Love this kind of music. My children have heard all kinds of music Im glad that they could hear the songs. Im 38 my mom used to sing this stuff in the car all the time. I will always love this music. Lots of memories. Lesley Gore was one of my sister in laws favorite singers. We used to listen to her togather and sing and dance. She passed away last year, I listen to it for her I know she is listening with me. Rip Tig. Love you always.
You know, I've been around the block a few times since I was born in 1957. LOTS & LOTS of excellent music over the decades, & I am so thankful I was THERE to hear it all!!! I am so glad my children & grand-children have been exposed to this type of GOOD quality music B-4 they could change the radio station in the car! To this day, my youngest daughter, now 24, & a mom herself STILL says this is one of her favorite songs! Just have to let them know what it's all about B-4 they can change ya no!
people dont know what real music sounds like,the kids today have lost so much they dont even know what real candy taste like or coke pepsi,we had it good
You got that right Roostertrigger. I heard an echo of Leslie in several of Madonnas early songs, especially her calculated use of low notes. Leslie was and is still a classic and a class act. This song is an example of her excellent work and the wonderful production team at Mercury records. Her voice doubling and harmony are outstanding . Listen to this in stereo through your ear buds or headphones. This is excellent work!!
Maybe the age of those doing the voting and having 'favorites' of their own.....by artist or music style. Still, Ms. Gore deserves to be in Music Hall Of Fame.
Lesley Gore's music/voive/lyrics were outstanding growing up an an almost teen. Her songs reflect the innocent times--yes there was cheating and hurt feelings--but interesting that it was all boy-girl (only socially acceptable relationships back then) having it come up a few years ago she's Lesbian, which I don't know if it's true. If she is Lesbian how did it feel for her singing about hetero relationships?
@stevemichaels2020--I can appreciate that. She had such great music and lyrics about male-female relationships it's a bit surreal to know which way she turned in her personal life. Regardless, her hit music growing up as an almost teen was the equal of anyone's of her early-mid 60's era.
@Steve915 Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry wrote this song and Look of Love for Lesley. Ellie is one of the background singers on this (and most of Lesley's hits). Great song!
I don't know where the sexual orientation entered the equation, yes her songs were girly, the words also sold records and a story was all the better as the Shangri Las demonstrated. Lesley has a super smooth creamy voice which performed the vocal gymnastics, the whole genre was part of the teenage growing up process. For example "if Leslely Gore sings about troubles with partners then mine can't be so bad " and it made people happier -Love Adar
This song would have made a great video for Hillary Clinton. As she walks through the White House, she looks up and sees a sign that says "Oral Office". She shakes her head and looks again, and the sign once again says "Oval Office".
@m1kewithaone Yes, Lesley had a string of 19 chart hits, among them: It's My Party; Judy's Turn To Cry; She's A Fool; You Don't Own Me; That's The Way Boys Are; I Don't Wanna Be A Loser; Maybe I Know; Look of Love; Hey Now; All of My Life; Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows; My Town, My Guy and Me; Young Love; I Won't Love You Anymore; California Nights; Off and Running; Magic Colors; Small Talk; Summer and Sandy; and others.
@stevemichaels2020 well thanks for that. i didn't know all those were by her. i remember hearing most on the radio, but some i will have to got look them up. thanks!
@DontForgetToJog lots may have used this technique..but Few stood out like Lesley and Chaka..Phil Spector's Wall of Sound definately used this technique.
itsmrpumpkinhead2u if they put your brains in a bird it will fly backwards..pumpkinhead.a name that suit u..because in the wizard of oz what was the scarecrow looking 4 A BRAIN....HA HA HA HA
Im now 60 and I have been a lover of Lesley Gore since my teenage years,I would like to have meet her but I guees I never will but thats OK, Her voice and songs will live with me for the rest of my life
Whats interesting is..Lesley sings the lead and also dubs her voice in a different voice to do a duet with herself..later Chaka Khan uses this technique. sing lead and background
I recently bought the TAMI show dvd, which is supposed to be one of the best recorded concerts ever, primarily to see the Rolling Stones when they were really young back in 1964. And there was Lesley Gore as part of the show. I really never heard of her before but she blew me away! I love the voice. And this was my favorite song that she sang during the concert. Just checking her out now on youtube. Thanks for posting the song.
Please, no apologies. I'm a pest and freely admit it. However, I'd be pleased & honored if you'd visit my channel. That's me singing on the various Boneshakers & Phonecops tunes there. I'll be 60 in 9 days & would appreciate a visit, even at the risk of indifference. And your real name is?
