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[littlefrog2812]

Hey my name is Pia ( not my first name, but I don't like it first name so yes, Pia ). I am 18 years old Girl coming from Germany ( so I'm sorry for my broken English ).

Tw/SH: I am telling about my story and problems.

I cvt myself since I'm 8 years old and had my first s/m with 10 ( yeah I know this is very young, indirectly I had my first s/m whit 3, but I don't think that's that count because of my age at this point ).

I have a many problems with myself.

Like: hate, ED because of my weight, cvtting, p|lls, ADHD, PTBS and a many more.

I will recover, but I don't know how. I hate myself and I hate everything what I do.

Pls, Don't record just Block when it's triggering you.

I don't know what I will post, or how often, I think I post a lot of older pictures and first, so you know how I cvt and how there locks like.

You can ask me everything. <3

Now a little about myself.

- I love old German rock/punk music. ( Like "die ärzte" or "die toten hosen" ) also punk and rock/alternative punk/rock.

- my favourite colour is green.

- my favourite animals are frogs ( Rotauge Laubfrosch in german ) and cats.

- my favourite artist at this moment is an artist who sings specifically about his feelings and about his canavis experience. His name is GReeeN.

- my hobby's: playing videogames, drawing/sketching, crafting like crochet or something else.

- I am tattooing myself and my nearest friends/family or my partner ( I am taken ), Im not a pro but learning by doing, i also have pircings ( 2 but ther will be more coming soon ).

Yes Idk what I can also tell you, sooo if you have questions, tell me :)

~ Pia

[passportapproved]

4.2.23

LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S SHOW! THE GOA EXPRESS  – “Portrait” (Communion Records, UK)

BROOKE COMBE  – “Black Is The New Gold” (Island Records, UK)

TEENAGE DADS  – “Midnight Driving” (Chugg Music, Australia)

HUNDRED REASONS  – “So So Soon” (Fierce Panda/SO Recordings, UK)

CAITY BAISER  – “Pretty Boys” (EMI Records, UK)

3REE  – “Out Of My Mind” (Unsigned, Australia) 

THE JORDAN  – “I’m Not Sorry” (Unsigned, Holland) 

TOM A. SMITH  – “Little Bits” (Unsigned, UK) 

KAMRAD  – “Feel Alive” (Sony Music, Germany)

LOVEJOY  – “Call Me What You Like” (Anvil Cat Records, UK)

THE ROYSTON CLUB – “Blisters” (Run On Records, UK)

MADYX – “Walking On The Moon” (Unsigned, N. America) THE LUKA STATE  – “Two Worlds Apart” (Unsigned, UK)

MASI MASI – “Moaner Lisa” (Shabby Road, UK)

EMMI KING – “Set The Pace” (Unsigned, Germany)

NOBLE – “Lost In You” (Metrosonic Records, Portugal) BELDON HAIGH – “Dumpster Fire” (Unsigned, UK) TALISCO – “Human” (Talisco Music, France)

CIRCA WAVES  – “Your Ghost” (Lower Third/[PIAS], UK)

REST FOR THE WICKED – “Fade Away” (EMI/UMG, Australia)

THE ACADEMIC – “My Very Best” (Capitol Records/EMI, UK)

MATTHEW MOLE  – “Countryside” (Universal Music, South Africa)

INHALER  – “When I Have Her On My Mind” (Polydor, Ireland) 

RUM JUNGLE  – “Back Home” (Sureshaker, Australia)

THE SHERLOCKS – “Sirens” (Unsigned, UK) 

RHETT REPKO – “Tell Me That It’s Not Over” (Unsigned, N. America)

ALEX LAHEY  – “Good Time” (Liberation, Australia) 

HIGH TROPICS  – “Girlfriends” (Unsigned, Australia) 

SINGLE BY SUNDAY  – “Severed Ties” (Unsigned, Scotland) 

HARINA FT. DANNY BALDURSSON  – “Done With You” (Aux Family, Germany) FELLY – “Bad Radio” (Unsigned, N. America)

LIME GARDEN – “Bitter” (So Young Records, UK)

PADDY ECHO  – “Butterfly Kissing” (Unsigned, New Zealand)

LAUREN WALLER – “3-2-1” (Unsigned, N. America)

[eurovision-revisited]

Eurovision 1995: The actual result

This in the 1995 Eurovision Spoiler Warning. Do not read further if you do not wish to be reminded how things actually turned out!

Success for Ireland! They finally managed to lose - although the winners were at least 1/3 Irish, so maybe they didn't. The important thing was that Ireland wouldn't have to host next year, because Norway managed to break the Irish stranglehold.

There were almost no English language entries in the top 10 at all - but both the UK and Malta managed to finish 10th on the same score. Some might argue the winner didn't have much language in at all. Nocturne still holds the record for fewest word in a Eurovision entry ever.

Germany finished last on a single point which set the EBU into a bit of a panic as Germany provided one of the biggest audiences and provided a big chunk of money to them too. They couldn't be relegated could they...

Here's the full result of the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.

Norway - Secret Garden - "Nocturne"

Spain - Anabel Conde - "Vuelve Conmigo"

Sweden -Jan Johansen - "Se på mig"

France - Nathalie Santamaria - "Il Me Donne Rendez-vous"

Denmark - Aud Wilken - "Fra Mols Til Skagen"

Croatia - Magazin & Lidija - "Nostalgija"

Slovenia - Darja Svajger - "Prisluhni Mi"

Israel - Liora - "Amen"

Cyprus - Alexandros Panayi - "Sti Fotia"

(10=) United Kingdom - Love City Groove - "Love City Groove"

(10=) Malta - Mike Spiteri - "Keep Me In Mind"

Greece - Elina Constantopoulou - "Pia Prosefhi"

Austria - Stella Jones - "Die Welt Dreht Sich Verkehrt"

Ireland - Eddie Friel - "Dreamin'"

Iceland - Bó Halldórsson - "Núna"

Turkey - Arzu Ece - "Sev!"

Russia - P****** K******* - "Kolybelnaya Dlya Vulkana"

Poland - Justyna - "Sama"

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Davor Popovic - "Dvadeset I Prvi Vijek"

Belgium - Frédéric Etherlinck - "La Voix Est Libre"

Portugal - Tó Cruz - "Baunilha E Chocolate"

Hungary - Csaba Szigeti - "Új név egy régi ház falán"

Germany - Stone and Stone - "Verliebt In Dich"

[piasgermany]

[Album] Die Sterne kündigen Best-Of-Album "Grandezza" & neue Tourdaten an!

Die Sterne kündigen das Best-Of-Album "Grandezza" an, das am 9. Februar 2024 über [PIAS] Recordings Germany erscheinen wird, und Hits aus 30 Jahren Bandgeschichte präsentiert!

Im gleichen Maß, in dem das Publikum jetzt langsam verstummt, wird ein Summen immer wahrnehmbarer. Nach und nach erfüllt es den ganzen riesigen Raum und man bildet sich ein, dass es plötzlich nach Ozon riecht. Eine elektrische Entladung steht kurz bevor und sie wird, man ahnt es, nicht unerheblich sein. Als ein Scheinwerfer auf den gesenkten Vorhang gerichtet wird, ist die Stille vollkommen. Und für das, was jetzt kommt, kann es nur ein Wort geben: Grandezza.

Es handelt sich um die ultimative Zusammenstellung auf Doppel-Vinyl und CD. 18 Hits plus eine bisher unveröffentlichte Single einer Band, die vielen immer als höflich und bescheiden galt. Damit ist es jetzt vorbei. Und warum sollte man auch bescheiden sein, angesichts dieser Sammlung von Song aus über dreißig Jahren Bandgeschichte, wenn man über jeden einzelnen von ihnen sagen kann: Ja, verdammt! Die Sterne sind zwar auf den deutschsprachigen Raum limitiert, haben sich aber nie damit zufriedengegeben.

Es wird noch ein bisschen länger in der Luft herumsummen und flirren, bis es im Februar dann in den Elektroden knallt und zischt. Dann geht es los. Aber so richtig. Ab März dann auch auf einer Bühne in deiner Nähe: GRANDEZZA. Endlich.

Darüber hinaus erscheint am 1. Dezember das Buch "Ich scheiß auf deutsche Texte" von Sterne-Sänger Frank Spilker im Ventil Verlag, das über 100 Songtexte des Hamburger-Schule-Protagonisten enthält, der wie kaum jemand sonst in den letzten Jahrzehnten die hiesige (Underground-)Pop-Szene geprägt hat. Dazu enthält der Band ausführliche Anmerkungen und Glossen zu einer Vielzahl der Songs sowie zahlreiche Fotos. Einschläge in eure Herzen. Nehmt hin und esst.

