Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me (HD)

[@nyalakidaa532]

This song was ahead of its time and so was the artist

[@MindyMatijasevic]

those are my heroes.

[@frank1fm634]

Nyala Lovee always glad to see someone today who likes songs from my era.We had lots of fun back then.

[@alexkrasnic3850]

Not really. It was more relevant than it is today. The way women were treated in the 50s is more comparable to saidi arabia than modern day US

[@sophie-kr2tb]

women were not treated bad in the 50's

[@bothefallen]

alex krasnic, you clearly don't know much about the world then, or now. Stay in school.

[@mr.s845]

People say that the fact that this song was written by two men somehow makes it worse but I say it makes it better because it means two men were actually aware about the whole situation happening

[@paulrussell1207]

I just heard on a podcast that the woke think that the past, the 60's and 70's was a sort of Saudi Arabia, when in fact women and this kind of messaging wasn't nearly as revolutionary as people imagine. I am not saying there hasn't been an improvement curve but it's a little mythological. It's the same energy as K.Harris being Vice President is treated as groundbreaking/stunning, but, for example, C.Rice at Secretary of State, which probably holds more actual power as an office, is sort of background noise, forgotten about. I am no Republican, I am from Scotland, but it's interesting to note it suits the messaging more of this holy struggle through the decades to imagine an exaggerated image of the past. This song was written by men indeed. Not cause he was part of some cabal. Not because it was so revolutionary in that era as you have been lead to believe. If you imagine the past as a much less heated period than in your head, this song is actually written about a girl who doesn't like a bossy possessive boyfriend. That's all.

[@haziblathif491]

Agree

[@ottoneiii4353]

only a stupid judges an artwork looking at who made it

[@haziblathif491]

@@ottoneiii4353 He's referring to the time. The time when even the people of color didn't get much freedom. It's good to know there were still people who didn't think like the majority of their own community.

[@En_theo]

It also proves that she still needed two men to write a song too ;)

[@Alientology333]

At 70, I lived it. I was there. Phenomenal.!

[@exequielwelz]

This song is an icon of 20th century feminism, proud of my grandma and my mom who have lived through those changes

[@thanos7753]

@@exequielwelz I am proud of people like your grandma who paved the way for brave girls to work and make money, I support them and the content they produce on OF.

[@exequielwelz]

@@thanos7753 My grandma was the first woman to study in my family, even though her parents opposed it.

[@thanos7753]

@@exequielwelz My grandparent nor parents even studied, your family are very privileged.

[@GenericUsername1388]

You're very lucky. My parents weren't even born at this time. I love 60s music though ❤

[@nthlns]

Her voice, her expressions, her charisma, wow, she was so ahead of her time...

[@randydandy6722]

her* time.

[@nthlns]

@@randydandy6722 thank u ☺️

[@Solaneory]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnqbeYKshM6FsLc Elle aussi ;)

[@nthlns]

@@77l96 opinions

[@varundahiya7576]

True

[@AdamSmith75th]

I feel like she is TELLING people rather than singing for them. very powerful

[@ggourmetmeals]

Listening to some Dean Martin songs

[@ggourmetmeals]

That's back when lyrics truly were conveying a message, you can have the same feel when

[@bluelotus5174]

You’re comment gave me chills! Yes sir, I agree! 💯

[@zzp1758]

It's the way of singing

[@NightmareeWhispers]

That's the point she is tired of boys telling her what to do 🤣🤣🤣

[@lotusyuhlo5718]

Her facial expressions and emotions I just love it all

[@marat2005]

SHE Reminds me of Sly Stallone

[@jacksdjfam]

I love her facial expressions in this

[@roaringleo57]

and that's how you know it is not lip synced! Plus the audio is in perfect sync with the video ;)

[@KingNexusMOCs]

She was an angry lesbian softly attacking men.

[@conishkee]

Yeah, especially her mouth when she enunciates certain lyrics.

[@OliviaDesantis-nw8io]

I cannot believe she sang this in the 60s . At the time it was even more fucked up than today for women and , she fucking performed her ass off. She’s so brave. What a legend.

[@kittenlove8056]

Yes, certain politicians are on a war path to push women down.

[@winnieewing7730]

.

[@winnieewing7730]

Went through sixties seventies and eighties always got my options across without using that language. I always got my point across loud and very clear.

[@krapulanta]

​@@winnieewing7730what language?

[@JCWiley2300]

@@winnieewing7730 God, you're such a turd.

[@randsaad8266]

Imagine how hard it is to release a song like that in the 60s. this is the definition of badass!

[@theshow2k8]

In the 60's this sort of thing was promoted, so it was very easy to release such a song.

[@sunbae4197]

@@theshow2k8 I think the song couldn't even be put on the radio until years later

[@lindyj2011]

@@sunbae4197 you are wrong about that. I graduated from high school in 1964. We all loved this song. You are trying to put the emotions and hatred of today into an era where that didn't exist. Things were entirely different back then and just beginning to change! Not all the boys back then were male chauvinist pigs!! LOL That was mostly the older men like our fathers generation and older!!!

[@eecortese]

@@sunbae4197 - No, not true. Did you invent that? John Madara and David White wrote it in 1963. Leslie recorded it on the Mercury label and it reached # 2 in early February 1964.

[@arc7772]

@@theshow2k8 not the early 60s

[@gedosenki]

Yes. She did that... in the 60s! My inner woman screams Queen

[@paperqiqi8043]

Same (;

[@burns1210]

Meanwhile she was only 18

[@GALACTICFEDERATION11]

@@dantedavinci1806 😁😂😂

[@ka81alex]

@Judas Iscariot schhhh... don't ruin their hopes and believes.

[@ziia_zoozoo5231]

;-)

[@ericatard]

The part when she says "I'm young, and I love to be young, I'm free and I love to be free" makes me cry

[@mederr2110]

How old are you?

[@leatherandtactel]

She is not young anymore.

[@kcvlog3037]

I'm Married I'm not free being single is good you can't do what you want to so👍👍👍

[@madina0015]

SAME

[@KitKat_293]

Just thinking about how restrictive life for women had been in the 50s and early 60s. A teenager approaching marriage and womenhood would have felt like a prison sentence in some ways. Maybe even more for a lesbian like this singer who didn’t even have the romance with a husband to look forward to. The freedom of youth went double even triple in these times. And she was determined to be herself every second of it. You can feel the triumph and power in that line. It makes me emotional too.

