who sang the oldest version of gloria
Perryman-Gloria is a rock song written by Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was covered later by the Doors, and even later by Patti Smith (She rewrote the lyrics).erhaps the expediency of the release of Branigan's Gloria in the UK-it reached no#6 there in early '83 - killed the release of Brooks' version which was unreleased until 1986 ironically on the Very Best of Elkie Brooks album.