Gaynor was a singer by using the Soul Satisfiers, a jazz/pop band, in the 1960s. Her 1st solo individual was "She'll Be Sorry / Let Me Go Baby" (1965).

A lyrics of "I Will Survive" come written from either the point of look at of a woman, recently dumped, telling her ex-lover that she could cope while forgoing him & doesn't need anything extra to run sustaining him. A song has get something of an anthem of female emancipation, & is however the staple of professional parties and karaoke nights. Inside 1999, Pixar animator [http://www.navone.org/ Victor Navone] used this song to produce an [http://www.gloriagaynor.com/download/alien.html alien music video] which for the period was the minor Internet phenomenon.

An interesting piece of trifle astir "I Will Survive" is that it was originally a B-side when Polydor Records released it in 1979. The A-side, a song known as "Substitute", was considered to exist as additional "radio friendly." Radio DJs flipped a record all over & audience response forced a record company to flip the songs & subsequent copies of the lone employed "I Will Survive" on the The-side.

"Never Can Say Goodbye" was a number 1 song to top Billboard magazine's dance chart.

She likewise sang in lesser-known disco songs such as "Honey Bee" (1974), "Casanova Brown" (1975), and "I Am What I Am" (1983).

She continued recording for numerous years, releasing "Last Night" within 2000, "Just Keep Thinking About You" in 2001, and "I Never Knew" around 2002.