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#109: Children of the Ricochet (Patreon)

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2019-02-12 06:04:37
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Let's Dance, an album that sounds like an apertura alla pop and, you know, is, but is also a good deal more subversive than its reputation.

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James Wood

Love your thoughts on all of this stuff and your knowledge of music (and everything else of course, you’ve been a great signpost for my Pynchon reading) and especially Bowie who I think was extremely tapped in to the Alchemical Index as I think you call it. I have a huge respect for artists like true ones like Chris Burden who Bowie did too. When you brought up Black music in the 80s I knew you had to mention Prince which you did of course. The reason I wrote this out is that I think Nile is of course the man (I hate that damn Get Lucky song though I cannot get on board with that) but I think Rick James with Mary Jane Girls and Prince with Vanity 6 and then even Phil Spector stuff is probably more pioneering. Like Chic is great and have iconic songs big time. I just don’t know that Nile was doing something massively different or new, although he was doing it damn well that’s for sure. His work with Bowie especially on Let’s Dance. I also could just be missing your point entirely so I’ll just say love what you’re doin.

John Moline

Glad you were finally able to get this recorded. Best wishes for you.

John Moline

One thing I remember from the 80s is that Zappa ridiculed the song "Let's Dance" in his song "Be in my Video"--Zappa makes sport of the line "Let's dance the blues." Because you know, the blues aren't something you *dance* man. I will leave it open whose music has better stood the test of time.

Brant

You sound a lot better than in the last few episodes, for whatever that is worth (probably not much). Regardless, great episode! Love your David Bowie stuff. If I had a million dollars I'd insist on paying you for a whole David Bowie analysis podcast series.

Matthew Fraser

It's interesting then that the video for Let's Dance was done in Carinda, an outback town. Out there, it's essentially 1950 still, and the colonial project of Australia itself is a white appropriation of black land. Even within Australia, you could argue that the coastal towns and cities function as a glossy 80s update to 50s racial attitudes, since that's where the sense of pride in our multiculturalism is strongest, and multiculturalism mostly functions as an excuse we have for why we aren't as completely fucking racist and colonial as we are. Makes sense now from your analysis why Bowie's choice was perfect

Jonathan Schultz

As I was of the perfect pre-teen age to enjoy the premiere and early years of MTV, Let's Dance was the first proper exposure I had to David Bowie. At the time I wasn't sophisticated enough to know what was 'really' going on in the lyrics, I could see that there was something incongruous with the images and music. I recall not being able to put my finger on what was going on with "China Girl" but I knew it wasn't the 'romance' being portrayed. Rewatching the China Girl & Let's Dance video reminds me of how much he fit perfectly into the style of bands like Duran Duran or ABC in that early MTV moment in time. Thanks for another great episode!

Ellie Voyyd ⚧️

fuck bowie the rapist PoS didnt do a single thing worth shit