Songs that I have danced in summer (Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive)

"I will survive" contains the key elements of Disco music. In the first place, the interpreter herself, since in this style the protagonism of the Divas, the female soloists, predominates.

Musically speaking, the four on the floor, that insistent kick in each beat of the beat, which popularized the genre and which became a hallmark of electronic music, among other styles. To this must be added the syncopated rhythms in percussion and bass, which generate that relentless, repetitive setback, which makes it impossible to use chairs in rooms.

But also, it has the peculiarities that make it special. The 8-chord sequence weaves a dance between major and minor harmonies, a constant coming and going of lights and shadows. It gives it an intensity and an infinite looping feeling, without knowing (or wanting to) see the end coming. The chorus is that contained explosion that accumulates the masterful in crescendo in which the song unfolds. From anguish to hope, empathizing with anyone who has gone down to the disco to untie the lump in their throat.