Songs That Changed Music: Donna Summer - I Feel Love

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Donna Summer is famous for her disco and pop career, but before she hit the big time she was already an accomplished singer who sang in musicals, folk opera and in the studio as a session musician.
The Boston-born singer started out in a rock band before moving to central Europe to make a living. She was singing in the musical ‘Hair’ in Munich when she came to the attention of Moroder’s writing partner Pete Belotte.
Like most of Summer’s early disco hits, I Feel Love was written and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte.
Co-writer Pete Bellotte in Independent on Sundaymagazine July 1, 2007: “This was the last track on the concept album I Remember Yesterday, on which Donna sang the first track in a 1940s style, going through various other genres until the final song was intended to represent the future. We used a Moog synthesizer to give the song this futuristic feel, and discovered a new way to layer level upon level of sound on to the track in perfect sync. We had no idea it was going to sound so special… Donna was one of those phenomenal one-take artists - she could just come in, sing the song and go. She was always spot on.”
This song expresses Summer’s sensuality and her ability to “Feel Love.” Being subtly sexual, her managers were concerned that radio stations wouldn’t play it due to Donna’s sexual moaning of “I Feel Love.”
With its entirely synthesized backing track, “I Feel Love” was enormously influential in the development of disco, electronica and techno music. However, Summer was initially unconvinced. “Giorgio brought me this popcorn track he had recorded,” she later recalled, “and I said, ‘What the hell is this, Giorgio?'”
When producer Brian Eno first listened to this song, he told David Bowie, “I’ve heard the sound of the future.”
Speaking to Mojo magazine September 2012 about this song, Giorgio Moroder recalled: “When we mixed it, by accident the engineer added a delay at the same tempo as the beat, which suddenly doubled the speed of the synth pulse. That became the key sound of the record and the signature on my own songs like ‘From Here to Eternity’ and on things like Sparks’ ‘The Number One Song in Heaven.'”
The song was inspired by the jazzy little tune performed by four fish-headed aliens in the Star WarsCantina scene. When Giorgio Moroder viewed the movie he was dissatisfied by the unfuturistic music the Cantina band played. That disappointment served as the initial spark for “I Feel Love.”
“I Feel Love” was a number one hit in Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, number three in Germany and Italy, number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and also topped the charts in many other countries.
In 2011, the Library of Congress added the song to the National Recording Registry as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important”. It has been covered by acts including Bronski Beat, Messiah and Sam Smith.
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[@Producelikeapro]

What other songs do you think changed music? Let me know below!

[@Czyszy]

Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M B)

[@peterpribeli4231]

ABBA...musically and technically it was somehow a turning point in music...🤔

[@covvy]

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

[@nigelbentonakauapoap3691]

Evening all from the UK... Dare I say Frankie Goes to Hollywood 'Relax'... not really for the artist or even the song necessarily although it kind of fits the bill, but for the production by Trevor Horn... OK, what I really mean is Trev's production actually changed the way I listened to music and, rightly or no, I've kind of used that as a bit of a benchmark ever since!

[@ulfsvensson9710]

Autobahn.

[@crispybug]

I Feel Love is 44 years old and still sounds like it comes from the future!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 109%!

[@davidpanton3192]

Think how it sounded in 1977. Tragically, I remember it well.

[@ianhinds3480]

It will still sound like the future in another 44 years. Possibly the most perfect piece of music ever made.

[@TheSmurf1973]

I was just about to write the same comment. Take a like!

[@OscarFinn]

It just gets better and better. I love trying to imagine being in a club and this song comes on for the first time. given how influential it's been the place must have exploded when this kicked off

[@dennisjacks7923]

Donna Summer wasn't just the first artist to have 3 double albums reached #1 on the Billboard Charts. She was the first black artist and the first female artist, to have 3 #1 albums back to back on the Billboard 200 albums charts. These were multi-platinum selling double albums.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Amazing!! Hugely influential artist! One of my favourite artists of all time!

