When it comes to earthshaking songs—the ones that signal a tectonic
shift in the current musical landscape—there is “Johnny B.
Goode” . . . there is “Good Vibrations” . . . and there is "I
Feel Love." A disco touchstone recorded by Donna Summer in 1976 and
released on her fifth studio album, I Remember Yesterday, in 1977, "I
Feel Love" is one of the most important records in music history, and
one of the most influential. "I Feel Love" topped charts the world
over—including in the UK, Australia, France, Italy, and the
Netherlands—and was in the Top 10 everywhere else. This record,
Brian Eno told David Bowie as they worked together in the recording
studio, "is going to change the sound of club music for the next
fifteen years." Which, said Bowie, "was more or less right." Except
fifteen years was an under-estimation. Even now, more than forty years
after its release, "I Feel Love" is routinely featured toward the top
of manifold "greatest song" Top 100s—and remains a favorite by music
fans and artists alike, with dozens of cover versions paying homage.
That is the tale this book tells—not only the story of the song but
also the story of its all-pervading impact upon the world of popular
music. Firsthand experiences and original interviews with a host of
musicians, disc jockeys, and dancers loudly illustrate the record's
initial impact and its continuing influence. "I Feel Love" still
sounds like the future.
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Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, and How They Reinvented Music
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9798765167366
Publisert
2025
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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