How Donna Summer Changed Pop Music Forever

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[@TravlingNow]

Vocals in one take???? ONE TAKE??? Mercy. Thank you @Polyphonic

[@ueno1]

Also without auto tune

[@Poppaea-Sabina]

The lyrics aren't really that complicated.

[@TravlingNow]

@@Poppaea-Sabina Yeah, its not the lyrics, its the vocals, the actual singing.

[@direfranchement]

And then you think about someone like Billie Eilish who literally pieces together a song with pieces of dozens of takes.

[@pbohearn]

Goddess

[@Gen_X_Rosey]

Donna Summer is probably the only artist who reminded me of my mother. I used to call my mom "My Donna Summer" when I was little, and that used to flatter her. She was just that glamorous to me. I lost my mom in 2019, so maybe the two of them have met by now. Anyway, thank you for this episode. Donna Summer was a magnificent artist.

[@jtaylor9562]

I lost my Mum at the end of 2021, so I totally understand you. She loved Donna Summer, too. Cherish the amazing memories♥️

[@keithfulkerson]

The song still sounds fresh. I didn't know about the context of it being the "future" song on that concept album. That's a trip.

[@pbohearn]

Likewise, the boys in Kraftwerk, having been born right after World War II in divided Germany, where all German music was banned, and the only thing they could listen to was American rock ‘n’ roll, had a strong desire to create modern German music. They came up with the exceptional sound of Kraftwerk

[@hnrqssz]

maybe you should listen to giorgio by moroder, by daft punk

[@j.maxell3030]

​@@pbohearn Moroder does not follow the line of Dusseldorf Krautrock & German Progressive Rock by Conny Plank (Kraftwerk). Since the beginning of the 70s, Moroder was already experimenting with fundamental lines of Classical Electronic Music (E. Moog and E. Soundtrack) in synthesis with Pop songs (Song Of My Father, Tears / 1971) and productions for European singers who were looking this synthesis of E. Moog with Pop themes. In 71 Moroder did all this and had even founded the legendary Music L. Studio in Munich, while the Krautrock group (Kraftwerk) only played flutes and musical distortion. My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me...the father, founder and pionner of EDM and the Modern Electronic / The Sound Of The Future

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

That one of the creators thought you couldn't dance to it is just mind-blowing to me. I Feel Love is not just a song you can dance to but THE song you dance to.

[@MrLoaded2012]

The song is absolutely brilliant, but I just realized I never actually danced to it...

[@kode-man23]

It's probably the only song that you can say people have been dancing to it for (almost) 50 years, and people could dance to it for another 50 years.

[@juice-opinion]

@@kode-man23 it's a great song but are you really trying to claim moroder invented standards

[@alarcon99]

I love this series on disco. Today’s music owes a debt of gratitude to the 70’s and I’m so glad it’s being recognized in spite of those that in the 80s sought to make Disco disappear.

[@FabioDish]

Donna Summer & the Italian composer Giorgio Moroder changed the sound of disco

[@lexaasilvaa]

Okay nobody kill me but being born in the 2000s and not knowing much of disco at all or it’s history Beyoncé’s Naughty Girl introduced me to look further into Donna and her amazing discography. Beautiful that she tributes her tracks again almost two decades later with Summer Renaissance. I love musical references . The synth & riff of the original track is a true beast and evident in its impact. Donna Summers Legend 💜 Great video!!

[@joncraven6532]

That's what new music should do. Kudos to you for understanding

[@t_ylr]

I'm always just happy the kids are learning

[@alarcon99]

On point analysis

[@tecpaocelotl]

No one should kill you (if anything anyone responsible is those who were old enough to listen to it when it was new and didnt show it to you). You didn't grow up with it. I congratulate you for being open. I consider myself a disco child (like a love child from the hippie culture but with disco). Lol. My parents had mostly disco albums (my dad's other collection was mostly old records from before the 1950s.). My dad gave my mom a mini disco ball for their first anniversary which my mom hung in her car. My dad didn't cut his afro until 1990.

[@ModSquads]

@@tecpaocelotl Loved your entire response and the Afro ending was the icing. There was a lot of positive identification associated with the style. I tried to regrow mine (successfully) about 4yr ago however, the young barbers weren't saavy with how to shape it. Disco has lots of depth and I've noticed more songs are incorporating strings.