[@2bteachable2]

I remember hearing I Feel Love as a child and thinking, "this song sounds like nothing I've ever heard in my life. I don't know what it is, but I like it." The futuristic, almost Sci-Fi sound was completely enthralling to the point where you waited for the song to come back around on the radio rotation. As great as she is, I still feel that Donna Summer does not get the recognition she deserves. We lost her way too soon.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing! Yes, truly amazing and a very important song!

[@gregsaltis1661]

Vocals in a single take??? No comp'd together patchwork vocal. That is truly amazing.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Truly amazing!

[@SandrinesVoxServices]

@@Producelikeapro Celine Dion is said to have recorded her French album, D'eux, also in one take...

[@lawrencedavis5459]

No auto tune

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

Ya wanna know what else? She did MacArthur Park in one take. They recorded a second just in case, but the first take is what is on the release.

[@rabit818]

I Feel Love must be heard in a club with a superb sound system. The voice, the percolating synth bass, the synth moving from one channel to the other and everything in between, it’s the closest you’ll get to heaven.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

I'll never forget the first time I heard it through a club sound system. The music was all around me, coming at me from all directions and even from inside me. An incredible experience. 😀

[@charlesdavis545]

puts you in a trance.

[@R.B.]

Powerful in ways I can't describe.

[@3020AlexA]

That must be the most productive 2-3 hours in a studio ever! Love this series

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@pjones8404]

Few singers of either gender were gifted with as much power, range, tone and stylistic maturity as Donna Summer. To those who only think of her as a "disco" singer you are so far off the map!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed, Donna was such an incredible talent!!

[@charlesdavis545]

Thanks for that: so tired of hearing that disco queen moniker

[@dannycarrington1601]

Thank you for giving some much deserved credit to the Queen. In addition to being a brilliant musician, Donna Summer was also a wonderful human being. I had the pleasure of meeting her twice! She was kind and humble.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Danny!

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

Thank you for this. Donna is so underrated these days, but she really blazed the trail that so many are on to this day. And let's not forget, she won a Grammy in 1979 for best female ROCK vocal for her song Hot Stuff. She transcended genres in an era when most artists stayed in their own lane. I think hers was the celebrity death that affected me the most. RIP Donna, you were and still are a beautiful soul. 🌹

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for the wonderful comment

[@jamesaraujo6296]

I cried when Donna passed. Only celebrity I’ve ever cried for.

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

@@jamesaraujo6296 Same here. And we've lost some big names. And it came as such a shock. I still remember instantly regretting having the TV on when CNN announced her death.

[@MrDonanthony]

Absolutely! I saw Donna Summer 8 times in concert.As big as her voice is on record, it was even bigger live. Donna had the most powerful voice I've ever heard; her voice reverberated through your body like a shockwave.

[@Hillers62]

In 1979, as a 17 year old guy in Dallas, I had the hugest crush on her...I would listen to her music while looking at her album covers, dreaming that she was my girl...I still love her...

[@Producelikeapro]

Such a huge talent and this song is so influential

[@michaelcrawford5083]

Donna Summer is one of those artists you had to be there to understand why she was incredible I feel blessed to have been a teenager then when she was dominating from 75-79. Nostalgic video too, thank you

[@Producelikeapro]

One of the greatest of the greats! Truly amazing talent!!

[@nickdryad]

I love State of a Independence best b

[@ericdavis6261]

exactly!!! i was there. 👍

[@alanclark5918]

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[@joseaavellanet4322]

Someone should do a Donna Summer Movie!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!!

[@shyman99]

Summer was a very grounded and spiritual person, with meant a more stable life than most rock stars. Not as attractive of a life to share for those looking for a bombastic rock star edge to tell a story.

[@wagnerribeiro4061]

An eternal classic! Before the pandemic, I used to work at a pub in Dublin where this song was played every night. It got a huge success with our customers. It was a good surprise knowing that even after all these years this song still has so much power of making people dance. Excellent episode! Congrats to all staff who made it possible. Cheers!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing that Wagner!

[@BoopShooBee]

Will dancing ever be allowed again, I used to go the Cobblestone in Smithfield. A great place, but it was a long bus ride back to Naas when when you have had more that few pints in ya.

