Lesley Gore
Lesley Sue Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein; May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015… Read Full Bio ↴Lesley Sue Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein; May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, actress and activist. At the age of 16, in 1963, she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", and followed it up with other hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me".

Gore also worked as an actress and composed songs with her brother Michael Gore for the 1980 film Fame, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. She was active until 2014, and hosted an LGBT-oriented public television show, In the Life, on American TV in the 2000s.

Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey to Jewish parents, Gore was discovered as a teenager. Her first single in 1963 at age 16 was the #1 hit It's My Party still perhaps her best known recording, which also made #9 in Britain. It was followed by others, including Judy's Turn to Cry (the sequel to "It's My Party"), She's a Fool, the proto-feminist You Don't Own Me, and Maybe I Know. Her record producer was Quincy Jones, who would later become one of the most famous producers in American music.

Instead of accepting the television and movie contracts that came her way, Gore chose to attend Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. This limited her public career to weekends and summer vacations and undoubtedly hurt her career. Nevertheless, throughout the mid-1960's, Gore continued to be the one of the most popular female singers in the United States and Canada.

By the late 1960s, though, her fame lessened as popular tastes evolved towards a harder-edged, psychedelic sound. Her last major hit was "California Nights," (1967) which she performed on an episode of the Batman TV series in which she guest-starred as one of Catwoman's minions. Afterwards, she continued to stay busy in the music industry, performed at concerts and in cabarets and achieved noted success as a professional songwriter, including composing songs for the soundtrack of the 1980 film, Fame. She received an Academy Award nomination for "Out Here on My Own," written with her brother Michael.

Gore continued to be busy, playing concerts, appearing on television, and recently (2005) recording a self-produced and critically-acclaimed CD, "Ever Since." She is also known for tackling a variety of musical genres, including a credible take on AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap."

Although Gore did not officially come out until 2005, her lesbianism was not exactly a secret. The 1996 film Grace of My Heart featured a character (played by Bridget Fonda) whose industry struggles over her sexual orientation were similar to Gore's. Beginning in 2004 Gore could be seen hosting the PBS series In the Life, which focused on LGBT issues.
On February 16, 2015, Gore died of lung cancer at the age of 68.
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Lesley Gore Lyrics


"It's My Party" /1963/ It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
06. You Don You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
11. Hey Now (Ah ah, ah ah) Hey now (ah ah), what you gonna…
12. Look Of Love (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, look of love) (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,…
17. Off And Running No matter what you do, no matter what you say I've…
64025 You Don't Own Me You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
A Girl In Love Let's go home and tell my folks I think they ought…
All Of My Life I`ve been looking for a boy like you All of my…
Baby That's Me Tonight you took Mary to the dance oh gee I'd give…
Be My Life (word and music by Lesley Gore) Be my lover Be my light Be…
Better Angels It's not like I haven't tried and tried It isn't where…
Boys Wonder boy, wonder boy That's what they call you at our…
Brink Of Disaster I'm your conscience, listen to me Don't give in, 'cause it's…