[@bryanCJC2105]

I work w a bunch of 20-somethings and one day I was in charge of the music played at work. I put on my Disco playlist and when "I Feel Love" came on, all of them stopped immediately and were enthralled with what they were hearing. They all thought it was a new track and I let them think so for a while. They were all grooving heavily to this song. When it ended, they wanted to know who it was and they thought I was kidding when I told them that the song is as old as their grandmothers. After I showed them, they were blown away and wanted more Donna Summer. My work that day was complete. I was a teenager when this song came out, and it would put me in a hypnotic trance that allowed me to do dance moves that I did not know I could do. It still does.

[@incognitotorpedo42]

Love it!

[@RebelBuddha1971]

Love it too! Great story, Bryan!

[@PhilomenaCunt]

Well, you are indeed kidding, since 20-somethings do not have grandmothers born in 1977.

[@Poppaea-Sabina]

Because it sounds live rave music.

[@gantmj]

They'd think it was recent music because of how simple and devoid of lyrical content it is, combined with the fad of using older synth sounds.

[@lionheartroar3104]

You know Donna was much more than disco if you listened to her albums across the decades.

[@kildogery]

The most important thing is, it still bangs. You'll always be able to play it in clubs.

[@goldenstarmusic1689]

2024 and this is still true, as it will always be.

[@j.maxell3030]

3:47 Moroder does not follow the line of Dusseldorf Krautrock & German Progressive Rock by Conny Plank (Kraftwerk). Since the beginning of the 70s, Moroder was already experimenting with fundamental lines of Classical Electronic Music (E. Moog and E. Soundtrack) in synthesis with Pop songs (Song Of My Father, Tears / 1971) and productions for European singers who were looking this synthesis of E. Moog with Pop themes. In 71 Moroder did all this and had even founded the legendary Music L. Studio in Munich, while the Krautrock group (Kraftwerk) only played flutes and musical distortion. My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me...the father, founder and pionner of EDM and the Modern Electronic / The Sound Of The Future

[@taylorpagotto9588]

I've been listening to "Bad Girls" lately by Donna Summer and whew, what a record that is as well. The first few rockier songs like Hot Stuff and Bad Girls slap hard, some of the best pop songs of all time, then she dips back into disco and nails it yet again, goes through some lovely midtempos (maybe a few too many) and then BAM the last few songs. Our Love basically became Blue Monday, which is incredible. Lucky comes dangerously close to outright dream pop, and Sunset People is one of the best finishes to an album I've ever heard. I can't believe I didn't know that much about Donna and her crew of amazing groundbreaking producers until the last few years. I used to think Madonna and Michael Jackson were the true pop pioneers, but I was so wrong. Donna is every 80's artist who came after her all rolled into one.

[@jamesaraujo6296]

Loved your post. Lucky is so beautiful. Listen to Once Upon a Time, especially tracks 5&6 and MacArthur Park suite. Would love to hear your feedback. Enjoy!

[@miuzefreak]

YEESS … OUR LOVE / BLUE MONDAY LOL and LUCKY and SUNSET PEOPLE. WOW!

[@lokijordan]

I still have that original album on vinyl. Bit of trivia: I read once that the bassline in Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" was cribbed from Donna's (Jon Anderson/Vangelis) tune, "State of Independence" which was produced by Quincy Jones shortly before he produced the album with Michael. In fact, MJ is singing background on Donna's song.

[@jonnuanez7183]

Side 4 of Bad Girls is awesome!! There's a lot to learn musically from just these 3 songs.

[@lokijordan]

@@jonnuanez7183 This trio is still one of my go-to sets for a killer cardio workout.

[@tjnorrisofficial]

Can't thank you enough for this piece. ♥ Though she was seventeen years my senior, Donna grew up in the same part of Boston where I was born and went to college. I'll never forget the affinity I had for her when this 'local' girl gone international wallpapered the radio and clubs - however I was only 12-13 years old at the time of its release, I created my first (handwritten) magazine that was all xeroxes of photo clippings from Rolling Stone and Trouser Press. Years later I'd become a critic/music journalist for nearly thirty years. Ebbs, flows...Wow, memories free-flowing....

