FIRST TIME HEARING LESLEY GORE YOU DON'T OWN ME REACTION

[@JayveeTV]

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[@turdferguson400]

Bring it on!! 👍👍💖

[@dalebaker9109]

Oh yes. Go for it Jovaughn.

[@trvlaqwst7570]

@JayveeTV ✨ready and waiting, headphones on! ✨

[@sherlockhemlock5655]

This is going to be GOOD, I can just feel it! You go, Jovaughn! 😎💜

[@valerievanwinkle6453]

I'm playing catch up. It's a great ride!

[@jeffmartin5703]

This live version is so powerful, and it was the early 60's when women did not have a voice or a choice. You could be a teacher, nurse or secretary but never the principal, Doctor or Business owner. This song is a turning point for women - at the time of it's release the largest segment of the American population was women aged 14-20, so it resonated.

[@videono1]

OMG! You said EXACTLY what my grandmother used to ask me! “So, what are you gonna be when you grow up? A nurse, a secretary or a teacher?” I would respond “well I don’t think I want to be any of those maw-maw.” She would look so confused. This was the early 70s.

[@MrSmartAlec]

She was only 17 at this point.

[@turdferguson400]

Wow! 👍👍💖

[@sallysteele9220]

Lesley Gore "It's my party".

[@turdferguson400]

I’ll cry if I want to! 💖💔

[@kathleenkilmartin5494]

I quote this song all the time

[@carcii7300]

Literally say it at my 9th bday party. Good times!

[@revk-squared9046]

An anthem for every person on the earth

[@leonardshevlin7260]

Most of these lyrics express my demands of other people.

[@ericblair54]

Lesley Gore. 1946-2015. R.I.P..

[@Siansonea]

"She's A Fool" is an often overlooked gem by Leslie Gore.

[@notrumps2784]

I forgot about she's a fool glad u mentioned Tht Ty!!

[@holyspacemonkey]

This incredible song is from 1963. Consider this: In 1965, the Beatles released “Run for Your Life,” an entire song that is basically a murder threat if the girlfriend cheats. It quotes & expands on a line from the 1955 Elvis hit “Baby, Let’s Play House,” which was itself a cover of an Arthur Gunter song from 1954. The line is “I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man.” Men routinely referred to grown women as “little girl” back then, and it seems no one batted an eye at the an upbeat song about murdering women if they got out of line. The Beatles song continued “You better run for your life if you can, little girl, hide your head in the sand, little girl, catch you with another man and that’s the end, little girl...” This is the atmosphere into which Lesley Gore released her song. Dion’s hits “The Wanderer” & “Runaround Sue” which alternately celebrate a man who sleeps around, and then warn of a girl who sleeps around (and should therefore be avoided), came out in 1961 and were totally typical as well. So Lesley Gore belting out “You Don’t Own Me” in the midst of that type of sentiment was revolutionary, and it harkened back to Black women who sang female-empowering blues songs, especially in the 20s & 30s, but also in the early 50s, like Big Mama Thornton’s original 1953 hit “Hound Dog,” which was about rejecting a scoundrel, before Elvis transformed it into a song about an actual dog! Lesley Gore’s song is rightly considered an anthem for Second Wave Feminism. Go Lesley!! And thank you to Quincy Jones for introducing her to the world! 👏👏👏

[@holyspacemonkey]

PS. I should mention that John Lennon wrote “Run for Your Life” but reportedly never liked it, and he eventually explicitly condemned it as misogynistic.

[@nozecone]

@@holyspacemonkey That's how Gordon Lightfoot came to feel about That's What You Get for Lovin' Me, and he stopped performing it. The times they was a-changin' .......

[@geraldbarras7785]

Hi Nicole, great info, a couple points I wasn't aware of. Appreciate the insight. Hope you and your sister are well.

[@holyspacemonkey]

Gerald Barras Thanks, Gerald! I hope you & your family are well, too!

[@geraldbarras7785]

@@holyspacemonkey Nicole, to quote someone you could say I'm doing as well as I deserve

[@maryt2290]

This is one of the first acts that Quincy Jones produced.

