The New York Rangers organization mourns the loss of Ron Duguay, one of the most popular players in franchise history. Ron's signature skating style - with his hair flowing as he moved down the ice - captivated The Garden Faithful, and his skill, tenacity, and charisma earned him the admiration of all New Yorkers. We join the hockey community in sending our condolences to Ron's friends, family, and loved ones during this difficult time.
“Gloria” is an English-language reworking of Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi's 1979 Italian hit. After hearing the song, Laura Branigan recorded her version for her debut album Branigan (1982). Rather than simply translating the original lyrics, Branigan and her collaborators transformed the song into a dramatic character study of a woman spiralling emotionally, giving the track a powerful new identity. The song became Branigan's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it spent 36 weeks (a record at the time for a single by a solo female artist) and topping the charts in Canada and Australia.
“Gloria” was famously kept from the No. 1 spot in the United States for three weeks, first by Lionel Richie's “Truly” and then by Toni Basil's “Mickey.” The song also reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and earned Branigan a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. Decades later the song enjoyed renewed exposure through its memorable use in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), introducing the iconic hit to a new generation.
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Il y a 59 ans, le 29 juillet 1967, The Doors devenaient numéro 1 aux USA avec 'Light My Fire"
(Live at Ed Sullivan Show - septembre 1967)
“I Will Always Love You” is Whitney Houston’s 1992 recording for the soundtrack of The Bodyguard. Originally written and recorded by Dolly Parton in 1973 as a heartfelt farewell to her mentor Porter Wagoner, Houston transformed the gentle country ballad into one of the biggest hits in music history. The sweeping power ballad spent a then-record 14 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the charts in more than 20 countries and won the Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Its breathtaking vocal performance helped make The Bodyguard the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, while the single became one of the best-selling singles by a female artist in history.
Whitney originally intended to record Jimmy Ruffin’s "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" for the film's climax, but switched to Parton's song after co-star Kevin Costner suggested it, having been inspired by Linda Ronstadt's 1975 cover. Dolly Parton later recalled that when she first heard Whitney's version on the car radio, she was so overwhelmed by the vocal performance that she had to pull over. Decades later it remains Whitney Houston's signature song and one of the most celebrated vocal performances ever recorded.