女權主義者、歌手、作曲者Lesley Gore二月16日因癌症在紐約Manhattan的一所醫院中去世（68歲）。
Lesley Gore出生於Manhattan，1963年16歲時在Mercury唱片公司在一家飯店裡辦的活動中演唱，而被音樂指導Quincy Jones發掘和Mercury簽約，Quincy並擔任她的製作人。
Lesley Gore當年就推出的第一張唱片"It's
My Party"登上排行榜獲得二週冠軍，贏了Phil Spector 替the Crystals製作的同一首歌，接著推出的"Judy's Turn
To Cry" (#5-1963), "She's A Fool" (#5-1964) "You Don't Own
Me" (#2-1964, "Maybe I Know" (#14-1964), "That's The Way
Boys Are" (#12-1964) 及 "Sunshine, Lollipops
& Rainbows" (#13-1965)都獲得了很好的成績。
"Sunshine, Lollipops &
Rainbows"是偶像歌手Frankie Avalon主演的電影"Ski Party"的插曲，而她唱的"California
Nights" (#16-1967)是電視節目"Batman"的插曲。
Lesley Gore後來因去Sarah
Lawrence College讀書而漸漸淡出歌壇，但她曾與弟弟Michael一同寫了"Out Here On My Own"，那是1980年知名電影"Fame"「名揚四海」的插曲，Irene Cara演唱曾獲得第19名。
1992年已是知名蕾絲邊的Lesley Gore曾主持美國公共電視非異性戀者話題系列節目"In the Life"，去世時正籌備與她一生相關舞台劇。
Lesley Gore在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第271名。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsYJyVEUaC4
IT'S MY PARTY
Lesley Gore
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
Judy left the same time
Why was he holding her hand
When he's supposed to be mine
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry
if I want to, cry if I want to
You
would cry too if it happened to you
Playin' my records, keep dancin' all night
Leave me alone for a while
'Till Johnny's dancin' with me
I've got no reason to smile
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry
if I want to, cry if I want to
You
would cry too if it happened to you
------ LEAD BREAK ------
Judy and Johnny just walked through the
door
Like a queen with her king
Oh what a birthday surprise
Judy's wearin' his ring
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry
if I want to, cry if I want to
You
would cry too if it happened to you
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