Talk:Lesley Gore

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Quincy Jones' work with Lesley Gore certainly added to his fame, but considering that he was already successful as a jazz artist and had worked with Ray Charles, Count Basie, and Frank Sinatra, amongst others, I wouldn't say that his work with her established his fame.

She also did not hurt his career by any means. It put him in the world of pop spotlight, and made her a star.

"Proto-feminist" song

"You Don't Own Me" may be embraced by feminists as some sort of proto-feminist song, but does Gore feel that it is feminist? Is this a relevant observation or is it a POV? I could preceed "Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows" with a different adjective, such as "anti-diabetic," though clearly this would only be my opinion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.110.36 (talk) 00:30, 26 March 2008 (UTC) - It doesn't matter what the artists intent is, it matters what the reception is.

This song is not proto-feminist, it's proto second-wave feminist. The original feminist movement was the women's suffrage movement. That should be changed.

Without getting into whatever "proto" is supposed to mean, we can safely say that Gore considers the song a feminist social and political statement, based on her commentary at the end of this 2014 video. Peter Chastain ^{[habla, por favor]} 05:13, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

How can there be no mention that Phil Spector produced 'You Dont Own Me?' Once again,wiki needs me- S.

Table

The table needs to be cleaned up as it's quite messy at the moment. Wish I had more knowledge to do it. Timclare ^(talk) _{(sign here)} 00:55, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Citation request

Whoever put the "citation" request on Wedding Bell Blues - I added a link to the LG fan club site, which has it listed in their discography. MarkinBoston 23:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 23:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Lesleygore.JPG

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Alto voice

Apparently, someone added to this article's infobox that Lesley Gore is an alto just because she was listed as an alto on the alto page. Even the person who added that content to this article did not think Lesley Gore sounded like an alto and she definitely does not sound like an alto to me either. She sounds to me like a soprano, but I have never found a reliable source that states her voice type. I think that need to either cite a reliable source that says that she is an alto (or a soprano), or else remove all info on her voice type from this article. I will make this point on the alto article as well.

Andrea Parton 01:12, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

On October 24, User:ineversigninsodonotmessageme removed Lesley Gore from the list of "contemporary and crossover altos" in the alto article. I will remove the aforementioned content from this article in a few days if no one provides a source. Andrea Parton 01:49, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I would say that she is a Contralto, like Barbra Streisand (after she reached age 55). 66.108.94.216 (talk) 22:00, 3 October 2010 (UTC) Allen Roth

Fair use rationale for Image:Lesley Gore, French EP.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:23, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Repeated reversion of Sarah Lawrence's location

I notice that there has been a lot of reverting lately of the inclusion of the location of Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers. This is obviously something some of this article's editors passionately disagree on. I really don't care if the location of Sarah Lawrence is included in this article, but I think editors should try to resolve there differences here on the talk page, rather than continuing to engage in edit warring. Andrea Parton (talk) 23:30, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I have noticed the same thing and totally agree. — Ѕandahl 02:38, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Associated acts

Pardon my ignorance, but what do Sue Thompson, Lesley Gore, and Brenda Lee have in common that would make them "associated acts?" --Yurimxpxman (talk) 10:26, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

I agree. Sue Thompson was much older and mostly a country act. She and Lesley had little in common. Brenda Lee was a contemporary Lesley knew and appeared with in concert in 1985-86. Brenda Lee and Lesley Gore are contemporaries and they have appeared together. Chart history of their careers (mid-60s) parallels this observation.

Perhaps an even stronger case can be made for Lou Christie -- with whom Gore performed and recorded with for a decade. Another contemporary was Dusty Springfield. Both women knew each other, both were lesbians, and Dusty recorded Lesley's "Love Me By Name" in 1976. There are articles (somewhere) attesting to their friendship.

This line should read something like "...associated acts include Dusty Springfield, Lou Christie, and Brenda Lee." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bestandingby (talk • contribs) 16:09, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Name

If her birth name is Goldstein, how is her father's name Gore? --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 15:49, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

@Jpgordon: Sorry, I didn't notice your question here, before asking the same question, below. Maybe it will get more attention there. Peter Chastain ^{[habla, por favor]} 17:34, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

23 year relationship

This woman has been in a long term relationship for 23 years. I feel this information about her life is important and should be acknowledged. It should be stated in the infobox. IE: Spouse(Partner) Mary Smith (1987-present).

Covis (talk) 06:32, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Bear Family?

Hi:

I'm curious why my addition of the small paragraph on Bear Family's excellent Lesley Compilation of all of her Mercury work, was removed? And the Article I added about it?

Albabe (talk) 01:23, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Goldstein, Gore

According to the article, she was born Lesley Sue Goldstein, but her father's name is given as Leo Gore. Any information on when their names were changed? Peter Chastain ^{[habla, por favor]} 05:21, 22 October 2014 (UTC)