It is good to work out with. That is about it. (or get blind drunk and dance to till you pass out, that was kind of fun in it's own way, what I remembered of it)
Also, I never really appreciated nor understood just what an amazingly gifted singer this woman was because I did not respect the music in my 20's. Now I am amazed what I listened to but did not HEAR. Her voice is amazing. I miss that Donna.
I remember "I Feel Love" when I was about 15, it was a massive success. My sister had it on a vinyl single, although it wasn't a live recording. I believe it was the first electronic dance record to hit Number One in the UK. This is the single version my sister bought:
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Hi Andy, that is why I posted the other video as well because this version of mine was not that "magical" and I am glad you offered up this better version.
Remember Mini Ripperton? She was another one who died so young and had this amazing voice. I think Donna Summer had that 5-octave range too like Mariah Carey also. That is a rare gift.
I always associate disco with the 1970s, although it was still very popular in 1980. The Odyssey one I posted in my answer was a big hit in 1980. After that, the disco hits tended to get cheesier and cheesier. For example, this one was released in 1979 but it flopped at first, then it was re-released in 1980 and it became a soaring hit. Remember this?
Believe it or not, it was written by the lead singer of 1970s band Mungo Jerry (of "In The Summertime" fame). What a difference 9 years made! Lol:)
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I remember "Love's Theme" (recorded by the Love Unlimited Orchestra) in the charts, ALF. It was written and produced by Barry White, who also had one of his own singles in the charts at the same time. For four weeks in a row (in February and March 1974), both were in the Top 20 simultaneously.
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My sister likes that one, WW. It's a cover version of a Bee Gees song, did you know? Their original version came out on the flipside of one of their hit singles ("Staying Alive"). My sister bought that when it was a hit as well.
I remember Kim Wilde releasing a version, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Her early hits "Kids In America" and "Chequered Love" were good songs, they had a fresh commercial sound and showed a promising start to her career, but after a few years her releases became increasingly naff and uninspired. Shame.
I never had any 78 RPM records myself, but one of my record-collecting friends has a lot of them. He's 12 years older than me so he remembers a lot of 1950s hits when they were in the charts, whereas I wasn't born until 1962. I was at the same record fair as the one where he bought an original 78 of this (a big hit in 1952):
And the one where he bought an original 78 of this (a big hit in 1950):
How times changed when rock 'n' roll arrived on the scene! Lol:)
I don't think I've heard that one before, WW. It wasn't a hit in the UK. Depending on when it was released, it's possible that it might have preceded the UK charts, which didn't start until November 1952. "Wheel Of Fortune" just missed out on being a chart smash in the UK, it was a US Number One that year (the charts began in the US much earlier). Kay Starr's last hit in the UK (a transatlantic Number One hit) was "Rock 'n' Roll Waltz", a song I find rather amusing. Lol:)
Kay Starr is apparently still alive at 94. She is one of the very few stars of the pre-rock 'n' roll era still alive today.
WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH 