Doggone it! Every time a song pops into my head and I think, “OHO! That’s one I haven’t featured on my music posts yet!”, I find that indeed, I have featured it, often more than once. I’m beginning to think perhaps my repertoire is too limited … I KNOW there are more songs I love but haven’t played here before! Anyway, tonight this one is stuck in my head, I haven’t played it for two years, and I like it, so … just sit back and enjoy Ms. Gloria Gaynor at her finest!
This song has become known as a “female empowerment” song, and most often it is associated with the break-up of two lovers. But …
Dino Fekaris, the song’s lyricist, was a staff writer for Motown until he was fired. Says Fekaris, of the inspiration for this song …
“They let me go after almost seven years. I…
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