"Let's Dance" David Bowie
"Let's Dance" David Bowie
About: Released in March 1983, “Let’s Dance” became the biggest selling single of David Bowie's career, topping the charts in numerous countries, including the UK and the US. The song's iconic music video, filmed in Australia, provided commentary on the treatment of Aboriginal Australians. The red shoes in the artwork represent the lyrics from the song and the theme of the video, where they were used to symbolise the clash between consumer capitalism and Aboriginal hardship. The artwork features a map of Australia in the background, where the video was filmed in small New South Wales town called Carinda. The red shoe prints in the artwork are also a nod to Andy Warhol who silkscreened very similar “Halston” shoes in the early 1980’s.
Details: Archival inks on 310 gsm cotton matt textured fine art paper from Hahnemuhle
Edition Size: 20 Hand signed and numbered by artist
Unframed: 50x50cm, 60x60cm or 70x70cm print with 5cm border
David Bowie - Let's Dance (Official Video)
Let’s Dance Lyrics:
Let's dance put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let's dance to the song
they're playin' on the radio
Let's sway
while color lights up your face
Let's sway
sway through the crowd to an empty space
If you say run, I'll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower
Let's dance for fear
your grace should fall
Let's dance for fear tonight is all
Let's sway you could look into my eyes
Let's sway under the moonlight,
this serious moonlight
If you say run, I'll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower
Let's dance put on your red shoes
and dance the blues
Let's dance to the song
they're playin' on the radio
Let's sway you could look into my eyes
Let's sway under the moonlight,
this serious moonlight
Written by: David Bowie