Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me (2005)

From her 2005 album which features alot of great songs, this is one of my least favorites. Although I love Lesley, I think she chose the wrong arrangement for this classic hit. Also, I feel that Engine Company Records should have invested some money into our pop legend and given her a great orchestra instead of a few instruments and keybords. ( My opinion only).

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• Lesley
• Gore
• oldies

[LDDavis911]

She was a hottie in her day.

[ansdellroad]

another amazing version of this song. Great Lesley.

[wareidav]

brilliant.

[grrrlshapedthing]

@dutchbonnet I happened to see her in and intimate concert after this record was released. She arranged this herself, She wanted this to be almost as a sequel to the first song saying. after 50 years of being a lesbian in the music industry you still don't own me, I'm still my own. She wanted it to sound more retrospective than just a proclamation... You don't nor have ever owned me. I think she succeeds brilliantly

[CREWDOG289]

Scully from X FILES

[dutchbonnet]

Lesley is a wonderful performer whose career has spanned more than half a century, and the original version of this song was the anthem for a whole generation in the 1960s, of which I was one. I'm afraid for me the original version is sacred and cannot be improved upon. This arrangement just misses the point. All the life has gone out of the song. Sorry Lesley, you mustn't let your record company tell you what to do!.

[critchley3819]

This is a beutiful song and sung by a woman that I believe taught the angels to sing.

[aunatrl]

Is she the American Marianne Faithfull (without the drugs)?

[PLFields1111]

Personally, I think this is a great arrangement and her voice is perfect for it.

[Splinter48708]

@xieh000 Lesley Gore is alive and well :)