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Simplement Magnifique
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Simplement Magnifique
Hotel Adlon
Je savais que l'Hotel Adlon est connu pour diverses raisons. Bien sur, personne ne peut oublier Michael Jackson balancant son bébé par la fenêtre sous les cris de ses fans allemands hystériques qui l'encourageaient. Quand je me suis glissé dans mon bain, tôt ce matin, j'ai été submergé par cette unique pensée. L'hotel est Simplement Magnifique.
Personne ne peut oublier Michael Jackson balancant son bébé par la fenêtre
J'ai pris cette mauvaise photo... Le mur arrière est convexe et il conduit à une seconde entrée pour les toilettes séparées. Le plafond éclairé est paré de feuilles d'or
Vous ne vous rendez pas compte combien cette pièce est grande car j'ai voulu rester en dehors de mon reflet dans le miroir pour la photo
Il y a tellement d'angles dans cette pièce, la photo ne rend pas bien
Je peux marcher sur ces jardins suspendus directement depuis mon living room
Many folks may not get the soulful simplicity of this Al Green song "Simply Beautiful." I played it throughout my entire bath this morning.
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
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"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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Le Prochain Spectacle
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Le Prochain Spectacle
Je réfléchis à comment améliorer le petit passage de CHIC dans le show en route vers Le Prochain Spectacle
Je réfléchis à comment améliorer le petit passage de CHIC dans le show, en roulant dans le bus vers Le Prochain Spectacle.
Nous devenons de plus en plus créatifs à chaque spectacle. Le groupe se libère. Nous improvisons plus. L'orchestre peut nous suivre grâce à la baguette du maestro Robert Groslot. Je suis impatient de voir ce que cela va devenir dans Le Prochain Spectacle.
Pour suivre les dates de la tournée.
Avec Folami dans le moniteur
Avec Kimberly en coulisse, prêts
S'assurer de ne pas tomber des marches
Kimberly sur le moniteur
Folami sur le moniteur
Moi, à la fin du dernier show. Je suis heureux, mais je pense déjà au Prochain Spectacle
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
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"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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J'Aime Simplement en Jouer
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J'Aime Simplement en Jouer
Au lit avec the Hitmaker
Ils disent, "La Musique est bonne pour ce que tu as" une autre façon de dire que la musique a le pouvoir de guérir. Elle a toujours été mon sauveur et je me suis senti très mal dernièrement.
J'ai vu deux médecins, reçu des médicaments et suis resté alité pour me reposer, mais, surprise, quand j'ai répété ma guitare aujourd'hui au lieu de dormir, je me suis senti bien mieux. Tout cela peut-être une coincidence ou alors ca pourrait être bon de tout faire ensemble.
Ce soir, au lit avec ma guitare que j'appelle The Hitmaker, et je vais jouer pour m'endormir. Je sais que je me sentirai mieux car ça a toujours été comme cela par le passé. En outre, J'Aime Simplement en Jouer.
The Hitmaker
The Hitmaker and me with Adam Lambert
The Hitmaker played on all of these Gold and Platinum records
The Hitmaker and me with Anita Baker
The Hitmaker and me with The Roots on The Jimmy Fallon Show
The Hitmaker and me in an early CHIC UK Promo
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
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"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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Le Docteur M'Aide
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Le Docteur M'Aide
J'irai mieux demain, Le Docteur M'Aide
Le docteur est venu m'ausculter à l'hotel à Frankfurt. Il est vraiment bien. Je serai retapé pour le spectacle de ce soir et pour celui d'après à Luxembourg. Je devrais être à 100% dans quelques jours.
Quand je suis sur scène, la musique est mon traitement, c'est autre chose quand je n'y suis plus. Maintenant, je suis de retour à l'hotel et Le Docteur M'Aide
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
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"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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Je Déteste Etre Malade!
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Je Déteste Etre Malade!
Plateau final We Are Family - juste après ça, la nuit passée, le docteur m'a envoyé au lit!
Aujourd'hui, je suis très malade. Le médecin m'a ausculté la nuit passée et m'a renvoyé à l'hotel juste après le plateau final. Je vous tiendrai informé quand je serai à Frankfurt. Après notre long trajet aujourd'hui, je verrai un autre médecin et j'espère rester encore ici 2 jours. Je Déteste Etre Malade!
Nile Rodgers & CHIC - Le freak 01 (Night of the Proms) by Promstycoon
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
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"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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Une Balade Allemande Funky
J'ai foulé les rues de Bremen tôt ce matin
Après avoir été diagnostiqué d'un cancer agressif l'an passé, les médecins m'ont demandé de marcher pour garder ma force. J'ai foulé les rues de Bremen tôt ce matin. Le temps était inhabituellement bon. On est à quelques semaines de l'hiver et on se croirait au début de l'automne.
Je ne prends jamais de lecteur de musique durant mes marches quotidiennes car j'ai une playlist impressionnante incorporée dans mon cortex cérébral. La vue et les endroits m'inspirent la bande son la plus appropriée pour m'accompagner.
Quand j'ai quitté l'hotel, j'avais "Spring Affair" de Donna Summer en tête. La version complète de l'album de 8:32. Sans doute parce que je suis en Allemagne, ou peut-être à cause de ce temps agréable, ou les deux? Je me souviendrai toujours de Donna Summer faisant partie de Oasis Records, le label allemand du über producteur Giorgio Moroder, de son vrai nom Hansjörg Moroder. Il a aussi fait Munich Machine "Get On The Funk Train" - la chanson suivante quand je suis passé dans le parc devant mon hotel.
Quand j'ai vu une famille nourrir les oiseaux au bord du lac, j'ai commencé à chanter "We Are The Robots" de Kraftwerk. Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais j'ai pensé qu'ils font ça tous les jours. Entre Donna, Giorgio, et Kraftwerk j'ai fait Une Balade Allemande Funky.
