Donna Summer - Died aged 63

RachaelVO

Saddened to hear about the death of Donna Summer today. May she RIP.

Some of her music was cheesy pop, but she was the ultimate Queen of disco, and she paved the way for many of our modern day pop 'icons' (I use that term a bit loosely).

Like her or dislike her music her death is a bit of a loss to pop!

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/05/donna-summer-dies-after-cancer-battle-/1#.T7UlYegth8Y

We should all get up and do a dance in her honor.

TMZ reports that the Queen of Disco - Donna Summer - died this morning in Florida at age 63 following a battle with breast cancer.

Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the '70s with iconic hits including Last Dance, Hot Stuff and Bad Girls.

She is survived by her husband, three daughters, and four grandchildren.

Fr_Dougal

Heard it on the radio.

RIP

summerskin

RachaelVO wrote: »

Saddened to hear about the death of Donna Summer today. May she RIP.

Some of her music was cheesy pop, but she was the ultimate Queen of disco, and she paved the way for many of our moder day pop 'icons' (I use that term a bit loosely).

Like her or dislike her music her death is a bit of a loss to pop!

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/05/donna-summer-dies-after-cancer-battle-/1#.T7UlYegth8Y

We should all get up and do a dance in her honor.

TMZ reports that the Queen of Disco - Donna Summer - died this morning in Florida at age 63 following a battle with breast cancer.

Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the '70s with iconic hits including Last Dance, Hot Stuff and Bad Girls.

She is survived by her husband, three daughters, and four grandchildren.

I will survive?? Nope.

RIP though, seemed a nice enough woman even if her songs are sung by fat drunk girls every time they see a karaoke machine, ruining many a night out.

hairyprincess

Ah, she was only young. God love her.

RIP

RachaelVO

summerskin wrote: »

I will survive?? Nope.

RIP though, seemed a nice enough woman even if her songs are sung by fat drunk girls every time they see a karaoke machine, ruining many a night out.

You not thinking of Gloria Gaynor there?

summerskin

RachaelVO wrote: »

summerskin wrote: »

I will survive?? Nope.

RIP though, seemed a nice enough woman even if her songs are sung by fat drunk girls every time they see a karaoke machine, ruining many a night out.

You not thinking of Gloria Gaynor there?

I am. Clearly I'm stupid. Oops.

saintsaltynuts

summerskin wrote: »

I am. Clearly I'm stupid. Oops.

With a name like summerskin i would of thought you were a fan!

The Radiator

RIP

fryup

all-time classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2q2bis6eLE

RIP

DEFTLEFTHAND

That's a shame, 63 isn't that old at all.

mike65

Ah passing of a glitter ball era.

It should be noted that Donna Summers contribution to I Feel Love is incredibly small. Its the genius of Giorgio Moroder

stovelid

I can feel the frantic energy of a thousand punsters trying and failing to unearth anything decent from her oeuvre. You can't do much with disco titles.

fryup

mike65 wrote: »

Ah passing of a glitter ball era.

It should be noted that Donna Summers contribution to I Feel Love is incredibly small. Its the genius of Giorgio Moroder

wha she sang it ffs

Little Miss Lady

RIP Donna.
I thought she was great, from Last Dance, MacArthur Park to the cheesy This Time I know It's for Real.

Terribly sad and too young

Run_to_da_hills

Probably the first electronic techno artist

Away ahead of her time. .

RIP.

mike65

fryup wrote: »

wha she sang it ffs

Well any number of singers could have done the job, that's not to criticise her performance but in producer-led disco music the vocalist always comes a poor second.

iamstop

RIP.

Another funk/disco legend gone. Their music will always live on.

fryup

mike65 wrote: »

Well any number of singers could have done the job, that's not to criticise her performance but in producer-led disco music the vocalist always comes a poor second.

a poor second? its the singer who gets all the attention...and to say she played an "incredibly small part" in that song is unfair i think

Tesco Massacre

She works hard for the money de-de-de-de
So hard for it, honey de-de-de-de
She works hard for the money
So you betta treat her riiiiiiiiight

efb

McArthur Park for the journey home RIP

Posy

RIP.

efb

2 songs on my iPhone:
Love's Unkind and She Worked Hard for the Money

mike65

fryup wrote: »

a poor second? its the singer who gets all the attention...and to say she played an "incredibly small part" in that song is unfair i think

The singer is the front man for the producer who is the actual creative talent.
Ask any real music people about I Feel Love and they'll talk about Moroder and his use of sequencing.

kleefarr

A great shame, quite young...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPlNrP9B2Zs

ChubbyRunner

Oh that is so young...I have many a happy memory dancing to her music as a teenager. Rest in peace Donna x

ongarboy

very sad to hear that, 63 is too young. RIP.

I have to dig out the old Endless Summer greatest hits CD when I get home and play it - what a great album of hit after hit!

"On the Radio" is my favourite!

The Radiator

rip

Cassidy28

RIP

Da Shins Kelly

RIP. 63 is so young.

I Feel Love is a classic, and her vocal on it is brilliant, whatever about this "singer being a poor second" rubbish. It's probably worth mentioning that Donna Summer had a hand in writing that song, so it's probably wrong to say that the producer was the only creative force behind it. Great song regardless.

