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Singer, Leslie Gore

qualitygal — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:59:07 GMT

The other day it dawned on me, the order of some of her songs and I had to laugh.

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to

She's a Fool

(Think there was another one in here)

Judy's turn to cry

Story of every teenage girl, back then, and I just never put it all together till the other day. She was one of my favorite singers.

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Desertdi — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:05:15 GMT

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:06:24 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
The other day it dawned on me, the order of some of her songs and I had to laugh.

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
She's a Fool
(Think there was another one in here)
Judy's turn to cry

Story of every teenage girl, back then, and I just never put it all together till the other day. She was one of my favorite singers.

@qualitygal

She was similar to what Taylor Swift is now with her songs.

Oh yeah .... You Don't Own Me. Great song.

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vermint — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:07:00 GMT

I'd always heard that "Judy's Turn to Cry" was a sequel to "It's My Party (and I'll Cry if I Want To).

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kjg — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:36:11 GMT

I loved all of her songs. I grew up singing to all of them. Sorry to see she had died.

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SaveTheTurtles — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:37:05 GMT

That's a whole lot of cryin' LOL

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:43:34 GMT

"Crying" was definitely the theme of Lesley's debut album:

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just bee — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:56:15 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES

I'm getting choked up just thinking about it.

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just bee — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:19:01 GMT

I'm partial to this one:

"You Don't Own Me"

You don't own me

I'm not just one of your many toys

You don't own me

Don't say I can't go with other boys

And don't tell me what to do

Don't tell me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

Don't put me on display 'cause

You don't own me

Don't try to change me in any way

You don't own me

Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay

I don't tell you what to say

I don't tell you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

I'm young, and I love to be young

I'm free, and I love to be free

To live my life the way I want

To say and do whatever I please

And don't tell me what to do

Oh, don't tell me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

Don't put me on display

I don't tell you what to say

Oh, don't tell you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

I'm young, and I love to be young

I'm free and I love to be free

To live my life the way I want

To say and do whatever I please

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Shanus — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:42:30 GMT

@Desertdi Not sure about her age, but kind of nice to see someone who is/was a celebrity aging gracefully.

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bikerbabe — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 23:05:05 GMT

@Shanus

Gore died almost 10 years ago from lung cancer.

I’ve always loved many of her songs.

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Estellee — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 23:17:24 GMT

They always play her songs on Sirius XM Radio, channel 73 which is 60's gold.

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qualitygal — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:10:29 GMT

@Estellee wrote:
They always play her songs on Sirius XM Radio, channel 73 which is 60's gold.

That's the one we listen to too.

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SoCal Bred — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:25:24 GMT

Love watching 'The First Wive's Club' with Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton singing and dancing to 'You Don't Own Me.'

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SharkE — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:58:04 GMT

Is her partner still alive ?

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riley1 — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:11:51 GMT

Ah, the memories of seeing her on American Bandstand with ****** Clark as emcee. And, listening to her songs on a Saturday night on WABC with Cousin Brucie as the DJ.

Loved her music.

Singer, Lesley Gore

They CallMe MRWILKES — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:55:57 GMT

Lois Sasson, Lesley's longtime partner, passed away December 30, 2020 at age 80, reportedly from Covid.

They had been together for 33 years prior to Lesley's death.