Donna Summer (Macarthur Park Live 1978)

[@mkster9859]

she makes the new singers look goofy, this lady was just pure talent

[@IAmJaguarPaw.ThisIsMyForest.]

They ARE goofy.......and she IS pure talent.

[@ZoeSimone]

That voice, that face, that body, that dress...! Perfection.

[@DjAlexiaTippell]

+Zoë Simone INDEED!!! Real Talent , Real Diva... ( No tongue out, twerking, nasty behaviours ) Just Voice, incredible music-cal arrangements orchestrated to perfection and lotta Glamour!

[@lastdays3148]

I totally agree no lady singer in the 21st Century can compared to my look alike Twin the lovely & Elegant RIP Donna Summer.

[@7thWardCreole]

That strings arrangement...

[@jibrell16]

a fox

[@spkanava]

1978

[@dogh8356]

People bad-mouth the disco era, but the 1970s were the best time of my life, and Donna Summer was a key part of it. Dance music still exists, it just isn't called disco anymore. Dancing all night in a virtual trance was addicting and an ecstatic feeling. And Ms. Summer had hit after hit, what a star.

[@JC-yy8iv]

The Disco Sucks movement really tarnished disco’s legacy, and that backlash was pure racism and homophobia. A bunch of white right-wing rock fans sick and tired of radio being dominated by Black and queer artists for half a decade, and it coincided with the beginning of the AIDS pandemic, at the time it was still being called “gay cancer,” a time during which homophobia returned with a vengeance, and lot of the social gains gay people had made since Stonewall in 1969 just evaporated. It’s such a shame that those haters in some ways were the ones who wrote disco’s epitaph.

[@thingfish000]

All politics aside, the new Beetlejuice film made me believe in disco again.

[@davidserrano730]

This is a F*^%ING ANTHEM . . . 100 years from now, this song will represent a Generation!

[@Chicagohitman000]

April 1978 Chicago mill run theatre and I was in the first row. wow then and wow today

[@arthurvanderham582]

Listening today Dec 15, 2023 all day long. So PROUD my name is Arthur. Thx Jimmy Webb

[@angelabailey8654]

Beautiful hands. The hands tell a lot - not the nails alone.

[@elizabethelliott3175]

Yes! She communicated with them so well.

[@spkanava]

1978

[@IAmJaguarPaw.ThisIsMyForest.]

Providence Civic Center, July 26th, 1981. No opening act. No additional singers. No chorus. (But why would you need 'em?) No accompanying dancers. (Thank God!) Only a few musicians with her. She ruled the stage, the evening. What a beautiful vision. Heavenly voice. She echoes, now, down through the decades. Thank you, Love. Sleep Well.

[@Jengirl92]

She was so incredibly talented, and had such expressiveness. She could have been actress!

[@rburrows7786]

I had the honor and privilege to meet her in 1978. The circumstances are unimportant, but I was a nobody, just a regular guy. She was one of the kindest, sweetest people I have ever met. Genuine. Broke my heart when I heard she was ill and then passed. She was one in a million ❤️

[@joecalhoun5303]

The best

[@jacknjill3000]

Thanks for sharing your meeting with Ms. Summer. I got free tickets to see her “She Works Hard For The Money in 83 near San Francisco. Incredible show and she gave us her all !!! RIP Donna Summer

[@eduardofukay]

Yes. I met Whitney Houston in the same circunstances. I was working in Rio de Janeiro and she was at the same hotel. Nice family and folks.

[@IAmJaguarPaw.ThisIsMyForest.]

She was.

[@mmofreno]

I met her in 77' , same feeling. I miss her....

[@lunnouxhinds8464]

You can never get tired of Donna Summer.

[@divalicious4888]

Aside from the gorgeous vocals, my favorite part of this whole thing is at the beginning. She goes "see i took something very precious and i.......*turns head* i dont think you understand...." and then tells us about how she sat her love out in the rain like a cake and it perished. Like that is the most diva moment for me rn.

[@wmpetroff2307]

Thank you for explaining that. I see it now.

[@petersmernoff9590]

Between that voice and those looks, young Donna Summer was probably the most dazzling lady in pop music history.

