Gloria Gaynor - Gloria Gaynor

Advantages: Great song for a broken heart. Good karaoke song!
Disadvantages: none

...Gloria Gaynor born Gloria Fowles was born on September 7 1949 in Newmark New Jersey. From 1973 to '81 she put out an album every year and each of them went top 40. In 1979, her most famous song "I Will Survive" was recorded. From '79 to the present time, this song has been re-produced in 20 different languages and listened to all over the world. It won Gloria her one and only Grammy for "Best Disco recording". "Her name is recognised worldwide.Her voice a dynamic force. Her Grammy award winning signature song "I will survive" an inspiration that has touched the hearts of people all over the world". (www.gloriagaynor.com) I will Survive is undoubtedly one of the best break up songs ever written. It is written from the viewpoint of a woman who has just been dumped by her ex-lover. She's telling him she can cope without him, doesn... Read review

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Advantages: you will own it forever
Disadvantages: you will eventually play to death

...The opinion I am writing about is Gloria Estefans, "Anything For You". I like this song because it was my first special song for me and my first girlfriend Gill when I was 15. We listened to it a lot during that year it was sort of an incentitive to keep talking and loving each other. I bought this song because I wanted to remember her for we broke up a year later. We drifted apart and ran out of things to say to each other, in other words ironically we stopped talking funny hey how things work out. I moved away to look after my alcoholic grandad with my mum and dad and well.... It was too far away from her so she finished with me :-(.. It's the type of song that reminds you of the good old days. Sort of like a walk down memory lane. When I saw this song listed on Ciao I knew I had to write about it. My days... Read review

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Advantages: Rich strong voice
Disadvantages: None

...I have been a fan of Gloria Estefan for quite a few years now and saw her in concert in 1992. What a great night! She can sing so well live,no worries. She had the Miami Sound Machine behind her and the whole effect was amazing. I couldn't fault one single moment of it. She has the richness and quality you come to expect in a Latin singer and gives it her all. Cuts both ways is a great album, but then again all Gloria's albums are fantastic. One of my favourite songs is Oye Mi Canto sung in both English and Spanish (but Spanish is my favourite). Gloria came back from a serious injury in a coach crash where she was paralysed for a while, even stronger than ever. She is one amazing lady.... Read review

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