While researching this entry, I was surprised to learn that Connie Francis had the most successful chart run of any female solo singer of the 1960s. Over the 40 years since the decade ended, collective cultural rewriting of the ‘60s has caused it to become associated with singers like Janis Joplin, Diana Ross, and Grace [...]
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67) Connie Francis – “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You”
Posted in 06, 1962, tagged connie francis on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
36) Connie Francis – “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own”
Posted in 05, 1960, tagged connie francis on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Unfortunately, most of Connie Francis’s best songs never topped the Hot 100. Sure, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” was cute, but I’d much rather write about “Who’s Sorry Now?” or “Stupid Cupid.” “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own” is a solid chart entry, but there’s not much really memorable about it. It’s a slow, faux-country [...]
30) Connie Francis – “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool”
Posted in 06, 1960, tagged connie francis on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Everlys may moan about being someone’s clown, but along comes Connie to argue “So what? So’s everyone else.” “The tears I cried for you could fill an ocean/ But you don’t care how many tears I’ve cried” paraphrases the “When you see me share a tear” verse of “Cathy’s Clown,” but the bouncy melody makes the lyrics sound like [...]