[@wagnerribeiro4061]

@@BoopShooBee What a situation, hahaha. I understand you perfectly. Something very similar happened to me once in a while - hehe. At the Temple Bar area, The Globe is the name of the pub where I have worked before this chaos caused by the pandemic. I wish better days come soon, my friend. Stay safe. Cheers!

[@keithcrewson7129]

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[@paulineson4876]

This song and its sound is a profound musical landmark.

[@deborahpaley21]

Personally my fave album of hers was Once Upon a Time. Although I Feel Love warrants all the accolades it is truly phenomenal.

[@lionheartroar3104]

Donna was magic. Thank you for the nod to her and the brilliant producers and engineers that were behind her music.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Nightfall_78]

Ive honestly never heard a better song in my life. I was born a year after its release and never new as a young kid that donna summer sang it. I remember around 6 years old when my older siblings played it for me and told me it was the same woman that sang hard for the money and i couldnt believe it. So much rang! She was truly an icon!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Very well said

[@fabegonzales3208]

I Feel Love is timeless. Donna Summer 👑

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 109%!

[@CraigHollabaugh]

I only listened to rock and blues in the 70s. Heard I Feel Love and loved it. Never listened to disco but got into New Wave and Electronic because of this song. You're absolutely correct, this song will never get old. Your research, script and editing were top shelf. Thanks from Colorado.

[@deltadesign5697]

I'm the same. Im a 60s/70s blues/rock fan. I actually can't stand disco! But there is something magical about this track! Thanks from NZ!

[@ThePaulmirto]

Disco sucks.. except donna summer

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Craig! I really appreciate it! Yes, such a wonderful singer and an amazing song!

[@martijnkeisers5900]

Timeless masterpiece.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@h.sch.5717]

DS isn't just the Queen of Disco, she is the Goddess of Disco! 🪐🪩

[@drewlewis-robson7516]

As a child, there was always music playing in our home, and at the age of 12 in 1977....I remember my parents buying a new 'state of the art' :-) stereo system for the time. As part of the deal they received a number of free LP's, due to the cost and as a sweetner. As they made their way through each album there was commentary on what they thought etc, and "I Remember Yesterday" was one of those LP's. I remember each track playing and my Mum commenting on what she thought etc.....but..... as the introduction and first 43 seconds of the last track on side 2 "I Feel Love" filtered through the house, I remember feeling as though I was time travelling in space. With each repeat play, the volume increased to ensure the experience was fully appreciated much to my joy. The only other similar sound I could compare it to at that time was "Jean Michel-Jarre's Oxygene pt IV", which although was also fantastic....didn't pack the gutsy bass punch or seductive vocals of "I Feel Love"! It's a moment in time I will never forget and is embedded into my mind like a musical photographic memory. It's one of the greatest musical tracks of all time, and deserves every accolade presented!

[@judethaddaeus9742]

It is SO REFRESHING to see folks in the industry level praise on disco music and its artists, and yours is well supported for this song and Donna Summer in particular. I am so used to hearing and seeing people trash this genre and period, only seeing the kitsch and John Travolta, and not seeing more deeply into how groundbreaking disco was, and how tracks like “I Feel Love” changed everything and so significantly made music what it is today. Thank you SO MUCH for giving credit where it’s due and rarely given.

[@rightuppercut1426]

Such a great song. I must have been ten years old or something when it released. Incredibly hypnotizing song. One of the classics indeed. RIP Donna Summer.

[@Producelikeapro]

I understand completely!! Thanks ever so much!

[@lawrencedavis5459]

And she was freaking gorgeous

[@Producelikeapro]

Extremely talented, incredible singer!

[@vetagainsttrump16]

My first crush.... She still makes those butterflies go....

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

To this day it sounds as fresh and amazing as ever.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%

[@Producelikeapro]

Very well said

[@MrPlanx]

Donna was such a sweetheart. Hung out with her in the 1980's.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Amazing

[@oscarzaras17]

A was living in Mexico, wene for first time a saw a beautiful black woman in a picture en the album from the cover from the soung track. I full in love with her and her music. 💚💜💙💛 Forever and ever Donna Summer is in my heart. 🌺🌻🌹🌷🌼💐🌾 R.I.P. ❤

[@ronggearrob9622]

1977 what a year for music.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Amazing

[@joseaavellanet4322]

I love Donna Summer, I feel love is a great song. Long live the Queen of Dance music!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@djse]

I'm playing regulary as a DJ in techno and house event, and I can't agree more with the last words you said about that song. I'm still playing it, and still got that special reaction from the dancers, even from the younger one who hear it for the first time. Special mention to Patrick Cowley with his 82 edit, that put the track on another level of hypnotic sexyness. Donna Summer put the sexy into disco with "Love To Love You" and change club music forever, and then she did it again with "I Feel Love" on another level, launching the Hi-NRJ trend and save the disco (and club music in general) by bringing it to another level.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much DJSE!

[@djtbird01]

Not to mention all the tunes & remixes that sample or reference it...

[@smartdeedee01]

This song is an absolute classic banger.

[@Producelikeapro]

Masterpiece

[@kevnavi]

I,ll never forget the day I first heard it. I love Donna Summer. Thank you.

[@bmw3842]

Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world. Maintaining an unbroken string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, most of which she wrote, Donna holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit #1 on the Billboard charts (3) and first female to have four #1 singles in a 12 month period; 3 as a solo artist and one as a duo with Barbra Streisand. A five-time Grammy winner, Donna Summer was the first artist to win the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (1979, "Hot Stuff") as well as the first-ever recipient of the Grammy for Best Dance Recording (1997, "Carry On"). In 2004, she became one of the first inductees, as both an Artist Inductee and a Record Inductee (for 1977's "I Feel Love") into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in New York City. Born Donna Gaines on New Year's Eve to a large family in Boston, she developed an early interest in music. From the age of eight, Summer sang in church choirs and city-wide choruses, and by her early twenties, was performing in musical theatre in Germany, winning parts in such highly-acclaimed shows as "Hair," "Showboat," "Godspell," and "Porgy and Bess" as well as performing with the Viennese Folk Opera. She released her first single, a cover of the Jaynett's girl group classic, "Sally Go Round The Roses," in 1971. While singing backup, she met producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte who produced her first single, "Hostage," which became a hit in the Netherlands, France and Belgium. In 1975, Moroder and Bellotte produced the international hit, "Love to Love You Baby," which rose to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and triggered Summer's triumphant return to the United States as a key figure of the then-emerging disco genre. "Love To Love You Baby" paved the way for such international hits as "MacArthur Park," "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff," "Dim All The Lights," "On The Radio," and "Enough Is Enough," as well as the Grammy and Academy award winning theme song "Last Dance," from the film "Thank God It's Friday," which remains a milestone in Donna's career. In 1980, Summer became the first artist to sign with David Geffen's new label, Geffen Records, leaving her disco days behind and moving into the next phase of her career ." In the years that followed, Summer collaborated with writers and producers such as Quincy Jones, Michael Omartian and England's dance-pop production compound Stock Aitken Waterman and produced a steady stream of hits from "State of Independence," featuring Michael Jackson on backing vocals, to the abiding feminist anthem "She Works Hard For The Money," one of the most-played songs of all-time, and the infectious "This Time I Know It's For Real." In 1994, she released "Endless Summer," a greatest hits retrospective containing a new song, "Melody of Love," which became Billboard's #1 Dance Record of the Year. She also released the critically acclaimed gem "Christmas Spirit," a collection of Summer's original songs and holiday standards recorded with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Summer spent the '90s continuing to tour, performing to sold-out audiences worldwide. In 1997, when the new "Best Dance Recording" Category was created at the Grammy Awards, Donna Summer was the first winner with her fifth career Grammy award for "Carry On." In 1999, Sony/Epic Records released "VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live & More - Encore!," an album and DVD of Summer's critically acclaimed VH1 broadcast taped at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The show premiered on VH1 as one of the network's highest rated shows to date and featured live performances of Summer's top hits. In addition to her five Grammy Awards, Summer has won six American Music Awards, three consecutive #1 platinum double albums (she's the only solo artist, male or female, ever to accomplish this), 11 gold albums, four #1 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart, 3 platinum singles, and 12 gold singles. Summer is also the first female artist to have a #1 single and #1 album on the Billboard charts simultaneously ("Live & More;" "MacArthur Park" 1978) a feat she also repeated six months later ("Bad Girls" & "Hot Stuff" in 1979). She has charted 33 Top Ten hits on the combined Billboard Disco/Dance/Dance Club/Play charts over a period of 37 years with 18 reaching the #1 spot solidifying her as the undisputed Queen of Dance. In addition to her recording and performing career, Summer is an accomplished visual artist whose work has been shown at exhibitions worldwide including Steven Spielberg's "Starbright Foundation Tour of Japan" and The Whitney Museum as well as a prestigious engagement at Sotheby's in New York. Since 1989, she has sold over 1.7 million dollars in original art - with her highest piece going for $150,000. In 2003, Random House published her autobiography "Ordinary Girl," co-authored with Marc Eliot. Also that year, Universal released "The Journey," containing all of her original hits, as well as two new songs. In 2008, celebrating four decades of milestones, Summer adds another accomplishment to her list with the success of her new album "Crayons." The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart making it Summer's highest debuting album ever. It also debuted at #5 on the Billboard R&B chart - another personal best. "Crayons" is Summer's first album of all new studio material in 17 years and is her highest charting album since "She Works Hard For The Money" in 1983. To date, the album has spawned three #1 Dance hits "I'm A Fire," "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)." It is estimated that Summer has sold more than 130 million records worldwide. Ranked #24 on Billboard Magazines 50th Anniversary issue's "Hot 100 Artists of All Time," Donna Summer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on April 18, 2013

