Gloria!

“Gloria” is the Latin word for “glory”. When used as an interjection to express pleasure and surprise, “gloria!” pretty much sums up my reaction to the fact that I’m so lucky to still be walking around today healthy and NED, nine years after a Stage IIIc melanoma diagnosis. And I hope and pray that all at The Hotel Melanoma are as fortunate as I’ve been.

Lucky for me, but perhaps not so much for you, there just happens to be an ancient Van Morrison tune by the name of “Gloria”, and a great video of him doing the song live with John Lee Hooker…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi2EgyZo2Pw


C come around here about midlife
C come around here about midlife
Make me squeal and brood
UV fright about midlife
Come around
Make me feel not right
Stalking down the street
C knock on my door
Stalking down the street
C knock on my door
Causin’ my doom, doom
Make me squeal and brood
Like a mole man do
Well why do you make me feel not right

Did I tell you about my Black C
Well, C comes around
Drive me poor
Shove me dead in the ground
Comes around here
Just about midlife
Yea C makes me squeal and brood
Makes me feel some fright
But today it’s G . L . O . R . I . A
G.L.O.R.I.A, G.L.O.R.I.A
G.L.O.R.I.A, G.L.O.R.I.A
Gonna shout it every night
Gonna shout it every day

Oh, oh, oh midlife, midlife, midlife
C come around here
C makes me feel some fright about midlife
Stalking down on the street
Come knock on my door
Knock, knock on my front door
Then causin’ my gloom
Make me feel some fright
Feel, feel, feel, feel
C’s a bender, C’s no lover
C’s a bender, C's a killer

What's today?
Today is Gloria!
G . L . O . R . I . A
G.L.O.R.I.A
Gonna shout it every night
Gonna shout it every day
G.L.O.R.I.A, G.L.O.R.I.A
I wanna shout it every night
I wanna shout it every day
And every day, and every day
And every day child
And every day child, every day
Makes me feel good