To think of how this track has influenced a lot of contemporary pop...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gMpxZtKg8

bigar

Such a unique voice, an enormeous talent. Bad Girls is one of my all time favourite albums. Part of my youth died today.

Rented Mule

RachaelVO wrote: »

You not thinking of Gloria Gaynor there?

In all fairness, like there was a difference ?

First she was afraid....now she's petrified.

Ruralyoke

Hmmmm.

For a gay icon this "christian" had distinctly unchristian views about a whole load of her followers.

Never heard a good thing said about her TBH.

And yes, I feel love was all Giorgio.

RachaelVO

Ruralyoke wrote: »

Hmmmm.

For a gay icon this "christian" had distinctly unchristian views about a whole load of her followers.

Never heard a good thing said about her TBH.

And yes, I feel love was all Giorgio.

WOW, the woman died what can only be described as a horrible death, as all cancer victims do, she changed the face of pop music, whether you like that change or not is purely subjective, your post is a bit harsh all things considered!

As a side note, who cares if I Feel Love was all Giorgio, she was still part of it, and it's an iconic song... sheeeeesssshhhhhh :mad::mad:

fedor.2.

ongarboy wrote: »

very sad to hear that, 63 is too young. RIP.

I have to dig out the old Endless Summer greatest hits CD when I get home and play it - what a great album of hit after hit!

"On the Radio" is my favourite!

Since when?

efb

63 isn't too young to die????

Shryke

Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Marc Boland, these are people that I am sickened have passed away. People will care about Donna Summer being dead passionately for all of 1 day and promptly not give a crap just like I don't right now.

efb

Shryke wrote: »

Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Marc Boland, these are people that I am sickened have passed away. People will care about Donna Summer being dead passionately for all of 1 day and promptly not give a crap just like I don't right now.

To each his own

Zebra3

RachaelVO wrote: »

and she paved the way for many of our modern day pop 'icons'

Really? How so?

im invisible

stovelid wrote: »

I can feel the frantic energy of a thousand punsters trying and failing to unearth anything decent from her oeuvre. You can't do much with disco titles.

Spring Summer Fall,


thats all i've got

Shryke

efb wrote: »

To each his own

No, you're missing my point. Peoples hearts will bleed for all of 5 minutes before they forget all about her death and get back on with their lives. The artists I named and plenty of others tbh made real impact on people so much so that over time they have only gained more fans and become even bigger than they were alive. They've become legends and people actually feel for the artists they love.
Everyone just likes to get in how awful they think some random celebrity dying is and show some fake caring. It's silly.

And I apologize to the one actual Donna Summer fan that might read this and be genuinely upset.

J Cheever Loophole

Very sorry to hear this - a great talent.

Phil Oakey is on record as stating that the single I Feel Love had a huge influence on his career. Oakey, along with his mates Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were at the vanguard of electro-pop in the UK - music that would dominate for the best part of a decade and have influences far beyond.

That single was released over the Summer of 1977, whilst the Human League would not enjoy chart success for a couple of years thereafter. That makes Donna Summer, as an artist, well ahead of her time. May She Rest In Peace.

LH Pathe

RIP she paved the way for hooped earrings and the roide, pioneered prostitution in pop real copperface jacks material, good to see she got a mention on Irish news where for all his humanitarian work Yauch didn't. priorities.

Suryavarman

RIP

Big Nasty

I thought she was a pretty good artist. Sad to see her go. RIP Donna!

RachaelVO

Zebra3 wrote: »

Really? How so?

Yes really. Her music influenced a huge amount of 80's pop, which in its turn incluenced 90's and so on! She was very famous back in the 70's!

flyswatter

fryup wrote: »

all-time classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2q2bis6eLE

RIP

One of the most important songs in the history of music.

RIP.

Poor Uncle Tom

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1360

Book of Condolences forum, ftw...

Sir Oxman

Ruralyoke wrote: »

Hmmmm.

For a gay icon this "christian" had distinctly unchristian views about a whole load of her followers.

Never heard a good thing said about her TBH.

And yes, I feel love was all Giorgio.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/17/donna-summer-dies-of-cancer?newsfeed=true


Elton John released a statement calling for broader recognition for the singer.
"Her records sound as good today as they ever did," he said. "That she has never been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace especially when I see the second-rate talent that has been inducted. She is a great friend to me and to the Elton John Aids Foundation and I will miss her greatly."

RIP Donna Summer

LH Pathe

and she loved to feel. My surefire favourite has to be 'Working the midnight shift"

anyhow RIP, donna, roide in peace for you were a true working girl.. roll forward 40yr when were gettn all sentimental over rihanna's untimely death. Cos it just wasn't soon enough

Latchy

I was a fan. RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl-WirtDfac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RF5PQcymhw

Ruralyoke

RachaelVO wrote: »

WOW, the woman died what can only be described as a horrible death, as all cancer victims do, she changed the face of pop music, whether you like that change or not is purely subjective, your post is a bit harsh all things considered!

Never said I disliked her music. Or her for that matter - don't shoot the messenger.