All My Life - Lesley Gore

[ravenwindsong]

Ouch beautiful;)

[lisahansen01]

I like her sleeves. They're real big.

[2751mikey]

Whay a marvelous woman and voice....

[postersandstuff]

Noe shes 65 !

[DancingSpiderman]

Lesley is such a Cutie Pie in this vid ! What a Honie.

[mnmroc100]

amazing i love lesely

[waynebrasler]

One of my favorites and I loved the fact Mercury finally got out a single where she wasn't harmonizing with herself. The disk jockeys loved it and played it but the public just didn't respond,maybe because the song was too mature in Lesley terms.

[strawberryseason]

she was really beautiful

[herasmarket]

love this.....never heard this

[roostertrigger]

@herasmarket  flipside 'B'... of ''maybe i know'' its a good song

[Mila03041]

чудо! прелесть!

[rickmartinsos]

Is that the original "seinfeld" pirate shirt?

[Wolfsky9]

I saw this Perf. on Shindig, 1965; Lesley was soooo cute then, & she sang beautifully. What a time it was!  Wolfsky9

[scaasifun]

Love Love Love that song!!

[preciousjey]

yaaah!!!!!!!!

[preciousjey]

it's da shindig pick of the week! i love when lesley says thank you to the audience

[MrRonnieG]

This was/is my all-time favorite Leslie Gore recording. I was rather surprised when she announced, in 2005, that her sexual orientation is lesbian but certainly that takes nothing away from the upbeat and enjoyable music she has always been known for.

[princesslisarox]

Dig the dress

[inkey2]

I could easily picture petula clark singing this song....with some extra reverb on the voice.

[fanofoldtv]

there are two different versions of look of love,after he takes me home,you don't own me.

[stevemichaels2020]

Also two versions of I Don't Wanna Be A Loser. One is in stereo, double-tracked vocal, the other is in mono, single-tracked vocal. I have both.

[fanofoldtv]

its wild mono is single vocal stereo double vocal.

[fanofoldtv]

i have all her recordings plus unreleased 63 demos.

[stevemichaels2020]

fanofoldtv: Do you have a copy of Lesley's unreleased Christmas cd sampler? It includes If Every Night Were Christmas Eve, Winter Wonderland, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, My Christmas Party.

[fanofoldtv]

no i don't.

[fanofoldtv]

how can i get copies of her peformances?

[upwards11]

lol that's the style of dress we wore in the 60's- it was called an Empire style. you had to be thin to wear it because it cut you under the bust line and you looked pregnant if you were heavy set. we loved it!!

[lasktguy]

I love Lesley Gore but that dress is awful.

[stevemichaels2020]

A sign of the times.

[preciousjey]

the instrumentals in the recorded version are a bit better also with the latin horns

[Wolfsky9]

Spring, '63, " it's My Party", to Winter, '66/67, for " California Nights"; I have everything lesley did, & her music will never grow old; it is indeed, Forever. Wolfsky9

[stevemichaels2020]

Totally agree with you Wolsky9....Lesley's music will never grow old! I, too, have everything Lesley recorded. Have you heard Lesley's Christmas songs from her unreleased CD Sampler: Gift Wrapped? They sound fantastic!

[waynebrasler]

This was her first single, as I remember, without her voice being multi-tracked. And much more adult material for her. A great record and the disc jockeys gave it plenty of spin. She continued to grow and do more and more unusual material successfully, culminating in "California Nights" and "Summer and Sandy" two years later.

[originaldina]

I think this song might have gotton over shadowed by Petula Clark's "Downtown"?

[BrianPsychicBabystar]

This is what current artists need to do more- sing live in front of a studio audience

[preciousjey]

wow i haven't heard this song in 4 month? wowow, i love this song. the recorded version is nice in the inro. bump bump bump

[ShaolinViolin]

she sounds like an angel

[ongedward010384]

great collection

[Realteen]

whats up with her legs in this video?!!

Great singer XD

[stevemichaels2020]

Lesley is getting a new website, but you can go to lesleygorefanclubdotcom for her latest concert info.

[stevemichaels2020]

Lesley's website is under construction but you can go to her fan club site at lesleygorefanclubdotcom for information.

[MrRonnieG]

What a sweetie. She still has a website and does limited appearances. She was always one of my very favorites dating back to It's My Party in 1964. This particular recording was, for all intents and purposes, her last significant single release ~ I played this song a million times on 45RPM. Hearing this reminds me of such a wonderul & carefree time in my life ~ long live Leslie Gore!

[stevemichaels2020]

Lesley has a top 20 hit with California Nights in 1967. All of My Life was released in 1965. It's My Party was released in 1963, not 1964.

[preciousjey]

miss lesley gore!!!!! yaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!

[preciousjey]

the music in the recorded version is a bit different

[preciousjey]

i love here hair and helen shapiro's it's wasn't a wig like the supremes

[ASTROHOTROD]

40 years and I still can't get past the eyes.