Tracklist "Grandezza" 01 .Was hat dich bloß so ruiniert (Single Mix) 02. Wichtig 03. Fickt das System 04. Universal Tellerwäscher (Radio Edit) 05. Unter Geiern II 06. Trrrmmer 07. Die Interessanten 08. Big in Berlin (Edwyn Collins Rmx) 09. Nur Flug (Single Version) 10. Wenn dir St Pauli auf den Geist fällt (Single Version) 11. Nach Fest kommt Lose 12. Aber andererseits: 13. Ihr wollt mich töten 14. Mein Sonnenschirm umspannt die Welt 15. Hey Dealer 16. Der Sommer in die Stadt wird fahren 17. Hallo Euphoria 18. Wir wissen nichts 19. In diesem Sinn (auf Mandarin)

Live: 13.03. Hannover - Béi Chéz Heinz 14.03. Leipzig - Conne Island 15.03. Frankfurt - Zoom 16.03. Dortmund - FZW 18.03. Düsseldorf - Zakk 19.03. Schorndorf - Manufaktur 20.03. Nürnberg - Club Stereo 21.03. Dresden - Beatpol 22.03. Berlin - Festsaal Kreuzberg 23.03. Hamburg - Knust  Booking: dq agency

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[kitchenlegrecords]

Kitchen leg records presents: Pieuvre tape release party w/Jejeje and dj Fragil/Stabil

Kitchen Leg records is very happy to present the first release of 2023, "Hyperstretch" by Pieuvre

Friday 20.01.23 in West Germany, Skalitzerstr.133 Berlin at 9 PM

Pieuvre is a trio started magically by coincidences, missing connections and a bit of luck by members of Brabrabra, the Shna, and King Kuiper. Once Pia, Lina and Fege met, they fused their influences patching together raw-no wavey guitar, and punk-funk like rhythm session and well crafetd vocal melodies. "Hyperstretch" is their debut tape, contains six catchy post-punk hymns in three languages, playful, dance-able, very feminist and mostly quite impertinent. https://www.instagram.com/pieuvre_band

opening act, the fabulous Jejeje!

"Jejeje" is a spanish onomatopoeia which stands for a skeptical mocking laughing. Also a post pop, bikini bottom punk trio with a minimalist approach. https://jejejeband.bandcamp.com/

and a special dj set by Fragil/Stabil

https://www.mixcloud.com/fragil_stabil/

[veganwatson]

Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Treatment

Sharing a fundraiser by a local volunteer collective, please share and donate if you can. The original German text can be found below.

The collective at Safespace Leipzig provide refugees (both from Ukraine and elsewhere on the globe) with free meals no questions asked, taking care of the fundraising themselves. I have had encounters with some of these volunteers myself, and I can personally confirm that they are trustworthy.

The forwarded text below recounts the story of a man who has approached them asking for help. To protect his privacy, they are not sharing a lot of personal details about him, except the following:

H. is originally from a country in Africa, he was living and working in the Ukraine until the war broke out, he had to flee and ended up Leipzig, Germany, where he has now found work as a server, but it's not enough to cover the medical bills for his mother who is receiving treatment for breast cancer back home in said African country.

The volunteer collective have verified the medical records and bills, and they are now asking for donations on behalf of H., in order to make sure that his mother can continue to receive her urgently needed medical treatment.

-----

Ich hatte mit den Leuten vom Safespace Leipzig schon persönlich zu tun und weiß, was für eine megawichtige Arbeit sie in Leipzig unbezahlt und ohne große Anerkennung für Geflüchtete (nicht nur aus der Ukraine) tun, und dass sie, und damit auch die Spendensammlung, vertrauenswürdig sind.

Der folgende Text stammt direkt von einer Person vom Safespace:

CN Fundraiser für Brustkrebsbehandlung ohne Krankenversicherung

Hey! Für einen guten Freund, dessen Mutter an Brustkrebs erkrankt ist, sammeln wir gerade spenden, um die akut benötigte Behandlung zu finanzieren. Er möchte anonym bleiben, darum gibt es keine personenbezogenen Daten zu ihm oder seiner Mutter.

Er musste kürzlich aus der Ukraine fliehen, stammt aber eigentlich aus einem afrikanischen Land, wo auch seine Mutter lebt. Die Versicherungslage dort ist katastrophal, weshalb wir dieses Geld jetzt sammeln. Alle medizinischen Unterlagen, Rechnungen etc. liegen uns (Space Leipzig) vor.

Wir freuen uns über jeden einzelnen Euro und natürlich auch über das Teilen des Links in Social Media oder euren Netzwerken.

Es ist wirklich akut.

[verwelktesgedicht]

Song: Rebecca “Reprise” (Musical “Rebecca”) Artist: sung by Pia Douwes and Christina Patten, recorded in Stuttgart, Germany... so it’s in German ^^ Year: 2012

366 days song challenge - Day 199

I just stumbled over another version yesterday and remembered how much I get ghoosebumps when listening to this. I liked the musical! I like dramatic musicals xD And I like Pia Douwes ;D

[megatrip]

free KING MEGATRIP mixtapes!   https://megatrip-power-hour.fireside.fm/8

download / listen to King Megatrip mixtapes, here!

King Megatrip - Poultry Workers of America on Strike

recorded for the Back to the Basics program, Germany. proposed airdate: May 21.2003 (BTTB X-278) http://www.vinylizer.net/

01 heather perkins _ year of the snake _ www.waterdogstudio.com 02 psychic tv _ untitled _ dossier 03 jurassic 5 _ a day at the races _ interscope 04 pest _ chicken split _ ninja tune 05 the vibrations _ ain't no greens in harlem _ mandala 06 charles whitehead _ between the lines _ electrostatic 07 labi siffre _ i got the... _ emi 08 juca chavez _ take me back to piaui _ mr. bongo 09 drumagick _ cambraia _ sambaloco 10 saul williams _ not in our name (dj spooky remix) _ ninja tune 11 pressure drop _ unify _ one eye 12 patti drew _ fever _ emi 13 rjd2 _ bus stop bitties _ def jux 14 curtis mayfield _ move on up _ rhino 15 james carr _ that's what i want to know _ goldwax 16 tom jones _ hold on, i'm coming _ polygram 17 creature _ ow much! _ badorb.com 18 public enemy _ do you wanna go our way (nextmen remix) _ pias 19 swag _ unknown (untitled bonus track) _ versionmusic 20 fourtet _ she moves she _ domino 21 ricky nelson _ lonesome town _ imperial 22 unknown _ california dreamin' (mandarin version) _ unknown (mp3)

[blackkudos]

Donna Summer

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), widely known by her stage name based on her married name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.

While influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. Joining a touring version of the musical Hair, she left New York and spent several years living, acting and singing in Europe, where she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte in Munich, where they recorded influential disco hits such as "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", marking her breakthrough into an international career. Summer returned to the United States in 1975, and other hits such as "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", "Heaven Knows", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (duet with Barbra Streisand) and "On the Radio" followed.

Summer earned a total of 42 hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 in her lifetime, with 14 of those reaching the top-ten. She claimed a top 40 hit every year between 1975 and 1984, and from her first top-ten hit in 1976, to the end of 1982, she had 12 top-ten hits (10 were top-five hits), more than any other act during that time period. She returned to the Hot 100's top-five in 1983, and claimed her final top-ten hit in 1989 with "This Time I Know It's for Real". She was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the US within a 12-month period. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B Singles chart in the US and a number-one single in the United Kingdom. Her most recent Hot 100 hit came in 1999 with "I Will Go with You (Con Te Partiro)". While her fortunes on the Hot 100 waned through those decades, Summer remained a force on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart over her entire career.

Summer died on May 17, 2012, from lung cancer, at her home in Naples, Florida. She sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She won five Grammy Awards. In her obituary in The Times, she was described as the "undisputed queen of the Seventies disco boom" who reached the status of "one of the world's leading female singers." Giorgio Moroder described Summer's work with them on the song "I Feel Love" as "really the start of electronic dance" music. In 2013, Summer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In December 2016, Billboard ranked her at No. 6 on its list of the Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists .

Early life

LaDonna Adrian Gaines was born on December 31, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Andrew and Mary Gaines, and was third of seven children. She was raised in the Boston neighborhood of Mission Hill. Her father was a butcher, and her mother was a schoolteacher.

