"Gloria" was written by Van Morrison, recorded by his band, Them, and released in the US in April 1966. However, Them's version peaked at number 75 on the national Billboard Hot 100 chart while the version of "Gloria" by the Shadows of Knight peaked at number 10. So, how does a recording by the Shadows of Knight, a garage band from Chicago, score a top 10 hit with the song overshadowing the version by Van Morrison? Many US radio stations refused to play "Gloria" by Them because of Morrison's line "She comes to my room, then she made me feel alright"....lyrics which were viewed as risque in the mid 60's. So, the Shadows of Knight replaced that line with "She called out my name, that made me feel alright" and, voila, you have a tamer version of the original suitable for airplay on any radio station. BTW, success with "Gloria" was it for the Shadows of Knight as none of their other releases came close to approaching this initial commercial success. After all, they were a garage band from Chicago just having fun. Check out their lead vocalist using a fire extinguisher for a microphone in the video