tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post114456099600231387..comments2024-02-23T18:09:21.909-05:00Comments on Disco Delivery: Disco Delivery #14: Suzi Lane - Ooh La La (1979, Elektra)Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01631387187116034184noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-21097587438507712782022-02-10T18:51:22.859-05:002022-02-10T18:51:22.859-05:00OK I received this from Chris Bennett, and I felt ...OK I received this from Chris Bennett, and I felt it would be nice to kind of touch bases and say hello! I have been away quite a while, and now I’m ready!! <br /><br />Hey it’s Suzy Lane!! Excited to know that I’m still on the tip of your lips or your tongue which ever one you want to call it, and now I’m ready to come to the forefront. As I said Chris Bennett actually just sent this to me and I wanted to say hello hello! And to let you know stay tune. <br /><br />Suzi LaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-51844057550142937792012-10-31T11:30:14.896-04:002012-10-31T11:30:14.896-04:00Late reply here, but to Anonymous, just want to sa...Late reply here, but to Anonymous, just want to say thanks for the info! Very interesting and much appreciated! My apologies for Johnny's abrasive fanboy tone. I'm no stranger to it, myself. Anyway, Suzi is still very much around and is on Facebook, so I may just come around and confirm this with her.. Although the CD reissue isn't out yet, I'm looking forward to reading about her and about this album's story in the liner notes.. Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631387187116034184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-69228336127833635092012-05-21T15:58:25.221-04:002012-05-21T15:58:25.221-04:00I know her, and i know where she is, and what happ...I know her, and i know where she is, and what happened to her - if she wants you to know, she'll tell you herself. And i don't mean to be nasty in that, it's her story and she wants to be the one to tell it..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-23374602508943129372012-03-20T02:35:24.575-04:002012-03-20T02:35:24.575-04:00I'm a newbie, rather a young gay man who recen...I'm a newbie, rather a young gay man who recently fell in love Suzi Lane. I found her/this album on iTunes after going through tons of 1970's artists and one hit wonders. What a great album. <br /><br />For the life of me, I CANNOT get infos on her via internet. I've modeling agencies records (models) on Google, done images searches and nothing came up. Which leaves me wondering, where the hell is she and what she is doing? There in nothing on Facebook about her except for the name and album.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-39126393627927717352011-12-12T17:23:51.100-05:002011-12-12T17:23:51.100-05:00Johnny:
I'm Anonymous because I haven't r...Johnny:<br /><br />I'm Anonymous because I haven't registered. <br /><br />Nothing I have said is misinformation, because the only things I said were (a) you have no first-hand information and (b) it may have existed in a prior form. The fact that Giorgio handed the music to Donna proves it already existed. No one has ever said there were no previous lyrics written for the track. It's common for multiple writers to write lyrics to a track. Nothing you have said negates the fact that Suzi Lane could have recorded a prior version. She could be telling the truth or lying. But there is no way you can know, especially if your key sources based on TV interviews. You're getting a little crazy with your fanboy act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-23948456031616259772011-09-19T10:13:49.987-04:002011-09-19T10:13:49.987-04:00Actually Donna said she was looking at a Stephen B...Actually Donna said she was looking at a Stephen Bishop album. Giorgio was on the same short-lived show a few episodes later, with the white grand piano he wrote Flashdance and many of his other hits on.Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984532697650444030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-87718042083073596972011-09-19T09:15:43.677-04:002011-09-19T09:15:43.677-04:00Boy you're just full of misinformation, aren&#...Boy you're just full of misinformation, aren't you Anonymous. Donna has sole credit for the lyrics of the song. Here's the wiki page for the song, note: "All vocals and lyrics by Donna Summer."<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Radio_%28Donna_Summer_song%29<br /><br />Foxes Soundtrack:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxes_%28soundtrack%29<br /><br />1. "On the Radio (Extended Soundtrack Mix)" Summer (lyrics), Moroder (music)<br /><br />Giorgio Moroder, the only other credited writer, never wrote a lyric in his life. His partner Pete Bellotte was his lyricist, just as Elton John never wrote a lyric in his life, and Bernie Taplin was his lyricist. When they met up with Donna, Donna and Pete collaborated on the lyrics. Belotte/Moroder/Summer were one of the most successful writing teams of the 70s, and as such, it is well documented what roles they played individually. <br /><br />I remember Donna was on a tv show in the 80s for songwriters, to discuss the writing process for some of the famous songs they wrote. Donna said Giorgio had written the music for her, which she loved, but it took her some time to come up with the lyrics. She explained: "I was looking at a Stephen Stills album cover, and thought how would he put it? He'd probably say "it must've fallen out of a hole in your old brown overcoat." After I had that line, the rest of the song fell into place."<br /><br />Back to the subject of this post, Suzi's album is making its CD debut on the Gold Legion label in a few weeks.Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984532697650444030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-50085924600569144722011-09-03T10:28:02.813-04:002011-09-03T10:28:02.813-04:00Johnny: Donna has writing credit on "On the R...Johnny: Donna has writing credit on "On the Radio". Whether it existed and was recorded in a prior form before Donna recorded it is something you cannot possibly know. I have no doubt that she wrote some lyrics for it, but since she doesn't have sole credit, she may not have come up with the hook or the title. I wasn't there and you weren't there either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-18161259633939774592011-08-13T23:24:24.289-04:002011-08-13T23:24:24.289-04:00Anonymous May 26th 2009 says Suzi had been working...Anonymous May 26th 2009 says Suzi had been working on a second album with Giorgio and had already recorded "On The Radio" before being involved in a car accident. And then supposedly Donna stole the song. Like hell, Donna wrote "On The Radio." Need to do your research better before making up stories. Giorgio wrote the music for her before the Bad Girls album, but it took her many months to come up with the lyrics for it.<br /><br />The car accident story also sounds suspiciously similar to the real car accident Anita Ward was involved in shortly after her one-hit-wonder. Suzi's wiki page also mentions the car accident, but has "citation needed" after it. Since anonymous May 26 was dead wrong about Donna stealing "On The Radio" from Suzi, I question the accident story as well.Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984532697650444030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-15843388187310634312009-05-26T12:18:59.478-04:002009-05-26T12:18:59.478-04:00Oh! And she still had the extra long fingernails t...Oh! And she still had the extra long fingernails that she had been "known" for. And this part is fuzzy in my mind, but I think she told me that had shot to photos for the second album art and it had a tigeress theme (her makeup).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-63486108987610505002009-05-26T12:01:43.603-04:002009-05-26T12:01:43.603-04:00I have info! I met Suzi back in the 90's when she ...I have info! I met Suzi back in the 90's when she was working as a "plus" or large size model (same beautiful face). Same first name, different last name. She had been in a car accident while working on second Giorgio produced album, which she had already recorded "On the Radio" for. Donna heard it, and the rest is history. The album never was finished, due in part to her recovery from the accident. She told me how she had been so overwhelmed performing at Studio 54. She was quite young at the time and was suddenly on stage with drag queens! Well this is what I know, and from Suzi herself! I had been a fan of hers back in '79, and it was so surreal learning the woman I was working with was Suzi Lane! (As I said, different last name and extra pounds). She even sang a few lines of Harmony for me! All true, and a fun memory to share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-19463091253771344322009-02-19T10:24:00.000-05:002009-02-19T10:24:00.000-05:00I am 39 and I had been listening to this record si...I am 39 and I had been listening to this record since 1986. Last few yesrs I lost track of this LP as its not so ewasily available nowdays on the Bombay streets. I look forward to have the album back on my ipod to have it playing whenever I can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-50575125852146578942008-06-24T23:47:00.000-04:002008-06-24T23:47:00.000-04:00I'm 44 and still do this day play the LP loud and ...I'm 44 and still do this day play the LP loud and clear...I'm sure like alot of disco diva's she turned to god and and does not want to remember the days of disco....But I truly would love to tell her that her LP is one of the bestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-1146562848215705202006-05-02T05:40:00.000-04:002006-05-02T05:40:00.000-04:00Thanks Darryl! Glad you enjoyed 'em :-)Thanks Darryl! Glad you enjoyed 'em :-)Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631387187116034184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-1146472544890873492006-05-01T04:35:00.000-04:002006-05-01T04:35:00.000-04:00Jesus - Harmony and Ooh La La are astounding slice...Jesus - Harmony and Ooh La La are astounding slices of disco just as a like it.<BR/>Thanks for making my night with these. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-1145043850741799332006-04-14T15:44:00.000-04:002006-04-14T15:44:00.000-04:00Thanks JungleRed! :-) Yeah I agree, her subdued de...Thanks JungleRed! :-) <BR/><BR/>Yeah I agree, her subdued delivery definitely makes things more interesting.. <BR/><BR/>I think I'm going to post a thread on discomusic.com about her one of these days.. Maybe someone there might know a thing or two..Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631387187116034184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20748548.post-1144904067668138172006-04-13T00:54:00.000-04:002006-04-13T00:54:00.000-04:00I love Suzy's album! "Ooh La La" and "Harmony" are...I love Suzy's album! "Ooh La La" and "Harmony" are thrilling tracks, but I agree with you about the melancholy beauty of "Givin It Up'". This could've been sung in a more aggressive "I Will Survive" manner, but there's a bit of self-doubt in her delivery which makes the song more interesting. <BR/><BR/>Great choice!<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, whatever did happen to Suzy -- certainly one of the most elusive disco divas ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com