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Name: Watch Out, Sally!
Artist: Diane Renay
Album: Growin' Up Too Fast: The Girl Group Anthology
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Diane Renay - “Watch Out, Sally!”
Got a girl crush on: Diane Renay
From Stylus Magazine:
“Renay was actually a Navy base queen in the mid-60s, properly arousing the claustrophobic libidos of sailors stateside and wide, but “Watch Out, Sally!” was something totally different, a mock Shangri-Las slice of pissed-offedness that at times actually outshines its influence. Over a Bo Diddley beat, Renay mouths off about going to meet her forbidden boyfriend; the tough girl thing is a little forced, but the neat whispers-and-claps chorus is great, especially when it opens up onto a legitimately raw fuzz guitar solo. Sort of arresting given the sheer squeakiness of Renay’s reputation. “
Found off the excellent Girl Groups Mixtape we posted yesterday. And would you just look at that darling outfit above?
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Girl Groups Mixtape by Mike Powell for Stylus Magazine
“This is a completely non-definitive selection of 15 of my favorite songs from the girl group era, sucker cuts included, with some history and a little reflection. In the interest of being concise, I didn’t repeat artists, but suffice it to say that a lot of these groups have at least 3 or 4 absolute classics.”
I don’t know. It seems pretty definitive to me. Originally compiled by Mike Powell for the long defunct (but still online!) Stylus Magazine. The accompanying article is an excellent and necessary read that includes a short description and brief history of each track. Huge kudos to So Tough So Cute for digging this up!
Tracklist:
01 Jackie DeShannon - “When You Walk in the Room”
02 The Chiffons - “Nobody Knows WHat’s Goin’ On (In My Mind But Me)”
03 The Jaynettes - “Sally Go Round the Roses”
04 The Shangri-Las - “Out in the Streets”
05 The Chantels - “Maybe”
06 The Cookies - “I Never Dreamed”
07 Lesley Gore - “You Don’t Own Me”
08 The Crystals - “Uptown”
09 Mary Wells - “I Don’t Want to Take a Chance”
10 Ellie Gaye - “Cha Cha Charming”
11 Diane Renay - “Watch Out, Sally”
12 The Marvelettes - “Please Mr. Postman”
13 The Toys - “A Lover’s Concerto”
14 The Paris Sisters - “I Love How You Love Me”
15 The Ronettes - “You Came, You Saw, You Conquered”(via sotoughsocute)
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Name: He Fought The Law[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Artist: She Trinity
Album: Destroy That Boy
The She Trinity - “He Fought the Law”
Found off the excellent “Girls with Guitars” compilation, Destroy That Boy. Found on Thizz.Face.Disco. More on the The She Trinity:
“The She Trinity were a UK all girl Pop Group and one of those groups that seem to have slipped through the net of fame, which is surprising given that for the most part all-girl groups in England who actually played instruments were very unusual in the 1960s.” - Wikipedia
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Lesley Gore - “You Don’t Own Me”
Got a girl crush on: Leslie Gore
So much sass. So much passion. You can tell she always means what she sings.
(via Schmooze Blog, guest curated by Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls)
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The Shangri-Las - ‘Give Him a Great Big Kiss’ (via ferstday)
Got a girl crush: The Shangri-Las
I love mid-song dialogue.
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