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All her 80s stuff is overrated, its a Jacksonesque rip off. Donna was it in the 70s, but the 80s she was just following trends and the religious homophobic crap didn't help  17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince | |
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VinnyM27 said: Among her Top Ten hits, one of my least favorite.
Same here. | |
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I wouldn't give it a nay, but I can't quite give it a yay either. Hearing Q's production on this gives me a nice nostalgic feeling, but that chorus is a bit annoying. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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Definite Yay.
The Quincy Jones/Rod Temperton connection is quite evident. Could have easily been an MJ tune. Hell, he might even be singing background. tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: Hell, he might even be singing background.
 The high notes give it away in the backing vocals. | |
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tane1976 said: Nay
All her 80s stuff is overrated, its a Jacksonesque rip off. Donna was it in the 70s, but the 80s she was just following trends and the religious homophobic crap didn't help Well the album was made before "Thriller", so swing and a miss...If anything, the opposite is true. Other than "The Wanderer", Donna mostly played it safe in the eighties. The homophobic stuff was denied and she even won a case against a magazine that made a strong accusation. | |
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Yay. | |
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MsLegs said: theAudience said: Hell, he might even be singing background.
The high notes give it away in the backing vocals.James Ingram and Howard Hewitt are credited as background vocalists on this song,but yeah,I bet Michael is on the song as well 
That's another thing I love about this album: there are so many great people involved.Truly legendary artists like Herbie Hancock,Ernie Watts and of course,the all-star choir on "State Of Independence". | |
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SoulAlive said: PANDURITO said: I used to make these 2 related-album mixtapes and the Thriller/Donna was in my car for ages. Loved it.
A 1 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2 Mystery of Love 3 The Girl Is Mine 4 State of Independence 5 Beat It 6 Protection 7 Human Nature 8 Love Is Just a Breath Away 9 The Lady in My Life B 1 Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) 2 Baby Be Mine 3 The Woman in Me 4 Thriller 5 Livin' in America 6 Billie Jean 7 (If It) Hurts Just a Little 8 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 9 Lush Life In many ways,the 'Donna Summer' album was like a dress rehearsal for 'Thriller'.Quincy used many of the same production techniques for Thriller.... ***Donna's album includes a big rock song ("Protection") with a guitar solo by a popular rock artist (Bruce Springsteen). ***Michael's album includes a big rock song ("Beat It") with a guitar solo by a popular rock artist (Eddie Van Halen). ***Donna's album features a song with a choir ("State Of Independence") ***Michael's album features a song with a choir,sorta ("Wanna Be Startin Something") ***"Love Is in Control" is similiar,musically,to MJ's "P.Y.T" State Of Independence was the prototype for We Are The World. | |
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Indeed it was Oddly enough,Donna wasn't a part of 'We Are The World'...I wonder if Q even asked her?  | |
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MsLegs said: theAudience said: Hell, he might even be singing background.
The high notes give it away in the backing vocals.Oh how can we forget along time collaborator Patti Austin. She's been on Q projects forever. | |
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MsLegs said: Oh how can we forget along time collaborator Patti Austin. She's been on Q projects forever. Two of the best songs on "The Dude" were "Something Special" and "Razzamatazz". Two great Rod Temperton songs featuring Patti Austin. That whole CD by Donna is nice. I used to play the Steve Lukather "pick part" in Love Is In Control" as an exercise. [Edited 4/28/08 12:01pm] "The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page | |
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