I Will Survive also frequently recalled as a symbol of female strength and as a gay anthem. In 2016, the Library of Congress deemed Gaynor's original recording to be "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Recording Registry. Originally released as the B-side to a cover version of the Righteous Brothers song "Substitute", "I Will Survive" became a worldwide hit for Gaynor when disc jockeys played that side of the record instead. "Substitute" appeared on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart for four weeks in October–November 1978, peaking at No. 107. "I Will Survive" then
Gaynor Barnes Gaynor Barnes Gaynor Louise Barnes (born 27 September 1961) is a British presenter and journalist currently employed by ITV Yorkshire since 1991. She was born in Uxbridge in Middlesex. From 1973-78 she went to St Dominic's Independent Grammar School for Girls (St Dominic's Sixth Form College since 1979) in Harrow on the Hill. From 1978-80 she went to the independent Heathfield School in Harrow. From 1980-91 she worked for the BBC. She became a presenter for "Calendar" in June 1991. Gaynor co-presented the South edition of "Calendar" from January 2007, however she was redeployed as a newsreader in February 2009,