[@RebelBuddha1971]

@Mr Norris Your story is as interesting as Polyphonic’s typically insightful and engaging analysis of the influence both Donna and this song had on popular music! DS was the first singer and Moroder/Bellotte the first musicians (although I didn’t know their names at the time) whose voice and music I fell in love with, in 1977, at 6 years old. I clearly recall how much I wanted and was thrilled to receive the Live & More foldout cover double album during the winter of 78/79. Every note of the MacArthur Park Suite is permanently imprinted in my memory bank. 😉

[@louis5855]

She will always be THE QUEEN OF DISCO:-) Thank You Ms. Summer...Your beauty and artistry taken from US ALL WAY TOO SOON. Rest in Peace :-)

[@MegaDiva1999]

forever.this woma is a legend

[@YearsOfLeadPoisoning]

I Feel Love is the greatest dance track of all time.

[@triadafillos1]

until today the most original and modern dance pop song comes from 1976, and it is still being underrated. I feel love, a masterpiece of electronic dance music!

[@2011joser]

I remember being transfixed by this song as a kid in the 70’s. It was practically hypnotic to me and started me on a lifelong love for Donna Summer. The song “Chase” from the movie “Midnight Express” was an excellent follow up by Moroder and also had a large impact at the time.

[@jamesaraujo6296]

You’d love Now I Need You, Midnight Shift, Queen for a Day, Lucky, Sunset People, Down Deep Inside (theme from the Deep), and Moroder’s From Here to Eternity album. Oh- his work with Munich Machine too- Whiter Shade of Pale.

[@blueknight5754]

That song rocked too! I remember my mom bringing home the album and playing it..I was hypnotized…it would come back when I picked up Gary Newman’s song “Cars”.

[@Gudi102]

You got it bruh! Chase is totally Morder, (love that track) and he help Donna become the absolute queen of disco and the legend that she still is.

[@Gudi102]

Donna Summer is an absolute legend!! The indisputable queen of disco. So many great songs in many styles. One of the greatest female singers of all times. Whitney Houston and Beyoncé certainly drank from her fountain. Listen to some of her tracks and crank up up at Mac Arthur Park for exemple. Pure magic!! Thank you Donna for so much great music you gave us!

[@n.b.1483]

It’s one of those songs that split the music in two….before and after. Epic!

[@Argonaut121]

Agreed. It is like Kind of Blue by Miles Davis or Sgt. Pepper by the Beatles.

[@lildoe77]

This song is so EPIC that even if you detest disco, you love this song xoxo Donna Summer and her mesmerizing voice

[@classic_joke]

You know a video about music is going to be good when it starts with David Bowie and Brian Eno

[@meribau]

"I needed him because even if I'd owned one I wouldn't have been able to get any sound out of it" the magic of music is that it's the result of many minds working together to make something beautiful. I love your videooos

[@paisleyprincess7996]

I remember I feel love…Heard it so much as a little girl. It was hypnotic and you felt like you were in a trance when you listened to it. It truly changed music

[@quincy9908]

Funk is honestly so underrated & how important it is for music in modernity. A major influence to many Hiphop, Edms genres, Rhythm & Blues, SOUL, Afrobeat, and more (Disco is a type of Funk subgenre, reason why I used Funk instead of Disco)

[@starsourcer]

so well said!! XOXO

[@fnjesusfreak]

@ghost mall A lot of it was driven by racism and homophobia, I think.

[@colly7963]

​@ghost mall That's because nowadays we only listen to the best disco tracks. Back in the 70s, as disco got more mainstream, songs like Disco Duck were so awful that they caused a backlash. Only the best tracks have survived.

[@vahi37]

@@colly7963 There were some horrible, horrible Rock and Country songs, but those genres never got the backlash disco did.

[@narcisosanz8137]

​@@vahi37 EXACTLY. The disco backlash wasn't about music at all.

