State of Independence

Because I can't get any sex with girls.

Donna Summer, State of Independence on the Richie Allen Show, live from Salford.

The time is 8 minutes to 6pm here or to the top of the hour if you're listening to it on repeat later.

Lovely to be with you.

The cause of many bruised legs after a drunk wedding, after all the kicks in a circle, will always be a crowd favourite on the dance floor.

Donna Summer, State of Independence.

There's just something quintessentially 80s about this.

Nice pace, reggae-ish vibe, quality production from Quincy Jones, and then there's that who's who of backing singers.

That's funny.

But then Bono says, "Well, when we were making The Unforgettable Fire, Brian Eno made us listen to the Quincy Jones-produced Donna Summer song State of Independence over and over-

Really?

... and over and over-