David Bowie is one of the most iconic musicians of all time and many fans are still wondering how some of his hit singles came to life. Recently, producer and legend Nile Rodgers reveals how one of his songs happened.
Speaking to the "Rolling Stone Music Now" podcast with host Brian Hiatt, the famed record producer shared the origin of "Let's Dance"
The musician noted that they were listening to different bands at the time then they head to Atlantic Records co-founder Jerry Wexler's house.
When they were hanging out at the place, Rodgers said the music executive had a copy of "Peter Gunn" on the turntable then Bowie said they should listen to it.
They listened to the record and the producer described the moment as "the funniest thing."
"It was like, instantly, we listened to the whole record - it wasn't just Peter Gunn, it was like TV themes, but the theme song to Peter Gunn went [sings melody]," he added. (via Audacy)
Fast forward to when they started working on "Let's Dance!" Rodgers said he remembered their listening session and it became a fond memory in his mind.
At first, they had no direction while producing the track, but they immediately found inspiration when the musician remembered their bonding.
Upon doing the Chart for the song, Rodgers said he remembered how Bowie was "diggin'" the track and he did exactly how the melody sounded like from "Peter Gunn."
Other Meaning of David Bowie's 'Let's Dance'
According to Song Facts, many fans believed the track is about dancing with a love interest, but Nile Rodgers previously revealed the deep meaning behind its lyrics.
He explained that when Bowie wrote the lyrics of the song, he was "talking about the fance that people do in life."
The musician added that it was about the "conceptual dance" of not being honest to other people, like pretending to be happy even though they're sad.
Since the song has "dance" in its title, he wanted the track to be upbeat for people to vibe to it.
In a previous interview, David Bowie said he wanted the song to have a "warmer" vibe and "more humanistic" than anything he produced before.
"Let's Dance" was released in 1983 and has become one of the late singer's most iconic songs of all time.
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