Demo version of Let’s Dance released on David Bowie’s 71st birthday

A demo version of David Bowie‘s 1983 smash hit Let’s Dance has been unveiled to the public for the first time.

Released to mark what would have been Bowie’s 71st birthday, the track has been given a fresh lick of paint by its original producer Nile Rodgers and Russell Graham at the Le Crib Studios in Westport, Connecticut.

“I’ve been blessed with a wonderful career but my creative partnership with David Bowie ranks very, very, very high on the list of my most important and rewarding collaborations,” Rodgers says.

“This demo gives you, the fans, a bird’s eye view of the very start of it! I woke up on my first morning in Montreux with David peering over me. He had an acoustic guitar in his hands and exclaimed, ‘Nile, darling, I think this is a HIT!’.”

“The time we spent mixing it just before Christmas was full of tears as it felt like David was in the room with us. Happy Birthday David, I love you and we all miss you!”