Summer's performance debut occurred at church when she was ten years old, replacing a vocalist who failed to appear. She attended Boston's Jeremiah E. Burke High School where she performed in school musicals and was considered popular. In 1967, just weeks before graduation, Summer left for New York City, where she joined the blues rock band Crow. After a record label passed on signing the group since it was only interested in the band's lead singer, the group agreed to dissolve.

Summer stayed in New York and auditioned for a role in the counterculture musical, Hair. She landed the part of Sheila and agreed to take the role in the Munich production of the show, moving there after getting her parents' reluctant approval. She eventually became fluent in German, singing various songs in that language, and participated in the musicals Ich bin ich (the German version of The Me Nobody Knows), Godspell, and Show Boat. Within three years, she moved to Vienna, Austria, and joined the Vienna Volksoper. She briefly toured with an ensemble vocal group called FamilyTree, the creation of producer Günter "Yogi" Lauke.

In 1968, Summer released (as Donna Gaines) on Polydor her first single, a German version of the title "Aquarius" from the musical Hair, followed in 1971 by a second single, a remake of the Jaynetts' 1963 hit, "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", from a one-off European deal with Decca Records. In 1969, she issued the single "If You Walkin' Alone" on Philips Records.

She married Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973, and gave birth to their daughter (called Mimi) Natalia Pia Melanie Sommer, the same year. She provided backing vocals for producer-keyboardist Veit Marvos on his Ariola Records release Nice to See You, credited as "Gayn Pierre". Several subsequent singles included Donna performing with the group, and the name "Gayn Pierre" was used while performing in Godspell with Helmuth Sommer during 1972.

Music career

1974–1979: Initial success

While working as a model part-time and back up singer in Munich, Summer met German-based producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte during a recording session for Three Dog Night at Musicland Studios. The trio forged a working partnership, and Donna was signed to their Oasis label in 1974. A demo tape of Summer's work with Moroder and Bellotte led to a deal with the European-distributed label Groovy Records. Due to an error on the record cover, Donna Sommer became Donna Summer; the name stuck. Summer's first album was Lady of the Night. It became a hit in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Belgium on the strength of two songs, "The Hostage" and the title track "Lady of the Night". "The Hostage" reached the top of the charts in France, but was removed from radio playlists in Germany because of the song's subject matter; a high ranking politician that had recently been kidnapped and held for ransom. One of her first TV appearances was in the television show, Van Oekel's Discohoek, which started the breakthrough of "The Hostage", and in which she gracefully went along with the scripted absurdity and chaos in the show.

In 1975, Summer passed on an idea for a song to Moroder who was working with another artist; a song that would be called "Love to Love You". Summer and Moroder wrote the song together, and together they worked on a demo version with Summer singing the song. Moroder decided that Summer's version should be released. Seeking an American release for the song, it was sent to Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart. Bogart played the song at one of his extravagant industry parties, where it was so popular with the crowd, they insisted that it be played over and over, each time it ended. Bogart requested that Moroder produce a longer version for discothèques. Moroder, Bellotte, and Summer returned with a 17-minute version. Bogart tweaked the title to "Love to Love You Baby", and Casablanca signed Summer, releasing the single in November 1975. The shorter 7" version of the single was promoted by radio stations, while clubs regularly played the 17 minute version (the longer version would also appear on the album).

By early 1976, "Love to Love You Baby" had reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and had become a Gold single, while the album had sold over a million copies. The song generated controversy due to Summer's moans and groans, and some American stations, like those in Europe with the initial release, refused to play it. Despite this, "Love to Love You Baby" found chart success in several European countries, and made the Top 5 in the United Kingdom despite the BBC ban. Casablanca wasted no time releasing the album A Love Trilogy, featuring "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" No. 80 and Summer's remarkable rendition of Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic" No. 52, which was followed by Four Seasons of Love, which spawned the singles "Spring Affair" No. 58 and "Winter Melody", No. 43. Both albums went Gold.

In 1977, Summer released the concept album I Remember Yesterday. The song "I Feel Love", reached No. 6 on the Hot 100 chart. and No. 1 in the UK. She received her first American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. The single would attain Gold status and the album went Platinum in the U.S. Another concept album, also released in 1977, was Once Upon a Time, a double album which told of a modern-day Cinderella "rags to riches" story. This album would attain Gold status. Summer recorded the song "Down Deep Inside" as the theme song for the 1977 film The Deep. In 1978, Summer acted in the film Thank God It's Friday, the film met with modest success; the song "Last Dance", reached No. 3 on the Hot 100. The soundtrack and single both went Gold and resulted in Summer winning her first Grammy Award, for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Its writer, Paul Jabara, won both an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for the composition. Summer also had "With Your Love" and "Je t'aime... moi non plus", on the soundtrack. Her version of the Jimmy Webb ballad, "MacArthur Park", became her first No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 chart. It was also the only No. 1 hit for songwriter Jimmy Webb; the single went Gold and topped the charts for three weeks. She received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The song was featured on Summer's first live album, Live and More, which also became her first album to hit number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and went double-Platinum, selling over 2 million copies. The week of November 11, 1978, Summer became the first female artist of the modern rock era to have the No. 1 single on the Hot 100 and album on the Billboard 200 charts, simultaneously. The song "Heaven Knows", which featured Brooklyn Dreams singer Joe "Bean" Esposito; reached No. 4 on the Hot 100 and became another Gold single.

In 1979, Summer won three American Music Awards for Single, Album and Female Artist, in the Disco category at the awards held in January. Summer performed at the world-televised Music for UNICEF Concert, joining contemporaries such as ABBA, Olivia Newton-John, the Bee Gees, Andy Gibb, Rod Stewart, John Denver, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson for a TV special that raised funds and awareness for the world's children. Artists donated royalties of certain songs, some in perpetuity, to benefit the cause. Summer began work on her next project with Moroder and Bellotte, Bad Girls. Mororder brought in Harold Faltermeyer, with whom he had collaborated on the soundtrack of film Midnight Express, to be the album's arranger. Faltermeyer's role would significantly increase from arranger, as he played keyboards and wrote songs with Summer.

The album went triple-Platinum, spawning the number-one hits "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls", that went Platinum, and the number-two "Dim All the Lights" which went Gold. The week of June 16, 1979, Summer would again have the number-one single on the Hot 100 chart, and the number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart; when "Hot Stuff" regained the top spot on the Hot 100 chart. The following week, "Bad Girls" would be on top of the U.S. Top R&B albums chart, "Hot Stuff" remained at No. 1, and "Bad Girls", the single, would climb into the top five on the Hot 100. The following week, Summer was the first solo artist to have two songs in the Hot 100 top three at the same time. In July 1979, Summer topped the Hot 100 singles chart, and the Billboard 200 albums chart, and the Soul singles chart simultaneously. In the week of November 10, 1979, "Dim All the Lights" peaked at No. 2 for two weeks; the following week "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" would get to No. 3; and once again Summer would have two songs in the top 3, on the Hot 100. One week later, "No More Tears" climbed to No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 chart, and "Dim All the Lights" went to No. 4; she again had two songs in the top 5 of the Hot 100 chart. In the span of eight months, Summer had topped both the singles and albums charts simultaneously, three times. She became the first Female Artist to have three number-one singles in a calendar year. With "Mac Arthur Park", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", and the Barbra Streisand-duet "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)", Summer achieved four number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart within a 12-month period. Including "Heaven Knows" and "Dim All the Lights" she had achieved six top 4 singles on the Hot 100 chart in the same 12-month period. Those songs, along with "Last Dance", "On the Radio", and "The Wanderer", would give her nine Top 5 singles on the Hot 100 chart in just over a two-year period. The single, "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" would sell over 2 million copies becoming a Platinum success. "Hot Stuff" won her a Grammy Award in the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, the first time the category was included. She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and both Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, as well as Best Disco Recording. That year, Summer played eight sold-out nights at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles.

Casablanca then released On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II, her first (international) greatest hits set, in 1979. The album was mixed differently than the original songs issued on it, with each song segueing into the next, and included two new songs "On the Radio" and "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)". It would be the first time that such an album package would be made. The album went No. 1, her third consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, and gained double-Platinum status. "On the Radio", reached No. 5, selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone, making it a Gold single. Summer would again receive a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

1980–1985

Summer received four nominations for the 7th Annual American Music Awards in January 1980, and took home awards for Female Pop/Rock and Female Soul/R&B Artist; and well as Pop/Rock single for "Bad Girls". Just over a week after the awards, Summer had her own nationally televised special, The Donna Summer Special, which aired on ABC network on January 27, 1980. After the release of the On the Radio album, Summer wanted to branch out into other musical styles, which led to tensions between her and Casablanca Records. Casablanca wanted her to continue to record disco only. Summer was upset with President Neil Bogart over the early release of the single "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)"; she had penned "Dim All the Lights" alone, and was hoping for a number-one hit as a songwriter. Not waiting until "Dim All the Lights" had peaked, or at least another month as promised; Summer felt it had detracted from the singles chart momentum. Summer and the label parted ways in 1980, and she signed with Geffen Records, the new label started by David Geffen. Summer had filed a $10 million lawsuit against Casablanca; the label counter-sued. In the end, she did not receive any money, but won the rights to her own lucrative song publishing.

