druss01 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Amii Stewart was said to be the one to give Donna a run for her money. I love Donna Summer immensely. I have met her a few times and is quite a lady! However, I love Amii too and they both came out of musical theater in europe. Both are american...Donna from Boston and Amii from Washington, DC. I once emailed Amii over in Italy where she is a broadway performer and very famous.

herrkaa (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

The audience lacks a certain authentic enthusiasm, but for a playback show that wasn't even broadcast as it was taped (note the editing of several parts of the performance together, notably the cut bridge), the producers favored a chill aesthetic, popular in Germany at the time, as opposed to the rather stilted and awkward-looking dancing everymen of American Bandstand or earlier British shows. These German playback shows (Musikladen, Disco, PopRock, etc...) were all in a cabaret format anyway.

Menck1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

What an uninterested audience...

clarriona (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

especially Amii. Donna Summer had a very long and great career!

DA90027 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Jesus Christ they both were great, you can't compare apples and oranges. Both women should have had much longer careers.

jamieleng (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

oranger2525, is your surname Summer by any chance?

oranger2525 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

well in your three posts you're asking why wasn't amii stewart as big a donna summer?my posts attempt to explain why. and i admit, i'm a donna summer FAN.no disrespect to stewart, but if you want to start comparing people to summer, the names ross, franklin, houston, gaynor, labelle are more appropriate.

lewisner (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Chill, man. I'm not saying Donna Summer didn't deserve her success, just that Amii Stewart didn't get as much as she should have.

oranger2525 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Donna Summer has five grammys. Donna Summer has had two number one songs on the dance charts in 2008. Donna Summer has been nominated for the rock and roll hall of fame. Donna Summer is an acomplished painter and sold many pieces of art. Donna Summer has written or co-written more songs than any other disco performer, EVER! There are Divas, and then there is Donna Summer.

lewisner (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Thats arguable - Donna Summer had the better songs but Amii was a better dancer and (IMO) very beautiful.