[@sinenominecc]

Yes. That's the first time I ever heard of Q.

[@sassymessmess9110]

I never knew that!!

[@kellybrocato2215]

Interesting! Thanks for letting us know 👍

[@mwhitehead1461]

Wow, didn't know, but he had the instinct then I guess.

[@MsLuvmusic81]

yeah he produced Its my party

[@marleneclausen30]

I was a teenager when this song was released. All the girls loved it. It wasn’t until a few years later, and in college, that the women’s movement really took off. You Don’t Own Me and I Am Woman were our unofficial anthems. I still proudly wave the “feminist banner.”

[@jons.105]

I've been waiting for a Lesley Gore revival for a long time now. Nice to see Miss Lesley get some love!

[@kristywehrle8012]

An early feminist anthem, WAY ahead of its time. Lesley Gore was a gay woman, so it was appropriate that this song doesn't refer to a specific gender. She came out later in life as a proud gay woman.

[@katherinejoseph7133]

Kristy Wehrle wow, had no idea she was a lesbian!

[@robinchesterfield42]

It is stunning how EARLY this song is for how strong and direct it is. I've always loved it. Another one from the early '60s this makes me think of is the Shirelle's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow".

[@donnabennett8546]

I wasn't aware she was a lesbian, either. Somehow this song is even more powerful now!

[@KingOfNothingLR]

I completely agree with this other then she does say "other boys" I know that she's a lesbian though complete respect

[@brigitter1469]

I LOVE this song!!! I heard it in the movie "First Wives Club" with Better Middler, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn. Such a great little movie with this song. They all are ex wives and they are tired of being pushed around!

[@kimberlynewsom9876]

The book is great too! But I do love that movie!

[@annlee8780]

I love that movie - but this 🤩

[@yoliemclaughlin9492]

You need to listen to Judy's Turn To Cry, It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To by her. And you're right, this was the prelude to women's rights! 🥰

[@sharonpreston4925]

Yes, but you need It's My Party before Judy's Turn to Cry

[@yoliemclaughlin9492]

@@sharonpreston4925 we forgot "She's A Fool"😊

[@sharonpreston4925]

@@yoliemclaughlin9492 Ah yes! That one too... So many great songs. I'm so glad this was my time to grow up in.

[@JJ-rb8sc]

Jovaugh you're reaction says so much about you. You're such a humanitarian and understand the fight for all our rights. You are right. I remember this song when I was a kid. That a woman could say she was her own person, and please respect that. Thank you so much. What a fine young man you are. Stay safe

[@lollymelindaify]

You have to realize that back then, men thought they owned their women. They told you what you were supposed to do and say. Listen, this was an ANTHEM for women to come into their own! Excellent choice to review! 🌹

[@colleenbeilby824]

This live version is from a TAMI show shot in 1964 when Lesley was 17 years old

[@drlbach1011]

Jayvee, hey man you are the first person to hear this song as I hear it... you recognize the power & passion in her voice & you show it. I actually get chills from her intoxicating & intense voice. And, she recorded this song in 1963, which was extremely radical & revolutionary for the time.

[@dianaprobst3157]

Listen to the girls in the audience screaming. I've heard this song plenty of times, but never a live version. I got the chills...she put her heart into it.

[@juliebowness3299]

This song should be an anthem for girls (or boys) who often feel they are in a relationship where they are being ,or trying to be controlled or changed. It's so important to be yourself, and hold on to your identity.

[@RayRay-zt7bj]

It's nice seeing videos of some of these songs that I heard many times before. What a POWERFUL voice Lesley Gore has!

[@lindaluane]

This was a revolutionary song because of the lyrics. Girls were expected to live their life for men. I was a Junior in High School - A very revolutionary idea at the time

[@nonenone7250]

she even sang this in a italian and a spanish version they are on youtube right now...

[@carolclements1275]

I love this song, I was 13 when this came out a powerful song for girls.🤩

[@dalebaker9109]

Awesome 1960’s song. Know this one, was popular back in day, and it deserved to be.

[@maggieherron5170]

My best friend and I used to pull out our Moms' records when we were in high school and would have sleepovers. This was one of our favorites because it made you feel so confident.

