Tag Archives: lets-dance
Let’s Dance at 30
Stumbled on an excellent article from the perspective of this young girl at the time: Let’s Dance was a rather flippant song that basically made no sense, had no political connotation, and was only meant to be danced to, and … Continue reading
Lady Gaga
I read this story and it led me to a thought: Drawing inspiration from both dance-pop kingpins like Madonna and Michael Jackson and glam practitioners like Queen and David Bowie, the fabulously flamboyant Lady GaGa — checking into Elements nightclub … Continue reading
Elmer Fudd and the big pink bunny
It’s no secret Bowie often emulated other performers. Starting with his “Anthony Newley sound” in the 60′s, his “Plastic Soul” sound of the mid 70′s, his “Euro sound” of the late 70′s, and, the object of this post, his “romantic … Continue reading
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Stevie Ray Vaughn had been sort of lurking in the shadows of rock stardom. Everyone knew he was great, but he hadn’t had that breakthrough song to put him over the top. In 1982 or so, David saw Stevie doing … Continue reading