Stamp Your Feet - Donna Summer's New Single

It's official: Donna Summer's new single - "Stamp Your Feet".

Donna's voice has a deeper quality on this recording. Though it could be how her vocals were treated in the mix, I think it's just a natural progression of her voice. Donna's unmistakable presence is still there. Such power!

Lyrically, this is an empowerment song; one of those "I've been down before, but I got up again. Be Strong!". The Production is very clean. Thumping beats are met with rich synth pads. Musically, the bass reinforces the chord changes without any addition moment, giving that deep open sound similar to some New Age compositions.

The song starts with a pep-rally chant (think of Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" if you must) where Donna spells out "S-T-A-M-P". A few bars later, the grand pads come in to smooth it out.

Verse glides along with electronic accents swirling around in the background. The melody feels a little more free-formed than a structured pop song. Not something that you can easily sing along to, unless you're one of those devoted Donna fans who lip-synchs to her songs in the mirror!

Chorus brings it together with a declaration to "Stamp Your Feet On The Ground. Make It Really Loud" (obviously, this song is not intended for anyone who lives in an apartment building). Then the next line... is she's saying "Make a big ass sound"?!?! You tell me! Vocals in the chorus have that filtered effect which seems to be popular right now (Janet, Paula Abdul...).

Overall, I feel like this single was made to appeal to a more contemporary audience rather than to give us another Donna "classic". I do like the song, but I wish the verses were a little more melodic. I'm wondering if radio will give her a chance with this one.

I'm looking forward to her new album. Welcome back , Donna!