[@alaskangal1973]

Same here!!!!!!!!!

[@Thedroneflyer]

Powerful voice!

[@turnerdan53]

You are the first reaction to this song that I have found. Love it. try her California Nights. This is the first song that I know of to push back on the way men treated women during that time.

[@marshallmom1962]

Wow! I dont think I've ever heard that before. I knew of it but never listened.... what a great song!!! Women speaking up for our own minds!! Go girl!!!

[@foreveryoung7180]

I have been waiting for your reaction to this, you get it I can see , that's some powerful song , when i heard this back in the day , it's just what I wanted to hear 😃😃😃.

[@missgmoma]

Oh yeah, sounds like Lesley is a strong, independent woman especially from that era. Nice vocals too!

[@turdferguson400]

Lesley has got it going on, sweetie!!! I wish JV would play some more Aussie songs like this! 💖💖💖👍

[@missgmoma]

Turd Ferguson yes, this is good. Ahead of its time it seems. I would love to hear those songs you speak of too.🌹

[@boosuedon]

Yes! This was a live performance! I've never seen this before! I love it!

[@patriciadowning4036]

I believe Lesley came from a well-to-do family, and she got into singing simply ( mostly ) for the joy of it.

[@stevejohnson1577]

17, no autotune crap... just pure talent

[@doplinger1]

I'm very familiar with this song, but I've never seen or heard this live version, she was awesome.

[@sharoninglima1217]

I worked with a guy who was good friends and grew up with Leslie Gore. First female anthem. Shes from NY. Love her. ❤❤

[@MsPaulathomas]

This was my niece's wedding march, never been prouder of her!

[@craiggillett5985]

How cool is that!!! Wow

[@lindachristensen1783]

Love the lyrics of this song! You don’t own me!

[@Cashcrop54]

Being about 8-10 years old at this time Leslie had a big impact in me. Such a great & powerful voice. If she was going to be on TV all of us, parents, sister and me, were there. Such great memories.

[@pamelabarrera5074]

My Jammmmm! Ty ty 💓. Your reaction was gr8. Thx for sharing.

[@debbeborders5762]

Excellent performance. I was a kid when she was performing this song on TV a lot. It is much more meaningful to me now.

[@noneya7571]

Jayvee your reactions are the best ones on youtube....

[@trevorjohnpatrickwalker]

She was very beautiful & great singer lesley gore xxxxxx may she R I P XXXX

[@alaskangal1973]

Love this song!!!!! GIRL POWER song!!

[@jdawg9392]

Lesley Gore let it be known indeed. Just her and a band, in black and white, live vocals, yet one of the most powerful videos ever

[@mrlookin4mr]

Sunshine, lollipops & rainbows is another song by her that I like.

[@allisonyoung4007]

PREACH LESLEY!! 😂😃Don't u DARE try to tell me what to do!! Or SAY dammit!!😆🙋 Listen to ur women, guys!

[@tonyprath9167]

Love watching your reactions my friend! My 1st time commenting. Everybody’s forgetting that treasure of a group- The Young Rascals. Start with the song: “ It’s a Beautiful Morning” or “Groovin”. Can’t wait to see your reaction! Thank you in advance!

[@pdevoss]

Don't forget People Got To Be Free --- which is still relevant for today 2020

[@tonyprath9167]

Patrick DeVoss absolutely. Should’ve put that one first!

[@erykaton170]

You are hitting on all cylinders today man!. Loads of my favorites. This song was used really well in a great movie called First Wives Club.

[@robinchesterfield42]

And really CREEPILY and sadly and...right smack on the nose...ly, in "The Handmaid's Tale"... They play this over the ending of the first episode, and I was just crying my eyes out. Not gonna lie.

[@erykaton170]

@@robinchesterfield42 Oh man, I forgot about that. Or blocked it out. It was incredibly painful used like that. Never have I felt more like that was a possibility in this country than the last few months.

[@richardnagri9198]

I like your reaction channel. Thanks.