Une Balade Allemande Funky sur scene avec the CHICettes
Donna Summer "Love to Love You Baby" Single on Giorgio Moroders Label
Giorgio Moroder "From Here to Eternity"
Munich Machine "Get on the Funk Train"
Munich Machine
Kraftwerk "We Are the Robots"
VIDEO: Donna Summer "Spring Affair"
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
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"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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par Kraftwerk
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par Kraftwerk
Aujourd'hui, je fais une longue balade toute simple dans ce parc devant mon hotel
Aujourd'hui, je vais faire une longue balade toute simple dans ce parc devant mon hotel à Bremen, Allemagne. Depuis mon cancer il y a un an, marcher est devenu un de mes exercices quotidiens. Je suis impatient d'entendre quelle chanson va m'arriver en tête lors de mes promenades en Allemagne.
J'ai passé beaucoup de temps à tourner en Allemagne. J'ai le sentiment que ma playlist interne se composera de quelques classiques. Pendant que je tape ceci, j'entends le rythme de "Trans Europe Express" de Kraftwerk.
En tournée, par le passé
Kraftwerk "Trans Europe Express"
VIDEO: Kraftwerk "Trans Europe Express"
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
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"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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Tellement de HIStory Ici
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Tellement de HIStory Ici
Aujourd'hui, direction Bremen, Allemagne. Par le passé, CHIC s'y est rendu de nombreuses fois pour un show TV qui s'appelait Musikladen. On l'a fait avec tout le monde; de Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show à The Jackson 5.
Quand on a enregistré le show avec The Jackson 5 il y a eu une sorte d'alerte à la bombe. Une de nos violonistes était à ce moment là au maquillage avec Michael. Durant l'alerte, Michael était plus inquiet de son maquillage que de la bombe qui aurait pu exploser. Il y a quelque chose de super-show-business là dedans.
J'aimais beaucoup Michael et nous aimions nous (re)voir. Notre dernière rencontre c'était lorsque j'ai joué sur son HIStory album. Ma dernière fois à Bremen c'était à la fin 70. Je suis impatient d'y revenir. Il y a Tellement de HIStory Ici.
Michael Jackson's "HIStory"
The Jackson 5 doing Musikladen in Bremen
CHIC doing Musikladen in Bremen. I have So Much HIStory There
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
Read more about order the memoir here:
"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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Très Drôle et Très Etrange
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Très Drôle et Très Etrange
Un petit cliché rapide avec le spectacle de CHIC
Ce soir, juste avant le spectacle de CHIC on a pris un petit cliché rapide. Je pouvais entendre l'orchestre jouer Beethoven's Fifth Symphony en arrière plan. Ironique - à plusieurs degrés.
Par le passé, avant les tubes de CHIC, le génie musical Walter Murphy a retravaillé brillamment cette célèbre symphonie et l'a rebaptisée "A Fifth of Beethoven" par Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band. On s'appelait The Big Apple Band mais la réussite de Walter nous a forcé à changer notre nom en CHIC.
Notre tournée germanique nous emmène dans des villes semblables à celles de la tournée de The Big Apple Band avec New York City ("I'm Doing Fine Now"). Il y a tellement de choses qui me donnent l'impression que la boucle de ma vie est bouclée que c'en est un peu effrayant.
Je pense à Luther Vandross, Raymond Jones, Tony Thompson et spécialement à Bernard Edwards, qui trouveraient ce RDV du CHIC tour Très Drôle et Très Etrange.
L'agenda de notre tournée allemande. A peu de choses près les mêmes villes que la dernière tournée du Big Apple Band
Luther, Tony et Raymond dans une des premières tournées de CHIC
Stu et Bernard
The CHIC Organization et Seal déchirant "We Are Family" à Hamburg, Allemagne
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
Read more about order the memoir here:
"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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Hotel Motel...etc!
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Hotel Motel...etc!
Hotel Motel
"Hotel Motel Holiday Inn," a été le refrain que j'ai chanté quand j'ai regardé par la fenêtre ce matin. C'est comme ça que fonctionne mon esprit. Je vois quelquechose, ici le drapeau, et une chanson me vient en tête.
"Rapper's Delight" est toujours prête à sortir, pas seulement car elle est un de mes plus gros succès mais parce qu'elle contient tellement paroles! Dès que je démarre la chanson, je ne m'arrête plus jusqu'à la fin.
Après mes tâches quotidiennes dans le business center, j'ai regardé l'agenda de demain, qui me montre que j'ai une interview demain. Dès que j'ai vu le mot 'interview' mon DJ interne démarre: "I was walking home late one dark afternoon, reporter stopped me for an interview. I said, 'By the way baby what's your name,' she said, 'I go by the name of Louis Lane. And you can be my boyfriend, you surely can. Just let me quit my boyfriend called Superman.' I said"... et jusqu'à la fin de la chanson.
Et puis je lis que mon interview se déroulera dans mon (here we go again) Hotel Motel...etc!
The hotel's business center
"I said..."
Lyrics to Rapper's Delight
Le Freak:
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
Written by Nile Rodgers
Category: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - Popular
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2011
Price: $ 12.99
ISBN: 978-0-679-64403-3 (0-679-64403-2)
Available as a hardcover and eBook.
You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.
Today's pop music—genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal—is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm Coming Out," "The Reflex," "Rapper's Delight." Aside from his own band, Chic, he worked with everyone from Diana Ross and Madonna to David Bowie and Duran Duran (not to mention Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, INXS, and the B-52's), transforming their music, selling millions of records, and redefining what a pop song could be.
Read more about order the memoir here:
"Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny"
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