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It combines dark lyrics in the verses with upbeat pop instrumentation. A simple pronoun change in the final chorus (“We will get by / We will survive”) transformed the song into an anthem, especially for the band's most ardent followers. [1] The music was composed by Jerry Garcia, and the lyrics were written by Robert Hunter. It was also ...
"I Will Survive" is a song recorded by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 by Polydor Records as the second single from her sixth album, Love Tracks (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. The song's lyrics describe the narrator's discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup.
Gloria Fowles was born in Newark, New Jersey, [6] to Daniel Fowles and Queenie Mae Proctor. Her grandmother lived nearby and was involved in her upbringing. [7] " There was always music in our house", Gaynor wrote in her autobiography I Will Survive.
Nearly 50 years ago, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive,” the first disco song to top the Billboard charts and the only one to be awarded a Grammy for best disco recording. Then, 40 years ...
The song won a Grammy for Best Disco Recording in 1980 — the only year that award was given — but survived the disco backlash and became a classic.
We Will Survive (later on I Am...) Other leaked songs include Find Ya Wealth (later on QB's Finest ), U Gotta Love It (later on The Lost Tapes), My Worst Enemy, Amongst Kings and The Rise & Fall. An official two-LP pressing of the "Autobiography" version (utilizing the 1998 leak tracklisting) was released by Columbia/Legacy/Sony for Record ...
According to the song's producer Trevor Horn, "Crazy" was made over the course of two months: " 'Crazy' wasn't an easy record to make, because we were aiming high." [6] The song's signature is a keyboard mantra that continually swells and swirls, driven by bass-heavy beats and wah-wah pedal guitars played by Simply Red guitarist Kenji Suzuki.
"We’re going to survive and it’s going to come back.” Memories of gold After Elsie Rosales arrived on Maui from the Philippines in 1999, she scrimped on a hotel housekeeper’s salary.