Gloria Estefan: Get on Your Feet

A message of positivity, the lyrics of this song are words of encouragement that people nowadays need more than ever. Negativity can take on a dangerous downward spiral of its own, and we don't need any more of that. Finding motivation too is also a struggle for some of us, and the song encourages us to tackle what it is we're seeking rather than waiting to see if it comes to us.

I give it only an 8/10 because I thought some of the cuts were rather rapid, and don't give the audience enough time to take in what's happening. That's compensated for though by how splendidly recorded the audio was.

I think most of us have something we're feeling discouraged or unmotivated about, and making believe that Gloria is in our corner rooting for us. I've never met Gloria and probably never will (unfortunately?). I am also aware that she is not the songwriter of this song, nor the director of the music video. However, I think it would be very challenging for most people who watch this video to not believe that she is a person of genuine warmth with a great love of life and of people. I know I was smitten by the bit where she holds the clapperboard below her chin and smiles into the camera!