[@tahuaroa]

great presentation… thank you so much. it’s one of those “I was born in the wrong era moments”. Donna’s chart reign would have been an absolute honour to witness❣️❣️❣️

[@jeanmbt_neko]

I get eternal goosebumps from this one, even from thinking of it

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@josue24]

This is the greatest dance song of all time

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes!!

[@theenergizer248]

It's been my favourite song of all times since it came out in 1977.

[@Producelikeapro]

You have great taste!

[@mikemeengs5720]

This song changed my life. True story.

[@ordepm9868]

Between 1975 and 1980 Donna Summer was releasing around two albums each year all of mostly concept albums and not just that, after "I Remember Yesterday'' all her music were Double Albums starting with her incredible second best album in my opinion 'Once Upon A Time". ''Live and More", ''Bad Girls" and ''Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2" all reached # 1 in Billboard. All went multiplatinum , this is a record very very hard to break for anyone. She was a Modern Genius!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%! Unbelievably talented!!

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

As MANY TIMES as people have COVERED THIS SONG...NOBODY...NoBody... nobody could come close to DONNA'S VERSION...🔥

[@rwelmer]

So happy to hear the backdrop for the creation of this song. I'll never forget my first listen, when my parents brought the record home. It's liked the world changed as soon as I heard it. Suddenly we were in the future and I was astonished at how a sound could so transform the way a time period felt. I've never experienced a moment quite like that again. So happy to hear the likes of Bowie and Eno felt it too.

[@JordiVLopez]

Thank you for this excellent portray of our beloved Queen. Pioneers has to be always recognized. When all the talents works together Magic happens!

[@paulineelizabeth1]

I danced to I feel love in discos, it was hypnotic and amazing

[@rolandbaldwin]

Thank you so much for this video. Brought a tear to my eye. Donna was one on the absolute greatest vocalists and artists of all time. She is sorely missed. She was graceful and a class act. This and Now I Need You and Working The Midnight Shift still sound like they're from 10,000 years in the future. Incredible works of art. It takes you somewhere else entirely. I loved hearing about the more technical side of the song's creation. Liked, subscribed and notification bell turned on!

[@brianfinch5748]

two of my favourite songs off of Once Upon A Time. Just saw the premier of a documentary made about her by her daughter which is making me look back to what everyone had to say.