@Freyja1133 - According to comments on a different upload of the song, it was indeed written by Barry & Greenwich. I couldn't find corroboration elsewhere, however.
@pvtpstr Another way that you can find corroberation for this song being written by barry& greenwich .... Is to look on the back of Lesley Gore Golden hits cd
@Freyja1133 - Do Thor and Odin know you're hanging out here? Y'know, they already suspect you've been dating Thrym on the sly. Hasten thee to the hearth and thy domestic duties, woman! Oh...and Loki says "Hi". :)
@pvtpstr pvt, I was refering to the premise of the song... And I don't think that they cae..since they're Friends of mine you don;t know anything of my path... !
It's been siad that when you assume things ,you make and ass out of yourself
@Freyja1133 - Ouch! I was just having a bit o' fun, considering your name is central to Norse mythology. No harm intended, fair Freyja! ZOMG, Mjölnir just whiffed within an inch of my mortal skull! I must away, lest I be reduced to a grisly spray of charred flesh, splintered bone, and matted, crisped hair!
One of the unique things about this song is that it starts with the chorus rather than the verse. Then again, so did "It's My Party". Don't know if Quincy produced that one, but this song has always been my favorite Leslie Gore tune. I feel privledged to have grown up in the 60's. It wasn't always perfect, with civil unrest, the JFK, MLK and RFK assasinations and the scism the Vietnam conflict created, but it was a time of innocense and the best music ever.
Great tune from 1964 written by Jeff Barry and the late Ellie Greenwich. Ellie sang backup on most of Lesley's hits. They also wrote Lesley's 1964 hit, Look of Love. Lesley recorded Look of Love for her Girl Talk album. It was a slower version. When Mercury decided to release it as a single in December 1964, Quincy went into the studio and add jingle bells and speeded it up slightly.
@roostertrigger yah, i agree. i would like to know what their criteria is for selection, because the way i see it they all should be in there, right? even if they were only "one hit wonders" if they made the charts, and we liked them, them put them in there, now!!
@TheMustangsally75 it was 2005 when she came out with this info - i still love her and she needed to be free from it all - but sometimes theres things i wish i never knew- look up her bio its there - i thought it was a mistake too - like i said i still love her and wish her all the best that life can give her-
I bought this when it came out, all the guys teased me,saying it was a GIRL record, so I picked up a copy of the Beach Boys "I get Around" along with it and my manhood was justified. 1964,What a year. Thanks.
Wow, does this bring back some great memories. I was just a little girl when this song came out, but heard it played constantly on the radio. I was jealous when my older cousins purchased the 45, LOL. I also remember being on the boardwalk at Point Pleasant, NJ, nearly every shop on that boardwalk blasted that song, you could hear it outside. Please excuse me for reminiscing, but thank you so much for posting this song. ;-)
@InsomniacGirl I didn't really know anything about Lesley Gore until I heard this song on the radio in 1993. Normally I don't like many songs on first hearing, but this one really seemed special, so I went out and bought some of her records, and now I know what an amazing singer she was. Such powerful and effortless vocals.
Lesley went after her own fame. She made recordings in music booths that used to be in department stores back then and sent them to as many recording companies as she could and one of them finally recognized her talent. It was legendary producer Quincy Jones in fact.
@whathoney73 While still in high school, Lesley worked with a vocal coach. Together they made some demo tapes. The tapes found their way to Irving Green, head of Mercury Records, who in turn gave them to Quincy Jones. Quincy and Claus Ogerman workd with Lesley, and on March 30, 1963, they went into the studio to record It's My Party; Something Wonderful; Danny; and Hello Young Lover. It's My Party was released that following Monday.
Probably my favorite LG tune. Her theme was tolerant here, while most of her others were independent or defiant. I was a 60s Rock DJ and this one had a great radio feel with good production, mix and arrangement. I loved the rarely heard cold vocal opening. And had that great Motown style sax break, girl backing voices and 'Spectorish' hand claps. Lesley's "Oh O Ooo" at 2:04 gives the song its power point. Sounds great still. Thanks Lesley! Gere
This is also another Leslie Gore hit, (along with the same message as "That's the Way Boys Are"), that my wife absolutely hates and says that these two songs were definitely written by a male, and real chauvinistic. But I still like the songs anyway.
This song, and especially this particular recording of it, ranks as one of the absolutely timeless classics of the 1960's - so full of soul, passion and depth, so simple yet so intricate all at the same time. This song is complete - couldn't possibly be improved! Thanks for posting!
@madjack1950 there are artists like Duffy that write like this. there are others, like the bird and the bee. search these on itunes and others will come up, too!
