YOU DON'T OWN ME
"You Don't Own Me" is a popular song written by Philadelphia songwriters John Madara and David White and recorded by Lesley Gore in 1963, when Gore was 17 years old. The song was Gore's second most successful recording and her last top-ten single. On November 27, 2016, the Grammy Hall of Fame announced its induction, along with that of another 24 songs.
One of Lesley Gore's best songs is the proto-feminist anthem "You Don't Own Me" from her second album, Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts; her other two hits from that album, "She's a Fool" and "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" are also top-notch. "California Nights" reached the Top 20 in 1967; the song was co-written by Marvin Hamlisch as was "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows".
(January 2014)
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One of their finest and best known songs is the proto-feminist anthem by Lesley Gore called "You Don't Own Me", a #2 hit in December 1963 that was kept from the top of the charts only by the Beatles’ "I Want to Hold Your Hand". The song was written by David White and John Madara; Quincy Jones was the record producer, and Jones later produced a 2015 remake of "You Don't Own Me" by Australian artist Grace featuring G-Eazy.
(August 2015)
