Donna Summer, whose name was synonymous with disco, died today after a battle with cancer. She was 63 years old. I grew up with all her disco music and have fond memories of "Last Dance" from high school and beyond. It seemed that was always the song that was played at the end of any dance or wedding for about 20 years, right?
However, in memory of Donna, I'm posting not one of her disco songs but one of my guilty pleasures; a sizable hit she had from the late 80's call "This Time I Know It's For Real." This song, more than any of hers, has a special personal memory, connected to a certain place and time and, well, even a certain person. ;) The video however is a crazy! A catalogue of the decades' music video memes: running in place dance...check, lots of fog...check, hand claps closups....check, big hair/earrings....double check! But, in the end, the song is the thing, as is Donna's lovely voice. Which is now really gone....
