Day #18 Song of the Day Challenge: A song from the day I was born. How is hte world am I supposed to pick a song from the day I was born??? I was a baby. Heck I couldn’t even talk.
I did the next best thing I googled songs from Nov, of 1964 and Prayed there was a song I knew. I found out Pretty Women from Roy Orbsen was number one.
Being from my favorite movie Pretty Women I thought about sharing Pretty Women. But I kept reading and came to November 28th Leader of the Pack by The Shangri-Las and I have always liked this song so I decided to share it with you since Leader of the Pack was the Number One song.
“Leader of the Pack” is a song written by George “Shadow” Morton, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich. It was a number one pop hit in 1964 for the American girl group The Shangri–Las.
Lyrics:
Mm–“Is she really going out with him?
“Well, there she is, Let’s ask her”
“Betty, is that Jimmy’s ring you’re wearing?”
“Mm-hm”
“Gee, it must be great riding with him”
“Is he picking you up after school today?”
“Mm-mm”
“By the way, where did you meet him?”
“I met him at the candy store
He turned around and smiled at me
You get the picture
“Yes, we see”
That’s when I fell for the leader of the pack
My folks were always putting him down
They said he came from the wrong side of town
They told me he was bad but I knew he was sad
That’s why I fell for the leader of the pack
One day my dad said find someone new
I had to tell my Jimmy we’re through
He stood there and asked me why, but all I could do was cry
I’m sorry I hurt you, the leader of the pack
Do do
He sort of smiled and kissed me good bye
The tears were beginning to show
As he drove away on that rainy night,
I begged him to go slow, whether he heard,
I’ll never know Look out! Look out! Look out!
I felt so helpless, what could I do
Remembering all the things we’d been through?
In school they all stop and stare
I can’t hide the tears, but I don’t care
I’ll never forget him, the leader of the pack
Ooh, the leader of the pack now he’s gone
the leader of the pack now he’s gone
the leader of the pack now he’s goneSource: LyricFindSongwriters: Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / George Morton
