A fortieth anniversary restricted version white vinyl 12″ of the Dancing In The Avenue duet between David Bowie and Mick Jagger has been introduced.
Forty years in the past right now, Dwell Assist, the profit live performance organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to lift additional funds for aid of the famine in Ethiopia, was introduced. The present was held concurrently on Saturday, 13 July 1985, at Wembley and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. One of many day’s highlights was the shock duet of the Motown basic, Dancing In The Avenue, between David Bowie and Mick Jagger.
The video for the observe, which, just like the tune, had solely been recorded and filmed in 13 hours, solely 14 days earlier, was proven at 7 pm within the UK (2 pm in Philadelphia), simply earlier than Bowie took to the stage at Wembley Stadium. The one model of the tune was launched on 27 August, with all of the proceeds benefiting famine aid. It topped the UK Singles Chart for 4 weeks and reached No.7 in america on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart.
The video has been upgraded to excessive decision to have fun the anniversary utilizing the unique movie unfavorable. Watch beneath:
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Initially, the duo supposed to carry out the observe stay collectively on the day, with Bowie in London and Jagger in Philadelphia. Nevertheless, the satellite tv for pc hyperlink between the 2 nations would trigger a half-second delay. Because of this, the pair convened at Westside Studios in London on 29 June, the place Bowie was working with producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. The duo went straight from the studio to Spillers Millennium Mills within the East Finish to shoot the video with director David Mallet.
Talking concerning the tune and video on the time, Bowie stated: “We thought of it on a Thursday evening and we simply went by means of a bunch of outdated songs and thought that Dancing was one we each knew very effectively after which we went into the studio between 7 and 11 on Saturday evening after which we went over to the Docklands and shot the video for the remainder of the evening so we did the entire thing in 10 hours, it was nice.”
Dancing In The Avenue fortieth Anniversary White Vinyl
The restricted version white vinyl 12″ shall be launched on 29 August, two days after its fortieth anniversary. The discharge will characteristic the entire tune’s mixes for the primary time. Thirty per cent of the retail value from the sale of this single shall be donated to The Band Assist Charitable Belief.
SIDE A
Dancing In The Avenue (Clearmountain Combine) (3.11)
Dancing In The Avenue (Instrumental) (3.17)
Dancing In The Avenue (Steve Thompson Combine) (4.42)
SIDE B
Dancing In The Avenue (Edit) (3.24)
Dancing In The Avenue (Dub) (4.43)
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Featured picture credit score: Parlophone Data
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