[@ianrjm969]

You can really see how she feels: starts off a little nervous, then brave then confident and happy. That's a powerful song. Givin' me the chills over here.

[@angelkaye6196]

I didnt read her starting as nervous. It felt like she was getting in character of someone speaking up for herself after having someone control her or tell her what to do. Slightly pissed but confident in speaking up.

[@ianrjm969]

@@angelkaye6196 can't disagree. Love it.

[@mikantsumiki6092]

900th like lol, im very late

[@ianrjm969]

@@mikantsumiki6092 or early... if this baby hits 100k in a few years 😏

[@mikantsumiki6092]

@@ianrjm969 maybe lol

[@Ozymandias-]

*A message to the future generations:* _Don't let this song die._

[@justbg]

Kinda interesting to hear that coming from someone called Ozymandias

[@beliciaT]

NOT ON MY WATCH haha love her

[@cozytown5540]

This song is trash propaganda written to destabilize society. It did its job as we can see from the current state of things

[@beliciaT]

@@cozytown5540what are you looking for in comments of this song? if you think this masterpiece will bring down the world? go back to your bunker and stay offline weirdo

[@cozytown5540]

@@beliciaT It's not a masterpiece, it's a piece designed and written to inflame male and female relations. It is a declaration of war on a functioning society. The singer only liked women anyway, so what business did she have singing about men? You're just too naive and ignorant to perceive the deeper truth

[@avphonemail]

She means that sh*t, lol *look at her face as she sings it... She has beautiful eyes...

[@angelx9248]

Posion Candy black and white eyes 😂

[@chupapi7620]

Its sad she died

[@juneplumlogan]

Posion Candy 😂

[@MrUptownman2000]

What a great message to young women in 1964. No one below seems to notice the solid message she offered, and still offers, to women everywhere.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

Its the wrong message. Women should obey their husbands.

[@xxjackxx1150]

Meade Music people should have an equal share when it comes to a relationship or anything like that. So men should also obey their wife to.

[@hughstaffordlangan4949]

She was lesbian though, so she wasn't talking about sexism, just relationships in general.

[@patrickelliot8763]

I don't think she was even aware she was a lesbian when she recorded this song. I could be wrong, but... you have to understand the era. Ellen dated men for years until she realised.

[@patrickelliot8763]

I think you need to take your lithium.

[@ariellebowen6264]

we all know this wasn’t in our recommended, we all looked it up . here are my people

[@elliesbrooke]

yeess!! I have also done a cover of it on my channel if you would be interested in checking it out!!

[@michelleserrato6398]

You right lol

[@scarves4evanoregano]

Whoooo!

[@ariellebowen6264]

Ellie Brooke McCall of course!

[@apollosdread]

mhm, i’m here for music class in school, i found this song and i honestly love it.

[@vesperview]

You can tell she really enjoyed performing this song.

[@pinokio1689]

She's not just singing..but she also delivering the power messages of her song through her expressions...,thats feel so deep, intens and straight..

[@ids4882]

straight? 💀

[@Yugvijay]

@@ids4882 - _- bestie not the right time frfr

[@ids4882]

@@Yugvijay why not

[@Yugvijay]

@@ids4882 jk

[@Yugvijay]

@@ids4882 she's representing all women here despite her being gay

[@alantayroberson8174]

People do NOT appreciate how this woman was the original of this song. Yeah, Grace did a great job, but this woman is the best.

[@motelmadness2175]

Vanity Roberson agreed!

[@somerando9908]

DanceMonster UMM also Melane Marteinez copied her song

[@sp4cegrl27]

Mia Hendrickson yea, she shouldnt have done it either.

[@elizaash358]

DanceMonster she is original.artisy

[@matthewrichards88]

DanceMonster when I heard the grace version. I thought that sounds great just like a song from the 60s. Only just discovered it actually is a real song and after listening to this original, the original is superb!!!!!

[@TheJelena719]

She was only 18 ...

[@Interneter1245]

Perfette

[@analuizaluciano4]

Parecia ter 30 anos

[@aaniyam3773]

wait really-

[@zubzero304050]

Bruh that's good 💦

[@TheTermin8tar]

Lessandr I’ve heard way better 18 yr olds blow a mic on the voice or AGT

[@Kseniia-jt3ps]

I have recently left a very abusive marriage. This song is just what I needed to hear. It's incredible

[@saraveronika7540]

❤

[@Mirandajanewyatt]

Are you OK sweetie?

[@olgasadler3770]

I DONT OBEY

[@TheManDownstairs13]

YOU SHOULD.​@@olgasadler3770

[@Kseniia-jt3ps]

@@Mirandajanewyatt Now I great. Thank you 😀

[@jayclawwit6489]

This is not a song that's anti-men, it's a song about women being able to be independent and live a life not under servitude.

[@ichego888]

could argueit was also about being facing society about being gay. Lesley was gay and she didn't pretend or hide it from anyone

[@ichego888]

@@meme678 oh i know I agree. The song has evolved for different meanings during each era

[@goofverdinus165]

@@meme678 that is not true at all. I wish people would stop making up bullshit to give a good song some kind of false meaning to fit their political views. Its not about gays, its not about race. Its just a fucking song. John madara and david white are both pasty white boys

[@puiwenlamlam2691]

@@goofverdinus165 um.... mostly every good song has a meaning too it but each person decides what meaning they want to listen too

[@goofverdinus165]

@@puiwenlamlam2691 You can give a song your own meaning, But dont go around telling people what the creators of the song had in mind just to fit your beliefs, its fucking stupid

[@evaoliveira8407]

She's such a revolutionary. She lived in a time where women were supposed to be submissived towards men and all the songs were something like "I only got my man". She's a fresh air

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Eva Oliveira they're still "supposed" to be that way....50 shades of grey has glamorized that shit.

[@serenitybstill]

ASMRyouVEGANyet? Ummmm there’s a different between being forced to submit to a man by society and choosing to be submissive dear :)

[@m_-.430]

Sara Gajic damn I like your plastic pfp

[@Sara-rx5yf]

tgf xp tysm! I can see that you don't have a picture of yourself as your pfp so I'm assuming you are ugly as shit? 🤧🤧

[@m_-.430]

Sara Gajic you don't have pic of your self either lmao why would I even but my face in a pfp anyways bimbo?

