Gloria Gaynor - I am what I am

TRIBUTE TO GLORIA GAYNOR (Newark, New Jersey, US, 7-9-1949)

La cantante estadouniense Gloria Fowles, de nombre artístico Gloria Gaynor, cumple hoy 65 años. Desde mediados de los años 70, con la eclosión de la música-disco, se convirtió en reina de las pistas de baile con canciones como "Never can say goodbye", "I will survive" o "I am what I am".

"I am what I am", una canción procedente del musical de Broadway La cage aux folles, compuesta por Jerry Herman, autor abiertamente gay, se convirtió en un éxito en la versión de Gloria Gaynor en 1983. En adelante, el tema fue adoptado por la comunidad LGBT como uno de sus himnos.

"I am what I am" (lyrics)

I am what I am
I am my own special creation
So come take a look
Give me the hook
Or the ovation
It's my world
That I want to have a little pride in
My world
And it's not a place I have to hide in
Life's not worth a damn
Till you can say
I am what I am

I am what I am
I don't want praise
I don't want pity
I bang my own drum
Some think it's noise
I think it's pretty
And so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle
Why not try to see things from a different angle
Your life is a sham
Till you can shout out
I am what I am

I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
Sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
One life so it's time to open up your closet
Life's not worth a damn till you can shout out
I am what I am

I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
Sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
One life so it's time to open up your closet
Life's not worth a damn till you can shout out
I am what I am

I am I am I am useful
I am I am I am true
I am I am somebody
I am as good as you

Yes, I am