"But what can I do"? DUMP HIM, LESLEY!!! He doesn't deserve someone as wonderful as you. These lyrics drive me crazy but I absolutely adore this song anyway, lol!
Listen to this,Rag Doll, In the Misty Moonlight and A Hard Days Night and your back in 1964 all over again. Having almost Every hit (and Non-hit) from that year,I take that trip quite often.
This track was played on "Little Steven's Underground Garage" radio show Sunday night. Steven van Zandt really adores and pays homage a LOT to the "Girls" - Lesley, The Ronettes, Genya, Darlene Love, etc.
omg, I love this song, am 26 but this song took me way back 2 the 60's like I was alive then.Thanks again for this song, been tryingto find it for years, gotta love Lesley
@greyhound7815 Yes, Lesley had a guest appearance on Batman. Part one she lip-synced California Nights. On Part two, she did Maybe Now, a song she wrote. Her uncle was the producer of the show.
this was back in the sixties dude before the rise of the women liberation movement, divorce was socially frowned upon and men could get away with being abusive and boorish. I'm glad i was born after feminism
so much innocence in her voice. it really brings out that time period and makes the song all the more special....i will always love her voice and beauty.
@curtiscrush Ellie Greenwich is one of the backup singers on this song. Lesley stated that Ellie sang backup on most of her hits. Ellie is also the writer of this song.
@curtiscrush it's a painful shame that the type of innocense your talking about doesn't exist among todays youth , they don't understand what's been stolen from them, in most cases by the time they get to their adulesence they realize they gave away their most precious gift to the wrong person
It is discouraging that Lesley Gore was never been more regarded as an important musician. Her handling of lyrics reveals nothing less than a true jazz ability.
Also: It's high time that the R&R Hall of Fame looks East to New Jersey and includes its deserving daughters Connie Francis and Lesley Gore.
11 Dislikes ? Really ? But more likes ....Im glad that people still like this music..I always will.
STACYLBARTH 2 days ago
Love this kind of music. My children have heard all kinds of music Im glad that they could hear the songs. Im 38 my mom used to sing this stuff in the car all the time. I will always love this music. Lots of memories. Lesley Gore was one of my sister in laws favorite singers. We used to listen to her togather and sing and dance. She passed away last year, I listen to it for her I know she is listening with me. Rip Tig. Love you always.
STACYLBARTH 2 days ago
Throughout his teens a friend of mine had a rabid desire for both Lesley Gore and Dusty Springfield. How unlucky was that?
gnomely1 6 days ago
When I first heard this song I thought it was Baby I Know. Shows what I know.
roosevelthighschool 1 week ago
@roosevelthighschool Me too...lol I had to listen to it a few times to make sure...
STACYLBARTH 2 days ago
I love this woman!!!!!
75surfgirl 1 week ago
You know, I've been around the block a few times since I was born in 1957. LOTS & LOTS of excellent music over the decades, & I am so thankful I was THERE to hear it all!!! I am so glad my children & grand-children have been exposed to this type of GOOD quality music B-4 they could change the radio station in the car! To this day, my youngest daughter, now 24, & a mom herself STILL says this is one of her favorite songs! Just have to let them know what it's all about B-4 they can change ya no!
TheMustangsally75 1 month ago
Music from the 60's = BLISS <3
VasinVintage 1 month ago 2
Heard this on Radio 2 in the car on Wednesday on my day off from school. Lovely music.
HTprods 1 month ago
210,000 views. People miss this kind of music.
imyumi 1 month ago
I love this song! I remember i first heard it when I was 11 and have never forgotten it!
imyumi 1 month ago
GREAT SONG (DENISE 10) (LESLIE 9) (MISSY8) GEATOR/GREAT DJ NO MOBSTER!
LVCrocky 3 months ago
Real Music man...Most of my friends looked at me all weird when I said that I listen to the 30's to the 90's... :(
emolypse123 3 months ago
@emolypse123 This song came out in the 1964.
Reporter117 1 month ago in playlist Classic Music
people dont know what real music sounds like,the kids today have lost so much they dont even know what real candy taste like or coke pepsi,we had it good
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TheServiceWeb 4 months ago
Deep down inside he loves me!!! Say no more!!!
TheMustangsally75 4 months ago
Back when people actually had talent...
thevintagekid69 4 months ago 4
I know this song by the They Might Be Giants cover, but the original is pretty damn rockin'!
1darkwingotaku 4 months ago
I love this song!
ReeveKnivesdotCom 5 months ago
I wish pop music still sounded like this!
geowizard123 5 months ago 78
@geowizard123
Yep, you & me both!