[@MatimoreAgain]

she made being an earthly Goddess look so effortlessly

[@alexbuildingblocksandjerom3454]

Oh my god, you took the words out of my mouth...I just commented on that earlier...She was definitely a goddess

[@judykoch5410]

I like the way she does this introduction with the delay talking the southern drawll voice and web she goes woovonto the song and she jiggle wiggles those lovely figure of hers and a dress with a slit that's nice she really groves movin web it goes into fast disco music and she grinned also

[@spkanava]

1978

[@josecarlosrodriguezsanchez5614]

Fine example of the best ever singer of the world in a class of her own Queen of Queen's!❤❤❤

[@josecarlosrodriguezsanchez5614]

Not match yet or what so ever!!!

[@spkanava]

1978

[@gribbitt77]

Now this is a singer! no singing aerobics or over doing the lyrics like some of today's so called "Divas". Donna Summer is the Queen and she is missed.

[@edwardkim2511]

Saw Donna Summer in Concert Honolulu, Hawaii 1979. I was blown awa away !

[@horaciorivero4553]

Her voice was a gift of god. Nobody will sing like her and like Barry White. They composed the soundtrack of the seventies.

[@7thWardCreole]

Horacio Rivero *disco soundtrack of the seventies. :)

[@Ethan-en2ij]

Don’t forget Nile Rodgers contributed a big chunk of the disco soundtrack of the 70s

[@MsJanetLouise]

@@Ethan-en2ij Le Freak :)

[@krystalherrand9122]

You’re right no one can compare

[@Kemet3.0]

@@7thWardCreole Once again, you guys are clueless. That was an era of Funk & Disco. Now, looking back for the non-beleivers that were so great music except for the Rick Dees trying to turn that era into a joke. In hindsight, with the orchestra sounds, you had so great music come out of that era. Rock only had a couple of groundbreaking songs that made an impact compared to funk and disco.

[@yotoro9485]

Over 50 covers of this song but Donna was the only one to get it to Number One & Grammy nominated. And now I understand why? Incredible performer

[@jamesfarina7247]

Sorry but that’s incorrect. Waylon Jennings actually won a Grammy in 1969 for his version of this

[@spkanava]

1978

[@cedofeito2358]

❤

[@safeinmyheart1]

I'm back here again in 2023. Donna was incredible! 💜

[@boosuedon]

My GOD that woman could sing! What a strong, controlled confident voice. Nobody could hold a note longer than Donna!

[@laural1784]

boosuedon , true..amazing voice!!

[@terrencewilliams2892]

The only that can, the great Melba Moore

[@rob-robi]

So true, she's like the perfect being :D

[@Ethan-en2ij]

Except a couple of people, like for example, Barbra Streisand held a note longer than her, but they’re both impressive and they’re both iconic

[@telacylindsey0211]

Whitney Houston can

[@_monamono_2382]

What a beautiful and talented woman!

[@tonyktown]

This was the first concert I attended as an adult..it was August of 1978. Myself, my girlfriend, and one of the greatest nights of then young life.

[@blancarosaramirez3521]

She's so perfect !!!

[@lynnclark6370]

the Goddess took a song that was once considered the worst song ever recorded and turned it into a number one hit with moves that no one can match in my opinion the very best entertainer and most beautiful person this would has ever known heaven knows when we lost her heaven gained an angel I miss you and love you Donna

[@RHsummer8]

The angle of her face and the mike with opening of mouth and closing her eyes as she belts out “oooh nooooooo” ???? Is a priceless shot of photography!!! She’s beautiful/Gorgeous and unique rare of beauty engulfed in sensuality!!!! Great talent!! What a loss 😢! Thank Donna Summer!!!

[@safeinmyheart1]

I know... such a loss. 😔

[@Gus33333]

Yes ! that Pic!!!!!!

[@malaysiamcbride578]

Gosh she is soooooo beautiful !