[@burmajones803]

Don't need to watch it to mash that like button! This song--she sings like an angel! And the groundbreaking synth and beat work. So innovative. This song is so under-appreciated. Thanks for shining a spotlight on it!

[@JeremyReedMusic13]

Great story! Fascinating! Donna Summer is a world treasure! 💎 🤩😍

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Very well said

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@NUTTER8291]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about Patrick Cowley and his FANTASTIC 15 minute version of the song ? I grew up with Donna Summer as a 70's child My parents got the 15 minute version of this song And I LOVE it as much then as I do now 50 years later!! There's is ONLY ONE WAY to play that 12"track....... LOUD !!! RIP Donna xx

[@jerrystuart4459]

That Patrick Cowley mix was amazing!

[@massivebeatzz]

gawd - that was a track! that sound so captivating........that, and Heart of Glass! big in Europe for sure. Always knew it was special. Now I know why!

[@bobbykanemusictube]

This stuff makes me so happy. I grew up loving these songs. It feels so good to learn so much about the music.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Bobby!!

[@R.B.]

I didn't know how amazing it was until I heard it performed live by a band with a great sound system. It is still easily one of the most amazing songs to feel, not just hear.

[@popstars4444]

I think I Feel Love is the most important record ever made, no contest.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous

[@cliveedwards2958]

I think you are probably correct..at the very least it is in the top handful of critical songs that trailblaze.. and is as they say ..future proof.. classic..and so damn feelgood!!

[@tnetroP]

I was eight years old when I first heard this on the radio. It really did hit me right between the eyes and influence my future love of dance music. When I hear it out of the blue now it still sends a shiver down my back for how good it is. I love this song.

[@kojoharrison630]

Thank you so so much for covering Donna the way you have!! As a teenager who danced to her Music in the 70s, I find myself since then until now measuring every song I hear against Donna’s in terms of the production; use of instruments and the magnitude of her Voice/Vocal prowess. She is unmatched, irreplaceable and truly Magical 🪄 ⚡️💫🔥☄️💎💎💎👑👑👑❤️🙏🏾

[@edwingomez9308]

One of the greatest songs of all time 🙏

[@Anonymous-wq1rf]

Almost every black American singer, especially the ladies, were trained in their craft by 'Gospel Choirs'. No need for 'auto-tune' or 'swallowing the mic' to project their voice. Without a doubt, Donna Summer's voice and interpretation made this song popular!

[@JohnSmith-vy2oq]

Purely Magical !

[@bpabustan]

Thanks for featuring this tune. I only heard it several times, but I cannot deny how the production was both of and ahead of its time. In the time I was growing up, this recording is a precursor to Depeche Mode, Naked Eyes, Soft Cell, Yazoo, Erasure, Tears For Fears and so many more. I suddenly remembered Giorgio Moroder's E=MC2 album. Loved listening to it when I was a kid.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Bryan! Yes, hugely influential track

[@petertol9217]

I will never forget the fist time I heard this song.....changed my life I was 13

[@kennethgreen2829]

Warren, from the heart of my bot... Whoops, wrong way around, from the bottom of my heart thank you so very much for this video, along with Love To Love You Baby, I feel love is a true definition of seminal. As a young club DJ in 1977 I remember picking up the 12" from a local record shop on the day of release and from the 2nd the needle hit the vinyl the hairs on the back of my neck literally tingled. If the unriveled mastery of Giorgio Moroder was not good enough, Patrick Cowley's 15 minute (yes really a 15 minute mix) turned it into a total eargasm (yes folks it truly was). In my club at the time, from the very beginning of the opening bars, a chear would come from the crowd and the dance floor was so packed that people would just dance anywhere they could. The importance of this one song can not be over stated, it gave funk and soul based disco a much needed kick up the arse and herald in the age of electronic disco. The kids of today will never be able to witness such a iconic turning point in music that even now 40+ years later so many regard with such reverence.

[@soundhobo]

It’s a gift to the world of music that just keeps on giving...if it doesn’t get you grooving you haven’t got a pulse.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!!

