THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

11-Donna Summer-I Feel Love.

1977-Number 1 single. In 1982 the Patrick Cowley remix reached Number 21, and in 1995 following the song being remixed by Rollo & Sister Bliss, it once again charted, this time making Number 8.

Best Bit-At 0.10. Even at the age of 16 with a very limited knowledge of Pop Music, I knew on first listen, I was hearing something that had never been done before, and was ground breaking. It appears I was in good company as according to David Bowie who at that time was in Germany recording his ‘Berlin Trilogy,’ his collaborator Brian Eno came running in and said,’I have heard the sound of the future,’ he puts on ‘I Feel Love.’ He said,’This is it, look no further, this single is going to change the sound of club music for the next 15 years.

Donna Summer (see also best songs 78) was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31st, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, she died from lung cancer on May 17th, 2012, at the age of 63. It was predominantly this song that went a long way to earning her the honorific title of the ‘Queen of Disco.’ The discography of Donna Summer includes 17 studio Albums released between 1974-2008, and 89 singles issued between 1968-2020. In America on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart she has achieved 20 top 40 hits, with four of those songs making Number 1, while in the UK she has charted in the top 40 on 17 occasions, with this song being her only chart topper.

‘I Feel Love’ was co-written by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, and Pete Bellotte, with the production by Moroder and Bellotte. ‘I Feel Love’ was the second of five singles released from Donna Summer’s fifth studio Album ‘I Remember Yesterday’ from May 1977. The Album was a concept Album, with each track meant to evoke the sound of a different decade, for example ‘I Remember Yesterday,’ represented the ‘Swing’ of the 1940’s. and ‘Love’s Unkind’ was the sound of a 1960’s girl group. Moroder and Bellotte also wanted to create a track that would supposedly represent the future of ‘Disco’ music to close the Album, and that was how ‘I Feel Love’ came about.

Before ‘I Feel Love’ most ‘Disco’ music was played by orchestras, but Giorgio Moroder who had been experimenting with Synthesizers for years borrowed a ‘Moog Modular 3P’ from the Classical composer Eberhard Schoener, aided by Schoener’s assistant Robby Wedel, and together they would create something unique for it’s time. It is impossible to state the importance of this song, as it has gone on to influence many genres including ‘House Music,’ Electronic Dance Music,’Techno,’ ‘Trance,’ and ‘New Wave.’ One of the songs co-writers Pete Bellotte has said,’We used a Moog synthesizer to give the song this futuristic feel, and discovered a new way to layer level upon level of sound on to the track in perfect sync. We had no idea it was going to sound so special. Donna was one of those phenomenal one-take artists, she could just come in, sing the song and go. She was always spot on.’

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder was born on April 26th, 1940, in Urtijei, South Tyrol, Kingdom of Italy, due to his work in the field of Electronic Dance Music’ he is known as the ‘Father of Disco.’ Moroder has released 16 solo studio Albums between 1969-2015, and 41 singles between 1965-2016, he is also the co-composer or co-producer of 11 soundtrack Albums including ‘American Gigolo,’ (1980) and ‘Flashdance’ (1983.) Giorgio Moroder is also the writer, or co-writer of three UK Number 1 singles, ‘Chickory Tip’ ‘Son of My Father’ in 1972, ‘Blondie’ with ‘Call Me’ in 1980, and ‘Berlin’ with ‘Take my Breath Away’ from 1986, of which Moroder has stated is the song he is most proud of.

Also well worth mentioning is the Patrick Cowley remix of ‘I Feel Love.’ Patrick Cowley was born on October 19th, 1950, in Buffalo, New York, United States, he was an early victim of AIDS, and died on November 12th, 1982 at the age of 32. In 1978 Cowley created a 15.43 remix of ‘I Feel Love’ which became an ‘underground classic,’ and a collectors item, until receiving an official release in 1982. Along with Giorgio Moroder, Cowley is recognised as a pioneer of Electronic Dance Music, he also worked closely with the American singer/songwriter Sylvester (1947-1988) (see also best songs 162.)

‘Ooh it’s so good, it’s so good it’s so good, it’s so good, it’s so good. Ooh I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love.’