Gaynor was a singer with the Soul Satisfiers, a jazz/pop band, in the 1960s. Her first solo single was "She'll Be Sorry/Let Me Go Baby" in 1965.
Her first real success came in 1975 with the release of her album Never Can Say Goodbye, which established her as a disco artist. The first side of this album consisted of three disco songs ("Honey Bee", "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Reach Out, I'll Be There"), with no breaks in between the songs. This 19-minute dance marathon proved to be enormously popular, especially at dance clubs. All three songs were released as singles via radio edits, and all of them became hits. This album was so instrumental in introducing disco music to the public, that many later believed that Gloria Gaynor had been the first artist to record disco music. "Never Can Say Goodbye" became the first song to top Billboard magazine's dance chart - in that sense, she was the first. Capitalizing on the success of her first album, Gaynor quickly released her second album, Experience Gloria Gaynor, later that same year. While this album was also successful, it was not quite as popular as her previous album in the mainstream.
Some of her lesser-known singles, due to lack of recurrent airplay, include "Honey Bee", "Casanova Brown", and "Let's Make A Deal" which all became hits in the clubs and reached the Top 5 on Billboard's disco charts. After her 1976 album, I've Got You, Gaynor shifted from her hit production team to work with other productions. While it seemed like a good move, her subsequent producers did not seem to match Gaynor's vocal approach and style as well. This caused her the albums that followed, such as 1977's Glorious and 1978's Park Avenue Sound, to be regarded as merely good albums instead of excellent albums.
For the next few years, Gaynor would only enjoy a few moderate hits. However, in late 1978, with the release of her album Love Tracks, she climbed the pop charts again because of her now-signature song "I Will Survive". The lyrics of this song are written from the point of view of a woman, recently dumped, telling her former lover that she can cope without him and does not want anything more to do with him. The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation, and is still a staple of office parties and karaoke nights. The song was awarded the first and only Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording in 1980 (the category was discontinued upon disco's fall from favor shortly afterward). In 1999, Pixar animator Victor Navone used this song to create an alien music video, which for a time, was a minor internet phenomenon.
Interestingly, "I Will Survive" was originally the B-side when Polydor Records released it in late 1978. The A-side, a song called "Substitute", then a recent worldwide hit for South African girl-group Clout, was considered to be more "radio friendly." Radio DJs flipped the record over, and audience response forced the record company to flip the songs, so that subsequent copies of the single listed the more popular song on the A-side. In late 1979, she released the album I Have A Right, which contained her next disco hit, "Let Me Know (I Have The Right)", featuring Doc Severinsen of The Tonight Show fame on trumpet solo.
Even though she exprienced difficulty having hit records in the U.S. after "I Am What I Am", the majority of her subsequent single chart on the UK Singles Chart. During the late 1990s and the 2000s, Gaynor returned to the American charts. She issued two albums, 2002's I Wish You Love and 2006's The Answer, that were well received with her fanbase.
It's Raining Men
Gloria Gaynor Lyrics
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Is rising
Barometer's
Getting low
According
To our sources
The street's
The place to go
Cause' tonight
For the first time
Just about
Half past ten
For the first time
In history
It's gonna start
Raining men
It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
Humidity
Is rising
Barometer's
Getting low
According
To our sources
The street's
The place to go
Cause' tonight
For the first time
Just about
Half past ten
For the first time
In history
It's gonna start
Rainin' men
It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
I'm gonna go out
I'm gonna let
Myself get
Absolutley
Soaking wet
It's rainin men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Every special men
Tall blonde dark
And lean
Rough and tough
And strong and mean
God bless
Mother Nature
She's
A single woman too
She took over heaven
And she did
What she had to do
She fought
Every angel
To rearranged
The sky
So that each
And every woman
Could find
The perfect guy
It's raining men
Don't get yourself
Weather Girls
I know you want to
I feel
Stormy wheather
Moving in
About to begin
Hear the thunder
Don't you loose
Your head
Rip off the roof
And stay in bed
(Rip off
The roof and stay)
It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
It's raining men
It's raining men
It's raining men
The lyrics to Gloria Gaynor's song It's Raining Men are both whimsical and profound. The song has an upbeat and joyous tone, yet there is an underlying message. The first verse of the song speaks of the rising humidity and the dropping barometer, citing sources that suggest that the streets are the place to be. The second verse repeats this message that tonight, at around half-past ten, it's going to start raining men, for the first time in history. The chorus is a repetitive Hallelujah and Amen declaring that it is raining men.