[@apollion888]

That song on a loop in the back of a van is what I hope heaven is like

[@jhonwask]

I love all the Donna Summer early albums and have all the US ones. Now, after this video, I want the European ones.

[@gdm2492]

My favorite song, never get tired of listening to it

[@j3m3r3]

I was in our old wagon with one speaker and heard this song for first time. I was mesmerized. I turned up ,my dad turned down.

[@RonGalloway]

Wow. Fantastic episode. There’s a video on KZbin where Barry Manilow invites Donna Summer onstage and 30 seconds in he just taps out and basically watches her. She was a monster talent.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Ron! I'll have to look for that!

[@dubdaze68]

This song always feels 1000 feet deep. The staging is magnificent.

[@proxylab7465]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!!!!

[@AndySnap]

How fascinating... What a decade the 70s was for music, styles, musicianship, technology. It's great that you are documenting the stories behind so many iconic and memorable songs, good work!

[@torroidal7545]

Love the fade out in the middle, leaving just the kick and bass, and then the build up. Also the first (dance oriented) song to do so? So common these days. :)

[@Producelikeapro]

It may well be the first!

[@richardburdick9430]

I just recently re-discovered this song thanks to KZbin. I went into hard rock and metal (mostly) in the early 80's as a middle schooler and mostly forgot about the disco era. I rediscovered disco in limited quantities back in the 90's, but this one remained under my radar (I myself am not certain how) until recent days. Now it is a favorite on my playlist. Even my 12 year old daughter loves this song. This song IMO defines WHY Donna Summer is a legend. The vocals are erotic and sizzle. I have not heard ANYTHING like this . Even my second favorite electronic dance song ( "Situation" by Yazoo ) doesn't come close to this. This commentary is coming from someone who's first love in music is and will always be old school heavy metal. Thanks for covering this.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment! Yes, or kids can definitely remind us of great music!!

[@lamusiclover2264]

And Donna would have been very capable of singing Heavy Metal if given the chance. She has done rock music in her career and is incredibly good at it. I don't think there is a song she could not have slayed.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, truly wonderful talent indeed

[@lamusiclover2264]

Bruce Springsteen was a big fan of Donna Summer and he wrote the song "Protection" explicitly for Donna summer, and sang a duet of it on her album '"Donna Summer" in 1982. The record company removed his vocals, but it's an amazing song. You can find the duet of them singing together on KZbin. He also wrote the song "Cover Me" specifically for Donna Summer, but her record company didn't like it. She was screwed by her record companies so badly.

[@bigolebot]

Lol how old are you? You sound like you were born in the early 70s

[@abrahamlopez3461]

I'm glad that my father introduced me to Donna when I was a child. She's the queen of disco, a queen in history's music and queen of my heart. My favorite female singer. ❤️

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s amazing to hear

[@delsarcade]

Great to hear the history of this song and all involved. This is my all time favorite tune on many levels.

[@willalwaystelehandler8450]

A master piece 🎵 outstanding performance greatest disco track , nothing comes near it, love to love another master piece,

[@jeremyroberts4760]

This is awesome! The greatest tribute to this song is that it’s the foundation of the Blue Man Group’s road show, and it will NEVER go out of style. One of the only 7-8 minute songs you can listen to multiple times in a row. Fantastic!

[@nebstaism]

What a cool idea for a concept album... from the past into the future

[@dannycarrington1601]

It was a brilliant way to showcase Donna's versatility.

[@eggy1962]

Donna’s version of MacArthurs Park is a masterpiece imo tho some prefer the original

[@Producelikeapro]

She was such a huge talent

[@thechrisricci]

Masterful early synthesizer use in a pop song. Still sounds great.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much

[@loughkb]

Still a jam. I crank it every time it comes on and I still can't help but move to it.

