about 20 years ago and when the solo came on, I knew it was Stevie Ray by tone-dead on.
Jackson Browne was also at Montreaux in 1982 and gave Stevie three days of studio time. That became the basis for Stevie Ray's album "Texas Flood."
I can pick Stevie's playing out of a crowded mall with tons of various music coming from shops and people's phones and lots of talking and yelling and car noise... I can hear it through all of that, every time, find the source of it and confirm his music is playing. Every time. I knew it "dead on" like you said when I first heard this album too, I just knew it was him. It's funny, because when I was a very young child I remember hearing this guitar tone every once in awhile and it just touched my soul, even as a kid... this profound thing... I didn't know who or what it was, but all these years later I'm convinced it was him. There was something magical about that man.
As a Texan, I was always VERY aware of the genius and contribution SRV brought to the Blues genre - TY for acknowledging his collaboration with Bowie. So interesting :}
1st of all...Thank you for covering Bowie.
2nd of all...thank you for covering Bowie. Hah!
Have to admit that I am not very objective when it comes to David.
Still become very sad when I dwell on the fact that he is gone.
I am with you on that Bruce!
I am with you guys Bruce and Gerard !!
Me too. It’s hard to stop crying about Bowie once I start.
Be thankful that we were alive when he was. Had we lived before he was born we would never have known his art. Had we been born after his death he would just be this distant legend. Fortunately we were able to see him live and experience his artistic expression and metamorphosis.
Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.
Well done, wow what a voice Bowie had. Nice shoutout to Stevie. 😢
Niles Rodger's brother, Bernard Edwards, played bass on this track, unaccredited.
I'm so lucky to have a great musician and spirit like Rick to walk me through these great songs. I'll never forget the first time I heard SRV. Or David B for that matter.
Stevie died on the morning of my first day in college. And his helicopter crashed about 25 minutes from where I grew up in Wisconsin, at Alpine Valley (I had just moved to Texas a year earlier). The entire day, I was in this haze. It didn’t seem possible that he was gone.
I listen to his playing here, the vitality just springing from his Strat. That unmistakable vibrato, and those sick string bends.
Yet another reason to love David Bowie, for introducing the world to Stevie Ray. It’s possible that he’d have still made it big, and we’d all be celebrating him. But his career was so comparatively short. I like to think that we got so much more from Stevie because David had that vision early in.
Two giants who greatly enriched my life with their artistry and passion. God bless David and Stevie.
not sure why Universal won't let you do more of these. literally just bought this song because I don't have it and it's so good! they are doing music a disservice.
The Thin White Duke was a MAGICIAN
Wow Rick. This must take HOURS to put together a video like this. Thanks for going to the effort. It makes these songs so much more enjoyable knowing the musical secrets that lie within!
I can still remember the first time I heard this song. It was when I first saw the video. I was literally stopped in my tracks, mesmerized. I couldn’t move until the song was over. I’d never heard anything like it. There was just so much going on. So much talent involved in the making of this song. Absolutely phenomenal!!!
Nearly in tears watching that Rick, a triumph for music and mankind Bowie was, never knew SRV played that solo. Fantastic breakdown Rick.
I only wish you had continued your analysis to include the horn battle at the end that was left out of the radio edit. The jam just gets better as the recording goes on.
Thank you for choosing this song and discussing it so thoroughly.
I’ve always wanted to have someone take this song apart because it was a once in a generation magical collaboration.
Saw Stevie Ray live 1985 in an outdoor concert in Austin. Magic!!
“I know some of you have never heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan”. Yes, the same trolls who downvoted this video.
Rick, I have listened to music my whole life, played violin as a kid, and picked up guitar in middle age. I know next to nothing about music theory but love watching you break down these songs. Thanks!
You finished by bringing tears to my eyes.
Yo, Rick! Great video!!! Although I can't carry a tune or play an instrument, I've always been able to pick out the "subtleties" in music, much to the suprise and amusement of my musical friends!!! I also like to listen to the song right after I watch your videos. What you do makes the song's sound a little "richer", more fun to listen to, and much more appreciative of the talent poured into the effort!! I grew up on Bowie, and have been a SRV fan for years. R.I.P., Brothers.😔 And Rick, PLEASE keep doing what you're doing!!!🎸🎶🥁🎷🎹 🎵
I'm drawn to these videos because my Uncle's Dad in California used to be a pro bass player, and he would break down music like a musician, rather than a listener.
