The Friday Canon: DONNA SUMMER

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Disco Donna has racked up 29 UK top 40 hits, and you get to choose your favourite NINE. Remixes are included because dammit, remixes are what Donna Summer is FOR!

[Poll #1012305]
Bee Gees: (link)
=1. Stayin' Alive
=1. Tragedy
=3. Night Fever
=3. You Win Again
5. Jive Talkin'
6. How Deep Is Your Love
7. You Should Be Dancing
8. Massachusetts
9. New York Mining Disaster 1941
10. I've Gotta Get A Message To You

Simply Red: (link)
1. Holding Back The Years
2. Money's Too Tight To Mention
3. Fairground
=4. Stars
=4. Something Got Me Started

Comments

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

I think the Donna version is much, much, much worse than the Harris one. There just doesn't seem to be any discernable match of form to content... Sonically, I don't dislike it all - the stomping disco break is totally incredible - but all the subtlety and poetry is gone for the sake of dancing, and it's just not a fair trade-off here.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

i don't think i've heard the donna summer one, but, DUDE, it's macarthur park, how bad can it be!

That's the thing:

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

Macarthur Park = great
Donna Summer = great
BUT
Macarthur Park + storming disco = wrong

Re: That's the thing:

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

that makes me sad in my heart...

Re: That's the thing:

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Depends what you're used to I suspect. Works for me.