Donna Summer
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 18: Inductee Donna Summer onscreen at the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
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Well, when you have a bass line going, like, 'deddle-deddle-deddle-deddle-deddle-[pause-]deddle,' whatever you do, it sounds... I'm not saying similar [to me, but] in that style. It reminds you of [Donna Summer's] 'I Feel Love,' right? It's a great line, and yeah, it reminds me, in a sense, of the bass line in the style of 'I Feel Love.'
Primal Scream to Rolling Stones, with a bit of Donna Summer in the afternoon to keep our energy up.
I didn't believe that song when Richard Harris sang it. I didn't believe it when Donna Summer sang it. Not even Amber can pull off that songMore quotes »
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HBO airs Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
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