[@shenez2780]

Can you imagine how women in this era felt when this came out? God it must have been the theme song of the feminist movement

[@dianemorris-hill7509]

Shenez in the early seventies Helen Reddy sang I am woman

[@kurtkieffer3874]

Great post Shenez! I can't believe on one else has said so!

[@sergividal661]

And now they complain about mansplaining :/

[@imcool2931]

What's feminisim?

[@dahlia.6274]

She explained

[@cha8791]

This is a very brave song for her generation where women were still considered as properties of men. Salute to you Ms. Lesley. Also for reminding women like me of this generation that I don't need to be owned by a man.

[@roslynpittoni5475]

Helen Teddy's song, 'I am Woman' is also a good one.

[@johnkozy2436]

Arnt you singing it now?😊

[@elahrairahz]

Yes, I imagine it would have been a bit of a 'confronting' song for it's time.

[@johnkozy2436]

Yes it WAS the norm..do you think the love changed

[@janhotz9039]

​@@roslynpittoni5475~sorry to correct you, but unless that was a typo, that's Helen Reddy. But Leslie Gore was an amazing talent. I had one of her 1st albums that my stepmom gave to me, and I played it over and over until it was practically worn out. The album included It's my party, Judy's turn to cry, and of course You don't own me. Better, more simple times then, I was in my junior year of high school, if I remember correctly, the year was 1969. Do the math if you're wondering how old I am now, lol.

[@gongonohmusic]

the men probably hated her for coming out with this. SO BADASS!

[@87prochargedmontess49]

The women loved it though.she was a lesbian.

[@Sate12]

Yea but the song is kind of a 'F**k to what the men want

[@justinnamuco9096]

or most of them were probably totally fine with it.. even at that time

[@Chaotic_Observer]

I think a man helped her write the song, if you go to spodify ge ius lyrics

[@spacebase00]

It was written by two men and was produced by Quincy Jones. It was also a top 10 hit, which is to say it obviously appealed to ALL kinds of humans. Still does.

[@MemosaS]

Many people today do not know the cultural and political significance of this song. You Don’t Own Me is considered a feminist anthem. Recorded by 17 yr old Lesley Gore in 1963 the song was written and produced by three men: John Madara, David White and Quincy Jones. It reached Nr 2 on Billboard’s Top 100 where it stayed for 3 weeks. Along with other artist works, YDOM was considered a factor for second wave feminism in USA a decade later. In 2016 YDOM was inducted in the Grammy Hall Of Fame. It was Lesley Gore’s last song to hit a Top Ten chart in USA.

[@BluSpykz]

A small part in Gore not having another top 10 is that, whilst her 1963 song YDOM is about emancipation and freedom from control, her very next single - The Way Boys Are - suggests that, whilst boys treat you like garbage, that's just the way boys are, and we - women - love them for it. It reached 14 in USA, and her next song bombed to 42nd.

[@angelkaye6196]

incredible

[@thatguybutitsactuallyagirl5384]

@@BluSpykz Wow. She changed side for these coins

[@etinaramsey9297]

You really know your stuff. Kudos!

[@emiliaescobar7652]

Awesome song/singer/sound, love it! Never get tired of listening to it.

[@ichrakb]

I literally get chills everytime I listen to this song.

[@BloodyBrawler92]

It's got to be that voice of hers. It's lush!

[@elliesbrooke]

I have done a cover of this song on my channel if you would be interested in checking it out and hopefully enjoying!! :))

[@zoey5411]

For real!

[@anastasiabri3851]

i somehow get goosebumps on my scalp

[@paulacox5972]

Me too 🙂

[@mimikeishing693]

Can't believe a song like this existed, that too in that era. Bravo to the men who penned it. And kudos to this very young lady who sang it with all her heart. She was only in her mid teens. BTW, I came here after watching the 14YO Reid Wilson got a golden buzzer on AGT

[@usagitsukino9909]

I love how Lesley looked like the ideal “all-American” good girl, yet she was singing a very controversial and feminist song ( for that time). Love that juxtaposition

[@giavictoria9381]

usagi tsukino nice icon

[@chitsb]

still a feminist song. Even today.

[@lorrilewis2178]

The song wasn't actually controversial though.

[@RowanBuchananroabie]

Even better that she was a lesbian, then. Lmao

[@simone222]

When Lesley Gore first heard this song, she thought that ''it had an important humanist quality''. "I don’t care what age you are - whether you’re 16 or 116 - there’s nothing more wonderful than standing on the stage and shaking your finger and singing, ‘Don’t tell me what to do." ~Lesley Gore

[@nejtaksandahl]

truly such an inspiring woman

[@Gurukirpa152]

luvlisa Blink!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@wanda3180]

luvlisa The cringe and who’s gonna make it to 116 dum bitch

[@jgiza8888]

@@wanda3180 Hey pig, there is a 'b" in dumb. She was simply juxtaposing youth and old age dumb ass.

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Lesley's facial expressions, her emotion, her gestures perfectly bring the song across. It's simply atmospheric. Thank you for such fantastic memories, Leslye. We lost you too soon.

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Watch it again and just watch her eyes and eyebrows, wow.

[@complexpassions]

Definitely! I noticed it right away, Mesmerising.

[@larrycupcakehusbands2414]

+EmpressOfWyoming58 agreed

[@MrRunnerdog]

well said. ☺

[@kissmyassbitch5828]

how old i she when she died

[@kathybird1912]

This is all the more fantastic when you consider that it was recorded in 1963, when most songs by female singers were doing some version of "please be my boyfriend". Gore may have recorded the first "girl power" anthem.