Summer's first Geffen album, The Wanderer, featured an eclectic mixture of sounds, bringing elements of rock, rockabilly, new wave and gospel music. The Wanderer was rushed to market. The producers of the album wanted more production time. The album continued Summer's streak of Gold albums with the title track peaking at No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart. Its follow-up singles were, "Cold Love" No.33 and "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'", No.40. Summer was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Cold Love", and Best Inspirational Performance for "I Believe in Jesus" at the 1981 Grammy Awards.

She would soon be working on her next album. It was to be another double album set. When David Geffen stopped by the studio for a preview, he was warned that it was a work in progress, but it was almost done. That was a mistake, because only a few tracks had been finished, and most of them were in demo phase. He heard enough to tell producers that it was not good enough; the project was canceled. It would be released years later in 1996, under the title I'm a Rainbow. Over the years, a few of the tracks would be released. The song "Highway Runner" appears on the soundtrack for the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. "Romeo" appears on the Flashdance soundtrack. Both, "I'm a Rainbow" and "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" would be on her 1993 Anthology album.

David Geffen hired top R&B and pop producer Quincy Jones to produce Summer's next album, the eponymously titled Donna Summer. The album took over six months to record as Summer, who was pregnant at the time, found it hard to sing. During the recording of the project, Neil Bogart died of cancer in May 1982 at age 39. Summer would sing at his funeral. The album included the top ten hit "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"; for which she received a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Summer was also nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Protection", penned for her by Bruce Springsteen. Other singles included a cover of the Jon and Vangelis song "State of Independence" (No. 41 pop) and "The Woman in Me" (No. 33 pop).

By then Geffen Records was notified by Polygram Records, who now owned Casablanca, that Summer still needed to deliver them one more album to fulfill her contract with them. Summer had her biggest success in the 1980s while on Geffen's roster with her next album She Works Hard for the Money and its title song — which were released by Mercury Records in a one-off arrangement to settle Summer's split with the soon-to-be-defunct Casablanca Records, whose catalogue now resided with Mercury and Casablanca's parent company PolyGram.

Summer recorded and delivered the album She Works Hard for the Money and Polygram released it on its Mercury imprint in 1983. The title song became a major hit, reaching No. 3 on the US Hot 100, as well as No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart for three weeks. It also garnered Summer another Grammy nomination, for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Unconditional Love", which featured the British group Musical Youth, and "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" did not crack the top 40. The album itself was certified Gold, and climbed to No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart; the highest chart position of any female artist in male-dominated 1983. The song "He's a Rebel" would win Summer her third Grammy Award, this time for Best Inspirational Performance.

British director Brian Grant was hired to direct Summer's video for "She Works Hard for the Money". The video was a success, being nominated for Best Female Video and Best Choreography at the 1984 MTV Music Video Awards; Summer became one of the first African-American artists, and the first African-American female artist to have her video played in heavy rotation on MTV. Grant would also be hired to direct Summer's Costa Mesa HBO concert special, A Hot Summers Night. Grant who was a fan of the song State of Independence had an idea for a grand finale. He wanted a large chorus of children to join Summer on stage at the ending of the song. His team looked for local school children in Orange County, to create a chorus of 500 students. On the final day of rehearsals, the kids turned up and they had a full rehearsal. According to Grant, "It looked and sounded amazing. It was a very emotional, very tearful experience for everyone who was there." He thought if this was that kind of reaction in rehearsal, then what an impact it would have in the concert. After the rehearsal Grant was informed that he could not use the kids because the concert would end after 10 pm; children could not be licensed to be on stage at such a late hour (California had strict child labor laws in 1983). "It's a moment that I regret immensely: a grand finale concept I came up with that couldn't be filmed in the end". When the final sequence was filmed, Summer's daughter Mimi and her family members joined her on stage for "State of Independence".

In late 1983, David Geffen enlisted She Works Hard for the Money's producer Michael Omartian to produce Cats Without Claws. Summer was happy that Geffen and his executives stayed out of the studio during the recording and thanked him in the album's liner notes, but her request for the lead single would be rejected. The album failed to attain Gold status in the U.S., her first album not to do so. It was first album not to yield a top ten hit, since 1977's Once Upon a Time. The Drifters cover "There Goes My Baby" reached No. 21 and "Supernatural Love" went to No. 75. She would win another Grammy for Best Inspirational Performance for the song "Forgive Me".

On January 19, 1985, she sang at the nationally televised 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.

1986–1989

In 1986, Harold Faltermeyer wrote the title song for a German ski movie called Fire and Ice, and thought Summer would be ideal to sing the song. He decided to reach out to Summer and, although she was not interested in singing the song, she was very much interested in working with Faltermeyer again. After a meeting with David Geffen he was on board with the project. Summer's main objective for the album was that it have stronger R&B influences; Faltermeyer who had just finished doing the soundtracks to Top Gun and Fletch, was after a tough FM-oriented sound. On completion, Geffen liked what he heard, but his executives did not think there were enough songs that could be deemed singles. They wanted Faltermeyer to produce "Dinner with Gershwin", but he was already busy with another project, so another producer was found. They also substituted a previous recording called "Bad Reputation", songs like "Fascination", fell by the wayside. Geffen had shared the vision of moving Summer into the R&B market as a veteran artist, but these expectations were not met. Faltermeyer, in a 2012 interview with Daeida Magazine, said, "She was an older artist by then and the label's priority may have been on the youth market. The decision was made afterward by executives who were looking for a radio hit for 1987 and not something that would perhaps last beyond then." The label's President Ed Rosenblatt would later admit: "The company never intended to focus on established superstars". The album All Systems Go, did not achieve Gold status. The single "Dinner with Gershwin" (written by Brenda Russell) stalled at 48 in the US, though it became a hit in the UK, peaking at No. 13. The album's title track, "All Systems Go", was released only in the UK, where it peaked at No. 54.

For Summer's next album, Geffen Records hired the British hit production team of Stock Aitken Waterman (or SAW), who enjoyed incredible success writing and producing for such acts as Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, and Rick Astley, among others. The "SAW" team describe the working experience as a labour of love, and said it was their favourite album of all that they had recorded. Geffen decided not to release the album Another Place and Time, and Summer and Geffen Records parted ways in 1988. The album was released in Europe in March 1989 on Warner Bros. Records, which had been Summer's label in Europe since 1982. The single "This Time I Know It's for Real" became a top ten hit in several countries in Europe, prompting Warner Bros.' sister company, Atlantic Records, to sign Summer in the U.S. The single peaked at No. 7 on the US Hot 100 and became her 12th Gold single in America. She scored two more UK hits from the album, "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (UK No. 7) and "Love's About to Change My Heart" (UK No. 20).

In 1989, Summer and her husband, Bruce Sudano, had been in talks to do a new kind of reality-based sitcom. It would be based on their own hectic household. At the time, they lived with their children Amanda, Brooklyn and Mimi, two sets of in-laws, and a maid. The television network started changing the premise of the show, making it less funny, says Sudano, "And because we were an interracial couple, they didn't want us to be married anymore". In 1989, this was "an issue. So with that mentality we just backed out of it."

1990–1999: Mistaken Identity, acting, and Live & More Encore

In 1990, a Warner compilation, The Best of Donna Summer, was released (No U.S. issue). The album went Gold in the UK after the song "State of Independence" was re-released there to promote the album. The following year, Summer worked with producer Keith Diamond emerged with the album Mistaken Identity, which included elements of R&B as well as new jack swing. "When Love Cries" continued her success on the R&B charts, reaching No. 18. In 1992, Summer embarked on a world tour and later that year received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She reunited with Giorgio Moroder, for the song "Carry On", which was included on the 1993, Polygram issued The Donna Summer Anthology, it contained 34 tracks of Summer's material with Casablanca and Mercury Records, and from her tenures with Atlantic and Geffen.

