I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor - Songfacts

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On January 20, 1979 Gloria Gaynor’s rerdg of I Will Survive was released and started s way up the mic charts.”I Will Survive” beme one of the qutsential anthems for the gay Pri that year and has held strong as a favore of gay men

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THE STORY OF... 'I WILL SURVIVE' BY GLORIA GAYNOR

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While Gloria Gaynor will forever be known for this one song, she had already sred some hs before was released. On January 20, 1979 Gloria Gaynor’s rerdg of I Will Survive was released and started s way up the mic charts. “I Will Survive” beme one of the qutsential anthems for the Gay Pri that year and has held strong as a favore of gay men everywhere.

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Gaynor origally released “I Will Survive” as the B-si to her ver of the Righteo Brothers’ “Substute” 1978. Gaynor won the only Dis Grammy. Gloria Gaynor won the Grammy award for Bt Dis Rerdg 1980 for “I Will Survive.

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