TheMustangsally75 1 month ago 3
Lesley Gore is so underrated. Her hit songs are very memorable and classic. Lesley had such a great and appealing voice.
Archangel101576 5 months ago 4
You got that right Roostertrigger. I heard an echo of Leslie in several of Madonnas early songs, especially her calculated use of low notes. Leslie was and is still a classic and a class act. This song is an example of her excellent work and the wonderful production team at Mercury records. Her voice doubling and harmony are outstanding . Listen to this in stereo through your ear buds or headphones. This is excellent work!!
YeahRightInc 5 months ago 2
Maybe the age of those doing the voting and having 'favorites' of their own.....by artist or music style. Still, Ms. Gore deserves to be in Music Hall Of Fame.
EasternShore53 6 months ago 2
I like the song, but God I've met WAY too many women who think this way.
Ken9284 6 months ago
Lesley Gore's music/voive/lyrics were outstanding growing up an an almost teen. Her songs reflect the innocent times--yes there was cheating and hurt feelings--but interesting that it was all boy-girl (only socially acceptable relationships back then) having it come up a few years ago she's Lesbian, which I don't know if it's true. If she is Lesbian how did it feel for her singing about hetero relationships?
salemst 6 months ago 2
@salemst Lesley has stated that she didn't realize her sexuality until she was in her mid-20s.
stevemichaels2020 4 months ago
@stevemichaels2020--I can appreciate that. She had such great music and lyrics about male-female relationships it's a bit surreal to know which way she turned in her personal life. Regardless, her hit music growing up as an almost teen was the equal of anyone's of her early-mid 60's era.
salemst 4 months ago 6
@salemst Lesley attended Dwight School for Girls in Engelwood, New Jersey (all girl school); then went off to Sarah Lawrence College .
stevemichaels2020 2 days ago
I thought that since I knew the TMBG version first I'd be biased, but this is great!
pianoman930 6 months ago
Gotta love the hand clapping in this song. Lesley is great!
Steve915 6 months ago
@Steve915 Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry wrote this song and Look of Love for Lesley. Ellie is one of the background singers on this (and most of Lesley's hits). Great song!
stevemichaels2020 5 months ago 2
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0917gva 6 months ago
I don't know where the sexual orientation entered the equation, yes her songs were girly, the words also sold records and a story was all the better as the Shangri Las demonstrated. Lesley has a super smooth creamy voice which performed the vocal gymnastics, the whole genre was part of the teenage growing up process. For example "if Leslely Gore sings about troubles with partners then mine can't be so bad " and it made people happier -Love Adar
adar5708 6 months ago
This song would have made a great video for Hillary Clinton. As she walks through the White House, she looks up and sees a sign that says "Oral Office". She shakes her head and looks again, and the sign once again says "Oval Office".
5Kspecialist 7 months ago
got her greatest hits on casette..very rare item. shes was a teen queen....2 nd rate singer
09bnunez 7 months ago
listening carefully to the lyrics, where women really that stupid and helpless back then?! omg
BeatlesFetish09 7 months ago
omg! did you know that she also did "sunshine lollipops, and rainbows"?!!! i didn't know!!!
m1kewithaone 7 months ago
@m1kewithaone Yes, Lesley had a string of 19 chart hits, among them: It's My Party; Judy's Turn To Cry; She's A Fool; You Don't Own Me; That's The Way Boys Are; I Don't Wanna Be A Loser; Maybe I Know; Look of Love; Hey Now; All of My Life; Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows; My Town, My Guy and Me; Young Love; I Won't Love You Anymore; California Nights; Off and Running; Magic Colors; Small Talk; Summer and Sandy; and others.
stevemichaels2020 7 months ago 2
@stevemichaels2020 well thanks for that. i didn't know all those were by her. i remember hearing most on the radio, but some i will have to got look them up. thanks!
m1kewithaone 7 months ago
I love the Alessi's Ark cover of this <3 Such a good song
marinafan01 8 months ago
Lesley, you're So Great!
Aliendear 8 months ago
the Sixties were something.
