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Lesley Gore, RIP #Youdontownme

Lesley Gore, RIP

by digby

Before there was “Let It Go” there was “You Don’t Own Me”.

I can’t fully explain what a profound effect this song had on me when I was a little girl. It hit me hard. Let’s just say this message wasn’t something you heard every day in popular culture back then:

Gore was a feminist and in later life an out lesbian. She was always a cool gal, even with that flip.

RIP.

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