Covers, I: "I Will Survive," Gloria Gaynor/Cake

The Original

From the album I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor:   Web site

DJ comments: Gloria is like the Cheshire Cat, but instead of only a visible grin, all you can see is part of her face, as her outfit blends in with the dark room in which she's singing, and the light only illuminates the left side of her face. And what's a 1970s smash hit without some random rollergirl? This song rules. — cwc

The Cover

From the album Fashion Nugget

Cake:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Nice update by the Cake boys. Although I didn't see any roller skates. They must have been trying really hard to make the song their own. — cwc

I think this is one of the best examples of how different cover songs can be. I love the difference in the "Hey, hey" part of the song. Yeah... that's super cool. Just super. — BJ