Recordamos el 68 cumpleaños de Gloria Gaynor con Never can say goodbye, composición de Clifton Davis estrenada por el grupo Jackson 5 en 1971 y que, en la versión grabada por la cantante en 1974, se convirtió en su primer hit internacional y en uno de los temas pioneros que definieron la era disco.
Gloria Gaynor, una de las disco-queens por excelencia, publicó en octubre de 1974 el primer disco-mix en álbum de vinilo (Never can say goodbye), todo un éxito internacional, que incluía esta versión de Reach out, I'll be there (Holland / Dozier / Holland) -un hit de Four Tops en 1966- aparecida como segundo single del mismo.
I'VE GOT ALL MY LIFE TO LIVE, I'VE GOT ALL MY LOVE TO GIVE
Conmemoramos el 66 aniversario natal de
Gloria Gaynor con "I will survive", canción lanzada en octubre de 1978
en pleno apogeo de la música disco, que supuso el mayor hit
internacional de toda su carrera y uno de los más populares de ese
género musical (de hecho, la única premiada con un Grammy).
I will survive
(Freddie Perren / Dino Fekaris)
At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong And I learned how to get along
And so you're back from outer space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock I should have made you leave your key If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
Go on now, go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive Hey, hey
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart Kept tryin' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high
And you see me, somebody new I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free But now I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me
Go on now, go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye? Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive Oh
Go on now, go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye? Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive I will survive
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, compuestapor 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