‘Pro’ as in prostitute? If so I’m confused, why would you boast about it?
I think Bowie definitely got into jazz in his later years. His last work, Blackstar, had a modern jazz band headed by sax player Donny McCaslin. The drumming was by Mark Guiliana, one of the great modern drummers.
I've just started looking at Blackstar more, and particularly the jazz band involved. There's so much going on in that album, and they're very talented musicians all around.
Christianice, That's one wild tune. Thanks
He was into jazz since he was a kid. If I remember right, the saxophone was the first instrument he learned to play. Bowie just had his finger on the pulse of great music of the now.
Yes that's right, he did start on saxophone before moving to guitar
The musicians are incredible on Blackstar, killer representation of the NYC jazz scene. My friend worked on that record and told me how the entire environment felt sacrosanct, there was a real sense of the importance of the record and material. That record continues to reveal layers. Bowie was on another level
Bowie and SRV. An unlikely pairing (to me at least) but how well it worked. Greatly missed.
This is one of those songs where the video is also iconic - so awesome
The first concert I went to and was old enough to remember was this one. This song , this album brings to mind so many great memories of places and people that I miss more than one could think possible. Close my eyes, listen to Bowie and it's like my dad is sitting beside me again , smiling because we both love Bowie.
10:29 Yep, one of my favourite vocal moments in all of music. Miss you, David...
I know I'm late to the game with this one but just had to say "I LOVE IT!"
Love this record, and didn’t even know that was srv on this track. It made me love this song even more lol
Superb song, probably my favourite Bowie song ever.
Brings back memories of teaching in the Punjab in 1983. I had been the only Westerner in the township, recently joined by a Brit who had a copy of the album. We would listen in the evening after eating the school supper of panir, beans and kheer.
Maybe Rick is the most respected man in the world ❤🙏🏼🦴✌🏼
Always knew Omar Hakim’s drumming on this was special, he can really groove.
Omar did NOT play drums on this track , it Was Tony Thompson !!!
I had the privilege of attending high school with Omar Hakim at the high school of music and art in NYC. I was an art student, but frequently passed Omar in the hall. He was always friendly, and known to be talented. He is beloved by our class. Overlapped with Marcus Miller and Kenny Washington.
@@justinbeech2681According to the internet it was Omar Hakim. ✌️
Had no idea SRV was on this song. Thanks again, Rick.
BlackDogsMatter He's on the whole album. The solos in Cat People are a prime example. His tone cuts through the mix any chance it gets.
Иван Протопопов yeah his guitar voicing is unmistakable. I've never been very into Bowie but I definitely feel shame for not recognizing SRV while hearing this song.
I believe SRV was actually booed during his set at the festival. Luckily, David Bowie saw the talent in Stevie, never mind the crowd.
All this time I thought it was Nile playing it.
Sa I think Nile is playing the rhythm parts.
Niles Rodgers and Bernard Edwards's group Chic used to be a Jazz outfit before they went to the prominent Black music at the time (which was called Disco), so it's not surprising that in the '80s when Let's Dance was made and Rodgers being the producer that this happened.
Im in an 80s cover band. Mostly new wave type stuff. But anytime I get a new song to learn (i play bass and keybass) I come to your page to really "learn" the song, before I learn the song. Its actually very helpful because its sort of the reverse approach to the "normal" way of learning a song. Anyway, thats why I'm here. I just got assigned to learn this song last night!
Omar Hakim is incredible here, as always, keeping it simple and tight. His discography entry on Wikipedia is just unbelievable! Pretty much like his drumming in that Daft Punk classic "Giorgio by Moroder". (best song of the album, if you ask me)
Sooo Good!! Stevie Ray and Double trouble live at the el mocambo
was AMAZING
Although most of this discussion is way above my head, this is one of the greatest songs ever. Also: SRV, rest in glory...
I'll never forget this song when we were out at the clubs dancing. It came on so strong and it just forced you to get up and move. But then the chorus would come along and the bottom would just drop out ("and if you say run..."). You could look around and no one would know what to do with this, dance-wise. It felt weird. A lot of people would just stop dancing...until the "let's dance" started up again.
Great job Rick. You tore this song down to its essence.Every instrument and every note and phrase was isolated and magnified. So much going on in this song that I overlooked for the past 40 years. Nile Rodgers deserves huge credit for taking what minimal chord changes Bowie presented to him as an accoustic guitar song, and building it up into what it became in the recording room.