I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.
"At first I was afraid, I was petrified"...From a breakup to a shipwreck, Gloria Gaynor's iconic disco anthem, I Will Survive, continues to have meaning for many people around the world.
A woman sets out to become the first female rower to cross the Atlantic solo; a woman listens to the song 35 times in a row after a breakup; a drag queen steps onto the stage of a Berlin nightclub; a mother watches her daughters sing karaoke at a holiday club on the first foreign holiday since leaving her abusive marriage; women gather on the steps of the Courts of Justice to sing the song together as they await a verdict.
Featuring Elisabeth Hoff, Latrice Royale, Penny Arcade, Pragna Patel and Nadine Hubbs.
(Photo: Gloria Gaynor performing on Parkinson in 2003)
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- Wed 4 May 2022 03:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Australasia, East Asia & South Asia
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- Wed 29 Mar 2023 21:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa
- Wed 29 Mar 2023 22:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sat 1 Apr 2023 01:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service News Internet, Europe and the Middle East & East Asia only