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RIP Lesley Sue Goldstein (Gore)

Posted by William A. Jacobson Monday, February 16, 2015 at 7:30pm

A much more talented artist than just a “party” girl.



Lesley Sue Goldstein, better known as Lesley Gore, was featured for a week in our Video of the Day series in December.

She’s best known for “It’s My Party” but that was just a part, and not even the best, of her music.

Fox News reports:

Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who topped the charts in 1963 at age 16 with her epic song of teenage angst, “It’s My Party,” and followed it up with the hits “Judy’s Turn to Cry,” and the feminist anthem “You Don’t Own Me,” died Monday. She was 68.

Gore died of lung cancer at New York University Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, according to her partner of 33 years, Lois Sasson.

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Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #2

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Didn't know she was gay and a radical Leftist. Even still I liked her bubble gum music.

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Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #5

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Quote: Rev wrote in post #3

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Her song It's my party will never die.

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Yes, but it has new meaning for me now. Her party she sang about was the Communist Party.

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