[@conniestone2806]

I was in high school when this was popular. Many others have mentioned some of the others below that we were listening to them. Simple type of songs back then. But man do they bring back memories. Can remember every single thing I did during some of the songs when I hear them. Strange how the mind remembers certain times of life! Wow do I love your reaction! You are telling it like it is and I appreciate it! Take care, be safe and well. Subscribed tonight.

[@427dynodon]

What a voice.

[@sherriparra6751]

As a 65 yr old woman I still get goosebumps, in those time men decided if you were his girlfriend, or sometimes a girl father decided who a girl dated or married 🎧🔥👍🏻👌🏼💕

[@MisterWondrous]

This is an early anthem of and for women's liberation. Your reaction shows that you are a big-hearted soul. One reason you are one of my favorite reactors. The other is that you have a knack for great and good music, and music that is good for you. Peace and love. db

[@lisak4367]

she's singing from her heart

[@rymkervic123456]

Someone should play this on super big speakers in Taliban Central.

[@timetravellingone]

Walker brothers "The sun ain't gonna shine anymore", Spiral staircase "Love you more today than yesterday" Oliver "Good morning starshine"

[@rebeccamaracle2878]

yes yes and yes

[@maryanngarrimone1153]

Early 60's women getting strong and being heard. Love Leslie!!!❤❤❤

[@summertime_blooz]

For my money the best female singer of the 60s (and there were many other great singers). This live performance is fantastic. Plus gorgeous. RIP

[@denisetinto1828]

These lyrics were new for the time. It is common place now. Lesley was a trendsetter in the 60's. Cheers from Canada

[@Deej496]

Your adorable, JayveeTV.... Keep up the great music and the awesome vibes....

[@graciesmom1477]

Been a long time since I heard this. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@jankypop-a-matic58]

Lesley and Quincy Jones were dialing in the HITS! They were on top of things and actually beat another high profile singing girl group slated to release the same hit. They got wind of the release and spent all night (breaking child labor law rules) recording "It's My Party" in the studio and beat the girl group to release. Leslie's version hit first and became a HUGE smash! They were brilliant and this was Quincy's first hit single as producer! Jovaughn, you should cover "It's My Party" which was also followed by "Judy's Turn To Cry". Great songs!

[@conniesloan921]

Good song 🎶🤗🎶🤗🎶

[@rubydazzler]

This came out the year I left school and it became my anthem! I remember my father saying it'd be a brave lad who'd try to tell me how to dress, what to do and what to say! I was like what? I'm such a sweet natured shrew :D

[@crystalclearskies2616]

The 60s was a great time for music

[@stpnwlf9]

She sang it great in the studio, but live, she was UNLEASHED! Fantastic performance! The song has been covered countless times, most recently by Ann Wilson of Heart - look that performance up on KZbin!

[@stuff3829]

This great song was ballsy in it's day

[@cynthiacharles3344]

Great Song... first time hearing in totality.

[@sonjaashmore2972]

My Momma loved her ,I grew up listening to her on my Momma's 45s.

[@sarahcampbell1115]

Absolutely LOVE this song! Its way too short! One of my favorite movie scenes is at the end of First Wives Club where they do a rendition of this song. Also, thank you for doing this live version. I have never heard/seen it and WOW. So much better than the studio recording.

[@edwardmeradith2419]

Great stuff - she was a good songwriter too

[@tonykelevra2483]

What a performance from the then 17year old!! 😳 amazing

[@anthonyblakely399]

Great song!!! I forgot about this song!!! Yeah...love her.....yeah...it was for women's rights....against men owning women...telling them how to act or behave.....good song!

[@TangoEliott]

This is my most favorite Lesley Gore song. I love her. She was a teen star. But she never got the money she earned and that was an injustice. She did not write this song. It was written by Philadelphia songwriters John Madara and David White. I won't discuss the equality in a reaction video.

[@JK-hq4vi]

She did; however, along with Michael Gore (her brother) write most of the songs for the movie musical Fame. What a talent.