Summer signed with Mercury/Polygram that same year, and in 1994 she re-teamed with producer Michael Omartian to record a Christmas album, Christmas Spirit, which included classic Christmas songs such as "O Holy Night" and "White Christmas" and three Summer-penned songs,"Christmas is Here", "Lamb of God" and the album's title track. Summer was accompanied by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Another hits collection, Endless Summer: Greatest Hits, was released featuring eighteen songs. There were two new tracks "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" and "Any Way at All". In 1994, she also contributed to the Tribute To Edith Piaf album, singing La Vie En Rose. In 1995, "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" went No. 1 on the US dance charts, and No. 21 in the UK. In 1996, Summer recorded a duet with Bruce Roberts, Whenever There Is Love, which appeared on the soundtrack to the film Daylight (1996 film). In 1996, Summer also recorded Does He Love You with Liza Minnelli, which appeared Minnelli's Gently (album).

During this time, Summer had role on the sitcom Family Matters as Steve Urkel's (Jaleel White) Aunt Oona. She made a few appearances in 1997. In 1998, Summer received the first Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, after a remixed version of her 1992 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, "Carry On", was released in 1997. In 1999, Summer was asked to do the Divas 2 concert, but when she went in and met with the producers, it was decided that they would do Donna in concert by herself. Summer taped a live television special for VH1 titled Donna Summer – Live & More Encore, producing the second highest ratings for the network that year, after their annual Divas special. A CD of the event was released by Epic Records and featured two studio recordings, "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" and "Love Is the Healer", both of which reached No. 1 on the U.S. dance charts.

2000–2009: Later recordings and Crayons

In 2000, Summer participated in VH1's third annual Divas special, dedicated to Diana Ross, she sang the Supreme's hit Reflections, and her own material for the show. "The Power of One" is a theme song for the movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000. The dramatic ballad was produced by David Foster and dance remixes were also issued to DJs and became another dance floor success for Summer, peaking at No. 2 on the same chart in 2000. In 2003, Summer issued her autobiography, Ordinary Girl: The Journey, and released a best-of set titled The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer. In 2004, Summer was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame as an artist, alongside the Bee Gees and Barry Gibb. Her classic song, "I Feel Love", was inducted that night as well. In 2004 and 2005, Summer's success on the dance charts continued with the songs "You're So Beautiful" and "I Got Your Love". In 2004, Summer re-recorded the track with the Irish pop band Westlife (with a live performance) for the compilation album, Discomania.

In 2008, Summer released her first studio album of fully original material in 17 years, entitled Crayons. Released on the Sony BMG label Burgundy Records, it peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. Top 200 Album Chart, her highest placing on the chart since 1983. The songs I'm a Fire, Stamp Your Feet and Fame (The Game) all reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart. The ballad Sand on My Feet was released to adult contemporary stations and reached No. 30 on that chart. Summer said, "I wanted this album to have a lot of different directions on it. I did not want it to be any one baby. I just wanted it to be a sampler of flavors and influences from all over the world. There's a touch of this, a little smidgeon of that, a dash of something else, like when you're cooking."

2010–2013: Final recordings

On July 29, 2010, Summer gave an interview with Allvoices.com wherein she was asked if she would consider doing an album of standards. She said, "I actually am, probably in September. I will begin work on a standards album. I will probably do an all-out dance album and a standards album. I'm going to do both and we will release them however we're going to release them. We are not sure which is going first."

In August 2010, Summer released the single "To Paris With Love", co-written with Bruce Roberts and produced by Peter Stengaard. The single went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart in October 2010. That month, Summer also appeared on the PBS television special Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends. In it, Summer performed with Seal on a medley of the songs "Un-Break My Heart / Crazy / On the Radio" before closing the show with "Last Dance".

On September 15, 2010, Summer appeared as a guest celebrity, singing alongside contestant Prince Poppycock, on the television show America's Got Talent.

On June 6, 2011, Summer was a guest judge on the show Platinum Hit, in an episode entitled "Dance Floor Royalty". In July of that same year, Summer was working at Paramount Recording Studios in Los Angeles with her nephew, the rapper and producer O'Mega Red. Together they worked on a track titled "Angel".

On December 11, 2012, after four prior nominations, Summer was posthumously announced to be one of the 2013 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame., and was inducted on April 18, 2013, at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.

A remix album titled Love to Love You Donna, containing new remixes of some of Summer's classics, was released in October 2013. "MacArthur Park" was remixed by Laidback Luke for the remix collection; it was also remixed by Ralphi Rosario, which version was released to dance clubs all over America and successfully peaked at No. 1, giving Summer her first posthumous number-one single, and her twentieth number-one on the charts.

Controversy

In the mid-1980s, Summer was embroiled in a controversy. She allegedly had made anti-gay remarks regarding the then-relatively new disease, AIDS. Summer publicly denied that she had ever made any such comments, and in a letter to the AIDS campaign group ACT UP in 1989 said it was "a terrible misunderstanding." In explaining why she did not respond to ACT UP sooner, Summer stated "I was unknowingly protected by those around me from the bad press and hate letters. If I have caused you pain, forgive me." She closed her letter with Bible quotes (from Chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians).

Also in 1989, Summer told The Advocate magazine that "a couple of the people I write with are gay, and they have been ever since I met them. What people want to do with their bodies is their personal preference." A couple of years later, she filed a lawsuit against New York magazine when it printed an old story about the rumors as fact, just as she was about to release her album Mistaken Identity in 1991. According to a Biography television program dedicated to Summer in which she participated in 1995, the lawsuit was settled out of court, though neither side was able to divulge any details.

Personal life

Summer was raised in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She married the Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973 and gave birth to their daughter Natalia Pia Melanie Sommer (called Mimi) the same year. The couple divorced in 1976, but Summer kept the anglicized version of her ex-husband's surname as her stage name.

Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano on July 16, 1980. On January 5, 1981, she gave birth to their daughter Brooklyn Sudano (who is now an actress, singer and dancer), and on August 11, 1982 she gave birth to their daughter Amanda Sudano (who in 2005 became one half of the musical duo Johnnyswim alongside Abner Ramirez). In Los Angeles, Summer was also one of the founding members of Oasis Church.

Summer and her family moved from the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee, in1995, where she took time off from show business to focus on painting, a hobby she had begun back in the 1980s.

In 1995, Summer's mother died of pancreatic cancer. Her father died of natural causes in December 2004.

Death

Summer died on May 17, 2012 at her home in Naples, Florida, aged 63, from lung cancer. A nonsmoker, Summer theorized that her cancer was caused by inhaling toxic fumes and dust from the September 11 attacks in New York City. However some reports have instead attributed the cancer to Summer's smoking during her younger years, her continued exposure to second-hand smoking while performing in clubs well after she had herself quit, and a predisposition to this disease in the family. Summer was survived by her husband, Bruce Sudano, and her daughters Mimi (with ex-husband Helmut Sommer), Brooklyn Sudano, and Amanda Sudano.

Summer's funeral service was held in Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, on the afternoon of May 23, 2012. The exact location and time of the service were kept secret. Several hundred of Summer's friends and relatives appeared at the funeral, according to CNN. The funeral was a private ceremony, and cameras were not allowed inside the church. She was interred in the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens cemetery in Nashville.

Reaction

Singers and music industry professionals around the world reacted to Summer's death. Gloria Gaynor said she was "deeply saddened" and that Summer was "a fine lady and human being". Liza Minnelli said, "She was a queen, The Queen Of Disco, and we will be dancing to her music forever." She said that her "thoughts and prayers are with her family always." Dolly Parton said, "Donna, like Whitney, was one of the greatest voices ever. I loved her records. She was the disco queen and will remain so. I knew her and found her to be one of the most likable and fun people ever. She will be missed and remembered." Janet Jackson wrote that Summer "changed the world of music with her beautiful voice and incredible talent." Barbra Streisand wrote, "I loved doing the duet with her. She had an amazing voice and was so talented. It's so sad." Quincy Jones wrote that Summer's voice was "the heartbeat and soundtrack of a generation." Aretha Franklin said, "It's so shocking to hear about the passing of Donna Summer. In the 1970s, she reigned over the disco era and kept the disco jumping. Who will forget 'Last Dance'? A fine performer and a very nice person." Chaka Khan said, "Donna and I had a friendship for over 30 years. She is one of the few black women I could speak German with and she is one of the few friends I had in this business." Gloria Estefan averred that "It's the end of an era", and posted a photo of herself with Summer. Mary J. Blige tweeted "RIP Donna Summer !!!!!!!! You were truly a game changer !!!" Lenny Kravitz wrote "Rest in peace Donna, You are a pioneer and you have paved the way for so many of us. You transcended race and genre. Respect.. Lenny".

