buglady

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Who's Sorry Now?

Artist Song
Connie Francis  Gonna Git That Man  
Connie Francis  Many Tears Ago 
Connie Francis  Too Many Rules 
Connie Francis  Among My Souvenirs 
Connie Francis  Fallin' 
Connie Francis  Tiger and the Mouse 
Connie Francis  La Paloma 
Connie Francis  Tweedle Dee 
Connie Francis  Drop It Joe 
Connie Francis  If I Didn't Care 
Connie Francis  Baby Roo 
Connie Francis  Lock Up Your Heart 
Connie Francis  Oh Lonesome Me 
Connie Francis  Send For My Baby 
Connie Francis  Mr. Twister 
Connie Francis  Who's Sorry Now 
Connie Francis  Telephone Lover 
Connie Francis  My Happiness 
Connie Francis  Love is Me, Love is You 
Connie Francis  Happy Days and Lonely Nights 
Connie Francis  Everybody's Somebody's Fool 
Connie Francis  Someone Else's Boy 
Connie Francis  Hearts of Stone 
Connie Francis  Ain't That Better Baby 
Connie Francis  Besame Mucho 
Connie Francis  Eighteen 
Connie Francis  Stupid Cupid 
Connie Francis  I Won't Be Home To You 
Connie Francis  V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N 
Connie Francis  My Real Happiness 

Comment:


31. Connie Francis- My Heart Has a Mind of It's Own
32. Connie Francis- Johnny Darlin'
33. Connie Francis- Robot Man

This one's for Sammyg123, who apparently likes Connie as much as I do!

I grew up listening to my parents' copy of Connie's Greatest Hits on
audio cassette and found that while some of her songs really appealed
to me (Stupid Cupid, V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N, Who's Sorry Now, Everybody's
Somebody's Fool), others just sort of got on my nerves (Lipstick On
Your Collar, Where the Boys Are).

My preference in the Connie songbook leans toward her upbeat, rocking
tunes... with the occasional maudlin ballad for balance. So that's what
I tried to recreate here: my favorite songs, mostly rockin', 
interspersed with a few slow and sentimental (but not too sentimental) tracks.  

At times, her vocal style is reminiscent of Patsy Cline, at others she
reminds me of Petula Clark (especially track 19), but no one belts out
"Who's Sorry Now" like Connie.

For those of you already familiar with her work, I hope this satisfies.
For those who aren't, give her a spin, you might be surprised.
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KathrynandRupert
Date: 3/24/2008
E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T.
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hemizen
Date: 3/24/2008
Lipstick On Your Collar and Where the Boys Are, are faves of mine-as is the rest of this.
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buglady
Date: 3/24/2008

Have you ever heard the Saints do Lipstick On Your Collar?
It's Fab!
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divinyl
Date: 3/24/2008
I do know someone who loves Connie. Thanks from her.
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Mesh
Date: 3/24/2008
One of the greatest scores from my late grandmother's record collection was a Connie Francis LP. I think it's time I bust it out again....
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Rob Conroy
Date: 3/24/2008
Wow, my mother would sure like this.... I've always been at different to her, but I'll certainly have a listen.
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Bear
Date: 3/25/2008
I love 'Lipstick'- Connie's a swinger. Can ya do Connie Stevens next?
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Sean Lally
Date: 3/25/2008
Oh yeah!!!! Awesome.
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anthony lombardi
Date: 3/25/2008
i'm with rob on both counts here
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sammyg123
Date: 3/25/2008
Terrific stuff Deanna, and many thanks for the nod. Oh, and of course the link, as I'm sure there's at least a dozen tracks here I don't have. My favourites are the ones you mentioned, Robot Man of course along with Too Many Rules and Telephone Lover.
I put a foreign language version of Stupid Cupid on my mix 'Carnaby Chic' be sure to check it out. And cheers again...
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gobi
Date: 3/25/2008
enjoyed this far more than I thought I would . . . thanks !
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buglady
Date: 3/25/2008
Sammy-- I heard it, and loved that version! I wonder if there are enough covers of her songs for an entire mix...
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Moe
Date: 3/26/2008
We all need a little more Connie in our lives! Thanks for posting -- and including a link. BTW, it's great to see regular posts from you here -- it's like you never went away.
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Luke79
Date: 3/27/2008
"Stupid Cupid" is currently in my *dancing-around-the-livingroom-before-going-out* playlist - Connie's a very distinctive voice, with a very colourful life story. Fab.
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doowad
Date: 4/6/2008
BTsame, íííbTsame mucho!!!
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musicgnome
Date: 4/7/2008
Off the charts. This is just a smile-fest. MUCH thx!!!