[@livinglife9207]

That audience got to witness her raw talent. Her voice, her beauty. Bravo 👏

[@debrapietrowski8229]

In my humble opinion, The Great “I AM that I AM” Yahweh surely created the epitome of a classical body of what HE saw as unadulterated Beauty in total form…. Donna Summer. Took my breath away every time I laid gaze upon her…

[@SuperBaiden]

This was way before my time, I learnt her music from my mother as a kid, this woman is still one of a kind, with unmatched talent and incredibly naturally beautiful

[@elizabethmohapi1265]

Undisputed Disco Queen 👑. She had pipes for years. Magical vocals, stage aura, fashionable, elegant and dance moves. 👌🏼❤️

[@jtwinny4105]

she’s so beautiful

[@Scavullo9]

IT GETS NO BETTER THAN DONNA SUMMER SHE WAS AND IS EVERYTHING A SUPERSTAR STAR SHOULD BE THAT FACE,THAT BODY,POISED,GLAMOUROUS & A VOICE THAT WAS OTHER WORLDLY. SHE MESMERIZED US JUST WITH A BEAUTIFUL AND THE 9TH WORLD WONDER THAT WAS HER VOICE

[@datetrax]

only once in one hundred years a voice like this is born. She took care of her gift till the end. Thank you, Donna

[@filipinobean]

I LOVE HER DRESS!

[@RR-je9fw]

Never went to a club without hearing your music. Miss you and those day's my dear.

[@musicmusic65]

The woman who gave dance music a voice and what a voice. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONNA, you are definitely the greatest

[@Pepiniuxx]

I was 8 years old back then. I remember I had a huge crush on her. Seeing this video makes me feel like the crush hasn't gone away ❤.❤

[@michaelangelotaylor8th]

So did I as a little kid, and I was even younger than 8 bc at the time... lol

[@ianreisramos]

What a beautiful and delicate woman she was, with an incredible voice!!! So much respect.

[@mikemathieson3700]

Man what a singer ...pitch perfect ...the tempo is of the charts and she just does it effortlessly..,go Donna

[@Deliriummary]

I’ve watched it more than 100 times and never get tired of it. ❤️

[@gwhk6616]

She was like the Dorothy Dandridge of the 70's in her hey day with the way she moved when she danced. rest in peace Mrs Summer. We ALL love YOU. I wish i could have been in the studio to watch her record this song back in the day

[@Thebikerboys2024]

Jimmy Webb : Iconic Song Writer who wrote this : Donna Summer : Iconic Disco Diva ......R.I.P. both Legends .....

[@MontanaMarriott]

And unlike many of today's singers, mama sounded EXACTLY like her records when she performed live. So happy I was able to see her multiple times.

[@actarusfleed6607]

Donna is a true SUPERSTAR and will shine brilliantly among the billions of stars in our galaxy until the end time, to infinity and beyond. Witness one of the greatest performers/artists of our human existence. May you rest in peace Donna for you are surely entertaining and having a great time in heaven. You will never be forgotten but will be loved forever by countless of us fans. Your fabulous music will transcend time and space in our hearts. Thank you discorules2009 for this marvelous upload.

[@angelofinaldi5918]

The epicenter of greatness in every aspect Mister Louis Armstrong said there are two kinds of music Good music and bad music And this is good good good music

[@melodysanger103]

HAPPY 77TH BIRTHDAY SONGWRITER JIMMY WEBB (AUGUST 15, 2023)

[@jjpelaez62]

For me Donna is the queen; she mastered many songs with a so versatile voice.

[@Theisland70]

Quite honestly, I can’t fathom why this wonderful concert of the late Donna Summer hasn’t been released as of yet on Blu-ray, or DVD, or better yet released as a two sided disc accommodating to both formats.Blu-ray, and DVD with extras. Possible behind the scenes footage, and commentary. Hint Hint😜👍❤️ Considering that each of us reviewing this video clip have been lifetime fans of Donna Summer, & have invested so much of our loyalty, and support to Ms Summers, & her enormous catalog of music it would be a wonderful tribute to her memory, as well as a wonderful thank you to all of the loyal fans who like myself sincerely loved her talent, and her enormous catalog of music made throughout the decades. The release of that iconic live and more 1978 concert would be a wonderful thank you to all of those loyal fans who cherish her music so very much. To be honest it should’ve been released along time ago, and I don’t understand why it hasn’t been released as of yet. I find that extremely odd, & I’m a bit perplexed. Could it possibly be a copyright issue of some kind? What ever the issue may be, and whomever has the legal authority in regards to her estate to release that Live and More (1978) concert on DVD, and Blu-ray combo disc; would you please accommodate her many loving fans by releasing it already!! Once again, the Live and More (1978) concert. I can’t stress that enough. The (1978) Live and More concert.There’s a big market just salivating for that to be released eventually!!! I’m one of those many fans who loved Donna Summers music. Thank you🤞🏻

[@fabiolasammartino7683]

My God, Live and More is like the soundtrack of my teenage years! I virtually adored her!

