More than remember Donna Summer, she was an influence on me and the music I love – from the seminal I Feel Love onwards, to helping create Blue Monday with that drum line (nicked off a Donna remix) and kickstarting Moroder’s career into the stratosphere. RIP Donna.
And we have to play out with the Patrick Cowley megamix of I Feel Love – a song which is not only the best disco song of all time (only Chic probably comes close) but also changed everyone’s attitude to electronics. Before I Feel Love they were seen as a novelty, even Kraftwerk were seen as a novelty band somewhat, or esoteric and not for the dancefloor. But then I Feel Love landed from outer space (well Moroder’s studio anyways – looks like a starship!) and suddenly the likes of Human League, Gary Numan and members of New Order were taking electronic music seriously, as something you could have hits with, and also get the dancefloor moving. The rest is history.
Apparently Giorgio hated this mix – sad, because Patrick Cowley was a fellow genius in the synth department too, if with less gear/backing. RIP Patrick.
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