Beyoncé penned a personal note: "Donna Summer made music that moved me both emotionally and physically to get up and dance. You could always hear the deep passion in her voice. She was so much more than the queen of disco she became known for, she was an honest and gifted singer with flawless vocal talent. I've always been a huge fan and was honored to sample one of her songs. She touched many generations and will be sadly missed. My love goes out to her family during this difficult time. Love, B".

David Foster said, "My wife and I are in shock and truly devastated. Donna changed the face of pop culture forever. There is no doubt that music would sound different today if she had never graced us with her talent. She was a super-diva and a true superstar who never compromised when it came to her career or her family. She always did it with class, dignity, grace and zero attitude. She lived in rare air ... She was the most spectacular, considerate, constant, giving, generous and loving friend of 35 years. I am at a total loss trying to process this tragic news."

U.S. President Barack Obama said, "Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Donna Summer. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Donna truly was the 'Queen of Disco.' Her voice was unforgettable and the music industry has lost a legend far too soon. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Donna's family and her dedicated fans."

Summer was honored at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards ceremony. Singer Natasha Bedingfield honored Summer, calling her "a remarkable woman who brought so much light and who inspired many women, including myself, through her music. And if we can remember her through her music, this will never really be the last dance." After her statement, she began to sing "Last Dance", Summer's Academy Award-winning song. As she sang the song, photos of Summer were displayed on a screen overhead.

Fans paid tribute to Summer by leaving flowers and memorabilia on her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A few days after her death, her album sales increased by 3,277 percent, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard Magazine reported that the week before she died, Summer sold about 1,000 albums. After her death that number increased to 26,000.

Legacy

According to singer Marc Almond, Summer's collaboration with producer Giorgio Moroder "changed the face of music". Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on Billboard's album chart: Live and More, Bad Girls and On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II. She became a cultural icon and her prominence on the dance charts, for which she was referred to as the Queen of Disco, made her not just one of the defining voices of that era, but also an influence on pop artists from Madonna to Beyoncé. Unlike some other stars of disco who faded as the music became less popular in the early 1980s, Summer was able to grow beyond the genre and segued to a pop-rock sound. She had one of her biggest hits in the 1980s with "She Works Hard For the Money", which became another anthem, this time for women's rights. Summer was the first black woman to be nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. Summer remained a force on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart throughout her career and notched 19 number one singles. Her last studio album, 2008's Crayons, spun off three No. 1 dance/club hits with "I'm a Fire", "Stamp Your Feet" and "Fame (The Game)". In May 2012, it was announced that "I Feel Love" was included in the list of preserved recordings at the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame page listed Summer as "the Diva De Tutte Dive, the first true diva of the modern pop era".

Keri Hilson portrayed Donna Summer in her 2010 music video for "Pretty Girl Rock." In 2018, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, a biographical musical featuring Summer's songs, began performances on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, following a 2017 world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego.

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Record Label Wednesday: Mute Records

Good Morning Chickens,

Mute Records Ltd. is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster, such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderman, Inspiral Carpets, Moby, New Order, Nitzer Ebb, Wire, Yeasayer, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yazoo, and M83.

During 1978, Daniel Miller began recording music using synthesisers under the name The Normal. He recorded the tracks "T.V.O.D." and "Warm Leatherette", and distributed them through Rough Trade Shops under the label name Mute Records. The label was formed initially just to release the one single. "T.V.O.D."/"Warm Leatherette" became a cult hit ensuring the future of the label.

In May 2002, Mute Records was bought by EMI for £23m. The deal was finalized even though one in four acts signed by EMI faced being dropped by the label after job cuts in March 2002. Daniel Miller remained in charge of the company’s global activities. During that period, the label released eleven CDs of music by The Residents. Some CDs were rereleases of albums previously published on Ralph Records in the 70s and 80s and some new work from the San Francisco's group such as Animal Lover and The Voice of Midnight.The Germany-based BMG Rights Management acquired the original Mute back catalogue from Universal in December 2012, as part of the regulator-forced sale of European assets belonging to EMI Music that were acquired by Universal Music in September 2012. EMI kept the rights of the Mute archives when Miller took the company independent in 2010. In May 2013, the EC approved the catalogue acquisition. Months after acquiring the Mute catalogue, BMG selected INgrooves to distribute the catalogue in North America, PIAS Recordings for all other territories, and Sony Music Entertainment to distribute Depeche Mode.

In February 2014, Mute left Caroline Distribution, once part of former parent EMI, and signed a new USA distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance, returning to Warner Music Group, which was its American home 20 years prior. European distribution for Mute is handled by PIAS. In September 2014 New Order announced they had signed to Mute records for their tenth studio album. The wholly independent label. continued to sign new artists such as Lee Ranaldo plus the catalogues of Throbbing Gristle and A Certain Ratio plus released new albums from Erasure, Goldfrapp and Ben Frost amongst others.

In November 2017, the book 'Mute: A Visual Document: From 1978 – Tomorrow' was released in partnership with Thames & Hudson, the book was named Book Of The Year by Rough Trade. Additionally the label relaunched the legendary Techno label NovaMute (aka @theoldsmelly hangout). Join us as we celebrate all that is Mute Records!

See the breaking glass kisses,

Love Axiomatic and the Punk Mummy

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(facts courtesy of Wikipedia)

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5.14.23

LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S SHOW! THE GOA EXPRESS  – “Portrait” (Communion Records, UK) IAMJJ  – “King Size” (Unsigned, Denmark) NOTHING BUT THIEVES  – “Welcome To DCC” (AWAL, UK) CRYSTAL TIDES – “Just Friends” (Run On Records/Modern Sky, UK) SLOPES  – “Nervous” (SME, WMG, Norway) THE VICES  – “At Least That’s What They’re Saying” (Mattan, Holland) THE ROYSTON CLUB – “Shallow Tragedy” (Run On Records, UK) KAMRAD  – “Feel Alive” (Sony Music, Germany) THE DREAM MACHINE – “Lola In The Morning” (Unsigned, UK) DOLORES FOREVER  – “When I Say So” (Sweat Entertainment, UK) BOY DESTROY  – “No Sleep” (Warner Music, Sweden)  THE LOTTERY WINNERS FEAT. BOY GEORGE  – “Let Me Down” (Virgin Music, UK) TALISCO – “Human” (Talisco Music, France) THE VELVET HANDS – “40 Up 40 Down” (Jam X Recordings, UK) VELLA   – “Happiness” (L3V3L Music, N. America) SAD BOYS CLUB  – “Delicious” (Modern Sky, UK) MATTHEW MOLE  – “Countryside” (Universal Music, South Africa) WHENYOUNG – “Rubik’s Cube” (Universal Music, Ireland) GOOD LEKKER  – “Life In Real Time” (Good Intent, Australia) LUKE NOA  – “Femme Fatale” (Unsigned, Germany) THE LATHUMS – “Lucky Bean” (Island Records, UK) MADYX – “Walking On The Moon” (Unsigned, N. America) DUAL  – “Staring At The Wall” (Unsigned, New Zealand)  INHALER  – “When I Have Her On My Mind” (Polydor, Ireland)  LAUREN WALLER  – “Backseat” (Unsigned, N. America) HUNDRED REASONS  – “So So Soon” (Fierce Panda/SO Recordings, UK) SAIBH SKELLY  – “Superficial” (Rubyworks, Ireland) 3REE  – “Out Of My Mind” (Unsigned, Australia)  RHETT REPKO – “I Guess I Don’t Need You” (Unsigned, N. America) TELEMAN  – “Trees Grow High” (Moshi Moshi, UK) BARBERA MARI – “Hunter” (Unsigned, Czech Republic)  CIRCA WAVES  – “Your Ghost” (Lower Third/[PIAS], UK) KARIM  – “Home” (Unsigned, Germany) LIME GARDEN – “Bitter” (So Young Records, UK)

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Holidays 8.21

Holidays

Appreciation Day (Elder Scrolls)

Aquino Day (Philippines)

Ask Questions Day

Buhe (Ethiopia)

Cadillac Day

Crazy Day

Eagle Scout Day

Festival of Goliath, Parade of Giants begins (Ath, Belgium)

Fête de la Jeunesse (a.k.a. Youth Day; Morocco, Western Sahara)

Good Roads Day

Gospel Day (Micronesia)

Grandfather and Grandson’s Day (Argentina)

ICBM Day

International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (UN)

Internet Self-Care Day

National Brazilian Blowout Day

National Dreams Are Possible Day

National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

National Report Upcoding Fraud Day

National Senior Citizens Day

Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)

