DEF: Donna Summer “State Of Independence”

In the early 1980s, Jon and Vangelis — an act consisting of singer Jon Anderson of Yes and composer Vangelis — reached Billboard‘s Hot 100 twice, with “I’ll Find My Way Home” in 1982 achieving their highest charting success by peaking at number 51. Later that same year, though, a song they wrote did chart higher when Donna Summer‘s remake of their song “State Of Independence” climbed to number 41. On this date in 1982, Summer’s version rose to that peak position, where it would spend two weeks. Today, “State Of Independence” by Donna Summer is the Daily Eighties Flashback.