Laura Branigan--Gloria

That song always brings smile to my face! In college, when I lived on the 'party' street, the guys next door used to BLAST it at about 10 am on weekend mornings, get up on their roof and dance!!

Gloria, Gloria....

i have it on 45

I love that song...I grew up listening to the Laura Branigan version and the Italian version by Umberto Tozzi...

I heard she died last year... she was living out in the island somewhere

it makes me wish I were a figure skater like in Flashdance

Gloria, you're always on the run now
Running after somebody, you gotta get him somehow
I think you've got to slow down before you start to blow it
I think you're headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it

You really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?

I love that song becuase that's my mom's name.

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Posted by Thumballina

I love that song...I grew up listening to the Laura Branigan version and the Italian version by Umberto Tozzi...

I heard she died last year... she was living out in the island somewhere

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there's an ITALIAN version????

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Posted by usuk2004

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Posted by Thumballina

I love that song...I grew up listening to the Laura Branigan version and the Italian version by Umberto Tozzi...

I heard she died last year... she was living out in the island somewhere

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there's an ITALIAN version????

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yup...leave it to us Italians to remake a song like Gloria...

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Posted by usuk2004

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Posted by Thumballina

I love that song...I grew up listening to the Laura Branigan version and the Italian version by Umberto Tozzi...

I heard she died last year... she was living out in the island somewhere

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there's an ITALIAN version????

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Yup. I remember it. I actually googled it and found that the Italian version came first and Laura Branigan covered it.

Gloria manchi tu nell'aria
manchi ad una mano,
che lavora piano,
manchi a questa bocca,
che cibo pi non tocca,
e sempre questa storia,
che lei la chiamo Gloria.
Gloria sui tuoi fianchi
la mattina nasce il sole
entra odio ed esce amore
dal nome Gloria.

Gloria,
manchi tu nell'aria
manchi come il sale,
manchi pi del sole,
sciogli questa neve
che soffoca il mio petto
t'aspetto Gloria

Gloria, Gloria chiesa di campagna, Gloria,
acqua nel deserto, Gloria,
lascio aperto il cuore, Gloria,
scappa senza far rumore,
dal lavoro dal tuo letto
dai gradini di un altare
t'aspetto Gloria.

Ah, ah Gloria, per chi attende il giorno
e invece di dormire,
con la memoria torna
a un tuffo nei papaveri,
in una terra libera
per chi respira nebbia,
per chi respira rabbia,
per me che senza Gloria,
con te nuda sul divano
faccio stelle di cartone
pensando a Gloria.

Gloria, manchi tu nell'aria
manchi come il sale,
manchi pi del sole,
sciogli questa neve
che soffoca il mio petto
t'aspetto Gloria

Gloria, Gloria, chiesa di campagna, Gloria,
acqua nel deserto, Gloria,
lascio aperto il cuore, Gloria,
scappo senza far rumore,
dal lavoro dal tuo letto,
dai gradini di un altare,
ti aspetto Gloria.

I've had that John Denver song in my head (didn't actually know it was a John Denver song until I looked it up) that goes 'Everyday it's a gettin' closer, going faster than a rollercoaster...'

OMG! I haven't heard this song in AGES!!!

Arrrrgh! Now it's stuck in my head, too!

I also liked one of her other big hit songs: 'Solitaire.'

SOLITAIRE it got so lonely!
SOLITAIRE no one to hold me!
Don't wait up for me... I won't be THERE!
SOLITAIRRRRRRREEEEE!