Gay History January 20, 1979: Gloria Gaynor's Gay Anthem "I Will Survive" Released - Five Facts You Didn't Know

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GAY HISTORY – JANUARY 20, 1979: GLORIA GAYNOR’S GAY ANTHEM “I WILL SURVIVE” RELEASED – FIVE FACTS YOU DIDN’T KNOW

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 * i will survive lgbt *

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. Gaynor origally released “I Will Survive” as the B-si to her ver of the Righteo Brothers’ “Substute” 1978.

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

Rerd after a trmatic perd the sger's life, Gloria Gaynor's dis h quickly found s te dience: LGBT muni, survivors of domtic vlence and others phed asi by society. * i will survive lgbt *

Gaynor won the only Dis Grammy. Gloria Gaynor won the Grammy award for Bt Dis Rerdg 1980 for “I Will Survive. Gaynor also rerd the song at a higher vol register than she normally sgs and the track wasn’t overproduced like her earlier hs.

Dozens of artists have vered Gaynor’s h anthem, helpg achieve a timels stat on the charts.

It not only serv as a break-up anthem for women that ro up strength and power to move on om a relatnship, but as the qutsential empowerment song the gay muny to those who leave them behd, and even to Gaynor herself. Jt before rerdg “I Will Survive, ” Gaynor spent six months the hospal om a back jury and the song served as her own source of motivatn to survive and overe the jury.

‘I WILL SURVIVE’: THE STORY BEHD GLORIA GAYNOR’S BEAN OF EMPOWERMENT

I Will Survive: Personal gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr stori Sgapore brgs together real-life experienc of love, grace, fah, digny and urage om 21 ordary people who have survived extraordary circumstanc. * i will survive lgbt *

Now that you know a ltle more behd the tune, watch and sg along wh Gloria Gaynor’s timels PRIDE anthem below. But who wrote Gloria Gaynor's inic fiant h, and how did she e to sg ?

Fekaris also wrote other songs for Gloria Gaynor, but this was his only huge succs as a also wrote dis favour 'Boogie Fever' by The Sylvers and 'Shake Your Groove Thg' by Peach & Herb. '" Gaynor herself once said: "I love the empowerg effect, I love the enuragg effect. How did Gloria Gaynor land the song?

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