Aliendear 8 months ago
@DontForgetToJog lots may have used this technique..but Few stood out like Lesley and Chaka..Phil Spector's Wall of Sound definately used this technique.
blkshepherd 8 months ago
itsmrpumpkinhead2u if they put your brains in a bird it will fly backwards..pumpkinhead.a name that suit u..because in the wizard of oz what was the scarecrow looking 4 A BRAIN....HA HA HA HA
09bnunez 8 months ago
Im now 60 and I have been a lover of Lesley Gore since my teenage years,I would like to have meet her but I guees I never will but thats OK, Her voice and songs will live with me for the rest of my life
critchley3819 8 months ago
Whats interesting is..Lesley sings the lead and also dubs her voice in a different voice to do a duet with herself..later Chaka Khan uses this technique. sing lead and background
blkshepherd 9 months ago
Alessi's Ark did a cover of this. :-) I like both!
thelikerocks 9 months ago
LESLEY IS A LEBO....OH NO!!!!!!!!! BRENDA LEE IS THE BEST FEMALE SINGER OF THE 60S......
09bnunez 9 months ago
@09bnunez
JACKASS! What's a "lebo?"
ItsMrPumpkinhead2U 8 months ago
I recently bought the TAMI show dvd, which is supposed to be one of the best recorded concerts ever, primarily to see the Rolling Stones when they were really young back in 1964. And there was Lesley Gore as part of the show. I really never heard of her before but she blew me away! I love the voice. And this was my favorite song that she sang during the concert. Just checking her out now on youtube. Thanks for posting the song.
Chuck1974 10 months ago
@Chuck1974 I did the same thing. Got the TAMI show about 8 months ago myself. She was fantastic beyond words! Just brilliant!
Kenoman29 9 months ago
Yes, Lesley, no man could ever fool a true lady such as yourself!
great song
TheLadandLass 10 months ago
This sounds great on the stereo when its cranked up!!
bubbacamps 10 months ago
Lesley Rules!
bopava 10 months ago
Leslie Gore looks like Joan Crawford on 1:26. Anyway, I absolutely LOVE Leslie Gore!!! That's why I'm on here right now :)
Pumped1975 11 months ago
Please, no apologies. I'm a pest and freely admit it. However, I'd be pleased & honored if you'd visit my channel. That's me singing on the various Boneshakers & Phonecops tunes there. I'll be 60 in 9 days & would appreciate a visit, even at the risk of indifference. And your real name is?
pvtpstr 11 months ago
pretty sure that's neil sedaka contributing to the backing vocals.
pvtpstr 1 year ago
@pvtpstr this sounds like a jeff barry& Ellie Greenwich song... Is it?
Freyja1133 11 months ago
@Freyja1133 - According to comments on a different upload of the song, it was indeed written by Barry & Greenwich. I couldn't find corroboration elsewhere, however.
pvtpstr 11 months ago
@pvtpstr Another way that you can find corroberation for this song being written by barry& greenwich .... Is to look on the back of Lesley Gore Golden hits cd
Freyja1133 11 months ago
@Freyja1133 - Do Thor and Odin know you're hanging out here? Y'know, they already suspect you've been dating Thrym on the sly. Hasten thee to the hearth and thy domestic duties, woman! Oh...and Loki says "Hi". :)
pvtpstr 11 months ago
@pvtpstr pvt, I was refering to the premise of the song... And I don't think that they cae..since they're Friends of mine you don;t know anything of my path... !
It's been siad that when you assume things ,you make and ass out of yourself
Freyja1133 11 months ago
@Freyja1133 - Ouch! I was just having a bit o' fun, considering your name is central to Norse mythology. No harm intended, fair Freyja! ZOMG, Mjölnir just whiffed within an inch of my mortal skull! I must away, lest I be reduced to a grisly spray of charred flesh, splintered bone, and matted, crisped hair!
pvtpstr 11 months ago
@pvtpstr I'm sorry... but ,when you use someone else's faith to fun..it becomes offensive besides I was playing along with you..
Hey it would take a lot more than that to offend me
my user name has nothing to do with it... why didn't you ask me for my name first,pvt?
i would've taken it easy with you
Freyja1133 11 months ago
used to love to hear this in my car. such a fun song. Hit the brakes at the red lights to the music
mommyaud1 1 year ago
Thank You for posting this song .It was one of my favorites.Those were some good days! Thanks again!
MrMultitool 1 year ago
REAL MUSIC!
GunGemini 1 year ago 31
@GunGemini indeed. Thumb for you my good sir.
551Music 5 months ago
My favorite Gore song, and she had a few very good ones. She was only 18 when making this.
jackdav34 1 year ago
Genius song musically - terrific chords.
MrTrashcan1 1 year ago
simple song,simple music,simply PERFECT
bobanob1967 1 year ago
one of my fav of lesley :)
barbj7121 1 year ago
One of the unique things about this song is that it starts with the chorus rather than the verse. Then again, so did "It's My Party". Don't know if Quincy produced that one, but this song has always been my favorite Leslie Gore tune. I feel privledged to have grown up in the 60's. It wasn't always perfect, with civil unrest, the JFK, MLK and RFK assasinations and the scism the Vietnam conflict created, but it was a time of innocense and the best music ever.
bobdesrochers 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this great Leslie Gore tune!
