1.-Shadows of Night
2.-Them
3.-The Doors
4.-Jimi Hendrix

Easily Patti Smith

Laura Branigan.
U2

Laura Branigan

it's shadows of knight, and if you say anything other than Them's original you're kidding yourself

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video not reflective of best version which would be 09/08/78 - THE AGORA, CLEVELAND

And it's not even close.

The original by Them, hands-down. I've always liked 13th Floor Elevators version as a close second.

I prefer the original with Gena Rowlands over the remake with Sharon Stone.

"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine."

I prefer the TV theme off the ALL IN THE FAMILY spin-off.

Them
The Doors (it was a sound check!)
Patti Smith

- although I first heard this glorious song by the Shadows of Knight, their version is now so lame to me.

That's my pick as well.

glad somebody else is aware of their version. It's like speed freak fast and twisted.

soybomb.com's database lists these versions, can't say I remember a lot of them offhand or have heard them before:

Gloria by Jesters Of Kansas
Gloria by Them
Gloria by Crveni Koralji
Gloria by The Evil Hoodoos
Gloria by Clan Degli Alleluja
Gloria by The Sharks
Gloria by The Moody Stones
Gloria by The Shadows Of Knight
Gloria by More Life
Gloria by The Tracers
Gloria by The Fingers
Gloria by Mods
Gloria by Eremiti
Gloria by The Gillian Row
Gloria by Os Aranhas
Gloria by Yesterday's Children
Gloria by The Boys
Gloria by The Illusions
Gloria by Gerhard Dlugi
Gloria by Les Fleaux
Gloria by The Vanguards
Gloria by The Wheels
Gloria by The Legendary Vegetarians
Gloria by Them
Gloria by unknown
Gloria by The 13th Floor Elevators
Gloria by The Hound Dogs
Gloria by Kontikis
Gloria by Los Walkers
Gloria by The Hairy Ones
Gloria by The Cinders
Gloria by Gli Evangelisti
Gloria by The Spektors
Gloria by The Red Devils
Gloria by The Rationals
Gloria by The Vikinks
Gloria by Sinn Sisamouth
Gloria by unknown
Gloria by Los No
Gloria by Oxford 5
Gloria by The Disciples
Gloria by Back Page
Gloria by Joe E. Carter's Group
Gloria by The Outcasts
Gloria by Club Zu All Stars
Gloria by Los Monstruos
Gloria by The Pleazers
Gloria by Aftermath
Gloria by Jimmy Kaye & The Coachmen
Gloria by The King-Beezz
Gloria by Miguel Angel & Los Sharps
Gloria by Delfini
Gloria by Robb London & The Rogues
Gloria by Willie Hobbs & The Dirte Four
Gloria by Patrick Samson
Gloria by Los Rockin' Devils
Gloria by Los Colericos

I have to go with Them. Van's voice, the guitar, the repeating theme - it's brilliant!

"If you drop a guitar down a flight of stairs, it'll play 'Gloria' on its way to the bottom." -Dave Barry

Without a doubt the original version by Them. A fantastic song that I never tire of hearing.

Patti Smith's version is a close second though.

Them and Patti Smith's versions are great but they don't touch The Doors' live version to me.

This. Duh.