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Donna Summer Has Died

 
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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 4:40 pm    Post subject: Donna Summer Has Died Reply with quote

The queen of disco Donna Summer has died at the age of 63.
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Her track 'I Feel Love' was a classic and very risque and groundbreaking for its time

I'm not a huge disco fan but in that genre of music she was one of the best - sadly like many others mentioned on here recently she passed away far too young Sad
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had no idea she was so ill. Yes her voice was fantastic, and in 1977 with I Feel Love she and her record producers changed disco, with the totally synthised backing which must have influenced techno genre music - it's one of those 'timeless' pieces of music!
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very sad. I was no disco lover but did like her music. Her double album Once Upon A Time was excellent.
This may be sacrilege but I also liked her version of MacArthur Park.
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I liked her Stock/Aitken/Waterman stuff, although she kind of ruined that comeback with her "all gays are going to Hell" statements.
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Reading some tributes I was directed to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01gpp3WyeP0

not sure what to make of it yet
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John W wrote:
I had no idea she was so ill. Yes her voice was fantastic, and in 1977 with I Feel Love she and her record producers changed disco, with the totally synthised backing which must have influenced techno genre music - it's one of those 'timeless' pieces of music!


I'm devastated. I thought she was singing "I feel rough". I could relate to that some mornings.
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John W wrote:
Reading some tributes I was directed to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01gpp3WyeP0

not sure what to make of it yet


What to make of what?
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SantaFefan wrote:

What to make of what?


That's what I was wondering.
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