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Let's Dance

Artist: David Bowie

Album: Montreal 1983

Generally appropriate content
Generally appropriate content

Minimum age: All ages

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Detailed Analysis

These are the lyrics to David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' (1983), a classic pop/rock song with clean, straightforward content. The lyrics center on dancing, togetherness, and romantic devotion. There is no explicit language, profanity, or sexual content. The romantic imagery is gentle and emotional — phrases like 'tremble like a flower' and 'tear my heart in two' convey deep affection rather than anything sexual or suggestive. There are no references to drugs, alcohol, or violence. The themes of fear of loss ('for fear tonight is all') add a touch of emotional depth and mild melancholy, but nothing inappropriate for younger listeners. The closing lines ('not really, that's it, got it') appear to be studio outtake banter and add no concerning content. This song is broadly appropriate for all ages.

Themes
dancing
romance
togetherness
emotional devotion
love
mild melancholy
longing

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Lyrics

Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Put on your red shoes and dance the blues Let's dance To the song they're playin' on the radio Let's sway While color lights up your face Let's sway Sway through the crowd to an empty space If you say run I'll run with you If you say hide We'll hide Because my love for you Would tear my heart in two If you should fall into my arms And tremble like a flower Let's dance Let's dance For fear your grace should fall Let's dance For fear tonight is all If you say run I'll run with you And if you say hide We'll hide Because my love for you Would tear my heart in two If you should fall into my arms And tremble like a flower Let's dance You could look into my eyes Let's dance Let's dance Let's sway Let's sway Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Under the moonlight Let's dance Under the moonlight This serious moonlight Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Let's dance Let's sway Let's sway Let's sway Let's sway Let's dance Put on your red shoes and dance the blues Let's dance To the song they're playing on the radio Let's sway While the color lights up your face Let's sway Sway through the crowd to an empty space Let's dance Fear that your grace should fall Let's dance For fear tonight is all, is all, is all, is all Let's dance Yeah, not really That's, that's it That's, that's it Got it haha Got it


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Analysis performed on June 15, 2026
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