[oceanbound222]

Pick hit ???

I never heard it before. I guess it did not become a hit.

[stevemichaels2020]

All of My Life was released March 1965 on Mercury Records. It's Billboard chart position was #71. It is featured on the original The Golden Hits of Lesley Gore, released July 1965.

[fjbutch]

beautiful girl,, lovely song....

[originaldina]

song, sorry.

[originaldina]

Classy lady. Somehow this sone did not get proper respects.

[Soapking1965]

I love this song, and all of her songs she recorded in the '60s. I have the five-CD set of all of her recordings on Mercury Records during the 1960s, including her big hits and her versions of Pop and Jazz standards. You got to check out her 1963 version of MISTY.

[sb9825]

She is precious..what a wonderful voice!!

[helenajesstarzak]

Lesley was lovely

[fjbutch]

That was really nice...so pretty too ..

[stevemichaels2020]

check out lesleygorefanclubdotcom.......­still under construction as well as Lesley's own website, lesleygoredotcom.

[GenericGene]

Lesley Gore Classic - Thanks Great Post -

[bufb]

Lesley's best vocal

[stevemichaels2020]

Would anyone consider putting all of these clips on a dvd for me? please email me.

[liarsclub75]

If you go to keepvid, you can download this video and other YT videos. You will need Riva converter which is a free program.

[dupont94]

This is my all time Leslie Gore song!! Thank you so much for sharing... Love you, Leslie!!

[stevemichaels2020]

Great news!  Lesley is going to be more involved in her website. It will be separated from the record company. Check out lesleygoredotcom.

[boopkid]

Steve,

Thanks for the heads up. I look forward to her site.

[boopkid]

What a GEM. Always liked this ballad and it should have been a big hit due to the great vocal and song. However putting it in time perspective, Petula Clark was HOGGING the airwaves and world stage at the time, and this song was unfortunately buried under the "Downtown" rubble. The British Invasion had its cruel side.

[petclark1]

"Downtown" isn't rubble. The multi-million selling song, sung in 4 languages and going to No.1 in 15 countries, was Pet's 1st of 15 hits to make the US Top 40 in just over 3 years. For 20 years she was the only female singer to have her first 2 singles make the Top 3, "I Know a Place" being her 2nd. Looking back, Leslie had 2 REALLY big years,

63 & 64, Pet had 65 & 66, and then it was Dionne Warwick's turn. So don't slag Pet or I'll have to get sarcastic about how dated "It's My Party" sounds

[liarsclub75]

Welcome to this weeks edition of "Most Boring Internet Arguements!" This mind-numbing sarcastic-themed episode brought to you by Geritol.............

[themaltesebippy]

If Pet Clark and Lesley Gore fought over the last bon bon at the cocktail party, who would win???????

[stevemichaels2020]

Pet Clark would probably win since Lesley is to classy of a lady to engage in a fight!

[boopkid]

No need to be so defensive...I too liked Pet Clark;I meant no insult to her,I meant that "All My Life" was completely "buried" by tge weight of "Downtown's" popularity.

[boopkid]

I myself was one of those that flipped over "Downtown" and bought the 45. It was a new voice, a great song and the Brits dominated the charts. You are right,by 1965 Lesley's star was waning, but she still managed a couple of gems. In retrospect, I favor Lesley, her songs captured a teenage innocence that is now totally gone and are iconic of that wonderful era.

[stevemichaels2020]

Great News for Lesley Gore Fans! Just received news that Lesley is going to record a "live" album this year. They are trying to decided what venue they are going to record it at.

[BRONXGIRL10]

Absolutely terrific! I always loved this song on her original "Greatest Hits" album, and always wondered why it hadn't been more of a hit! Forty-four years later, I'm still wondering why it didn't sell as well as her other songs. An absolutely song and a terrific performance!

[JSG1951]

Great song that certainly had potential.Thanks for sharing this great clip of her performing it.I didn't know it exsisted. Thanks!!

[Catman51]

Love it, Love it! Thank you so much!

[waynebrasler]

One of the few times Lesley was not doubletracked vocally at that point. The material represented an attempt to reposition her more as an adult performer or more serious material. The disc jockeys loved it and played it but it didn't catch the public fancy as much as anticipated.

[aheyheynow]

Thank you thank you thank you. The clip is as awesome as I remember it. Actually, the two Shindig clips you posted remind me of exactly why I fell in love with Lesley Gore's voice and performing style all those years ago. And, no, it had nothing to do with the outfits.

[DaFuckyouat]

Let's not forget to thank the talented songwriters and the various instrument players for knowing what to do with her voice.

[dogkelp]

@DaFuckyouat

I know, plus producer Quincy Jones in one of his earliest home runs.

[DaFuckyouat]

@dogkelp Thanks for the trivia. It shows what a small world the American music industry was back then.