The South Florida native, who aspired to perform since childhood, Connie re… Read Full Bio ↴The South Florida native, who aspired to perform since childhood, Connie realized her dreams after a friend introduced her to the legendary music producer, Henry Stone. Stone, best known as the co-owner and president of TK Records with a career spaning R&B in the early 1950s through the disco boom of the 1970s to the present day, would go on to become the executive producer of Connie's 1985 debut single "Funky Little Beat", catapulting the young singer onto the international music scene.

In 1986, while under the Sonte's Sunnyview Record label, Connie released her second single "Experience", which along with "Funky Little Beat", "Your Eyes", "I Can't Stop", "Fire In My Heart", "Laughter In The Rain", "I'm In Love With You", and "Rock Me", provided her self-title debut album CONNIE.

The following six years Connie toured the globe, performing with music legends Kool & The Gang, Evelyn Champagne King, Morris Day and fellow Freestyle peers, Expose and Lisa Lisa. In the early 90’s Connie took a step back from the music scene to get married. Before the birth of her daughter in 1996, Connie recorded her second full-length album, NO TEARS, released under the Black Olive Record label.

In 2002 Thump Records released THE BEST OF CONNIE. Containing three versions of Funky Little Beat ( the original and two club-style remix), the BEST OF CD also featured Connie's original version of Rock Me, Experience, and Your Eyes, plus the newly recorded cover tracks Look Out Weekend, How Can We Be Wrong, and When I Hear Music, which had been made popular a decade earlier by fellow "freestylers".

By the mid 1990's the self-proclaimed "FOREVER FUNKY" one itched to get back into the studio and with a new production team, Black House Productions; Connie released LET'S PARTY in 2006. Revealing a fierce Latin twist and new "funky beat style" LET’s PARTY is an English/Spanish crossover with a Reggaeton, Cumbia, Merengue, and R&B beat. That year also saw the release of the MP3 download compilation THE BEST OF ( FUNKY LITTLE BEAT) featuring digitally remastered original songs on Amazon.com.

Funky Little Beat, regarded as one of the defining songs of the freestyle era, still holds its own in today inspiring Canadian singer, Kim Esty to cover the catchy tune, while Connie’s other popular hit - ROCK ME - is reaching a new younger audience as the soundtrack to the NIKE commercial filmed at the Berrics.

Connie currently resides in South Florida with her husband, daughter, and family dog and continues to perform in both public and private concerts, throughout the U.S. and abroad. You can follow Connie on Facebook, Myspace and her personal website, http://www.conniemusic.com/

I'm In Love With You
Connie Lyrics

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I was such a fool to fall in love with you,
I was such a fool to think you loved me,too,
"Cause suddenly something happened,
Your love flickered and died,
But mine...mine kept right on burning,
Then burst into a tide,
Impossible to hide,
Oh, I was such a fool to think that you were mine,

Here's to your new love,
Let's drink a toast of sparkling wine,
Oh, you taught me a lesson, it's true,
But wait 'til it happens to you,
Oh, I was such a fool to fall in love with you,
Oh ho you know,
You taught me a lesson, it's true,

But wait 'til it happens to you,
I was such a fool to fall in love with you!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Connie Francis’s song,“I Was Such A Fool” are about a person who fell in love with someone who didn't value their love as much as the singer did. The singer rues their mistake of falling in love with someone who wasn't genuine in their feeling towards them. The singer of the song regrets thinking that the person reciprocated their feelings because they abruptly stopped loving her. The person's love “flickered and died” abruptly while the singer loved with all her heart, which resulted in her deep hurt. She realized that she had been foolish and had made a wrong decision by loving this person. The pain continues, as the singer finds it hard to forget someone she had loved so deeply.

In the second part of the song, the singer indirectly tells the person the pain they have caused. The singer toasts to the person's new love, but at the same time, warns them that they will also experience the same pain which the singer is currently feeling. The singer believes that the person will have the same regrets just as they do. They conclude that they were a fool to fall in love with the person in the first place.

The song portrays the timeless theme of unrequited love and the heartache of loving someone who does not feel the same way. Connie Francis's voice brings out the emotions of the singer and the sorrow they are feeling. The song is also a cautionary tale about the pain that comes with loving someone who does not love you back.

Line by Line Meaning

I was such a fool to fall in love with you,
I regret my decision to love you

I was such a fool to think you loved me,too,
I thought you reciprocated my feelings but now I see that you didn't

"Cause suddenly something happened,
Something unexpected occurred

Your love flickered and died,
You stopped loving me

But mine...mine kept right on burning,
My love for you continued strongly

Then burst into a tide,
It became overwhelming

Impossible to hide,
It was obvious to everyone

Oh, I was such a fool to think that you were mine,
I was naive to believe that our love was permanent

Here's to your new love,
I raise a glass in honor of your new relationship

Let's drink a toast of sparkling wine,
I suggest a celebratory drink

Oh, you taught me a lesson, it's true,
I learned something from our breakup