[@ServusDeiSmith]

Shove that girl power where the sun don't shine

[@lovendor]

@@ServusDeiSmithdid a woman hurt you😢😢

[@Celestialfairy8]

@@ServusDeiSmith Awww sounds like your ego is hurt by women not needing men. Shove this 🖕🏻 up your ass

[@valeriapebble]

​​@@ServusDeiSmith Oh you poor thing, bless your heart. Sounds like the baby needs a nap 😴

[@FAIRYGIRL911]

​@@ServusDeiSmithwe would, but your head is already too far up your own ass that there's not enough room

[@EM-pj9mr]

i wish i was alive during this era because of two things. 1. the music 2. id maybe be dead already

[@ldive]

but then you realize 1. no internet 2. heavy racism 3. No equality

[@sensiblewheels]

@Toni Sumblin 😄😄

[@chpchocc12]

Omg this is my favorite thing ever! I busted out laughing when I read it 😂😂

[@TL8311-j6x]

Lol

[@alwaysandforeverleigh5145]

Actual same

[@ejdoesart9250]

This hits even harder when you find out she’s a lesbian and lived with her girlfriend for 33 years until she passed away

[@fb30xhk]

As I recall, she hadn’t actually at the time of this performance realised that she was lesbian

[@tesstickles4621]

Shit I just looked this up and you're not kidding

[@ejdoesart9250]

@@fb30xhk maybe not, still just thought it was neat knowing that she would eventually realize she was.

[@tesstickles4621]

@kylie selena rey how am I a homophobe?

[@zurimahogany]

@kylie selena rey you literally have ayesha as your pfp

[@thelovelyblair1707]

I love how in the beginning she just walks in like a boss

[@jullianac]

Lol

[@thelovelyblair1707]

+Adamari Hernandez fuck off with your negativity lmao

[@michaelwolfe683]

she's actually incredibly nervous walking in. she walks in looking at the ground and looking unsure. she killed this performance, but the beginning would indicate nerves.

[@smers15]

+Michael LaRocque oh we have an expert here

[@xan9941]

WITH THAT TINY ASS MICROPHONE

[@antoinepetrov]

This is one of the most powerful performances I've ever seen

[@deborahn.6215]

I was in college when she was so popular... you could hear her records playing all the way down the hall ways in the dorms... she was the beginning of WOMEN'S LIB!

[@kay-cm3lw]

Wow! That is amazing. She would have been my idol

[@bleachedwhite5067]

I wish that I could just sit and listen to your stories lol

[@marklanzarotta2577]

A very good message that we all can learn from.

[@RoboDriller]

And now women get upset because they got hit by a man who was defending himself from her.... Something definitely went wrong with the women lib.... A wrong turn for sure. Maybe taken to far OR lack of iq in modern culture

[@Bkaatie]

Nick Mieloszyk the only lack of iq here is you. There’s only a tiny percentage of people who think like that.

[@zodiac319]

Nice to see someone come on stage with confidence, and NOT lip sync! A true performer.

[@NicholeSnickers23]

Back then, thats what you did. You walked out, opened your mouth, and let your talent speak for itself. Part of why music back then was so great, if not better.

[@cj597]

Loki Laufeyson there is good music and live performers today too, you need to find them. Bruno Mars is absolutely astounding live, I prefer every one of his songs live rather than the studio version, he has such charm and talent.

[@Dynamaik0220]

Melanie Martinez kimy yes, she doesn't lipsync. She's a horrible singer live though.

[@jaibug4896]

i agree, but i think a lot of that was necessary bcz of how shitty audio was at some studios

[@dove3099]

Maik Kiehlmann go back and watch her at the voice. Mel had a beautiful voice but she drink alcohol and smokes a lot and I'm afraid that she's no longer on stage.

[@msmeowmeow5107]

This song gives me literal chills because it's so empowering, especially in the era that it was performed. You forever GO GIRL!

[@AlfredFJones1776]

Two men wrote the song.

[@brentmarlow662]

I'm a whore and respect it. Modern women in a nut shell

[@fzsblackmagick5166]

@@brentmarlow662 There ya go...look at me, I'm a slut...errrr...I mean empowered woman, yea that's what I meant. Then they want men to fall all over them in their 40's after they've hit the wall, rode the cock carousel round and round and look like a horse's saddle that was rode hard and put away wet.

[@jamesa.meadow4711]

Alright Ron, who was the high school crush that broke your heart and left you so bitter and angry?

[@stef5998]

Alfred F. Jones and?

[@profihandwerker4828]

For me, it is her greatest performance. Why? Because, everything is just right in this performance. Her hair, her smile, the facial expressions, her voice, the film chambera, the sound during the recording, the enthusiasm of the audience. Everything just perfect.

[@AllenMQuinn]

Grace did a good job with the cover, but when you think of Lesley Gore's version and how ballsy it was to do this kind of song at this time, you just can't beat the original.

[@kramsib24]

Agreed.

[@drea94]

Except Grace wasn't trying to "beat the original" at all.

[@aliyahbff7114]

drake. They didn't mean it like that...

[@paullynn7994]

Gore did not copy a version of this song,she was the original singer of this song,the first.

[@alprince1999]

who's grace?

[@alyssawonderlandd]

what an amazing statement for this time period. such a bold beginning of realization for women.

[@victorsoul2328]

fuck off loser

[@mekenzieconnell7032]

Imagine if I flipped that joke around like " shouldn't you be fixing a light bulb or something???

[@xxjackxx1150]

hadji annihilator well damm!! Sure I will, but I will put poisoning in it....

[@xxjackxx1150]

Alyssagoddess i can't imagine how much hate she probably got :(

[@CheekyThrill]

It is now, too, sadly.

[@AManOf_Culture]

Her change of expression throughout the whole segment shows what this was, giving everything she has to the message she believes, to the emotions she feels.

[@pjangels609]

It's called "acting".

[@DoBraveryFPS]

​@@pjangels609 well it may be emotion or acting.. but the song key changes higher a few times. So she has to belt it out more for that.

[@richardcompton8881]

More importantly, it shows what a great performer she is...

[@ALinn-vr3nl]

I like that she sings it like she means it. That she wasn't kidding around, and took the message seriously. And indeed, it was a serious message for that time, and continues to be, today. Look at how many men kill their female partners.

[@phildagee]

The rawness, feedback in the mic, static...combined with pure talent, passion, conviction. THIS is music. You live the moment as if you are right there next to her. Wow.

[@diffened]

and boys and girls, I think she was still teenager when she did this.

[@larryjohnson5710]

I believe she was 18.

[@zombibabes2369]

Okay and 😳😳

[@tngirl341]

She was 17

[@larryjohnson5710]

@@tngirl341 18 Born May 1946 performed in October 1964

[@patcarothers]

@@larryjohnson5710 She was 17 when she recorded it.

[@NinjaExtraordinaire]

Damn to sing this song back in that time. Props to her. She bad ❤️

[@mnesbitt100]

This was NOT a controversial song in 1963. This isn't Afghanistan.

