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Donna Summer

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Another great loss to the music community.
Love or hate her, she made some classic tracks that you'll sing along to.
A Gay icon but had a hand in turning music into the trends we listen to today, an icon.
RIP
just seen it on the news.
only in her 60s.
And the jokes have already started on Facebook!
Loved Donna Summer RIP a great lady sad
Quote by Funlovers2009
And the jokes have already started on Facebook!

im glad im not on facebook. guess i must be the only one lol
what a legend RIP! one of the first songs I ever sung at karaoke was sung by her: flashdance (what a feeling!) wooohoo what an apt song for this site! lol
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what a legend RIP! one of the first songs I ever sung at karaoke was sung by her: flashdance (what a feeling!) wooohoo what an apt song for this site! lol

Err, that was Irene Cara.
Oh dear, another piece of my youth gone too soon. She was an icon to a generation and I for one am saddened by her passing. :sad:
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what a legend RIP! one of the first songs I ever sung at karaoke was sung by her: flashdance (what a feeling!) wooohoo what an apt song for this site! lol

Err, that was Irene Cara.
damn it! the sentiment was there! lol wink
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A Gay icon ...

Strangely she never courted that and her lyrics were squarely heterosexual but the music was recognised as the pinnacle of what the early hours in a sleazy nightclub should sound like, especially I Feel Love.
She alienated the community that had originally brought her fame by saying that AIDS was God's way of punishing men for being gay, although she later said she'd been misquoted/taken out of context/misunderstood (depending on which article you read). This didn't stop public outbursts of her records being burnt in the streets and resulted in her tumble from favour for some time, during which she changed labels multiple times and branched out into different musical avenues (some more successful than others).
I also saw on the news this morning that she had recently said her cancer was caused by inhaling particles from the 9/11 explosion.
Great music (in no small way thanks to Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte) and a great singer.