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Great video. I'm a massive Bowie, Kraftwerk, Eno, Donna Summer fan. I can clearly remember first hearing this track being played on BBC Radio 1 in 1977. It took everyone by surprise. Until that point all electronic music had been either completely instrumental or had a mechanical robotic vocal. This broke the mould- it blew the doors and the roof off. The electronic precision of the music was counterbalanced by an ethereal voice of a Goddess. It was unique. The record quickly climbed to the No1 spot in the UK where it remained for a month. Surprisingly it was Donna's only No1 UK hit. Just as surprisingly it failed to top the Us Billboard Hot 100 or the Billboard Disco charts! It has of course gone on to become an important iconic track that still sounds futuristic today almost 50 years after it was released. It is also a Gay classic. It has been covered many times- Jimmy Sommerville and Sam Smith being two notable artists who managed UK hits with their versions.

[@pajewa]

Such a great song. Rest In Power, Donna Summers.

[@erickflores2224]

I´ve always thought it´s amazing how this song, still to this day, sounds like the future, definitely THIS song is the sound of the future.

[@JamieSwitzer]

I remember when I was little thinking she was singing "Happy love"

[@mhoppy6639]

We thought it was “nappy roll” (a nappy is a diaper in England)😂😂😂

[@JamieSwitzer]

@@mhoppy6639 Hah!

[@rgrndu]

My two favorite disco songs are Love Hangover by Diana Ross and I Feel Love by Donna Summer. I was a teen when they were released and I’ve never gotten sick of them. I still play them loud. Very informative video. Great job.

[@jakeinlove]

This was not one of Donna Summer’f first collaborations with Moroder/Bellote. She was quite instrumental in writing lyrics with Pete Bellote. It seems like her contribution is being downplayed as just the singer.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

I also heard that I Feel Love changed pop music by making their songs longer. It wouldn’t had happened if it wasn’t for the large vinyls laying in the studio.

[@Purplenpinkk]

This was great - Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, an icon who influenced modern pop music - especially female pop stars - and somewhat hardly ever mentioned. I highly recommend Donna Summer's On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II.

[@rickberglund2134]

Back in the late 70’s she was always mentioned and very well known. She was a superstar, but sadly didn’t appreciate her own music, she switched from Georgio Moroder to Quincy Jones in the 80’s, to take on a less disco sound, and more of a pop sound. It wasn’t the same.

[@Purplenpinkk]

@@rickberglund2134 I know she was huge in the late 70s - I was old enough to know and listen to her music back then. I mean today she is hardly ever mentioned when people talk about music influence on modern day music.

[@taureanmay7480]

R.I.P. Donna Summer.

[@taureanmay7480]

You're always and forever 💛 💗 ❤ 💓 💙 ♥, the queen 👸 🙌 😍 ✨ ❤ 💖 of disco.

[@OldSchool-px1xk]

Without Donna Summer, there would have been no Whitney Houston, Beyonce or Rihanna. She paved the way for them

[@edalder2000]

Even wit all of The Moogs and electronics, The recording equipment was all analog. So if one note or part of Donna Summer's vocals was off, it all had to be done again from the start. But ONE TAKE? Words fail me. That is incredible.

[@mr.bojangles4704]

My name is Giovanni Giorgio, But everybody calls me Giorgio

[@mysisterpatty.8495]

I LOVE DONNA Summers. I Feel Love was/is the BOMB! GREAT SONG. Excellent narration too. Good job buddy. You brought the story of how the song was made to a lot of fans. Thank you.👍❤️🇺🇲

[@2dan4me97]

0:33 I guess Robert Fripp doesn’t matter

[@classic_joke]

To be fair, it was a conversation between just Bowie and Eno, so in this case they are more relevant. It would have made more sense to just use another picture though

[@bronsoncarder2491]

Er... Sorry, not trying to be a hater, big fan of this show actually but... What's with the sound? Your mic seems super weak in some way I'm finding it hard to define. lol It's not just quiet, turning up the volume doesn't resolve the issue. The recording lacks... presence. lol I'm a bit of a hobbyist music producer, but I can't quite put my finger on it... I don't work with vocals often, I bet someone who does could tell me immediately... It lacks... warmth? That's not quite right... I'm not sure. Your audio is usually irreproachable, but... there's just something off in this one.

