Sometimes you’re sitting there and you realize that you missed an opportunity. Then you slap yourself on the head and say to yourself “self… duh.” Maybe not the duh part. Temperatures were near record breaking here in southern California a little of a week ago. At that point it definitely was Hot Stuff.
You could be asking yourself right now, “self, what the hell is he doing calling this a Single of the Day?!?” You’re right, it’s a bit strange to be looking at a Disco song. The method to the madness goes like this, and I know I’ve mentioned this particular gig on the blog before. A few years ago a friend of mine asked me if I would bring my band out to play his birthday party down in Hermosa Beach. He said he’d cover my costs with the stipulation that I would make sure that we’d perform certain cover songs. Beyond those tunes I was allowed to perform some originals as well.
I brought the idea to the band and they were game for doing it. So Colin, the guy who’s birthday party it was going to be, sent me a list of the songs he wanted. Variety, would be the best word to describe it and Hot Stuff by Donna Summer was on that list.
There was a bit of a resurgence of the Disco era during the last 10 years. I know this because of a cover band called The Boogie Knights. If you’re an avid reader of the blog and you haven’t an idea why I know about that band – start back towards the beginning of the blog and re-read any number of posts. You’ll find the answer, and likely a lot of other really good music.
So, imagine if you will, a rock band. An Alternative Rock band doing a rendition of a famous disco song. I know that I didn’t bring a video camera that day and I should have. I have to think that somewhere on this earth someone must have caught some of that show on video tape. I suppose I should ask Colin to see if he has any of the blackmail footage in his possession. Personally, I felt we pulled it off pretty well, all things considered. While I won’t fool myself into thinking I could ever sing like Ms. Summer, I do believe our version was better than fingernails on a chalkboard.
In the meantime, enjoy something that is likely soooooooooooo bad that it’s gooooooooooood. This is from what I can tell, the typical production value of the disco era. If only I had the dance moves to go with it. Does anyone know if they had a specific dance for this song? Like a Saturday Night Fever type thing, did they have that? Did they do a video for it? I couldn’t find one on YouTube, thus I ask. In the meantime, it’s probably not a wise idea to set your video camera up in a corner of the room then start dancing like a chicken with it’s feathers on fire. You never know where that video could end up – You might become a YouTube star. Would you really want that?
Though as Paris Hilton loves to say “That’s Hot!” and she ought to know.
(** Disclaimer: If Donna’s label decides to put me in Hot Stuff, I’ll have to strut the audio right off the server. The post will remain to show that I don’t discriminate against disco or birthday parties for friends. **)