“To see them win and to hear that song blaring and coming up in the arena and looking around and seeing people singing out as loud as they can, cheering and having a good time, it’s indescribable what that’s like.Hockey fans and fans of the underdogs of all sports and other walks of life might well recall the improbable true tale of a singer, her song and a then pathetic hockey team which after adopting the melody as their call to arms went on to win a championship. “If she were here, I know she would have participated in a very big way. “She was very sincere, very down to Earth, she would just have been very touched by it all,” Golik said.
Louis throughout the Cup Finals and will be at Enterprise Center tonight, will sing along with the rest of the sellout crowd, knowing Branigan would have enjoyed every minute of her signature song’s latest resurgence.
Golik said there have been “millions and millions” of Spotify downloads of “Gloria,” and that there’s been a trickle down effect for the rest of Branigan’s catalogue, which includes top 10 hits “Solitaire” and “Self-Control” as well as six other top 40 hits, including “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?” (which was later recorded by Michael Bolton) and “Power of Love” (which was later covered by Celine Dion).Īnd if “Gloria” gets played one more time? Golik, who has been in St. The Blues’ surge to the Cup has re-ignited interest in Branigan’s career. Louis trailed the Boston Bruins 1-0 and 2-1 but has won the last two games to put itself in position to clinch the first Cup in franchise history tonight at Enterprise Center. “Gloria” has received 15 more postgame spins in the playoffs thanks to the Blues, who dispatched of the Winnipeg Jets in six games, the Dallas Stars in seven games and the San Jose Sharks in six games to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Getty “The song, that introduction, when it comes up, it’s got a real energetic vibe, that big stadium-type sound to it.” “It’s a multi-platinum certified single, one of the most iconic songs of the ‘80s,” Golik said. While “Gloria” isn’t the usual us-against-the-world song used to incite an arena, the disco-styled opening, gloriously ‘80s bombast and Branigan’s powerful voice all fit in well in a raucous environment, especially in the seconds after the final horn. 10 was Branigan singing the song herself on an episode of “CHiPs,” which let’s face it, really should have been the no.
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Less than a year-and-a-half ago, the website Bustle ranked the top usages of “Gloria” in an article titled “10 Iconic Times The ‘Gloria’ Song Was Used In Movies & TV That Prove The Tune Will Literally Never Get Old.” This is not the first time “Gloria” has taken on a life of its own in pop culture. Along the way, “Gloria” became the postgame victory song at Enterprise Center and in the living rooms of Blues fans everywhere. The next night, the Blues blanked the Flyers 3-0 to begin a season-ending stretch in which they went 29-9-5 to finish with the fifth-best record in the Western Conference. 6, a few Blues players spent an off-night at a Philadelphia sports bar where a DJ kept playing “Gloria.” Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson told The Athletic that center Alexander Steen “ … just thought ‘Hey, we’ve got to take that song for us.’”
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