SDTONY1 1 year ago
Thanks for the memories that this song brings back
SDTONY1 1 year ago
Great tune from 1964 written by Jeff Barry and the late Ellie Greenwich. Ellie sang backup on most of Lesley's hits. They also wrote Lesley's 1964 hit, Look of Love. Lesley recorded Look of Love for her Girl Talk album. It was a slower version. When Mercury decided to release it as a single in December 1964, Quincy went into the studio and add jingle bells and speeded it up slightly.
stevemichaels2020 1 year ago
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this song ok, but sometimes gets on my fuckin nerves.
cujo9 1 year ago
if they can put Madonna in the rock n roll hall of fame..they can put this cutie in there.
roostertrigger 1 year ago 30
@roostertrigger if they can put Madonna in the RnR HofF..., then I don't want Lesley Gore there!!!
nauort23 1 year ago 2
@nauort23 I wouldn't put too much stock inRnR HofF-eventually eveyone gets in-no prestige in it at all.
hitchiker441 1 year ago
@roostertrigger yah, i agree. i would like to know what their criteria is for selection, because the way i see it they all should be in there, right? even if they were only "one hit wonders" if they made the charts, and we liked them, them put them in there, now!!
m1kewithaone 7 months ago
@roostertrigger - ABSOLUTELY! They put the biggest idiots in there lately. WHY isn't Lesley in there????
HeartInThe60s 6 months ago 2
If my wife caught me cheating she would know what to do. She would kill me then divorce me. How times have changed
yorksherpa 1 year ago
I tried for years to get that fabulous "flip." Great singer!
goldenstarpcfl 1 year ago
She was the epitome of youthful '60s glamour. Movie-star looks and the most beautiful eyes!
weightfeather1 1 year ago
hey lesley i still want a date with you - jesse
nutbagbrew102 1 year ago
I wish I had her voice!!
AdMeliora1 1 year ago
classic
who wrote it?
GriefTourist 1 year ago
Blue-eyed soul extraordinaire' from the mid-60s !!!!
AllBobsAllTheTime 1 year ago
i dont care if shes gay - i been in love with this gal since 64' i wish she'd switch sides i d be there in a new yok minute! still love her -always
nutbagbrew102 1 year ago
@nutbagbrew102
Is she really gay? Not that it matters, but I'm surprised I didn't know this trivia.
TheMustangsally75 1 year ago
@TheMustangsally75 it was 2005 when she came out with this info - i still love her and she needed to be free from it all - but sometimes theres things i wish i never knew- look up her bio its there - i thought it was a mistake too - like i said i still love her and wish her all the best that life can give her-
nutbagbrew102 1 year ago
@TheMustangsally75 i know what you mean. i'm surprised too that she's a lesbian because her songs are super-girly
BeatlesFetish09 7 months ago
I bought this when it came out, all the guys teased me,saying it was a GIRL record, so I picked up a copy of the Beach Boys "I get Around" along with it and my manhood was justified. 1964,What a year. Thanks.
wolfmantip 1 year ago
love this song. like, honestly.
TheFunkification 1 year ago
Cool enough for Little Steven??? Cool enough for Me NEVER FORGET !!!!
drno2150 1 year ago
I learned only a few minutes ago on this web page that Ellie Greenwich passed away last year. I am very sad but her songs and melodies will live on.
luckyrog777 1 year ago
One Fantastic Song.
Thank you for the listing.
DISCO FREE KRTH
TL250Rider 1 year ago
@TL250Rider
Just bought this off itunes, great song
phillip5966 1 year ago
Wonderful song.......nice Jewish girl.
Kenoman29 1 year ago
Wow, does this bring back some great memories. I was just a little girl when this song came out, but heard it played constantly on the radio. I was jealous when my older cousins purchased the 45, LOL. I also remember being on the boardwalk at Point Pleasant, NJ, nearly every shop on that boardwalk blasted that song, you could hear it outside. Please excuse me for reminiscing, but thank you so much for posting this song. ;-)
InsomniacGirl 1 year ago
@InsomniacGirl I didn't really know anything about Lesley Gore until I heard this song on the radio in 1993. Normally I don't like many songs on first hearing, but this one really seemed special, so I went out and bought some of her records, and now I know what an amazing singer she was. Such powerful and effortless vocals.
