Gloria, you're always on the run now
Running after somebody, you gotta get him somehow
I think you've got to slow down before you start to blow it
I think you're headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it

You really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha, Gloria, how's it gonna go down?
Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound?
Will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon?
Feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's comin' back soon

And you really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?

(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)
(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)...



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Track duration: 04:51

"Gloria" as written by Luciana Bigazzi

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., SUGAR SONG PUBLICATIONS, INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:I think it's about a woman with a mental illness who hears voices and is going crazy.
    Flag lamelodyon February 07, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Can't believe no one realized this song is obviously about a Call girl/prostitute.
    The "Voices in your head" are memories of all the men she slept with. The true meaning of the song is revealed in the 2nd verse

    "Gloria - How's it gonna go down Will you meet him (THE CLIENT) on the main line
    Or will you catch him on the rebound Will you marry for the money (meaning give him his fantasy for the money)
    Take your lover in the afternoon. (another client) Feel your innocence slippin' away
    Don't believe it's coming back soon (self explanatory) And you really don't remember (probably from being drugged a commonly used method for call girls)
    Was it something that they said All the voices in your head (The many men she bedded)
    Calling GLO-RI-A

    and the chorus says "I think they got your number" meaning literally. "Think they got your Alias you been living under (Most call girls never use their REAL name, so Gloria was probably her Real name)

    That's what I got out of it. Brilliant writing however. Back in the 70's and 80's people had to write in codes. it was not acceptable to just write a song about something so risque.
    Flag b2sfilmson November 22, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Tozzi's version it's just neat. But I like more Branigan's version's and voice. So powerfull, so Branigan...
    Flag acornejomon May 29, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about a girl who's had the guys forever and always got which ever one she wanted, than she meets a guy that actually doesn't like her like that and she doesn't know what to think of it so she starts second guessing herself and is trying to play hard to get and such to get him to like her and him not liking her has made her realize she's not fooling anyone but herself
    Flag cutie2thecore23on February 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's more about a woman whose looks have faded but she still thinks she's beautiful and that everybody wants her but she's just deluding herself and getting older without actually having found somebody though she still thinks she will.
    Flag Kirison September 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:A woman whose looks have faded
    Flag Stefanem20904on October 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:alls I kno is that It was origionaly written as an Italian love song
    Flag Guarimnon April 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I never thought about that before. I thought it was more about a woman and she used to be really beautiful and get all the guys and now she's older and still trying to act the same way but it's just not working anymore.
    Flag merry_cherryon September 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:she was a witness to a crime, under police protection, but her conscience worried her, and she became paranoid
    Flag Mrs. Ton October 19, 2004   Link

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