The song “I Feel the Earth Move” was a hit for Carole King in 1971 and could have been a hit for Martika (Marta Marrero) in 1989 – but she got robbed of a Top Ten hit on Billboard. I, personally, didn’t care for King’s style on that one – too much piano emphasis (and that from a keyboard player!). Over the years, I did the song half-assed only because I liked that driving beat and bass. When sequences came into common use, I could never find any arrangement other than King’s. But then I ran across Martika’s remake the other day and loved it.
In June of 1989, Martika was rising rapidly on the charts with “I Feel the Earth Move” – but then disaster struck – literally. The San Francisco earthquake killed 62 and injured thousands. DJ’s across the country stopped playing her would-have-been hit because “feeling the earth move” was not a good thing anymore. Sorry, Martika.
Check out her high-energy video on the link below… you can find it on my Pop-Rock list (version 2).
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=martika+feel+the+earth+move&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=E93909C341862A7FAFA5E93909C341862A7FAFA5