johnnydelbravo 1 year ago
@johnnydelbravo I agree, this is a special song, theres just something about it that still makes it a favorite, so many years later. :-D
InsomniacGirl 1 year ago
Lesley went after her own fame. She made recordings in music booths that used to be in department stores back then and sent them to as many recording companies as she could and one of them finally recognized her talent. It was legendary producer Quincy Jones in fact.
whathoney73 1 year ago
@whathoney73 While still in high school, Lesley worked with a vocal coach. Together they made some demo tapes. The tapes found their way to Irving Green, head of Mercury Records, who in turn gave them to Quincy Jones. Quincy and Claus Ogerman workd with Lesley, and on March 30, 1963, they went into the studio to record It's My Party; Something Wonderful; Danny; and Hello Young Lover. It's My Party was released that following Monday.
stevemichaels2020 1 year ago 2
@whathoney73 Lesley tells the story of her start in the music business on A&E's Biography program titled Lesley Gore: It's Still Her Party.
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Probably my favorite LG tune. Her theme was tolerant here, while most of her others were independent or defiant. I was a 60s Rock DJ and this one had a great radio feel with good production, mix and arrangement. I loved the rarely heard cold vocal opening. And had that great Motown style sax break, girl backing voices and 'Spectorish' hand claps. Lesley's "Oh O Ooo" at 2:04 gives the song its power point. Sounds great still. Thanks Lesley! Gere
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This is also another Leslie Gore hit, (along with the same message as "That's the Way Boys Are"), that my wife absolutely hates and says that these two songs were definitely written by a male, and real chauvinistic. But I still like the songs anyway.
glaetze 1 year ago
@glaetze not necessarly. i have heard some songs i thought
were written by guys and they weren't. One is my fav Ricky Nelson
song, Poor Little Fool. there is a story about that song but won't print it on air
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Takes Me Back... GREAT DAY'S..1964.
wolfmantip 1 year ago 2
These Classis songs are very cool.
rich6984bj 1 year ago
This song, and especially this particular recording of it, ranks as one of the absolutely timeless classics of the 1960's - so full of soul, passion and depth, so simple yet so intricate all at the same time. This song is complete - couldn't possibly be improved! Thanks for posting!
optandus 1 year ago
Real melody, they dont write this calibre these days, pure music !
madjack1950 1 year ago
Real melody...... they dont write this stuff anymore, only rap crap!
madjack1950 1 year ago
@madjack1950 there are artists like Duffy that write like this. there are others, like the bird and the bee. search these on itunes and others will come up, too!
starprincess66 1 year ago
MAYBE .. MAYBE :-(
Yet this is marvelous!!!
Lesley sure fits into my favorite!!!
laggie24 1 year ago
@Brent441 Nice of you to post the lyrics. Thanks for all your efforts!
jsbach15 1 year ago
where the more info
maludasa101 1 year ago
Been awhile since I heard this..great tune from the 60's and nice she's Jersey girl
CindyCarner 1 year ago
She kinda looks like Dana Scully! lol. (that's a good thing!) XXX
smahrdt 1 year ago
i <3 her songs so much!!!! love old songs!!!*_*
saramarielisa123 1 year ago
I never noticed before but she kind of reminds me of Gillian Anderson.
marksmail2 1 year ago 2
I loved her in the 60's and I love her now. She brings back so many memories.
flydadj 1 year ago
My favorite Lesley Gore song!!
Charliebub56 1 year ago 10
@Charliebub56
Me too!
She's so feminine and recently came out as a lesbian.
steve7138 9 months ago
@steve7138 how come??
rioarslanian 8 months ago
@Charliebub56 Mine too!
CapriciousCapricrn 8 months ago in playlist '60s
"But what can I do"? DUMP HIM, LESLEY!!! He doesn't deserve someone as wonderful as you. These lyrics drive me crazy but I absolutely adore this song anyway, lol!
zhg0507 1 year ago
Listen to this,Rag Doll, In the Misty Moonlight and A Hard Days Night and your back in 1964 all over again. Having almost Every hit (and Non-hit) from that year,I take that trip quite often.
wolfmantip 1 year ago
HOT 60'S GIRL !!!!!!!!
muttgang62 1 year ago
Great song musically--great chord progressions--keeps flipping major and minor. And no one better to sing it then LG! Thanks for posting.
MrTrashcan1 1 year ago
@MrTrashcan1 I agree 100% Mr. Trashcan! The major/minor flips give me goosebumps.
