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Artist: Gloria Gaynor
Author: Dino Fekaris/Freddie Perren
Label: Polydor
Year: 1978
N°1 US & UK. First released as a B-side (of Substitute). Gospel version as He Gave Me Life. Both authors also co-wrote Reunited and Shake Your Groove Thing (Peaches & Herb) and Makin' It (David Naughton).
Covers:
Régine [as Je survivrai]
Sabrina Lory [as Plus rien ne va]
Michèle Richard [idem]
Gladys Knight & The Pips [slow version]
André Hazes [as 't Is Voorbij]
Hermes House Band [student band from Rotterdam; la-la-la-refrain became an open-air sing-along; n°1 NL, later a big hit Fr]
Larusso [as Je survivrai]
Tony Clifton [in film Man On The Moon]
Robbie Williams [substantial sample in the middle of Supreme floating on a string part of the french soundtrack Dernier Domicile Connu by François de Roubaix]
André van Duin [as Ik Hou Van Jou]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)