Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
“Gloria”—a cover of the Italian original by Umberto Tozzi— was Laura Branigan’s first major hit, and her self-described ”signature song.” It stayed for 36 weeks in the Top 100—a record at the time for a female solo artist.
Tozzi’s original was a love song addressed to a lover named Gloria. Branigan...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
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
[Refrain]
You really don't remember
Was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
[Verse 2]
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you
Why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave 'em hangin' on the line
Oh-oh, calling Gloria
[Chorus]
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?
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha
Gloria, how's it gonna go down?
Will you meet him on the main line?
Or will you catch him on the rebound?
Will you marry for the money?
Take a lover in the afternoon?
Feel your innocence slippin' away
Don't believe it's comin' back soon
[Refrain]
And you really don't remember
Was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
[Verse 4]
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, calling Gloria
[Chorus]
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?
[Outro]
(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)
(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)
Gloria was written by Trevor Veitch & Giancarlo Bigazzi & Umberto Tozzi.
Gloria was produced by Jack White (Producer) & Greg Mathieson.