David Bowie hit song chosen for King’s official Coronation playlist | Music | Entertainment

The playlist of 27 songs has been hand-selected on behalf of His Majesty by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and includes plenty of classic acts like Queen, The Beatles and Sir Tom Jones among the newer ones. And included among them as the fourth track on the Spotify playlist is Bowie’s Let’s Dance – 2018 Remaster.

The title track from the 1983 album of the same name was the biggest-selling single of the star’s entire career, topping the charts around the world including in the UK and US. On the lyrics, the late singer said: “It’s ostensibly a dance song, but there’s a particular type of desperation and poignancy about it.”

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