Dig out the Platforms! Earth Wind and Fire are back, and back, and back and back...

So, I hear Earth Wind and Fire have a new single out? Well, not unless my ears were completely decieving me, on my way to the daily grind at some God forsaken hour during last week. Anyway, it got me thinking (as most of these rants do) about the question - whatever happened to feel good music? You know, the stuff that took us away from our miserable weather, our underpaid jobs, our nagging spouses? Have you noticed, (and a handful of you may have done from time to time,) about the durge we are subjected to on the radio these days? I often tune in to Radio Two in the mornings, and it is usually Chris Evans - now, hang on there, don't get me wrong (Pretenders 1980's hit) I do like Mr Evans - I was in particular a fan on 'Thank F it's Friday' (and we all know what that stood for) and yes, I will agree, he has all the makings of the next Terry Wogan, if not Ken Bruce, if he hangs around R2 long enough - a living ginger legend, you might say.... But, (and this is a biggish but) what is the rubbish he plays sometimes? I will admit, he will dig out the odd gem - the last one being Nick Lowe's 1979 hit, 'Cruel to be Kind' but what is the rest of it? There is far too much misery played out across our airwaves in the art of music - we don't want to hear about lost loves, death, drugs, suicide, some bloke running off with your best gal, bad grades at school (although these appear to be Chuck Berry themes) but let's liven up the beat don't you think? Let's sing about months of the year! Dancing on disco floors! Am I being too old? Possibly, but if we can have Leo Sayer's 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' (and Lord knows, we have tried) or even, Kelly Marie's 'It Feels Like I'm In Love' (and who could forget that in a hurry?) Then give us back our Earth Wind and Fire! So what if we haven't got a stage big enough? We'll build one! Surely there must be somewhere where we can fit 42 people on stage... which brings me round to another question.... If there are indeed, 42 people in the band... which one is Earth, Wind or Fire?