[@tecpaocelotl]

One of my favorite songs. Even as a kid, I thought it was a song of the future. My background, my parents met in the 70s. My dad was a big disco fan. My dad's first-anniversary gift to my mom was the mini disco ball which my mom had it hanging in her car. My dad got rid of his afro until 1990.

[@MrKarmapolice97]

That song still sounds fresh today!

[@hummarstraful]

Production suggestion: You're videos are great! But, your levels are all over the place. The music can be 10+db louder than the narration at times. Try to even it all out before you export the final. Watch your db meters. I'm having to work the volume up and down to get a good listening experience. But, otherwise I LOVE your work!

[@johnwatersDH]

Four Seasons of Love is just so fantastic. It’s short and sweet but ever song HITS! Highly recommend for anyone who has not listened.

[@Amaduality]

Probably my favorite Donna Summer record, if not for “Bad Girls.” The sheer sophistication of that record, OMG…. and those hypnotic groovy bass lines, holy moly don’t get me started. EUPHORIC DISCO BLISS. It’s perhaps the most flawless out of her entire discography, and the one I go to the most.

[@chandlerdukes1790]

Polyphonic you do amazing work, dead on it every time and you keep us guessing, I’ve always felt that “I Feel Love” was futuristic and was a forerunner the the futuristic sounds of pop music but was more hypnotic than any song I’ve heard in the history of Popular music, and the promo video for it was even more hypnotic, when I heard and saw it the first time I never forget how it all but put me in a trance, it’s in a class by itself because it has that same effect on anyone who hears it, a true watershed moment in music history. Job well done sir💯✊🏾❤️😊

[@Desaved]

Her revolutionary history is something we can all appreciate today. In the 70s I didn't really care for "I feel love" because it was more hypnotic than dance, but it was fun to listen to. Her career was based around sex, but her qualities were her vocal range and tones. What was key was her ability to crossover to White audiences, that's why they wanted to stop her by killing Disco. Her voice was untamable and crossed barriers. She made you hunger to hear her next note and She delivered it with a bang. I miss her duets too. When she would hold notes as crisp and clear as Streisand, you know this woman was unappreciated and unpaid for her contributions. Thank you for giving her her due.

[@wheelieslunchbox]

the final blow was when stupid magazines twisted her words and made her believe that "gay people were dying of aids because god made them" or whatever

[@wheelieslunchbox]

mind you, donna KNEW she had a gay fanbase at the time so why would she even say this at her peak?? she may have been christian, but she wasn't hateful towards that community.

[@wheelieslunchbox]

i genuinely think this is what killed off donna from being remembered like whiteny, madonna, etc.

[@DiverBand]

Great voice and a stunningly beautiful woman! God rest her soul!

[@jorgemendez5622]

After I Feel Love 🎛 ❤️ 🎛 Donna's First Double Album Once Upon A Time In 1977 Had More Futuristic Hot Tracks Like Now, I Need You & Working The Midnight Shift 🎛 ❤️ 🎛

[@donnaclayton8644]

I'm so glad that I was alive during this time. I had the 8 track for this.

[@Discoball_Glitter]

When I was 5 years old, my aunt asked me what albums I wanted , and I requested and received KISS Alive and Donna Summer’s Greatest Hits. All of my life, I’ve wished I was 21 in 1978 and could have experienced Studio 54 and other discos. 46 years later, I’m still loving this song and celebrating Donna Summer when I listen to Beyoncé’s ‘Summer Renaissance ‘ and appreciate how the music of the late 70’s influence ‘Renaissance ‘ as one of my favorite albums ever. 💖💃🏻

[@nicstroud]

I Feel Love truly was the most important record in the history of electronic music. Debate me. I think Morodor and Belotte were equally responsible for this turning point in music, despite Summer being the face and name we remember. I was lucky enough to go see Giorgio Morodor (aged 78) on his first ever live tour in 2019. Legend.

[@Scriven42]

Another banger! ... "All the way back in nineteen seventy ..." Insert "Personally Attacked" Meme Here. 😃

[@alan36753]

That was one wonderful video that took me back in time and told the story behind it. Thank you so much.

