"Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song
first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. It is
one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's
premier signature song.
A second hit version was done by Mick Jagger and
David Bowie as a duo in 1985, as part of the Live
Aid charity movement. The original plan was to perform
a track together live, with Bowie performing at
Wembley Stadium and Jagger at the JFK Stadium, until
it was realized that the satellite link-up would
cause a half-second delay that would make this impossible
unless either Bowie or Jagger mimed their contribution,
something neither artist was willing to do...