tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post5693110272700851606..comments2024-03-28T04:23:53.022-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: Lesley Gore: 1946-2015Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-38413221338734501542015-03-12T16:30:04.531-07:002015-03-12T16:30:04.531-07:00This is her greatest cut:
https://www.youtube.com...This is her greatest cut:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa2VqvbyBa8william.brown2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14304127420850224785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-43761531628920072972015-02-27T18:17:39.867-08:002015-02-27T18:17:39.867-08:00Her best by far, I think....
JohnHer best by far, I think....<br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-21414987218034208542015-02-17T20:29:58.294-08:002015-02-17T20:29:58.294-08:00'You don't own me' is such a classic, ...'You don't own me' is such a classic, awesome song. It sent shivers up my then teenage spine. And, wonder of wonders, it still does.<br />Ralph11ralph11https://www.blogger.com/profile/04967144094704997664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-58808389996848447942015-02-17T13:11:30.371-08:002015-02-17T13:11:30.371-08:00Worth tracking down her mid-2000's comeback al...Worth tracking down her mid-2000's comeback album, Ever Since -- I was keen on the track, "We Went So High," a piano ballad you wouldn't picture her doing, but she did it very well.William Repsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690181505790748431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-68810958268147224462015-02-17T12:01:04.034-08:002015-02-17T12:01:04.034-08:00Hey, that's great writing!
Beside "It...Hey, that's great writing!<br /><br />Beside "It's My Party" the only other one I really know is the sequel song "Judy's Turn To Cry" in which Lesley (spoiler alert) kisses some other guy which gets her ex Johnny (the one Judy stole away) to punch the other guy and show his love for Lesley. First time I heard this I nearly died in delight.Bruce K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04854123794402624239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-6537791353301646932015-02-17T09:35:05.822-08:002015-02-17T09:35:05.822-08:00My fave of hers too, Sal.My fave of hers too, Sal.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-23344067824492345012015-02-17T08:02:07.235-08:002015-02-17T08:02:07.235-08:00Sal,
I was hoping your tribute to Lesley would inc...Sal,<br />I was hoping your tribute to Lesley would include my favourite song by her . . . and it did!<br /><br />I hate to be mean-spirited, but I used to work in a vintage record store here in Toronto that specialized in 45s and it used to make me crazy when sad-os would troop in looking for songs by somebody who'd passed the day before. Same thing, the 45s had been sitting in the bin for months (sometimes years), with nary a glance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-86867770057802505812015-02-17T07:22:18.459-08:002015-02-17T07:22:18.459-08:00Whoops wrong clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...Whoops wrong clip:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XoNF-fzYMw<br /><br />That's the full performance from Batman. As awesome today as it was when I saw it when I was twelve...Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-22304429365881588552015-02-17T07:20:11.095-08:002015-02-17T07:20:11.095-08:00Really? Nobody is extolling the wonder that is &q...Really? Nobody is extolling the wonder that is "California Nights"?<br /><br />Far and away my favorite Lesley Gore song. Better than "Maybe I Know" or "She's A Fool"<br /><br />And not just because it was on Batman, either:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1dndOceK2MShrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-55683386550280777812015-02-17T06:45:13.495-08:002015-02-17T06:45:13.495-08:00Back in my younger, more hirsute days while deafen...Back in my younger, more hirsute days while deafening myself to NWOBHM bands like Motorhead, Iron Maiden & their ilk, Lesley Gore was a guilty pleasure after "It's my party" was a UK hit for Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin. I "discovered" her original (and best) version as well as some of the other songs mentioned in the comments. Very nice tribute, Mr N.dogbreathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-44750599293537365892015-02-17T05:14:15.069-08:002015-02-17T05:14:15.069-08:00Lesley and I had a connection. We both loved the s...Lesley and I had a connection. We both loved the songs of Van McCoy. Lesley recorded a few that were relegated to album cuts. "Happiness is Just Around the Corner", "Before and After", "It's About that Time Again" and the lovely "You've Come Back", which she also sang in French "Te Viola". It was a perfect match. Simple elegance. Ms. Gore sang in this plaintive but lovely voice. No runs. No histrionics. Just to the point. It was her party and she could cry if she wanted to. But it didn't need to. She kept you with her anyway. Her contribution to the Grace of the Heart story and soundtrack is also memorable. Godspeed, Ms. Gore. VERY NICE tribute Sal!! Thank you!!!! kevinpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501873866325216412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-45761847072058574802015-02-16T20:13:10.851-08:002015-02-16T20:13:10.851-08:00"You Don't Own Me".
-nuff said"You Don't Own Me".<br />-nuff saidbuzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-71494157446861251532015-02-16T18:04:16.974-08:002015-02-16T18:04:16.974-08:00"Maybe I Know" is one of my favorite Les..."Maybe I Know" is one of my favorite Lesley Gore songs. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry provided some of her best songs (including "Look of Love," probably my favorite. Ellie Greenwich's version of "Maybe I Know" on her solo album, "Let It Be Written, Let It Be Sung," is superb, too.<br /><br />I think Quincy Jones's work with her is some of the best pop stuff he is ever done. The tracks on her early album are kinetic (love the handclaps on most of her , and notwithstanding "It's My Party" and "Judy's Turn To Cry," often lyrically interesting.<br />Listen to the beautiful melody and highly unusual lyrics of "The Old Crowd" -- written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JMk-YEhwvI <br /><br />Dave F Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-1154873464540343082015-02-16T16:39:21.006-08:002015-02-16T16:39:21.006-08:00She looks more like Debbie CalabroShe looks more like Debbie Calabrocmealhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201121023050701074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-25938730665732779472015-02-16T16:38:50.637-08:002015-02-16T16:38:50.637-08:00A lot of great stuff that has gone under appreciat...A lot of great stuff that has gone under appreciated.cmealhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201121023050701074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-46883256109549891512015-02-16T16:08:37.853-08:002015-02-16T16:08:37.853-08:00"You Don't Own Me" was the one by he..."You Don't Own Me" was the one by her for me for a long time. I can't believe it wasn't until 1994 that I heard "Maybe I Know." THAT is a great, great record. RIP.<br /><br />Kind of frightening how much the younger Gillian Anderson resembles Lesley.Squintsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-22574311766157990532015-02-16T16:06:53.903-08:002015-02-16T16:06:53.903-08:00Thanks, Sal, once again, your comments are beautif...Thanks, Sal, once again, your comments are beautifully to the point and as always you have the story-behind-the-storyelizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-944623688473354122015-02-16T15:52:16.667-08:002015-02-16T15:52:16.667-08:00My brother loved her. He wasn't at all interes...My brother loved her. He wasn't at all interested in that era or style, but I think the camp elelment in it and her being gay made her irresistible. Don't know if he knew anything about her. She sounds like such an interesting woman. R.I.P. Lesley Gore, now into the light... Lesleyhttp://secondsightcinema.comnoreply@blogger.com