[@mikixP]

She bad ? You suck at grammar

[@tylerevans8432]

mikixP Remember your Full Stops kiddo.

[@corathecowboy]

HOOKSHOT I mean in a way it is? Sexism was pretty strong back then.

[@peachy.915]

mikixP she obviously used slang

[@hannajins8657]

This was a message needed to be heard especially at that time period

[@MindyMatijasevic]

and even now, unfortunately.

[@Username-kn9qh]

Mindy Matijasevic. Thanks to people like her, we do not need this message today.

[@MindyMatijasevic]

There is still much of the world that doesn't recognize marital rape as a crime, little girls having to marry disgusting men, etc. There's a long way to go. I don't know where you are located or what gender you are, but I'm sure those factor in to how you see today. Maybe you don't need this message today, but loads do.

[@GaryBarker-cartoonist]

If you think anything has changed you're just not paying attention, we're headed backwards at an alarming rate now

[@beep37]

Gary Barker How? (Just a bit curious and interested)

[@christine2680]

I love this performance, she’s making a STATEMENT, look at her looking everyone in the eye. Amazing performance!

[@TerraMarie34]

I just really like this because I didn't know stuff like this was accepted in that time era.

[@mystery4236]

20 years is a long time and things can change in that time span

[@TerraMarie34]

lol it looks like that reply is meant for me because the other person deleted theirs.

[@meatmyhomenowatthis]

I am confused about what you think was accepted - a woman singing about independence - and we are talking about your parents era - not the middle ages! Sweetheart that time era is one generation back and we are all open minded about woman power - SSMH

[@TerraMarie34]

lol I wasn't referring to a woman singing about independence. I was referring to a woman who encouraged independence and took that action. Woman, despite legally having freedom, were and still are ridiculed to some point. So I didn't know back then that songs like this could be accepted considering how potent the bigotry towards woman was.... I'll let that "your parents era" thing slide. Even though this is 5 and 8 years before my parents were even born. I guess that's close enough...

[@varaidzoanatum2554]

TerraMarie and yet ppl don't sing songs like this in this era haha ironic right?

[@tyuzulala7457]

owh her smile... 😍

[@kaitlynmckessy5772]

Vinka Friskila Wijaya follow me on Instagram, my account is kaitlynmckessyjesusgirl

[@Elixir404]

Her eyes!!!!😍😍

[@matalsace]

And you can you smile on yr picture plz? : :)

[@pitag397]

I like this live performance better than the studio recording. Her voice is not as subdued here and she is belting it out so amazing!

[@Matt-xl1bc]

that is the studio version u you yum yum

[@gianna5344]

@@Matt-xl1bcit’s different

[@imcnagpc2]

@@Matt-xl1bc This is a lot "jazzier" than the studio recording.

[@DoBraveryFPS]

​@@Matt-xl1bcthat is "not" the studio version.

[@ellenmay88]

Joan Jett does a really good rendition of this

[@amityislandchum]

Tbe whole song is ahead of its time, but especially the line "Don't put me on display."

[@GBBlue1]

Yeah, that's the line that got me. You could, as many commenters here do, try to diminish the forward-leaning nature of the song, but that line's the counterpoint and next level. The song's not just grievance; it demands equality and respect.

[@Pizza653]

The courage it must have taken to sing a song like this in that time. She gives it her all and it's just so beautiful. What a legend

[@patriasalmon468]

What a wonder full song pity there is no more like that

[@Obiwannabe]

It didn't take any courage. It was written by 2 dudes

[@paulrussell1207]

I just heard on a podcast that the woke think that the past, the 60's and 70's was a sort of Saudi Arabia, when in fact women and this kind of messaging wasn't nearly as revolutionary as people imagine. I am not saying there hasn't been an improvement curve but it's a little mythological. It's the same energy as K.Harris being Vice President is treated as groundbreaking/stunning, but, for example, C.Rice at Secretary of State, which probably holds more actual power as an office, is sort of background noise, forgotten about. I am no Republican, I am from Scotland, but it's interesting to note it suits the messaging more of this holy struggle through the decades to imagine an exaggerated image of the past. This song was written by men indeed. Not cause they were part of some cabal. Not because they were cause driven and it was so revolutionary in that era, as you have been lead to believe. If you imagine the past as a much less heated period than in your head, this song is actually written about a girl who doesn't like a bossy possessive boyfriend. That's all. Remember when the facts don't fit your narrative, the narrative arc might be false.

[@monroe2820]

@@Obiwannabe this song wasn’t written by any guy fhshrjskaj

[@Obiwannabe]

@@monroe2820 it's almost 2021 and you have a fucking deluge of info at your fingertips and you come with this absolute shit take? A literal 6-second google search would give you all the info you need. You're fucking embarrassing and I'm embarrassed FOR you. Next time check your shit before somebody rocks it. John Madara Dave White Look it up. You're at least THAT intelligent enough....right?

[@pinecakemonster6543]

She is 18 years old in this video!! Just woooow!!

[@jamesettah.877]

Fr?

[@pinecakemonster6543]

Jamesetta H. Yess

[@diamond5156]

I thought she was in her 30s

[@AlexMR]

That fucking hair my god. So perfect

[@DudeSilad]

That's the best version I've heard. She just oozed so much confidence from earlier versions. She was only a teenager after all.

[@drylagoon]

she's a goddess you guys.

[@pinnapinna3547]

Wallace Raymond jesus h. christ are you okay? what you so angry for?

[@sebziez]

Wallace Raymond why do you sound like a freak that missed a Madonna concert Calm down

[@boop-oop-a-dog]

​@Wallace Raymond she died so she could take her rightful place as a goddess and "petunia the pig" is that the best you could come up with? damn your pathetic

[@mikadoedwards3117]

@Wallace Raymond Please try to be more considerate

[@tevinklyce8710]

Hehe

[@rachela958]

The amount of sass is unsurpassable.

[@jullianac]

Ikr

[@kitkat3106]

don't you mean unsurSASSable 😏😏😏

[@ethanlozada4470]

*:/*

[@daliahgibbs4819]

HA!

[@layshamac8252]

Right! She's singing this to someone forreal.

[@shotbyserenity]

imagine seeing her live... the power

[@m_-.430]

call me kt too bad she's dead ig

[@森-d3s]

yes she was a jewish activist and feminist who died alone of lung cancer..