Our Lady of Knock

Poet's Day

Senior Citizens' Day

Thiruonam (Parts of India)

World Fashion Day

Youth Day (Morocco)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer Institute Day

National Pecan Torte Day

National Spumoni Day

National Sweet Tea Day

3rd Sunday in August

God’s Preeminence Day [3rd Sunday]

Our Lady of Girsterklaus (Luxembourg) [1st Sunday after 15th]

Independence Days

Hawaii Statehood Day (#50; 1959)

Feast Days

Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Amontons (Positivist; Saint)

Apologise Day (Pastafarian)

Bernard Ptolemy, Founder of the Olivetans (Christian; Saint)

Bonosus and Maximilian (Christian; Martyrs)

Broderick Crawford Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Consualia (Ancient Roman festival to the god of the harvest and stored grain)

Euprepius of Verona (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Consus (God of Good Council; Ancient Rome)

Jane Francis de Chantal (Christian; Saint)

Joseph (Muppetism)

Maximilian of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

Our Lady of Knock (Christian; Saint)

Pius X, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Richard, Bishop of Andria (Christian; Saint)

Sidonius Apollinaris (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 233 [51 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [29 of 37]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 39 of 60)

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [22 of 30]

Premieres

Ain’t Misbehaving’, recorded by Fats Waller (Song; 1938)

Bambi (Animated Disney Film; 1942)

Blade (Film; 1998)

Crazy, recorded by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

Diesel in Dust, by Midnight Oil (Album; 1987)

Dirty Dancing (Film; 1987)

Dynamite, by BTS (Song; 2020)

Eve of Destruction, by Barry McGuire (Song; 1965)

Facelift, by Alice In Chains (Album; 1990)

House of the Dragon (TV Series; 2022)

Inglorious Basterds (Film; 2009)

Motörhead, by Motörhead (Album; 1977)

Ready or Not (Film; 2019)

Ritual de lo Habitual, by Jane’s Addiction (Album; 1990)

The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James (Novel; 1902)

Today’s Name Days

Pius (Austria)

Agaton, Pio, Sidonija (Croatia)

Johana (Czech Republic)

Salomon (Denmark)

Sven, Sveno (Estonia)

Soini, Veini (Finland)

Christophe, Grâce, Ombeline (France)

Pia, Oius, Maximilian (Germany)

Hajna, Sémuel (Hungary)

Cristoforo, Pio (Italy)

Janīna, Linda, Sidnejs (Latvia)

Gaudvydas, Joana, Kazė, Kazimiera, Medeinė (Lithuania)

Ragni, Ragnvald (Norway)

Adolf, Adolfa, Adolfina, Alf, Bernard, Emilian, Filipina, Franciszek, Joanna, Kazimiera, Męcimir (Poland)

Jana (Slovakia)

Pío (Spain)

Jon, Jonna (Sweden)

Gianna, Jane, Janelle, Janessa, Janet, Janette, Janice, Janie, Janine, Janiya, Jayne, Shanice, Sheena (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 232 of 2022; 133 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 33 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Lányuè), Day 23 (Yi-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 23 Av 5782

Islamic: 22 Muharram 1444

J Cal: 22 Hasa; Sunday [22 of 30]

Julian: 7 August 2022

Moon: 27% Waning Crescent

Positivist: 9 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Amontons]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 61 of 90)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 29 of 31)

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[Video] Sophia Blenda mit Videosessions zu "Fun" & "Glorify Me"!

Sophia Blenda hat eine gemeinsame Videosession mit They Shoot Music aufgenommen. In den Wäldern des Wiener Praters performt die österreichische Musikerin und Frontfrau der Band Culk den Song "Fun" und den bis dato unveröffentlichten Track "Glorify Me".

"Fun" ist eine Ode an das Entfliehen aus träumerischen und düsteren Gedankenwelten. „Ich beginne mit dem Text ‘Mit stillsten Reserven in dunkelsten Räumen 'Take me to a party‘, flüstert sie leise’“, erzählt Sophia Blenda über das Stück. „Ich hab dabei an eine Freundin gedacht, die mehr oder weniger mit ihren letzten Kapazitäten es noch schafft ihre Freundinnen um Hilfe zu bitten. Und manchmal ist es eben das gemeinsame Entfliehen, das dabei Helfen kann wieder etwas zu fühlen.“ Mit "Glorify Me" gibt es zudem auch einen ganz neuen Song.

Das Solodebüt "Die Neue Heiterkeit" erschien im August letzten Jahres über [PIAS] Recordings Germany. Im musikalischen Zentrum des eindringlichen Kammerpop-Entwurfs steht dabei das Klavier, das mal düster, mal glamourös-melodiös durch die Songs trägt und Sophias Erzählungen gleichzeitig um- und enthüllt. Live: 31.08. Berlin - Popkultur Festival 22.09. Hamburg - Reeperbahn Festival Booking: dq Agency

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Holidays 8.21

Holidays

Appreciation Day (Elder Scrolls)

Aquino Day (Philippines)

Ask Questions Day

Buhe (Ethiopia)

Cadillac Day

Crazy Day

Eagle Scout Day

Festival of Goliath, Parade of Giants begins (Ath, Belgium)

Fête de la Jeunesse (a.k.a. Youth Day; Morocco, Western Sahara)

Good Roads Day

Gospel Day (Micronesia)

Grandfather and Grandson’s Day (Argentina)

ICBM Day

International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (UN)

Internet Self-Care Day

National Brazilian Blowout Day

National Dreams Are Possible Day

National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

National Report Upcoding Fraud Day

National Senior Citizens Day

Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)

Our Lady of Knock

Poet's Day

Senior Citizens' Day

Thiruonam (Parts of India)

World Fashion Day

Youth Day (Morocco)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer Institute Day

National Pecan Torte Day

National Spumoni Day

National Sweet Tea Day

3rd Sunday in August

God’s Preeminence Day [3rd Sunday]

Our Lady of Girsterklaus (Luxembourg) [1st Sunday after 15th]

Independence Days

Hawaii Statehood Day (#50; 1959)

Feast Days

Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Amontons (Positivist; Saint)

Apologise Day (Pastafarian)

Bernard Ptolemy, Founder of the Olivetans (Christian; Saint)

Bonosus and Maximilian (Christian; Martyrs)

Broderick Crawford Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Consualia (Ancient Roman festival to the god of the harvest and stored grain)

Euprepius of Verona (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Consus (God of Good Council; Ancient Rome)

Jane Francis de Chantal (Christian; Saint)

Joseph (Muppetism)

Maximilian of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

Our Lady of Knock (Christian; Saint)

Pius X, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Richard, Bishop of Andria (Christian; Saint)

Sidonius Apollinaris (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 233 [51 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [29 of 37]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 39 of 60)

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [22 of 30]

Premieres

Ain’t Misbehaving’, recorded by Fats Waller (Song; 1938)

Bambi (Animated Disney Film; 1942)

Blade (Film; 1998)

Crazy, recorded by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

Diesel in Dust, by Midnight Oil (Album; 1987)

Dirty Dancing (Film; 1987)

Dynamite, by BTS (Song; 2020)

Eve of Destruction, by Barry McGuire (Song; 1965)

Facelift, by Alice In Chains (Album; 1990)

House of the Dragon (TV Series; 2022)

Inglorious Basterds (Film; 2009)

Motörhead, by Motörhead (Album; 1977)

Ready or Not (Film; 2019)

Ritual de lo Habitual, by Jane’s Addiction (Album; 1990)

The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James (Novel; 1902)

Today’s Name Days

Pius (Austria)

Agaton, Pio, Sidonija (Croatia)

Johana (Czech Republic)

Salomon (Denmark)

Sven, Sveno (Estonia)

Soini, Veini (Finland)

Christophe, Grâce, Ombeline (France)

Pia, Oius, Maximilian (Germany)

Hajna, Sémuel (Hungary)

Cristoforo, Pio (Italy)

Janīna, Linda, Sidnejs (Latvia)

Gaudvydas, Joana, Kazė, Kazimiera, Medeinė (Lithuania)

Ragni, Ragnvald (Norway)

Adolf, Adolfa, Adolfina, Alf, Bernard, Emilian, Filipina, Franciszek, Joanna, Kazimiera, Męcimir (Poland)

Jana (Slovakia)

Pío (Spain)

Jon, Jonna (Sweden)

Gianna, Jane, Janelle, Janessa, Janet, Janette, Janice, Janie, Janine, Janiya, Jayne, Shanice, Sheena (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 232 of 2022; 133 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 33 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Lányuè), Day 23 (Yi-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 23 Av 5782

