I Feel Love (3:22)
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“I Feel Love” is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday. The song originally symbolised the ‘future’ segment of the album, which loosely depicted a musical trip through time. The title track of the I Remember Yesterday album represented the 1940s, “Love’s Unkind” the 50s, “Back in Love Again” the 60s, while the album concluded with the futuristic “I Feel Love”. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and number nine on the Hot Soul Chart.
Before “I Feel Love”, most disco recordings were backed by acoustic orchestras. Although such mid 1970s bands as Kraftwerk had pioneered all-electronic music, it has been said that this song is the first disco-style song recorded with an entirely synthesized backing track, and has been enormously influential in the development of disco, electronica, house and techno thanks to Giorgio Moroder’s innovative production. In particular, the song popularised the insistent, robotic bass line, which has been frequently imitated ever since.
According to David Bowie, then in the middle of his own groundbreaking ‘Berlin Trilogy’, its impact on the genre’s direction was recognized early on:
“One day in Berlin … Brian Eno came running in and said, ‘I have heard the sound of the future.’ … he puts on ‘I Feel Love’, by Donna Summer … He said, ‘This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.’ Which was more or less right. ”
Before “I Feel Love”, most disco recordings were backed by acoustic orchestras. Although such mid 1970s bands as Kraftwerk had pioneered all-electronic music, it has been said that this song is the first disco-style song recorded with an entirely synthesized backing track, and has been enormously influential in the development of disco, electronica, house and techno thanks to Giorgio Moroder’s innovative production. In particular, the song popularised the insistent, robotic bass line, which has been frequently imitated ever since.
According to David Bowie, then in the middle of his own groundbreaking ‘Berlin Trilogy’, its impact on the genre’s direction was recognized early on:
“One day in Berlin … Brian Eno came running in and said, ‘I have heard the sound of the future.’ … he puts on ‘I Feel Love’, by Donna Summer … He said, ‘This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.’ Which was more or less right. ”
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godwand wrote:
such a landmark.
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ruby65_4love wrote:
a classic disco song, far her time ahead of techno music... :-) Donna Summer is still a great singer and performer.
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jennica_med_c wrote:
Wasn't it Brian Eno who said, upon hearing this, that "This is the sound of the future"? How right he was, considering that almost every one of today's female vocalists (try to) sound like this.
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vaughnvhalen wrote:
Another have to play dance club tune...got to !!!..............
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floydalbert wrote:
Back in the days club 54 in N Y C "Yeah man"
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zapatosgrandes wrote:
i feel loved!
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henriette77 wrote:
=:) =:) =:) =:) =:)
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korotkova001 wrote:
+++++++++++++
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DrGrobah wrote:
snort, pop, jerk, rock!!!!
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Jelenino wrote:
so good
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Summer66 wrote:
This song makes me wanna get nasty.
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HarryHamburg wrote:
Klasse !!!
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keysrgood wrote:
If you had to name the ultimate disco record, this surely must be one of the highest contenders. Utterly brilliant.
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simonazigzag wrote:
fantastic electronica origonal .just an out of this world sound.still fresh and unique.
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robstuff wrote:
ohhhhh i'm feelin it
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rosmaritbrum wrote:
YESSSSSSS...I FEEL LOVE...
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floydalbert wrote:
I dance my ass off on this song donna was hot at that time and i was to.
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rosmaritbrum wrote:
I FEEL LOVE...
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korntee wrote:
2 thumbs down to the remix. it ruins the dynamics which is what makes this song so cool
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memekiwii wrote:
Oh man...i forgot how good this album is!!!! smoking!
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