May 21, 1983 –
David Bowie, with guitar work courtesy of Stevie Ray Vaughan reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with Let’s Dance, which stayed on top for one week.
On the surface, this song is about dancing with a lover, but according to Nile Rodgers, there’s a deeper meaning. He told Mojo: “When David wrote those lyrics, he was talking about the dance that people do in life; the conceptual dance of not being honest. He sings, ‘put on your red shoes and dance the blues.’ Like you’re pretending to be happy but you’re sad.“
The Haus of Dcaligari 