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"Gloria" is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of " Baby, Please Don't Go ". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires.
The song was played in the film Flashdance, but was not included on the film's soundtrack. The song was played in the live show Fame Looks at Music '83, included as episode 3x11 of Fame (1982 TV series). Branigan's "Gloria" was also used as the signature tune of the Alan Jones radio show.
Most well known as a Doo Wop standard, "Gloria" is a song written by Leon René in the 1940s.The original version of "Gloria" as written by Leon René was first recorded in 1946 as a pop tune, by bandleader Norman "Buddy" Baker with vocal by Bob Hayward, on René's Exclusive label.
The band's recording of "Gloria" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. [7] It was ranked No. 69 in Dave Marsh's 1989 book, The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever and "Mystic Eyes" was ranked No. 458. [8] "Gloria" was listed at No. 208 in the 2004 Rolling Stone magazine's feature The 500 Greatest Songs of All ...
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 ...
Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. Branigan's "Gloria" was a cover of a song written by Italian singer-songwriters Giancarlo Bigazzi and Umberto Tozzi.
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"Gloria" (Them song), a song written by Van Morrison in 1964 and covered by artists including the Shadows of Knight and Patti Smith "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song) (1979), a song later covered by Laura Branigan in 1982 "Gloria" (U2 song) (1981) "Gloria" (Yui song) "Gloria", a 1997 song by Mineral from the album The Power of Failing "Gloria", a ...