The version of 'Donna Summer' that was released on the b-side of 'When Love Breaks Down' in 1984 is a sultry, subtle synth-led thing. It's somehow redolent of faded glamour and reeks of showbiz nostagia. I love it and was going post that today but found this version that I'd forgotten about whilst rootling through my Prefab Sprout mp3s.
It was something of a surprise to revisit this Post-Punky early version and hear Paddy McAloon yelp "What's my name? What's my name? What's my name?!"
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And if you want to know what they looked like on stage singing that, there's a photo at
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That being the actual gig the 1980 recording comes from.
Thanks for that - really interesting bit of history. Were all four songs done in the edgy post-punk style?
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