…give me the hook or the ovation…
Ginger Minj – I Am What I Am (feat. All Stars 2 Cast) / Logo Trailblazer Honors Harvey Fierstein – 2016
I am what I am
I am my own special creation.
So come take a look,
Give me the hook or the ovation.
It’s my world that I want to take a little pride in,
My world, and it’s not a place I have to hide in.
Life’s not worth a damn,
‘Til you can say, “Hey world, I am what I am.”
I am what I am,
I don’t want praise, I don’t want pity.
I bang my own drum,
Some think it’s noise, I think it’s pretty.
And so what, if I love each feather and each spangle,
Why not try to see things from a diff’rent angle?
Your life is a sham ’til you can shout out loud
I am what I am!
I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses.
I deal my own deck
Sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces.
There’s one life, and there’s no return and no deposit;
One life, so it’s time to open up your closet.
Life’s not worth a damn ’til you can say,
“Hey world, I am what I am!”
Well.. after Ginger did this performance I think that’s when everybody was in agreement with me that Ginger really should have won that season! She was totally robbed That season. Ginger performing this has always given me chills.
She
Nails
It.
I love Ginger Minj and I love her performance here!
Stunning.
This was playing on the disco dance floors when I was coming out in the mid 80s, I loved them and continue to do so ❤️
Yes I too danced many times in the 1980s to Gloria Gaynor’s disco mix of this one.