David Bowie & Stevie Ray Vaughan - Let's dance

[zombieman7771]

ive never heard this version before badd ass rip srv

[fayecollinsmcbride]

Stevie's solo is the only part of this song that doesn't BLOW!!!!!

[MordecaiKart64]

damn stevie slayed this shit

[Jesrama1]

@curlys8up Bowie didn't help Stevie in any way. The fact that he played on Bowie's album draw attention after Stevie's debut album was released to great acclaim. The man that really helped Stevie was Jackson Browne

[curlys8up]

@Jesrama1

Yep. Jackson Browne's  equipment & studio time was much more valuable!!!

[curlys8up]

@Jesrama1

Not to mention the full faith and judgement of John Hammond. Things were definitly starting to desevedly "POP" for Stevie & the boys!!!

Man - what we have missed because of that 'copter crash...

[konnknnee]

i heard srv was upset bc bowie took credit for his music...he pretended srv music was his own

[DexterHaven49]

When SRV was on Arsenio Hall's TV show in the 90's, the first thing he mentioned was, "You played guitar on Bowie's Let's Dance." SRV didn't smile, as I recall -- he just said yep and explained he had the authentic blues sound Bowie was looking for on it. Bowie helped out Frampton, his childhood friend, years later with a job, when Frampton was forgotten.

[bowie2too]

@DexterHaven49

...as he did with Iggy Pop...

[jam1433]

If you watch the end of the video you'll see Bowie doing an air guitar over Stevie's solo. I read that the first time Stevie saw the video he was so pissed that he decided to drop out of Bowie's tour

[rwdgc]

rest in peace STEVIE RAY VAUGHN!!

[swinskey]

SRV parted ways with Bowie, asue Bowie was only going to pay him a sideman's salary of $300 per show..

[badmuddy]

great guitar players are a dime a dozen, & if you REALLY wanna get down to it, srv was a very good jimi/albert king clone, whereas bowie was an artist & a songwriter, a VERY good & ORIGINAL one, & they're a MUCH rarer breed. & without him, NO ONE would have ever heard of srv, 'cause stevie certainly wasn't much to write home about in the songwriting dept. have a little perspective...

[CletusColtrane]

@badmuddy

Are you completely high....SRV was an excellent songwriter, maybe not your cup of tea, but he was a great songwriter....Dope

[CletusColtrane]

@badmuddy

You know nothing about the blues, that's the point, stick to your glam rock crap......Go listen to Mott the Hoople or something, Bowie, lol......fruit

[CletusColtrane]

@CletusColtrane

And don't forget SRV actually is a musican, he plays an insturment, writes, and sings. You obviously aren't any type of musician. You can't compare a non-musician to a musician, well you can, because you are clueless, lol

[Jesrama1]

@badmuddy I was born too late to witness the “groundbreaking artistry” of Ziggy Stardust and when I watch his stage escapades now I find them entertaining. But that image couldn’t last forever, could it? It got worn out. So Bowie indulged in pop. Stevie's Blues on the other hand is eternal. No need of groundbreaking changes. Just virtuoso technique, truckloads of passion and commitment, magic to the point of hypnotic presence and there it is, the "vaughanesque” Blues scene; even 21 years later

[shagoobee]

I never knew Stevie played with Bowie.

Damn, what a perfect dichotomy.

[jembone]

Sick ass solo by SRV!!!!

[ksexton531]

this jams compared to what they play on the radio

[thetarstarkas]

SRV belittling himself by doing this crap?!!? Sorry SRV but you were way to good for this shit!

[endrizo]

wow this is amazing pal thanks

[keeponroll]

@endrizo

Hey man , thanks D Bowie to let people know steevie faster than it should have been ....

And that crap , as you call it , sold millions ... Don't spit into the soup ...

[endrizo]

@keeponroll hey pal aim right at your target haha you meant to answer "thetarstarkas" not me,I am with you haha see you. SRV rules.

[LivinWorstNightmare]

I don't blame SRV for not touring with him. Bowie was the master in the 70's, the majority of his catalog up to Let's Dance is when he started to slide off. Without SRV, Let's Dance would have sucked

[guitarfrody]

I`m very happy that Stevie Ray Vaughan turn down David Bowie`s offer to tour with him.

Stevie would only get 200 dollars pr show during the tour.

David Bowie was pissed tho lol.

[gva0917]

I had to check this out simply because the original David Bowie 80s, Let's Dance, was an absolute favorite of mine. I ALWAYS requested it in the clubs. Not that I had to as there was no doubt that song would definitely be on any DJs roster. Honestly, I still 'gotta go with the original being the Best!!! An original is oftentimes difficult to surpass. Thanks for the post.

[twiztiDchevy]

this song blows until about 3:43

[bgreen1995]

@twiztiDchevy i know like bowie tries to sing in the middle of his solo and its like dude wtf

[leonakita]

@twiztiDchevy your mama blows sooner!

[featherston16]

@twiztiDchevy -youblow all the time -who do you think you are?

[twiztiDchevy]

@featherston16 blow me.

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@twiztiDchevy This song rocks.

[twiztiDchevy]

@GoodGuitarSolos i respect your opinion lol

[secondhouseontheleft]

Ironic, Stevie reused to dance on the video, Let's Dance.

[northvilletunnels]

@secondhouseontheleft He took the paycheck though. Sell Out.

[Vogelsong1]

@northvilletunnels and what paycheck would you be referring too. If you mean for recording, it's nothing him and plenty of other legends havn't done. However when it came time to tour, bowie said he couldn't talk about his music, and Stevie told him to go find another guitar player.

[garbeaj]

Is this a rehearsal for the tour or was this a studio run-through for the recording?

[rallyivan1234]

@garbeaj A pass you by ;-D

[garbeaj]

@rallyivan1234 What does this mean?!

[rallyivan1234]

@garbeaj Forgiveness is the damn translator

[garbeaj]

@rallyivan1234 Huh?!

[rallyivan1234]

@garbeaj It was a pre-tour test

[garbeaj]

@rallyivan1234 Thank you! I guess this is the famous rehearsals in Dallas....

[rallyivan1234]

@garbeaj Yes Please thumbs up!