"Hi, my neighbors in Texas," she said in a video shot while she sat at a piano she was about to play. "This is Gloria Gaynor with a song that hopefully will cheer you up just a little bit." Gaynor, whose "I Will Survive" became an anthem over the years, rewrote the 1978 disco hit to reach out to victims in Texas and posted her rendition on social media Wednesday. Gloria Gaynor wants people affected by Harvey to know they will survive, and she's communicating that message through a new version of the song that has defined her career. Here are the tweaked lyrics, for those who don't want to hit "play" with the sound on.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 31, 2017 15:45 UTC