Islamic: 22 Muharram 1444

J Cal: 22 Hasa; Sunday [22 of 30]

Julian: 7 August 2022

Moon: 27% Waning Crescent

Positivist: 9 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Amontons]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 61 of 90)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 29 of 31)

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“Restless Heart” é o mais recente lançamento do próximo álbum de Jonathan Jeremiah, “Horsepower For The Steets”, que será lançado em 9 de setembro pela [PIAS] Recordings Germany. O álbum é o quinto do britânico baseado em Londres, bem como o segundo pela [PIAS] Recordings, e será lançado em CD/LP/Ltd. LP (somente D2C)/Digital. &nbsp; ‘Restless Heart’ é uma peça atemporal e uma faixa vibrante que combina a voz única de Jonathan com uma banda de apoio firme e cordas arejadas. Você pode assistir ao videoclipe que acompanha ele andando pelo deserto da Califórnia aqui. &nbsp; Desde que ele apareceu em cena em 2011 com A Solitary Man, Jonathan Jeremiah tem sido comparado a artistas icônicos como Scott Walker, Serge Gainsbourg, Terry Callier. A clareza de sua entrega atrai o ouvinte para a paisagem que ele pinta com tantos detalhes, ao mesmo tempo em que deixa muito para a imaginação. Jonathan Jeremiah é um artista solo no sentido mais verdadeiro, traduzindo sua visão em música, cuidando de todos os detalhes (“até o catering”, ele brinca). Se às vezes parece que é demais, ele se lembra das palavras de seu amigo Glenn: “Eu tenho o número de um cara que cava valas”. Folheie seus vídeos e você o verá vagando sozinho. No final, como ele diz, é apenas ele e seu 'Restless Heart' - como um trem desgovernado, saindo dos trilhos. Mas ele vai chegar lá e valerá a pena o esforço. Ao vivo 17.09.22 France - Paris Backstage by The Mill 18.09.22 Belgium - Antwerp Trix 20.09.22 Germany - Munich Muffathalle 21.09.22 Germany - Erlangen E-Werk 22.09.22 Germany - Mainz Kuz 23.09.22 Germany - Leipzig Werk 2 24.09.22 Germany - Berlin Metropol 25.09.22 Germany - Hamburg Fabrik 26.09.22 Germany - Cologne Live Music Hall 27.09.22 Germany - Hannover Pavillon 28.09.22 Netherlands - Nijmegen Doornroosje 29.09.22 Netherlands - Amsterdam Paradiso 30.09.22 Netherlands - Maastricht Muziekgieterij 01.10.22 Netherlands - The Hague Paard 02.10.22 Netherlands - Groningen Oosterpoort Socials: Website / Instagram / Facebook Smart-URL: Single / Álbum

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Formiga: Brazil’s history maker is gunning for gold at seventh Olympics

July 21, 2021. Brazil had just beaten China 5-0 with an authoritative performance in their opening game at the Olympic football tournament in the Miyagi Stadium in Rifu. Their six-time Ballon D’Or winner Marta had scored twice, three other attacking players had got off the mark and star turn Debinha had played like the slippery little genius she is.There was, in short, plenty to get excited about. But Formiga, who had pulled the strings from central midfield throughout the game, did not go over the top in her celebrations for any of the goals. “We’ve taken only the first step,” she said after the match, “climbed only one rung. We still have a lot of tricky tasks ahead.” She knew. She’s been here before, and not just once or twice. This was the sixth time Formiga had been on the winning side in the opening game of an Olympic football tournament, the sixth in seven attempts. Seven. Seven Olympic games. Every one since 1996. Ever since women’s football was added to the Olympic programme. The only athlete ever to compete in seven games in a team sport. When Formiga made her Olympic debut in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 1996, Bill Clinton was down the road in the White House, Diego Maradona was still a professional footballer and Forever Love by Gary Barlow was No.1 on the UK singles chart. One of Formiga’s team-mates that day, the goalkeeper Meg, has been able to draw a state pension for three years now. All of that, of course, is a roundabout way of saying it’s a bloody long time ago. But it’s a point worth emphasising. If a week is an age in football, 25 years is equivalent to several millennia. IMPARÁVEL! 🐜🇧🇷 Miraildes Maciel Mota, nossa Formiga, vai para a sua SÉTIMA Olimpíada! Aos 43 anos, essa mulher continua fazendo MUITA história! #Formiga pic.twitter.com/RRjOWmMGbX — TNT Sports Brasil (@TNTSportsBR) July 17, 2021 Since that first appearance, Formiga has racked up over 200 caps, 32 of which have come at the Olympics – that total including the 3-3 draw with the Netherlands and 1-0 win over Zambia that saw the Selecao through to the quarter-finals. It is an incredible record and it has furnished Formiga with the wisdom to understand. Brazil, after that 5-0, opening-day victory, were not even close to their goal – her goal – to the thing they desperately want: gold. For all Formiga’s longevity, it is the thing that has evaded her – and that is the reason, one imagines, that she refused to get ahead of herself after that destruction of China. In those seven Olympics, there have been one quarter-final exit, three semi-final defeats – each of which has been followed by losing the bronze-medal match – and, most painfully, two final defeats, in 2004 and 2008, both to the USA. In that time, Formiga and her various team-mates have also suffered a semi and a final defeat at the World Cup. She has won South American championships and Pan-American Games. But at 43, this is Formiga’s last chance for that elusive triumph on the world stage. “I want to take the gold medal to Brazil,” she told the CBF before the tournament. “At this moment, I see myself more mature, a bit more patient in some situations to help the group take the correct decisions on the pitch. Because it’s my last , and I have been at so many, I think I can help the team in this way so we can get through the rounds.” Despite Formiga’s focus in that response on what she brings in terms of experience, that is far from all that she contributes. Formiga is not in Japan in 2021 as some sort of auxiliary coach or good luck charm; Brazil manager Pia Sundhage would not go for that. She is there because she merits it, because there really is nobody better for Brazil in her role and hasn’t been, ever – so much so that former coach Vadao essentially begged her to come out of international retirement in 2018 to help Brazil qualify for the last World Cup. Formiga is a nickname – it means ‘Ant’ – and it was bestowed on her as a compliment, even though she wasn’t fond of it at first. Watch Formiga cover the ground, watch her run for team-mates half her age, watch her selflessly fill space and plug holes as the more attacking talents, including long-time colleague Marta, burst forwards to latch onto her searching passes. Formiga still has it, and has it in bundles.

Formiga in action against Germany at the 2000 Olympics games in Australia. So, can she finally get that gold? It will, as she alluded to, be tough. So far she has been good to her word, starting all three games and helping Brazil through the group stage. But a good Canada side awaits in the quarter-finals and, if Brazil get through that, they will face the free-scoring Dutch or the Americans, with whom they share so much history. They will not be favourites. Still, though Brazil’s team this time is perhaps not as strong as it was in 2004 or 2008, when Marta, Formiga and all-time Olympic top-scorer Cristiane were at their peak, they do have some new things going for them this time, namely Sundhage, a genuinely world-class coach who led the US and Sweden to medals at Brazil’s expense in 2008, 2012 and 2016. That experience in beating Brazil has informed the veteran Swede’s management of Brazil and she has got the team more organised defensively, fitter and has worked on their mental strength in the face of adversity, all weaknesses she previously exploited. Formiga and her quiet resolve, steely grit and vast experience are central to that. “I’m 43, already at my seventh Olympics, at the level I am,” Formiga said pre-tournament. “Perhaps people think it’s abnormal, having the capacity to reach this level at my age in such a high-level competition.” It is abnormal, in the most impressive possible way. And it would be spectacular if she could top it off with a first-ever gold. Whatever happens though, whether Brazil return home with gold, silver, bronze or no precious metal at all, Formiga’s longevity and her achievements are unparalleled and will remain so, probably forever. She was born at a time when women’s football was not just frowned upon in Brazil but illegal. She was physically beaten by her own brothers for wanting to play with a ball rather than dolls. She has leapt over every hurdle and bounced back from every defeat. And there she still is, eating up the miles in the Japanese summer heat. Before the games, Formiga told Vogue: “I feel proud of having resisted so many things, of having overcome barriers and persisted in my objective.” The ultimate one is three games away. By Joshua Law More from Planet Football All hail Jill Scott, the ‘Buffon of Banter’ gunning for Team GB Olympic glory Alena Moulton: There needs to be more BAME coaches in women’s football The making of O Fenomeno in Brazil: ‘It was as if he had come from the moon’ Can you name the top scorer at every Olympic Games since 1992? Read the full article