STORY BEHIND THE SONG

What’s the story behind Gloria, by Laura Branigan? – A

Branigan toured with Leonard Cohen as a backing singer before going solo. Gloria, a cover of Umberto Tozzi’s love song, became her second single. Although Gloria nearly became Mario. Branigan toyed with changing the title but instead tweaked the lyrics. There was renewed interest in the song after video of it being played backstage at Donald Trump’s Save America rally prior to the US Capitol riots went viral last month.