Shangri-Las, the best girl group/group ever?
One of the best songs about mother/teenage daughter strife ever. A fucking brilliant breakdown after the 2 minute mark. Just amazing. Heartbreaking. Exemplary. "I'm gonna hide/if she don't leave me alone/I'm gonna run away/ - don't!", "Listen, does this sound familiar?/you wake up every morning/go to school every day/spend your nights on the corner/just passing the time away/your life is so lonely/like a child without a toy/then a miracle/ - a boy!", "I packed my clothes/and left home that night/though she begged me to stay/I was sure I was right/and you know something funny/I forgot that boy right away/instead I remember being tucked up in bed/and hearing my mother say/hush little baby, don't you cry".
Labels:
1960s,
classical music,
music video,
Phil Spector,
pop,
R'n'B,
soul,
the Shangri-Las,
vinyl,
Wall of Sound,
youth
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