California Nights Along the sand Let's walk the shore together, now, just hand…
Cool Web There's a cool web of silence winds us in Words melt…
Cry If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye It's no secret…
Cry & You Cry Alone Cry and you cry alone I guess I should have known We…
Cry Me a River Now you say you're lonely, You cried the whole night throug…
Don't Call Me You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
Don't Call Me I'll Call You I may be wrong. But just as long, as I can…
don't own me You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
Ever Since I dreamt you I drew you Long before I thought that I…
Fools Ruch In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
Got to Get You into My Life I was alone, I took a ride I didn't know what…
Hello Young Lover Hello young lover, you ain't gonna get to my heart Hello…
Hey Now (Ah ah, ah ah) Hey now (ah ah), what you gonna…
How Can I Be Sure How can I be sure in a world that's constantly…
I Can Tell What do I do now boy Now that I know you…
I Don't Care I don't want to be A loser I don't want to have A…
I Got You Someone who says she's my friend Told me you've been untrue…
I Just Don't Know If I Can What do I do now boy Now that I know you…
I Understand Why do you go on pretending You know you want to…
I Won't Love You Anymore I won't love you anymore (sorry) I won't love you anymore…
I'll Be Standing By (I'll be standing by) Whenever you need me, baby (I'll be st…
I'm Coolin' No Foolin' But I'm coolin', yes, I'm coolin', no foolin', I'm…
If That's The Way You Want It You came along and made me fall Now I can't walk…
Im Coolin No Foolin But I'm coolin', yes, I'm coolin', no foolin', I'm…
it It's my party and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
It's My Party It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
It's My Party It's my party and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
It's My Party (Re-Recorded) It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
It's Too Late Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time There′s…
Its My Party It's my party and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
Its_my_party It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
it\xE2\x80\x99s my party It's my party and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
It`s My Party It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
it’s my party It's my party and I'll cry if I want to Cry…
Judy's Turn To Cry 'Cause now it's Judy's turn to cry Judy's turn to cry Judy's…
Just Let Me Cry Oh stars on high, why can't I make you see…
Leslie Gore-You Don't Own Me You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
Look Of Love (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, look of love) (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,…
Love Goes On Forever All I have, I'll give you Everything you see What have I…
Magic Colors My days are darker than my nights My world is black,…
Maybe I Know Maybe I know that he's been a cheatin' Maybe I know…
Misty Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
My Foolish Heart The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart How…
My Town My Guy And Me Don't tell me about towns like New York, Frisco I'm not…
No More Tears Oh, no more tears left to cry And it's not a…
No Sad Songs (music by Lesley Gore, words by Ellen Weston) No sad songs…
Not The First Did he say he loves you Chances are it's true Up until…
Off & Running No matter what you do, no matter what you say I've…
Old Crowd Sometimes I get to thinkin' 'bout days gone by And I…
Out Here On My Own Sometimes I wonder where I've been, Who I am, Do I…
Run Bobby Run When you see her walking toward you Run Bobby run She has…
She She don't know it she's a lucky girl Got the best…
Someday Someday I'm going to get where I'm going Someday Someday Som…
Sometimes I Wish I Were A Boy Sometimes, yes sometimes I wish I were a boy I'd been…
Summer And Sandy Oh what a day to take a ride, my baby's…
Sunshine Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, Everything that's wonderfu…
Sunshine And Lollipops Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows Everything that's wonderful…
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, Everything that's wonderfu…
That's The Way Boys Are When I'm with my guy and he watches all the…
That's The Way The Ball Bounces I love him He doesn't love me That's the way the ball…
The Bubble Broke All alone sittin′ in my room because the bubble broke You…
The Old Crowd Sometimes I get to thinkin' 'bout days gone by And I…
The Party's Over The party's over It's time to call it a day They've burst…
The Road I Walk The road I walk has no return Its task to teach…
The Things We Did Last Summer The boat rides we would take The moonlight on the lake The…
To Know Him Is to Love Him To know, know, know him Is to love, love, love…
To Love Somebody There's a light, a certain kind of light That never shone…
Too Young They say for every boy and girl There's just one love…
Treat Me Like A Lady I know I look like an open book But if you…
We Know We're In Love Let's go home and tell my folks I think they ought…
We Went So High We went so high As if we had no weight As if…
Wedding Bell Blues Bill I love you so I always will I look at you…
What Am I Gonna Do With You Someone who says she's my friend Told me you've been untrue…
What Kind Of Fool Am I What kind of fool am I. Who never fell in love. It…
What's A Girl Supposed To Do He dropped me till my door And said he's glad he…
Will You Love Me Tomorrow Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetl…
Wonder Boy Wonder boy, wonder boy That's what they call you at our…
You Didn't Look Around [Chorus:] Oh you were holding her, you were kissing her Bu…
You Don You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
You don't own me '64 You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
You Don't Own Me (Re-Recorded) You don't own me I'm not just one of your many…
You Name It It's gotta be you, and nobody else Don't tell me that…
Young and Foolish Young and foolish Why is it wrong to be Young and foolish …
Young Love Young love, first love Filled with true devotion They say f…
Young Lovers Hello, young lover, you ain't gonna get to my heart Hello,…


Philip Kassabian


on Wonder Boy

Yet another great Leslie Gore song.

Philip Kassabian


on Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows

Fantastic song by Leslie Gore.

Philip Kassabian


on It's My Party

A great Leslie Gore song.

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