[@ruelnicholas8317]

That Live and More was so groundbreaking for that genre..she showed yes she was a singer around those synthesizers...remember she hosted the Midnight Special too...I think with Mac Davis and "I Feel Love" was done live

[@spkanava]

1978

[@80sviewer]

Any idea where it was shot?

[@shutupandfkoff]

the greatest and fastest pop song and voice ever!! certainly the greatest and best pop vocal live of all time ever!!!

[@angelabailey8654]

The ultimate soft Diva

[@ronstewartjr1507]

simply beautiful music from a very beautiful lady one of the best to hit the stage

[@cleanfreak2222]

In 1978 mcarther park was down the street where I lived in Los Angeles and she bought school candy bars from my friends and I . even at my young age I couldn't help but notice how kind she was.

[@mr.williams841]

She is Eternally the Queen of Disco

[@jazzzbaby]

gorgeous and classy ~ her vocals top notch...always!

[@MrS98VAC]

What a gorgeous lady, inside & out. She was much more than " The Queen of Disco"!

[@Ronald-hx5ob]

Donna was one of the greats! and nobody could sang MacArthur like her.

[@Leeniebean]

Goddam that woman is gorgeous!

[@johnmacri7440]

One in a lifetime

[@mamba3030]

You were such a part of my teen years and beyond. Beautiful music that never ever gets old. Love you and thanks for all the good times. REST IN ETERNAL PEACE XX

[@pat1344utube]

she made us move our bodies and put a smile on our faces forever!

[@lynnclark6370]

well said

[@pedrorinaldi2272]

Such light and beauty, immortal talent!

[@The_Sass_Monster]

Out of all the eras and genres of music over our human existence Disco is hands down one of my favorites . Next to dance and EDM. the vocals, the music , the choreography . 10/10 for me

[@EduardoMorales-wx3kd]

Donna, love you, your songs give me life

[@Gvieto]

Donna was an unique artist. There will never be another one like her in our lifetime.

[@MrAguilera98]

2019 and there’s people loving this song, I am 21 and when it was released I wasn’t born yet. This song is amazing, is one of my favourite of all time and I think Donna made an incredible version of it. She left a legacy with this song. Long Live Donna Summer

[@safeinmyheart1]

Enjoy your youth, my friend, and take care of your heart. 💜

[@timcollins5608]

best version r.i.p.

[@ponnef]

November 11, 1978 Donna reaches #1 for her very first time in America "Mac Arthur Park"

[@underworldshinigami]

RIP DONNA…..You always made me want to dance. Shame on me I never did. I didn’t want to look foolish. But when I heard your music I had seen myself dancing. Thank you for that. Imagine you and Whitney in the same choir….hallelujah.

[@quickmix21]

This was the year I was born...wish I was born 18 years prior in nyc so I could experience this era

[@mr.daytonameth3296]

i love how she stopped singing as she went up the stairs and then she gave it her all when she got to the top. what a queen tbh.

[@lltbcke]

First time I hear this song and it's amazing... Donna has such a great voice that could control with Little effort... And the background singers deserve recognition too. Not anyone can stand there and support Donna's voice as they do. Truly magnificent!!

[@iamemancipate]

Agreed! People tend to sleep on BGVs but they make the difference with live performances.

[@jorgef.echegaray8785]

Donna Summer debería ser patrimonio cultural de la humanidad.♥️

[@brifri891]

YAAASSS! MAY YOU REST IN PEACE, YOU BEAUTIFUL DISCO QUEEN

[@Scavullo9]

MY HEART IS BROKEN MY GODDESS IS GONE.DAMN IM GOING TO MISS HER. IVE NEVER KNOWN LIFE WITHOUT HER,I GUESS I TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT SHE WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE.SHE WAS MY IDOL MY ENTIRE LIFE & UNTIL NOW I NEVER UNDERSTOOD FANS OF CELEBRITIES WHO DIE & THEY FALL TO PIECES WHEN THEY HEAR OF IT. MY HEART ACHES IM PHYSICALLY ILL

[@SuperLmer]

This video should be on DVD. This is the best she has ever been at that time. Her voice is amazing in this concert. I hope it will be released on DVD...Thanks for posting.

