Laura Branigan

Gloria was the Smells Like Teen Spirit of 1982

No op. I saw the news on CNN when it broke that she passed away. It was on a weekend in August.

For some reason I always get her death mixed up with the death of Vicki Sue Robinson, who sort of reminded me of her a little. They were about the same age and Vicki, a huge talent died in 2000. Maybe you are getting them confused too?

I have never at anytime in my lifetime gotten Vicki Sue Robinson confused with LB.

My friend waited on Laura Branigan. She was alive at the time.

She'd probably be working as a judge on a singing competition show in 2022

Lover her music.

She was a really good person, also

Laura did it better

I saw her perform at the MTC in the early 2000s and she was also alive. She ended the show with Gloria.

Then we had steak. It wasn’t great. I mean the steak, not Laura.

I love her voice in Ti Amo

Flashdance, I was seventeen. Gloria got me revved. Dancing and ice skating. I'm there.

r9 that's what I said when the Michael Bolton version became popular.

The Bolton one was chalkboard bad. The high notes would make a dog bark.

She was just meh. Really, just simply bland. I never found anything special about her. Boring music. And I HATED that Gloria song, made me want to take an icepick to my eardrums.

Solitaire was another good one

oops sorry for the repeat ^^^^ I also loved Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and The Lucky Ones

She's one of those rare 80s singers who could have just as easily released her albums in the 90s and they would have done just as well

My sister in law went to high school with her, and she went by Laurie back then. She was very popular. Peter Gallagher was also in their class and he had a crush on her. Her brother just passed away.

Laura and her husband Lawrence Kruteck, who died in 1996

As a child I loved her until my cousin told me she was gross because she sang songs about 'playing with yourself,' she meant Self Control. I was 9, my cousin was 12 it sort of ruined her for me. Now, not so much.

Was she married to Baretta?

r19 I would like to hear more. Peter Gallagher had a crush on "Laurie"? He was gorgeous back then.

Wasn't she an outspoken Republican?

No she wasn’t r24.

Laura shaved 5 years off her age. She was born in 1952 but claimed 1957 as her birthdate. Can’t blame her though, it’s much easier for a 25 year old to break into pop music than it is a 30 year old.

Know Your Headaches DL!!!

Branigan died in her sleep at her lodge in East Quogue, New York, on August 26, 2004, aged 52.[31] The cause was attributed to a previously undiagnosed ventricular brain aneurysm.[31] It was reported that she had been experiencing persistent headaches for several weeks before her death, but had not sought medical attention for them.

She tried to be the Linda Ronstadt of her day, i.e. remaking other people's hits, but it didn't quite work.

r27 not really true. she did covers but several songs she did as originals were covered by others.

She is one of my fave singers. I have been a fan since I was 9 years old and bought the vinyl 7” of Gloria.

1984

LOVED Gloria!!

Gloria was a slut! With a real bad habit! A real bad habit for drugs!

She was a lovely person