Donna Summer

Released: May 20, 2008

Songwriter: Greg Kurstin Donna Summer Danielle Brisebois

Producer: Greg Kurstin

Tudo bem Tudo bem Tudo bom bom
Heat grows in his mind, hits the steering wheel to tryin' tune the radio out loud
He heard Jobim say, and his heart began to sway
He didn't think of anything but his baby
He was drivin' keep on drivin' he kept drivin' down brazil
He feels batucada he dances the samba
If only in his head

[Chorus:]
He was drivin' down brazil
All pimped up and dressed to kill
A thousand single dollar bills
In his low ride Bonneville
He was drivin' down brazil
He was drivin' down brazil
And he gave the girls a thrill
In his low ride bonneville
He's the king king of the hill
He was drivin down brazil

Shhh shut up and get your baby
Please comma comma get your baby
Please comma comma get your baby, shes waiting
He cruised up to the light, she jumps in by his side
They kiss and wave goodbye oh
They had so much to say, but the groove began to play
He couldn't think of anything but his baby
He was drivin' keep on drivin' he kept drivin' down brazil
He dreams of Amanda while he sips guarana, in his mind she's dressed in red
If anything

[Chorus]
Comma comma comma get your baby [6x]
Tudo bem Tudo bem Tudo bom bom [6x]

He feels batucada he dances the samba
If only in his head
Makes me crazy

[Chorus]
Just have to comma get your baby
Just have to comma get your baby
Just have to comma get your baby
She's waiting

As the unquestioned queen of disco, the one and only Donna Summer lit up the late 70s and 80s with flashy, exuberant vocals and automatic earworms. Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on Dec. 31, 1948, Summer moved to Germany after being cast in a Munich production of Hair. There, she happened to meet Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and the trio conglomerated to form a dynamic music team. With Moroder, Summer forged together her first album, The Hostage, which reached moderate success in Northern Europe. Summer’s big break, however, would come later with the release of 1975’s sexual “Love to Love You Baby”, which became one of disco’s first mainstream hits and reached #2 on the Billboard Charts.

1977 came around with the concept album I Remember Yesterday, which featured the Top 10 single “I Feel Love”. The next year, Summer hit the silver screen with the movie Thank God It’s Friday, whose soundtrack featured one of her own the iconic “Last Dance.” This would later become one of the disco legends' signature songs. “Dance” would take home an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Grammy, and a Golden Globe, and it jumped to a peak of #3 on the charts.

Yet Summer’s illustrious career was far from finished – Summer’s first live album Live and More featured the single “MacArthur Park”, a melting ballad that was a cover of the Jimmy Webb ballad of the same name. “Park” became Summer’s first – and perhaps most memorable – No. 1 hit, and cemented her status as a vocalist as well as a performer. With the track, she became the first female in modern rock history to hold the top spot in both the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200. 1979, though, would really be the peak of her career.

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