[@Ethan-en2ij]

4 years too late, but agreed. Her music is a masterpiece of disco and her vocals around this time were in its best state. She’s amazing

[@spkanava]

1978

[@bored068]

Just wow when she died we lost one of the gems of the music industry such power behind that voice

[@SteveHolsten]

One of the best Disco songs!

[@jeanj138]

A masterpiece

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

This is the way I will always remember her in all her elegance and beauty. She will always be in my heart thanks to places like KZbin and I appreciate it very much. RIP Beauty!!!

[@TheJackflash85]

I fell in love with Donna Summer in HS , So beautiful , feminine , the voice and oh the way She moved . I miss her RIP - Ms. D/S . I was a Led Zeppelin fan . I didn't even like Disco then . But I liked her so much !

[@wmpetroff2307]

Dang! What a BAND!!

[@bbrown7096]

Totally killed it, with orchestra and rhythm section, the groove was wicked through 3 key changes and a tempo running off into the wild.... Can't be replicated even today

[@uncletoma]

The best (not only) disco voice/inger ever. We miss you, i hope to meet and see you on Otherland.

[@lonamarilyn1755]

Watching in 2024 just live Donna such fabulous memories . Special angel in heaven thanks for the memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦

[@frankl34798]

i remember getting the 'live and more' album when it came out. oh my, what a treat to hear this incredible performer perform live and .... well clearly more. the whole album is terrific, listening to hit after hit and many more. the way she takes you along her journey and insists 'i can't make you feel good if you don't feel good already'. that line has stayed with me my whole life. it really is a sunsational mantra. this was on side two of album two and consisted of the entire side. i'd never heard of that until then, and that alone thrilled me. she had such a talent, and i've only just relatively recently learned that she wrote a lot of her music too. she had a lot of great hits, and this is one of my favourites. she sings, oh my how she sings. what a joy to listen to her again. thanks for posting, love and peace to you and all, xxxxxxx

[@globalman]

Fantastic performance. TY

[@elizabethelliott3175]

She was just so gorgeous to look at - I loved to just sit and stare at her -- loved the shape of her nose:))!

[@lizzyallan9665]

WHAT A VOICE - OH MY GOD!!!!!

[@IQ251]

...Pure class.

[@matty86]

I remember listening to this song with my mom in the car growing up. I always like the cake and green icing lines. Now as an adult, I realize what she is singing about and what a cool song this is. This is a great video as I think it really captures her essence as a diva from Planet Disco.

[@faniaria2090]

I think this performance is the best of Macarthur park you can find online. My second favourite is the night of the proms performance, but this one she just has this power on the high notes as if she was born doing it.

[@ding174]

Written and composed by jimmy webb when he was 19 and glen. Amp bell sang most of webs songs. His version of this song from a male perspective was excellent. See him sing this live in concert Sioux Falls 2001.

[@sickagain7541]

40YRS LATER, AND SHE'S STILL THE ALL TIME QUEEN OF DISCO. 12 YRS OLD IN 78, AND I LOVED DONNA. OH YOU BEAUTIFUL WOMAN YOU!!!!.

[@jacknjill3000]

Now that’s what I call a DIVA! What a incredible performance and I wish I was there. I would be doing fist pumps like the guy in the audience through the whole concert! Donna have her fans her all and you could feel it through her music! ❤️🎶

[@memeexclusive]

Along with all the well deserved accolades, the thing I find most amazing about Donna was how her voice went from soprano to alto in her later years and sounded even more spectacular.

[@gilbertotoledo1421]

By far my favourite female singer out of all genres. I get chills from hearing this live performance.

[@deandraaustin8893]

I live for when she start whipping that mic around lmao she was feeling herself yas

[@garyloughran7020]

they don't make'em like that anymore.

[@sag577]

The queen 👑 she was the best rip Donna

[@minkstole977]

yes a music legend, the best disco artist of all time.. and her vocals are so under-appreciated. she is sublime live.

[@tonimorgan772]

DONNA SUMMER WAS ON FIRE HERE I LOVE IT