She will sing and dance forever in our hearts.
Sing on, Donna. We will dance forever to your voice.
Blessed Be. The Wheel Turns
May the Goddess guide her on her journey to the Summerlands. May her family, friends and the world find Peace.
Tag: Donna Summer
Feb 19 2010
Original v. Cover — #13 of a Series
A brief, somber prelude published 171 years ago, often performed at funeral and memorial services, less familiar than another widely known funeral march by the same composer, is resurrected in 1975, reaching #6 on the Billboard Top 40 charts, and then later in the decade a new arrangement, this time a lively disco version, topped out at #3 on the U. S. Dance chart and #40 on the U.K. singles chart. The song has since been covered by many different artists.
So why introduce a remodeled funeral march during this time of year, only a week after Valentine’s Day weekend? February 22nd represents a landmark birthday anniversary for a fairly well known historical figure.
You may immediately be thinking of George Washington, however, next Monday would be the 278th anniversary of his birthday, not exactly a number that is evenly divisible by 10, 25, 50 or 100. For a well known classical composer, however, that day would mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, providing ample reason to recognize his tremendous contributions to the body of classical music and, inadvertently, to our popular culture as well.
You’ve heard his music on numerous occasions, most likely not even realizing it at the time. The movie website, Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB), catalogues films that include this composer’s work, and to date, the list stands at 344 and counting. If you’d like to see for yourself, you can go here.
The original composer of the thirteenth installment of this series is the esteemed Polish composer, Frederic Chopin, who is critically regarded as one of the greatest composers for the piano of all time. Although his music is among the most technically demanding for the instrument, Chopin’s style emphasizes nuance and expressive depth rather than mere technical virtuosity.
Feb 07 2008
How to Beat Obama: A ‘Money Plan’ for Hillary
I get emails every day. Tons of them. Most are from political organizations, newspapers, blogs, pollsters, and, yes, even from presidential candidates asking me for money. Well, just as this story was breaking this afternoon, I received this email from Hillary Clinton herself
Dear JekyllnHyde,We had a huge night last night — we won the biggest states and the most votes, and we are ahead in the overall race for delegates. But this race is far from over.
We don’t have time to catch our breath — the next races are just three days away, and there are 10 more contests in February alone.
Let’s meet this moment with bold action worthy of those who have put their faith in us. We are setting a big goal for the next three days: raise $3 million to fund our history-making campaign.
Thank you,
Hillary
Something, though, was missing from her email: it’s a bit vanilla. And I, like many people, prefer Haagen Daaz’ creme brulee flavor.