The third verse of the song paints the picture of the scene, the singer is going outside to let herself get soaking wet, and there are special men everywhere, tall, blonde, dark, lean, rough, tough, strong, and mean. The fourth verse is where the story takes a profound turn. It seems that God blesses mother nature, who, single-handedly fought every angel, rearranged the sky so that every woman could find the perfect guy. The final verse is mainly a repetition of the chorus.
The song's meaning is an ode to women's empowerment, that nature is providing an unlimited supply of men, and we can select which we deem perfect. The song was released in 1982 and became a worldwide hit, and it significantly influenced popular culture at the time. Its catchy tune and playful lyrics has become a favorite and has been used in various movies, TV shows, and commercials.
Line by Line Meaning
Humidity
The level of moisture in the air
Is rising
Is increasing
Barometer's
The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
Getting low
Indicating that a storm is approaching
According
As per
To our sources
As per our informant
The street's
The road or pavement outside
The place to go
The best option right now
Cause' tonight
Because this evening
For the first time
An occurrence that hasn't happened before
Just about
Almost
Half past ten
The time of the night
In history
A time long past
It's gonna start
It will begin
Raining men
A large number of men will suddenly appear
It's raining men
The men are actually falling from the sky
Hallejulah
A expression of extreme happiness or relief
Amen
So be it
I'm gonna go out
I'm going outside
I'm gonna let
I will permit
Myself get
Allowing oneself
Absolutley
Completely
Soaking wet
Drenched from the rain
Every special men
Every unique, extraordinary men
Tall blonde dark
Physical descriptions of men who are appearing from the sky
And lean
In good physical shape with very little body fat
Rough and tough
Physically strong and rugged men
And strong and mean
Strong and powerful, but also cruel and unpleasant men
God bless
An expression of gratitude
Mother Nature
Personification of nature
She's
Refers to Mother Nature
A single woman too
Female personification of nature
She took over heaven
Nature gaining control of the sky
And she did
And she succeeded
What she had to do
Nature rebalancing itself
She fought
Engaged in a battle with
Every angel
Referencing a celestial being
To rearranged
To move or adjust something
The sky
Atmospheric location
So that each
In such a way that every individual
And every woman
And each female
Could find
Able to discover
The perfect guy
Men that match their expectations
Don't get yourself
Do not become
Weather Girls
A reference to the singer's former group, The Weather Girls
I know you want to
I am aware that you desire this
I feel
I sense
Stormy wheather
Bad weather
Moving in
Approaching
About to begin
Preparing to start
Hear the thunder
Sound of the storm
Don't you loose
To not lose
Your head
Do not panic
Rip off the roof
An exaggeration of the power of the storm
And stay in bed
Stay inside and remain safe
It's raining men
The men are still falling from the sky
Contributed by Alice H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@chenyuqi1522
I swear the bad green screen makes this so much better
@Marcel_Audubon
it was blue screen back then
@resh7521
Bad?
@agneslaufer9579
It makes perfect.
@tiflatulkhairiyah6142
@@agneslaufer9579 o
@alexanderallan215
Marcel Audubon That video was made in the 80’s , this was high tech then.
@wyclefohara4169
2:43 is the best special effect in the history of cinematography
@mezosikornel7043
Windows XP
@chalenthelonelyartistbro3466
wyclef O'hara lmao
@digitaltoaster4956
Na Mate 1:15 Is Where It's At