[@laminage]

She was one of the biggest Teen Female Singers in America at that time. Her performance was featured in a Rock & Roll Movie called The T.A.M.I. Show which is the best Rock & Roll Concert Movie you've never heard of. It stood for Teenage Music International. It was around 1965 and so many Artists appeared on The Show. Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, The New Barbarians, James Brown, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, The Miracles, Supremes, Marvin Gaye and Gerry & The Pacemakers. She made a Cameo appearance on All My Children and her Brother Michael did The Movie version of Fame and she did the TV Version of The Same Name. She was in the closet but came out much later in life. She also was in a Beach Movie called The girls On The Beach with The Beach Boys, and in a Movie called Grace Of My Heart there was a singer named Kelly loosely based on her. This was a very empowering song for that time. Also check out "It's My Party" produced by Quincy Jones or "Leave Me Alone".

[@patriciadowning4036]

Oh, and Lesley had green eyes!

[@bluetarot9244]

This is a nugget!! Classic girl singer of the sixties. I was a kid but older sister played Lesley Gore all the time. She was the “ teenager angst” artist. Check out “Its My Party” “Judys turn to Cry”

[@paulh6198]

Great wise words and lyrics

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Funny enough, this live performance was from the legendary T.A.M.I. Show in 1964. Famous for James Brown wrecking the house with his Famous Flames, a great performance on it's own, it's easy to forget that the biggest act in that California auditorium was the shortest artist, too! Look up her other great hit she sang in that show called MAYBE I KNOW. It was Leslie Gore's personal favorite...🇵🇷🇺🇸🗽🦂😎📽

[@helgar791]

This song, a bit revolutionary at the time, still resonates today.

[@sassymessmess9110]

I was about to say the same! Wasn't this 1963?

[@dougstevens6257]

In many ways Lesley Gore was a revolutionary artist. This song was released in 1963 before feminism had caught on. To me, she was one of the best girl singers to come out of the '60's. You also might want to check out: "The Look of Love", "Maybe I Know" and "California Nights." Perfection!

[@edgarsnake2857]

Yeah Man! I am compelled to say: Jovaughn, you are awesome! Great reaction what was a bit of a controversial song in its day.

[@michaellazzeri9439]

SIR------She was born Lesley Anne Goldstein, a nice NJ Jewish girl. Mercury Records signed her, under the direction of Quincy Jones. This song was released, just after the tragedy of 11/22/63, and was huge, by New years Eve. In Denver, it was #1 in NY Eve, '63 /'64.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

This one is right up there with I’m sorry by Brenda Lee love how you love love you

[@kayeaton1691]

A great song from the 60s

[@bobwallace9814]

This is from the TAMI Show that featured all the big talent of the day. If you have not seen the TAMI Show, you are missing out.

[@nozecone]

Oh, yeah ... James Brown - amazing ... ! Saw it in the theatre when I was a kid, my big brother took me ..

[@kellybrocato2215]

Somehow I’ve never heard this song. I love her voice and the message is powerful like J said! 👍

[@paxonearth]

Wow! Love it.

[@rolandreyna215]

I like the way she sang it at the climax. It's like she told the guy, in case you didn't hear me the first time. She went from cute to yo, I'm serious. What a message. Truly God used her to help women get some respect.

[@aw072]

This song was in Dirty Dancing. Whoo! ❤️

[@tinstasr]

I grew up believing I could do anything I was capable of doing. I went to a girls only school in the sixties, and learnt amongst many other things that we were all going to "be someone, not someone's wife." 50 years later and I am. But too often the words to this song have needed to be said. Still do. Kia kaha. (Stand strong. Together.)

[@aamikkalinin6385]

I just realised this song is so old but still very popular

[@beverlysmith8025]

She was so strong...

[@raymundcadaperalta6530]

Her msg in her songs is very important til now to all the ladies woman’s girls

[@bluetarot9244]

Btw you’re right on point re her passionate singing. It was early sixties life was simpler but 💥 on women beginning to stand up.

[@costa328]

Powerful words for those days.

[@leslie8888]

She wrote her own music which was rare back in 1950 and 60s. 💞✌

[@eileencorcoran3057]

Your reaction is great too x

[@kbretro64]

She and her younger brother Michael and wrote some of the music for the movie "Fame" for Irene Cara and other films.