![]() To make matters worse, she was hospitalized with spinal injuries after a fall at a concert in Europe. ![]() The momentum of her career in the earlier 1970s, not just with “Never Can Say Goodbye” but such covers as “Reach Out I’ll Be There” and “Walk On By,” had slowed. The lyric was also one that Gaynor identified with. “I Will Survive” was tucked away as the flip side, but soon started to win support from radio stations and in discos. ![]() The first single from her Love Tracks album was “Substitute,” a version of a song previously recorded by the Righteous Brothers. “I’ve got all my life to live, and I’ve got all my love to give,” sings Gloria, “and I’ll survive.” It’s a statement of personal confidence and determination that has brought encouragement and belief to the marginalized and oppressed, be it politically, sexually, mentally, or physically, from one generation to the next.Īll of which is the more remarkable because Gaynor’s version was originally a B-side. Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, the song has become a symbol of female empowerment, and a beacon of hope and positivity among the LGBT community. ![]() ![]() Gloria Gaynor had some memorable moments in the 1970s, notably her 1974 smash hit version of the Jackson 5’s “Never Can Say Goodbye.” But as 1978 came to an end, she charted in America with the track that would go on to be not just her signature tune, but one of the most anthemic and inspiring recordings in all of pop, “I Will Survive.” ![]()
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