"But at the same time, there's a very deep sense that love is something that we do, and it is the product of our agency, both with respect to fostering a loving relationship, but also seeing and attending to another person, which is something that we do and not just something that happens to us. In many ways, the song is about that."
"The song was one of the first to mobilize a Moog synthesizer to create a futuristic sound that marked a high-water mark of disco and presaged a wave of synth-pop that remains with us today,"
Faculty and administrators offered favorite love songs ranging from upbeat disco and synth-pop precursors to tender ballads and heartbreaking farewells. Quinn White selected 'I Choose You' by The SteelDrivers; he and his wife chose it for their wedding. Love appears as an act of agency that people perform to foster and attend to another person rather than something that merely happens to them. Aumoithe highlights an early disco track that mobilized a Moog synthesizer to create a futuristic sound, marking a high-water mark of disco and presaging synth-pop. The recommendations suit dancing, slow dances, and cathartic crying across emotional tones.
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