[@danityvanityinsanity]

Wow! I can’t believe Donna Summer’s song was the inspiration for the whole New Wave movement in the 80’s!😱😃👍✨💖✨

[@MyMy-tv7fd]

the Blue Man Group at the O2 version of 'I feel love', fronted by Annette Strean from Venus Hum, is one of the most electrifying performances of any pop song I have ever seen

[@creatinotionchannel2680]

Agreed - wish I could have seen it live.

[@beaudure01]

Oh yeah. Powerful.

[@spliffedtothegallows7337]

Sounds like hell on Earth

[@5555sfr]

just one thing, you said that donna didn't had a hand in writing her songs before "i feel love" but that's not true lol. she had writing credits in majority of her songs since the "a love trilogy" album

[@angelika87]

Donna Summer is the music biopic we deserve

[@JorgeHernandez-yr2xr]

Donna Summer was a pioneer, revolutionary, versátil, female singer with a powerful voice, one of the most underrated singers who hasn't received all the credits that she deserves, she paved the way for all those overrated divas that came after her.

[@PabloAZ94]

You need to up the levels of your mic a little bit, I thought something was wrong with my tv speaker until the samples came in

[@DarrinCarlson]

I got my first stereo for Christmas in 1977 and to this day remember hearing “I Feel Love” in my headphones and being totally blown away.

[@DanielleA2023]

Her.Voice🔥 As recently as 2022 the biggest music star of our times was inspired by this powerhouse (Beyonces "Summer Renaissance")💓 And to the lgbtqi community 💝🌈

[@ramboram03]

There was another electronic album in 77 released with Midnight shift and Now I need you by Donna Summer, those are also amazing.

[@teddyfurstman1997]

What a way to Start your new year of Polyphonic content.

[@MichTheo]

I feel like these conceptual albums by Moroder, Belotte and Summer in spite their success at the time were still very much underrated in comparison to some rock albums of the era.

[@MrCanuckDon]

They really were. Summer's double album "Once Upon A Time", released in the same year as "I Feel Love", is an absolute masterpiece. I was in my teens at the time and it baffled me that something so creative and intense was totally dismissed and disrespected in the mainstream.

[@MichTheo]

@@MrCanuckDon good to hear from somebody who had the experience

[@MrCanuckDon]

@@MichTheo Thanks! I was right there in the heart of that era. I put dates on all of my albums when I bought them back then. Donna's "I Remember Yesterday" was purchased Friday, Sept 2nd 1977....and I remember it like it was yesterday! The entire album was playing while I flipped through the albums in the record department at Eaton's. When the synths of "I Feel Love" bounced back and forth around me, I was absolutely mesmerized.

[@TheJoshandFriendsPodcast]

Long Live The Queen of Disco! 🪩

[@thevoid99]

that story about david bowie and brian eno discovering that song is legendary. "i have discovered the future!!!" and bowie was like "well then put it on darling!" eno was like "listen to those drums! that sound! this is amazing!"

[@williamdrijver4141]

The track was a gamechanger, but the album probably confused or put off many buyers with so many different styles on it?

[@JimmieJamOfTheDay]

I always wondered why that might be the case. Don't people like different kinds of music?

[@BlackDoveNYC]

Certain songs really speak to an age. When I hear “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer or “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” by Sylvester I really feel the spirit of that time.

[@yaboibruce_808]

Always a good day when poly uploadd

[@komaedadoritos1650]

i had no idea the vocals were done in one take!

[@JamieSwitzer]

also Yellow Magic Orchestra

[@DarkSideofSynth]

This song is a masterpiece

[@swordscot]

I was in High School. I remember this was life changing

[@vetarpalivodica3999]

My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everyone calls me ..... Giorgio

[@IVUSER]

Is it just me or does Poly's voice sound very low in the mix?

[@l.zeitgeist3584]

The sound of the future was created by Giovanni Giorgio (but everybody calls him Giorgio)

[@spiritmatter1553]

I see what you did there. 😉

[@RebelBuddha1971]

Fascinating and informative as always. Donna Summer was the first singer whose music I fell in love with as a 7 year old kid.

