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David Bowie – Modern Love (3:58)

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“Modern Love” is a song written and recorded by David Bowie, and the first track on his album Let’s Dance. It was issued as the third single from the album in 1983.

Bowie has claimed the song is inspired by Little Richard, and it maintains the album’s theme of a struggle between God and man. Some commentators noted the similarities between the track and Elton John’s near-simultaneous hit “I’m Still Standing”, although both parties admitted the songs were recorded at roughly the same time with no knowledge of the other, and it seems to be just a coincidence.

By the time “Modern Love” was issued and edited as a single, Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour was underway. The track had become a popular encore on the tour, and Jim Yukich’s video for the song used footage of Bowie and his band performing the song from the 20 July 1983 concert in Philadelphia. A live version, recorded in Montreal on July 13, was on the B-side.

The single reached #2 in the UK, and #14 in America. It would be performed throughout the Serious Moonlight Tour, and feature in Bowie’s set at Live Aid, later continuing on the Glass Spider and Sound+Vision tours. A re-recording with Tina Turner was also featured on an ill-fated Pepsi commercial.
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  • freetofu

    KTV!

    last week

  • TenebrisInLux

    What .. happened to this track ..?

    13 days ago

  • grandfunk49

    SRV!!

    20 days ago

  • intenso5

    Lol how about you guys just download the song and scrobble it instead of complaining last.fm has the wrong one.

    24 days ago

  • hollyheer

    What the hell is this...

    last month

  • shellbyrne

    Come, on.....THERE'S NO SIGN OF LIFE

    last month

  • Klaryssah

    Amazing Song !!!

    last month

  • zombiegorennoir

    Wtf is this shit...

    last month

  • msippigirl

    Don't like this version !!! Where's the original recording???

    last month

  • iamrta

    WTF LAST.FM

    last month

  • loladiesel

    Where is the singing? :[

    March 2012

  • Joeyboots80

    Grrrrr. Put the actual song up here dammit!

    March 2012

  • maxlharris

    Makes me want to dance... and I don't even dance that much.

    March 2012

  • Anti-Pretty

    why karaoke? just piss poor last.fm

    February 2012

  • xXPyrophorusXx

    Not a huge fan of Let's Dance, but this is a pretty good cut.

    February 2012

  • Rory_Breaker_

    Najbolja pjesma na svijetu.

    February 2012

  • MusicLoverGirli

    The beginning always makes me think it's going to be Kenny Loggins' Footloose!

    January 2012

  • silvasonicsurfa

    .....reminds me of the era of video juke boxes......anyone remember them? or is it just me that's an old git?........(thanks)

    January 2012

  • WestEndIrish

    This version sucks

    January 2012

  • Riverstokes

    no religion....

    December 2011
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