[@catherineelse2120]

+森 so what

[@eileenrust6303]

call me kt to

[@joshross9635]

'Shut up and take my money!'😆

[@alburch]

It blows my mind how subversive this was in 1964, thank you for everything you did Ms. Gore.

[@jettcarlburg356]

I love this performance. She starts out hesitant, but by the end she is f'n OWNING this song!!!! RIP Lesley :-( (This song shattered SO MANY walls in 1964!)

[@MindyMatijasevic]

[@safeinmyheart1]

Yes, yes, YES!!! Love how she owns it!

[@michaellafferty9527]

Jett Carlburg this song came out in the year 1962 and not 1964 thank you

[@jettcarlburg356]

@Michael Laffertry: The song came out in 1962, but this performance was from early 1964 for the film "The T.A.M.I. Show" (probably the first true contemporary concert film, which predated both "Monterey Pop" and "Woodstock").

[@snerus_d562]

She was such a badass....absolute women empowerment💪💪💪💪

[@tacticalsweater5119]

Good thing she and all those like her don't live in Afghanistan.

[@iplaydirtyhoe653]

Pop Corn you’re triggered kid wtf lol 😂

[@iplaydirtyhoe653]

Judas Iscariot lol 😂

[@Tony-1971]

Pop Corn She was a lesbian. Singing a song about not being owned by her female lover.

[@jarjarbinksx57]

@Judas Iscariot You are really writing this under every single comment. I guess we all already know that, but that doesn't have anything to do with the fact that the song is true and many womens loved it and could relate to it. So stop with spamming please. Thanks :)

[@TalkingCheeseBurgerr]

This actually very brave and innovative for its time.

[@AmazingKa7]

TalkingCheeseBurgerr especially given that this is sung by a lesbian, it takes on so much more meaning in context

[@A_29886]

@@AmazingKa7 like the context it was written by two guys?

[@melc2978]

My mom is a big Lesley Gore fan and she introduced me to her music when I was a kid in the 80s. I love the powerful message of this song. “And don’t tell me what to do, don’t tell me what to say, and please when I go out it with you don’t put me on display ‘cause you don’t own me”.

[@roseoreillysievers6057]

What an appropriate song, even now, where some guys think they own women

[@bluluckyduckie]

She took this song through THREE key changes in 2 minutes and 3 seconds the whole time hair coiffed, wig snatched, liner fleeked and it was the 1960’s- she’s a forking legend!! 🙌🙌🙌🖤🖤🖤💖💖💖🖤🖤🖤💖💖💖

[@jameswellington7745]

“she’s a forking legend!!” Good Place fan?

[@DRDFMGV]

Toy story 4

[@Galvion1980]

WORD!

[@eecortese]

At 67, I am still obsessed with woman.

[@catherineshore6995]

Not to mention she is also a lesbian icon likeeee period

[@BB99234KJ]

As a gay man this song is awesome but yet saddening that this is a literal cry from Leslie. The emotions in her face say it all. I love you Leslie.

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

What do.you mean.??

[@djstinkienuts3387]

well she came out as lesbian 2003

[@Sosa081]

Wasn't she gay though? Who is she crying out too?

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

@@Sosa081 it's just a song....does everything need a reason..

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

@@Sosa081 she's not crying out to anyone..it's a song...it's expressing feelings that young people go through...

[@leilanit3717]

it's so cute how nervous she looks when she walks onto the stage, but when she starts belting the chorus she switches to empowerment

[@fomalhauto]

She sang another song before You Don't Own Me. She started off singing Maybe I Know She sang with a lot of confidence and she was getting very loud applause after she finished that first song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppmsin2cf79lrNU

[@navymusician822]

She may have also been a little...high

[@Jotinko]

Lesley never did drugs. Sucks how she died young from lung cancer but she never smoked tobacco in her entire life 😢

[@margebrown4875]

She saved my life from a life full of pain and regret!

[@n40tom]

My Brother in law and his wife were married in 1987 . I was in the wedding party. When it became time for the Bride and Groom dance my new Sister in law picked this song for the dance." Lesley Gore You Don't Own Me." WOW The place went wild. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Everyone cracked up. It was the best Wedding I have ever been to. RIP Bill , I miss you.

[@kawakimashita]

Your brother in law got married to his wife in 1987. But his wife was your "new sister in law" how were you related to them? Did you sister marry someone then divorce them then he re-married your new sister in law? Or was one of those "in laws" a mistake?

[@priscillasilva9227]

I can't imagine how liberating this was for her.. Especially since it was a time when the male sex was thought to be superior

[@nigeljoseph1722]

Until it was confirmed😎

[@kenzieskye3053]

Nigel Joseph Not really.

[@salandadadakkonyakpow2927]

It is superior

[@jk.2464]

It still is

[@fonziegee]

2 guys wrote this song.. liberating from what? its not about "male oppression" its about a possessive boyfriend genius.

[@julieg2603]

she is such an icon!! made music that was way ahead of her time, fought for abortion rights in protests, was a lesbian, i love her so much!

[@nicholaspreusser7547]

How sad🎑🎃 RIP Lessley

[@gigi_monster]

Why did she say "Don't say I can't go with other boys" if she was gay?

[@Aibhae]

KawaiiGi It actually wasn’t written by her nor her song. The original writers asked her to sing it for them. But she still slayed it, like it was her own.

[@daretolove5950]

If the babies that you're aborting had a right to have a voice too they'd love this song too.. Think.

[@tthomas2348]

@@daretolove5950 can you not?

[@oneglobeoneloveofficial]

That smile as she walks on stage that says I'm about to knock your socks off and you don't even know it. PERFECTION.

[@89ksokd91]

I love her expressions and the fierce rebelliousness in her eyes and smile

[@rosacastanon8812]

Yes, rebellious is the word.

[@jochengoebel4928]

This song touches my hesrt, it mskes me sad to trsrs. Im 77 and all the years there ist the SAME Problem Justice is made by Men , no same Justice for Women. Its truly sad.

[@cheiftain732]

Lived with her girlfriend 39 years until she died

[@cheiftain732]

@@jochengoebel4928 serious ? Men have no rights

[@skeetorkiftwon]

Every woman, and man, should feel this way.

