EP145: Phillip Merritt on Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls” (1979)

Episode notes

It’s part 2 of our listener specials where we invited fans of the show to talk about their personal Heat Rocks. This time, Phillip Merritt AKA Lost In Williamsburg, comes down with our first official disco album, Bad Girls by Donna Summer.

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Show Tracklisting (all songs from Bad Girls unless otherwise indicated):

Hot Stuff
Dim All The Lights
My Baby Understands
Donna Summer: The Hostage
Donna Summer: Love to Love You Baby
On My Honor
Lucky
Harold Faltermeyer: Axel F
Hot Stuff
Our Love
New Order: Blue Monday
Hot Stuff
Bad Girls
CHIC: Le Freak
The Michael Zager Band: Let’s All Chant
One Night In A Lifetime
Can’t Get To Sleep At Night
Bad Girls
Dim All The Lights
Sunset People
Bad Girls
Eddie Kendricks: Girl You Need A Change of Mind
Kelis: Jerk Ribs

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there

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In this episode...

Oliver Wang

Host

Morgan Rhodes

Host

Christian Dueñas

Producer

Guests

Phillip Merritt

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