[@iquemedia]

in daft punk's giorgio by moroder, giorgio talks about how he made the sound of the future with the synth awesome to get more history about this

[@peachy-tay]

it's ironic you talk about music when the audio levels on your videos is always so low

[@BasementBerean]

I remember how amazing this song sounded in 1977. That's a great story.

[@boombox8675]

you can call him giorgio

[@Trilly007]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE DONNA WITH EVERY BIT AND PEICE OF ME!! Amazing woman inside and out. Glad to say I was here at the same time she was at some point

[@davincibarnette]

I'm so sorry but you need to check you facts. Donna in my collection beginning with A Love Trilogy, had a Moroder/Bellotte/Summer credit. GET IT RIGHT. IT did not begin with I Feel Love. You can make the same impact without "rearranging" the truth.

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

Yeah this was one of the 70s things. The Year 2000 was all the rage

[@stischer47]

What many people don't realize is that Brian Eno was successful artist who was known for "New Age" - a "futuristic" sound that was especially popular in the 70s and 80s. It's been said that the sound you hear when Microsoft Windows starts up was written by him (for lots of $$$). For him to say that "I Feel Love" was "the sound of the future" is the supreme compliment.

[@gxl5892]

Thank you for your great information and Donna's influence on music. She is so underrated.

[@morganboutwell8231]

No fkn way! One take? Insane! Truly the queen

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

Yep. 100% agree with all this. I still remember the first time listening to it. Something above and beyond anything else at the time.

[@itscs1175]

Every musician in the techno and electronic music industry owe their careers to Giorgio Moroder. Obvious bands like Daft punk, with their own track, Giorgio by Moroder, using the same Moog modular for the song. However, there's also musicians like The Chemical Brothers, 2manyDJs, Blessed Madonna, Deadmau5 and even The Prodigy & Fatboy Slim to some extent. Without Moroder, synthesizers wouldn't've had such a massive boom and these djs wouldn't have the technology today to pull off such music.

[@idaslpdhr]

I first heard this in a gay club in London in 77 the DJ stopped what he was playing (usually mixing records together) left 5 seconds of silence and hit us with this at what seemed like full volume, it was mind blowing, still play it today and I'm now 68

[@manuscrusader]

Yo this fire 🔥🔥

[@rsswd]

I heard "I Feel Love" played at Stereo in Montreal in the mid 2000s. It blew my mind hearing it on such a great sound system.

[@gulstar]

I saw Giorgio Moroder a couple a years ago while he preformed a dj set of all the great hits he (helped to) create and tell about his work. Was a really great performance and also great to see that somebody of his age is still evolving and learning about music. I can definitely recommend searching for his live performances here on youtube

[@N8Dulcimer]

The content is so great but the narrator is BRUTAL to listen to. His cringy elongations of words and weird inflections that emulate some antiquated radio trope are grating to say the least. This channel is highly successful why not hire someone who can actually speak?

[@DattieCapelli555]

Donna is the TRUTH. Artistic excellence 👑😍🙌🏽❤️

[@stephaniel5402]

Just finished watching the HBO documentary. What a fantastic woman and artist, she never ceases to amaze me.

[@MarkGovier]

A timeless song that sounds as fresh today as it did in 77

[@QueenTweedy]

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the song being sampled by Beyoncé and it being brought back into Dance Music all over again.

[@themarky2714]

Sees thumbnail: oh shit it's Moroder-Summer time!! Hoping for a Kraftwerk and YMO video in the future!

[@peterschulze491]

Oooh, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good.......

[@craigathonian]

Giorgio Moroder touched so many peoples careers. Donna was his main girl, but what's interesting is a little later Bowie would team up with him doing "Putting Out Fire" for the movie Cat People. On another thought, I always felt the tune "Chase" from the movie soundtrack for 'Midnight Express' was a sibling composition of "I Feel Love"...very different, yet so similar ! The list of bands that Moroder touched is much longer than just a couple of hit makers. The whole New Wave movement was born from it's father Moroder. So much so, this topic deserves it's own video. Thanks for a great posting !

[@lemigrant]

well...there is an strange resemblance to Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene part V from the 1976 album....even her voice/timbre sounds like one of the synths lines... just saying..

[@lemigrant]

for those who are curious: listen from 5:25 of oxygene part V