I couldn’t even tell you what made me think of this song, but I loved “Gloria” by Laura Branigan. REALLY loved it. My parents had the album (and that was back in the days of LPs!) and I remember liking it in general but the first time I heard “Gloria” I was hooked. Her powerful vocals were so much fun to listen to and though my teenage self didn’t quite have the pipes to keep up, I loved to sing along too.
Tonight it just popped into my head for no apparent reason and I’ve been singing it ever since. It’s such a shame that she died so young.
Shit, this takes me back. I had a Mini Pops album – vinyl – and this was on it, and it was the first time I’d ever heard the name Gloria. I played that song over and over and over…I wore out the needle playing it.
I kept that record for years…until I lent it to my BFF and she left it in the back of her POS Dodge Shadow and it melted.
I will be singing this all day now. You are so right, it’s an awesome song! Woh, the memories!!!
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