A belated R.I.P here now that the sun has gone down on here a few days ago. :(
― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Monday, 21 May 2012 07:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
local newspaper headline: "Donna Summer, 1948-2012 She earned the nickname the Queen of Disco with a string of dance hits, but the singer was always a rocker at heart."
Mirrored in current cnn.com headline:
Gibb's musical legacy not just disco
― how's life, Monday, 21 May 2012 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm a big fan of Spring Affair:
As used by Moodyman:
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 21 May 2012 13:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
When Rod Stewart and members of the Rolling Stones and Kiss go, I'm positive the obituaries will point out that although they were primarily thought of as rock stars, they also recorded popular disco songs.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 May 2012 13:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
i thought everyone loved disco
― flopson, Monday, 21 May 2012 16:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
I thought the people who hated disco had moved on to hating rap.
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Monday, 21 May 2012 16:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
On NPR this morning, they miscomprehended this admittedly badly-written press release, and said that Donna Summer had a huge hit in 1977 with "Rapper's Delight."
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 19:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
An interesting (nerdy) article on the making of "Love to love you baby" and "I feel love", incl. mic choices, using tape-as-sync, and an orgy
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct09/articles/classictracks_1009.htm
― poxen, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've read in the last week comments about Summer's lack of "technical" competence. How is this even a serious question for a multi-octave singer?
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
who the hell is saying that
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
Once in this very thread, I think.
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
SHOW YOURSELF
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'd put "Lack of technical competence" slightly above "fat" on a list of dumbest crits you could level at a pop musician
― poxen, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
this is a woman who scored a hit off a Bocelli opera piece in the late nineties.
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
It was sort of the height of the Andrea Bocelli craze tho.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
and he wasn't around to see it
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
You're too short for that gesture.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
The only time I've thought "huh" about Donna's singing was on "No more tears", mostly just cuz I could picture Babs getting cussy at her in the third person on some of the unison bits
― poxen, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Practice English past tense verbs with Donna Summer's "On the Radio"!
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/songs/various-artists/on-the-radio.html
― game of crones (La Lechera), Monday, 18 June 2012 17:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
irregular past tense verbs, that is
― game of crones (La Lechera), Monday, 18 June 2012 17:29 (1 year ago) Permalink