[@kishiakaik6513]

Man? 😭😭 Lmao they’re the one controlling women but okay

[@skeetorkiftwon]

@@kishiakaik6513 www.documentarymania.com/playerf.php?title=The%20Red%20Pill

[@ahaanbohra5334]

@@kishiakaik6513 ppl like u r the reason feminism is now turning into pseudofeminism. that person is saying that every guy should also agree with this

[@kishiakaik6513]

Ahaan Bohra you are the reason why we did and will need feminism

[@ren-6120]

kishiakai k lmfao you’ve gotta be joking

[@generalkenobi7873]

At last it was THIS version that was used in THE movie... ^^

[@lovelightluckycharmyeah]

yassssssssssssss

[@BlackCanaryJBKP]

No it wasnt '-'

[@generalkenobi7873]

not in the trailer but in the actual movie

[@breezybrad]

Yeahhh

[@ShadyPizza]

+LARA CROFT NA it was...

[@paulmackyou9098]

This performance is EVERYTHING. She started out nervous then found her groove and her confidence was beaming ❤

[@raulmartinez3484]

Her last name is Gore. How badass is that?

[@krzysztabyszczacy5858]

Raul Martinez its her surname, not last name wtf

[@jeremylunsford5398]

Amanda Little the shit trolls do for attention

[@alexiaslay]

Krzyształ Błyszczący lmao delete this comment you're embarrassing yourself

[@krzysztabyszczacy5858]

lexi poohy wow baited

[@Batbimbo]

Krzyształ Błyszczący low quality b8

[@lorelaiturtle4923]

This song has a meaning that I feel was lost when they re-created it.

[@kishibe6439]

True

[@malphasblackwing420]

Lorelai Turtle I have my own ideas about the song but what are yours?

[@snoopydumb7473]

I love her face when she sang I’m free at 1:38 🥺

[@Yugvijay]

❤️

[@windyhuesxinstagram5033]

Do you know the name of this series?

[@supernova2233]

Yep, that's because freedom is being visually carved into her soul at that moment 💪🥰

[@billyalarie929]

It’s the best part.

[@sarahsmile8451]

That part actually made me sad. She wasn't free. She was a closeted young lesbian in a time were being gay was a crime (when this song came out), a time when out lesbians could be assaulted by police as "punishment", a time where if a woman were to have kids with a man then come out her kids would be taken away. She was far from free.

[@letitiabradin5576]

This song was used in Wives club movie with Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bettie Mildred to the opening to their club. I loved this movie.

[@cherrybarb4651]

She was 17 when this was released. I and all my little 13-year-old friends just idolized her.

[@Ash-ty4qp]

Omg wow! :)

[@MsGabi2004]

YOU DO KNOW THAT LESLEY GORE WAS THE ORIGINAL SINGER OF THIS SONG?? HAVE YOU NOT NOTICED THAT IS A VIDEO FROM 1964???

[@lolokay3706]

TALIA LOUSKI duhh

[@AEMoreira81]

TALIA LOUSKI actually 1963.

[@limeadel303]

I hate when people call this the "old version" it's not the old version. This is the original. The new one is just a parody at this point.

[@shawnmichaelduncan5951]

Nothing wrong with Joan Jett

[@Chucky-oy4ws]

Why do you need to know? The new version is much better this one sounds like a cat being strangled

[@m_-.430]

Chucky Childs play Joan Jett makes everything sound better

[@ruthie6066]

Chucky Childs play she’s trying to sound all mocky because she’s annoyed, thats the point of the song u sound mighty dumb

[@frankdux5215]

This is the old version bro

[@thefrayedends]

I love that this is in my rotation now, it's a banger

[@tragicallyhoney]

Can we talk about her water eyeliner. She's so pretty

[@tamarooo12345]

You don't own me I'm not just one of your many toys You don't own me Don't say I can't go with other boys And don't tell me what to do Don't tell me what to say And please, when I go out with you Don't put me on display 'cause You don't own me Don't try to change me in any way You don't own me Don't tie me down i will never stay And don't tell me what to do Don't tell me what to say And please, when I go out with you Don't put me on display I don't tell you what to say I don't tell you what to do So just let me be myself That's all I ask of you I'm young and I love to be young I'm free and I love to be free To live my life the way I want To say and do whatever I please You don't own me

[@sandyvera4220]

👍😄😊

[@marilynwillett804]

yes we know.

[@quianag.7660]

it shows the lyrics in the video

[@kaitlynmckessy5772]

tamarooo12345 Follow me on Instagram, my account is kaitlynmckessyjesusgirl

[@supinkdiamond3338]

Thanks Fam

[@larrylewis5721]

Several years ago, I saw Lesley perform in a nightspot in Northampton, MA, a college community known for its open views on sexuality, politics, etc. She was absolutely terrific. She still sang great, was open about herself, offered self-deprecating humor and seemed as relaxed as could be. I went away highly impressed about not only Lesley the singer, but Lesley the human being. How I wish she was still around.

[@maureencross4573]

I wish she was still around, such a powerful voice,loved to have met her.

[@MrSkinnn]

Thanks for the flashback --- The nightspots of North Hampton are amazing with the type crowd they attract. I'm in Pennsylvania, straight, but do appreciate lesbians, a best friend was one. Back in 1992 I was in North Hampton for a week hunting dinosaur footprints by canoe up river above Turners Falls, on the Connecticut River (came home with some nice stone footprints and memories). I was camping north west of town in a State Park. There were 3 night clubs/bars that I'd hit at night, amazing memories of all three - it was "Taste of North Hampton" week. The one night it was so foggy going back to camp I could hardly see the front end of my canoe on the roof of my white Lebaron coupe. I had a serious buzz on from a great night out and thought I must be insane driving like this through the mountains on a winding forest road back to camp. But, being an INTJ (tested genetic mastermind) I knew I could to do it. All I had to do was drive 30 minutes or so, blind and buzzed, and keep the car on the road until a State Park sign announced my turn onto another road. It worked, I found the camp. 🙃. The only problem with North Hampton was the early curfew, I think it was 1am when the bars had to close. I could have gone to 3am no problem. 🤘😎👍

[@trevorjohnpatrickwalker]

A great singer

[@lemurianchick]

⁠@@trevorjohnpatrickwalkerYou think driving "buzzed" which is being intoxicated is a fond memory? It's a reckless, selfish thing to do and I hope you aren't still driving under the influence. 😑 2:03

[@rabbit0664]

Oh man I agree. Would be so nice to see a performance and relax in the vibe

[@regular4921]

The breath control on the singers of this time is immaculate. Most smoked cigarettes (or were constantly around smoke) besides this alone, pure talent they possessed. For all still alive I hope you get whatever your wildest dreams could imagine. For all who have already departed, rest peacefully for eternity and know you will never be forgotten. 🕊️

[@wonderawhile5832]

R.I.P. my favorite lady of 60s music.