[@Producelikeapro]

Amazing

[@brumd]

Thank you for this! I live in Munich and I was so thrilled when I found out a few years ago this important song was recorded here. Sadly enough, the Musicland Studio (in the basement of the Sheraton Hotel in Bogenhausen) has disappeared and there isn't even the smallest indication it was ever there. The studio was abandoned during the construction of the new U4-line of the U-Bahn (underground), causing too many disruptions to the recording process. Ironically, now the former studio can be easily reached by that same U-Bahn (station Richard-Strauß-Straße). ;)

[@edwardduarte7393]

This is song is HUGE. Production. Another great pick.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@tampico63]

Thank you for this wonderful homage to the one and only, Donna.

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome! I’m a huge fan

[@SnoopReddogg]

I can't play any instrument to save myself. I have f-all technical knowledge about music, BUT I like listening to people talk knowledgeably about any topic in a way dullards like me can comprehend.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video

[@rrdream2400]

Donna Gaines was an amazing artist and highly intelligent. She learned to speak fluent German to the point she sang in the language.

[@Producelikeapro]

An absolutely incredible talent!

[@joolz666]

@@Producelikeapro And she took on Barbra Streisand on 'No More Tears' and definitely held her own.

[@ordepm9868]

Actually, Summer was a real GENIUS. She created at least %70 of her songs, was a great pianist, great painter, great sense of humor, plumber (she never need it one) and...a really lovely lady! I Met her once in NY and she was very kind lady!

[@rrdream2400]

@@ordepm9868 awesome story! thanks for sharing that!

[@roderickramsay8538]

Thanks! It's a classic Moroder for the win Music took a sudden shift

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Still gives me goosebumps, and I was in love from somewhere when I was 12? By that time Kraftwerk and other great artists also peaked in that period. Or like Jean Michel Jarré. And Mike Oldfield. What a great era. It changed my life too, before I was a reggae/ Ska man. These are the songs that brings me right back then. Thanks for taking your time to overview this one.

[@chiefd3290]

"Love to love you baby" laid the foundation of electronic music. When I 1st heard this song in 1975 it expanded my taste of music. It had all the elements of greatness - funk, bass, dance, synthesizers & Summers vocals to orgasmic heights! "I feel love" was the icing on the cake. Great work on your channel👍. Just subscribed.

[@DJ-Daz]

This song changed pop/disco music forever. You could argue though that it was about to change anyway, there were several synth artists around and making waves. It was just a matter of who would be the lead singer/group. It's hard to argue that a better song would ever have been made though.

[@RobertDemetz]

Thank you for this video. Donna is my favorite artist

[@hoagymapleton2206]

Four seasons of Love wasn't a double album it had two songs on each side representing each season

[@techauthor324]

I was working on the dodgems on a travelling fair in the summer when 'I feel love' was a hit. Every time i hear this song i fall through that wormhole. 'State of Independance' is another favourite.

[@ibiza09putitthisway]

Most iconic dance track and artist of all time! Thank you! Great vid

[@Producelikeapro]

Couldn't agree more!

[@airzulu2733]

Donna was amazing . Greatly missed .

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!!

[@SmartCookie2022]

Great video. I was hugely into Donna Summer in the 70s, bought all the albums. Strangely, I also viewed them as concept albums with a dance beat. PS. I've just remembered something I'd like to share with you. Back in the early 90's, Goetz used to come around to our flat in Shepherd's Bush, and he'd just engineered the remix of I Feel Love. I told him I'd bought the CD single but I didn't think it was as good as the orginal 76 mix. Goetz said to me: "You're right. You can't improve on perfection." True story.

[@Producelikeapro]

Amazing! Thanks ever so much

[@SmartCookie2022]

@@Producelikeapro It's a pleasure. Love your work.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@KingKing-ke8xr]

Another big Reference on an outstanding musician and Production behind! Thanks! Follow to this you Need to Tribute also Silvester!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@JohnOShaughnessy]

That was a really great bit of history! thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend

[@akie64]

Brilliant upload. I can remember returning to the UK (Bedford) for a holiday from Auckland NZ to visit family when I first heard this song. At the age of 11 it totally shocked me, despite already liking Kraftwerk's Autobahn, this was next level. The repetitive synth groove was so hypnotic yet the sound was still so organic. Donna Summers vocals were simply beautiful, sexy, perfect. To me, this song never ages and continue to sound fresh for time to come.