I have re listened to "I love to love you baby" by Donna Summer long version. The thing about it is that its so good. She had a great voice and its a perfect example of sex on wax. I think I know where Prince was getting it from. And then right up to 79 she puts out one sexy disco after another. Songs like, I feel love, Spring Affair, Could this be magic, Hot Stuff, Bad Girls and Macarthur Park are classics And I don't care if anyone hates them because they are disco. This was amazing stuff. Her voice was beyond amazing and boy could she project. This woman seriously is a forgotten godess. Say you holla if u love her.

And yes I know she went crazy in the 80s with her Christianity and anti gay remarks, but it is a time 2 forgive and 4get.

One of the all-time greats and my one of first crushes.

I have almost all her albums too and you're right...her run from '75-'79 is perfection.

cueing up "Wasted"

tane1976 said:

which i cannot fathom, coming from a Disco queen

PricelessHo said:

She must have loved god so much, and she was known for putting her foot in her mouth. Thees rumours too that she was on drugs in the 70s and 80s as well.

i play hot stuff and i feel love all the time

Donna was hot back in the day

my top 10 Donna Summer songs...

"Bad Girls" (1979)---arguably,the greatest disco song of all
"Heaven Knows" (1978)
"Could It Be Magic" (1976)
"Take Me" (1977)
"One Night In A Lifetime" (1979)
"Spring Affair" (1976)
"Dim All The Lights" (1979)
"Come With Me" (1976)
"Now I Need You" (1977)---from the trippy 'Once Upon A Time' album.The way this song segues into "Working The Midnight Shift" is really eerie....
"Try Me,I Know We Can Make It" (live version) (1978)---I'm not talking about the boring 1976 version,I'm talking about the relentless live version that appears on her 1978 'Live And More' album.Many of Donna's early songs were really slow and didn't really display her true vocal talents.On her live album,she transformed these songs into faster,vibrant live versions that put the regular versions to shame.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

I think she is still hot Here are some recent pics from a June 2 performance in Florida:

SoulAlive said:

Damn, you're right
She's still bangin'
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Funny, I was just listening to that long version yesterday. Great song and VERY sexy.

One of the bestest, most sexiest songs ever! I cannot listen to this song enough. Summer 1993 I listened to Love to Love You Baby, A Love Trilogy, Four Seasons of Love and I Remember Yesterday pretty much non-freakin-stop!! It was the gayest. Those albums are magic to me. Magic, I tell ya!

SoulAlive said:

Yeah, Donna still looks good. One of my extra queeny coworkers (queenier even than I!) came over and saw my Donna Summer poster in my cube. He said he's seen her twice in concert and that she was "Fabulous! She really porked out though. She has just let herself go." The mo fo that said it weighs about 350 and looks like Parco, P.I. from Court TV.

PricelessHo said:

wait, the anti gay remarks ended up being false...no?

RipHer2Shreds said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Not that kinda magic! But Anthony Hopkins was hot back when he was a drunk.

RipHer2Shreds said:

You think so?






Ok, I'll stop jacking now. I forgot this isn't GD in here.

sosgemini said:

i think she said something similar but the media twisted it.

i think what happened to her and the Coors boycott showed the power of the Pink dollar.

SoulAlive said:

What on earth is boring about that glorious 17 minute version? It's the best thing she ever did!

GangstaFam said:

Thank you! I cannot listened to the single version of that song. I need alllll that mess. I wanna make it, and I want her to try me. I don't like the live version. It's sped up too much. I like the slow groove of it much better. It's more sultry.

I think SoulAlive and myself have professed the most love for Donna from our childhood on up. I fucking loved Donna when I was a kid and like David said, she still looks good. In some ways, BETTER than she did in the 70's. But yeah, her hits from 75 to 79 were monsterous. Bad Girls album is basically as rock as she was able to get and STILL remain mainstream. Man she looked sooo good during that period. I remember seeing her on the American Music Awards performing Bad Girls. Damn....And please let's not forget her role in the classic "Thank God It's Friday". The movie is off the hook. Serious memories.

blackguitaristz said:

Donna definitely epotimized the spirit of disco era no doubt.

RipHer2Shreds said:

The original,17-minute version of "Try Me,I Know We Can Make It" bores me It's just too long and repetitive,with not alot of great ideas.It's as if they were trying to duplicate what they did with "Love To Love You,Baby".Plus,the vocals are weak.They should have shortened it to five minutes and added two more really great songs.

The live version,on the other hand,is amazing Fast and relentless,with much more powerful vocals....

it's a magical mystical night....anything could happen...and you know you're also on a live recording

blackguitaristz said:

Preach,bro!

sosgemini said:

Donna has vehemently denied making those remarks and has even sued a magazine that claimed she said those things.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Donna looks fine,considering that she is a grandmother.Your co-worker has some nerve,lol.

ehuffnsd said:

Donna recently performed at the Florida Gay Pride celebration.That's where these new pics that I posted above are from.

SoulAlive said:

She looks a bit fat...just a little bit. Shame religion meant a decrease on the quality of her music

MikeMatronik said:

most of us gain a little weight as we get older