[@TrudylynnGunn]

It's My Party

[@wonderawhile5832]

***** I loved Lesley Gore! I even had a poster on my bedroom wall when I was about 8 y/o! I was fascinated by her. My fav song: "You Don't Own Me". Wonder

[@wonderawhile5832]

***** I was born in 1960, but I watched reruns of "Shindig" and other tv shows of it's kind in syndication. I always wanted to meet her. My partner bought me a photograph of her on eBay. It's framed and sits in my art studio. Wonder

[@adacsac]

I came here after listening to 60's radio on pandora. I don't regret it. Fuck this song is good!

[@dogpup123]

💯💯💯💯

[@rune473]

was awesome back then still is :)

[@cassileeclark8905]

Awesome song but that hair.....😂

[@willwjl]

I have pix of my older sisters as teens, teased hair, striped pants and white lipstick

[@phoenixashes1026]

I came here after hearing it on suicide squad thinking damn i heard this song before. They remade it. The new version sucks.

[@listerfrost1493]

She raised the key thrice, As if it was nothing...... :/ ;( it's hickin beautiful

[@pennydavis2637]

Lister Frost I noticed that, she was very under estimated as a vocalist...Very versatile octaves and range..

[@ProjectJoanne]

Thrice, that's a Golden Girls reference 😅❤️

[@cs292]

@@ProjectJoanne no, thats just English.

[@alwaysandforeverleigh5145]

Lister Frost Hickin, is it?

[@alwaysandforeverleigh5145]

Also, cs292 , 😂😂😂😂

[@1968tomf]

Rip Lesley Gore ! Wirklich beeindruckende Lieder !

[@hjames78]

She died!😢

[@pjgumby]

Sure was a bold statement, especially in the early 60's, surprised it was even a hit. helen ready wasn't even a trail blazer, she merely mirrored her times, but this was guts, at a time when women were only pretty with nary a thought in their head. I know, I lived through those times. This was gutsy and bold, and she was the first one to say that she won't be owned like a dog or a toy or a trophy or a slave to any man. She had the guts to say it first before, way before.

[@pjgumby]

Lucas Gilles It was highly unusual for its time, very unusual.

[@commodore665]

Lucas Gilles I had heard it before , I just couldn't remember who sang it first

[@jerrytant492]

pjgumby Her music was great, I loved her like many thirteen year old boys did in 63. I hate to say this but feel I must, it is easier to be defiant and all the traits you listed( rebellious about men, etc. ) when you are gay. When I found this out much later in life and i felt cheated . I AM not trying to be disrespectful. just reflecting.

[@pjgumby]

jerry tant You are sweet, kiss yourself on the nose for me !

[@velez7267]

pjgumby she is gay from new york that says it all,, berry gordy discoverd her his first star , many to follow

[@rosiekr901]

she killed this song woah nearly cried

[@bellapurry3844]

She kills every song!

[@rosiekr901]

i know! its amazing

[@makler1polbox]

+Bella Purry bo taka była wówczas technika.. i mikrofon tak zniekształca :/

[@bellapurry3844]

I'm sorry I don't speak Polish?

[@RoBeatle1964]

This song has been giving me goosebumps for 58 years. LordyMoses, what a voice!

[@rudy.solvici9598]

Yes. She is wonderful !

[@rudy.solvici9598]

Yes. She is wonderful !

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

Me 60 yrs

[@Matt-xl1bc]

wow u mussa been yougly like lezzy hore

[@annavarela5647]

One of my all time favorite. I love Leslie Gore. ❤

[@Mr.Rocklight]

Great. Beautiful. Leslie Gore is a great being on this planet. With strength. love and courage and honesty in her beautiful Voice. Thank you Leslie ❤

[@dape8993]

Lesley had a terrible case of stage fright. If you notice, most of this song she is looking up into the rafters because she could not look into the crowd for fear of freezing up. In other clips, she looks left and right--but she is looking at friends who were placed in the crowd so she would have a familiar face to look at and not panic.

[@meatmyhomenowatthis]

That may be true, but you are taught to look into the rafters when you perform on stage - I didn't get the feeling she was feeling any panic.

[@andrewo.b.7638]

Great story. She once said that she was susceptible to throwing up before a performance. She also said that if something was hard, it was all the more reason to do it.

[@ayf1983]

I guess the audience owned her.

[@pjgumby]

She still sang the song pal, what did you to get on records or sing before an audience? Can you do better? Jerk, just tired of your types, never, or ever will you even get to her level. Leave the slamming to other's who were on stage with her. I knew this song way before you were in diapers.

[@meatmyhomenowatthis]

She looked upwards for like a second and then thoroughly enjoyed singing.

[@cga9964]

I'm a Young latino boy . English is not my first language but i can understand the meaning of this song. Wow it's so powerful.

[@syddney6403]

Ok

[@manywaystodolife]

ok

[@h3lm0s24]

It is and we love it

[@F3V00]

When you tried to start a ok train and it failed :

[@user-kn2oc5ps3h]

no one cares that ur a "young latino boy"

[@alonzomartii]

She was young and wanted to live as a lesbian woman without being judge by living a very happy life. Powerful lyrics

[@tfmplayer7010]

Very powerful

[@HappypandaAJ]

She didn’t write the lyrics though. It was written by two men :T Still, her delivery is very powerful 💕

[@wendylee1813]

It's a Powerful Song ,no matter which way U look at it.The only person who can decide what's right &how they d like to be treated is YOURSELF...Doesn't matter if Married,Gay,Friendly .You Belong to No-one .It Comes down to being One's Self.

[@shawnatkinson6564]

Very powerful lyrics. This particular performance, although as basic a topic it touches on, stopped me dead in my tracks.

[@Pigbait420]

You literally made that up. Not everything is a pride moment.

[@pickleBOB405]

I know her music is old, but I love it so much!!