9114102349 1 year ago
This track was played on "Little Steven's Underground Garage" radio show Sunday night. Steven van Zandt really adores and pays homage a LOT to the "Girls" - Lesley, The Ronettes, Genya, Darlene Love, etc.
rocktenniscat 1 year ago
omg, I love this song, am 26 but this song took me way back 2 the 60's like I was alive then.Thanks again for this song, been tryingto find it for years, gotta love Lesley
BRAINDAMIDGE 1 year ago 3
this is back in the old old days the AWESOME DAYS!!!!!!!! THEY DON'T MAKE SONGS LIKE THIS ANYMORE....
sunrisewolf1 1 year ago 18
LOVE HER
muttgang62 1 year ago
great pop song, always loved Lesley's beautiful voice. thanks for posting this!!!
MsJune54 1 year ago 3
really sweet and great,as I remember her
kickassfan 1 year ago 2
Great song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich for Lesley's fourth Mercury album, Girl Talk, 1964. Ellie sings backup on this with Lesley!
stevemichaels2020 1 year ago 2
Ah, to be 17 and the Summer of '64 again...
cloddog 1 year ago
i hate to say it, but men still get away with abuse and boorishness.
acfg59 1 year ago
@acfg59 true. check out her song Thats The Way Boys are
oldermusiclover 1 year ago
I would always be faithful and true. But I will always adore her. No matter what, Ms.Gore is real and honest.
And most of all......a true lady.
Spiritwolfe09 1 year ago 7
will always be on top of my list
cjfungranny 1 year ago 2
wow, was in 7th grade in 1964..........now I'm 57 but will listen to her as much as I can!!!
pkappel006 1 year ago 8
@pkappel006 Check out Lesley's 2005 album, Ever Since! Great album.
stevemichaels2020 1 year ago
@stevemichaels2020 Thanks partner, will have to check it out.
pkappel006 1 year ago
Great song from the mid-1960's. Heard this one in late 1991. Lesley Gore made an appearance on Batman with Adam West and Burt Ward.
greyhound7815 1 year ago 4
@greyhound7815 Yes, Lesley had a guest appearance on Batman. Part one she lip-synced California Nights. On Part two, she did Maybe Now, a song she wrote. Her uncle was the producer of the show.
stevemichaels2020 1 year ago
Pretty special stuff for those times and anytime.
levenshon 2 years ago 7
Thank You for this gem...Outstanding...Stay Gold
LiveVideoAZ 2 years ago 2
Loved her and this song in 1964 and today. Thanks so much for posting this.
OwAPaperCut 2 years ago 40
thankyou
nationwideroofing 2 years ago
wheres the lyrics man
nationwideroofing 2 years ago
great song...however if he's been cheating he doesn;t love her, she should leave him
croatandie0987 2 years ago
this was back in the sixties dude before the rise of the women liberation movement, divorce was socially frowned upon and men could get away with being abusive and boorish. I'm glad i was born after feminism
darthterrornux 1 year ago 3
i was i was almost 3 months old when this came out ! maybe i know that this is a perfect song.
curtiscrush 2 years ago
so much innocence in her voice. it really brings out that time period and makes the song all the more special....i will always love her voice and beauty.
curtiscrush 2 years ago 38
@curtiscrush Ellie Greenwich is one of the backup singers on this song. Lesley stated that Ellie sang backup on most of her hits. Ellie is also the writer of this song.
stevemichaels2020 1 year ago
@stevemichaels2020 wow , thank you so very much for that info, steve !
curtiscrush 7 months ago
@curtiscrush it's a painful shame that the type of innocense your talking about doesn't exist among todays youth , they don't understand what's been stolen from them, in most cases by the time they get to their adulesence they realize they gave away their most precious gift to the wrong person
jhunted7667 1 year ago 2
this is one of my favorite songs of lesley so simple to sing too lol! thanks
barbj7121 2 years ago 7
Saw her at the Darlene Love Christmas show last night. She sang this song and nailed it. Great show.
ortleyman 2 years ago 6
My favorite song from my first crush.
It is discouraging that Lesley Gore was never been more regarded as an important musician. Her handling of lyrics reveals nothing less than a true jazz ability.
Also: It's high time that the R&R Hall of Fame looks East to New Jersey and includes its deserving daughters Connie Francis and Lesley Gore.
Neptunesque 2 years ago 6
I agree!!
beatlenut53 2 years ago
another perfect song by Lesley
hbcannon 2 years ago 3
Awesome song, one of my faves. Thanks for posting.
Durranimo1 2 years ago 5
My favorite Lesley song! The chorus really gets me! Thank you Victor for sharing and to Brent for posting it!
angelofbebop 2 years ago 7