
人歌手,有力未必就能出名,要看或是有人相助。美籍裔歌手Connie Francis年即各合 ( 含目 ) 的歌唱表演。1955,好不容易得MGM唱片公司行10首曲的合,但前9首只有1首《The Majesty of Love》勉榜 ( #93 ),眼看就要不被了,第10首在父的持下,翻唱1923的老歌《Who's Sorry Now?》( 有重新曲 )。父的眼光果然,曲在1957排行榜拿下了第4名,唱片跟著大,不Connie Francis起死回生,也一成了的歌手。
然有了曲,但接不上也是大 ( 接著行的首曲都算是失 )。此,Connie Francis遇上了Neil Sedaka和他的歌搭Howard Greenfield,看能否提供她什歌曲。了小,Sedaka和Greenfield所提供的歌全被Francis打,太知性及,不容易受到年人的喜。最後,Greenfield要Sedaka唱他早上才的一首《Stupid Cupid》,但Sedaka不意,多唱只是多受辱。Greenfield,已都了,也不多失些什。等Sedaka唱完,Francis宣,Sedaka才唱完她的下一首曲。1958,《Stupid Cupid》替Francis拿下排行榜第14名 ( 在英她的第2首冠曲 ),也重建了Francis留在排行榜的歌唱事。

Connie with Howard Greenfield

Connie and Neil (2015) Neil手上拿的是他在半世前的相片
此首1959行的《Lipstick on Your Collar》,非是Sedaka和Greenfield的作品,而是Francis第一首快奏的歌曲入榜前10名 ( #5 )。值得一的是,看像是B面底的《Frankie》,也同了排行榜的第9名,是真Sedaka和Greenfield所。Connie Francis自《Stupid Cupid》後始爬上端,Sedaka和Greenfield算是替她的人。
此首《Lipstick on Your Collar》的是:男友要出去汽水,半多小就回,果回後被看衣上有口印。男友推是她的,而衣的口是色的,和她的淡粉色 ( baby pink ) 不同。此她的蜜Mary Jane走了,看口都糊掉了,答案然是男友吻了蜜。呵呵,也有趣的一首歌。此曲年不只在台流行,在日本被填上日本歌。看YouTube上日本唱老歌的,都很喜唱首歌,而且女主唱都是穿著身洋的古打扮,更增添了一番味。
When you left me all alone
At the record hop
Told me you were going out
For a soda pop
You were gone for quite awhile
Half an hour or more
You came back
And man, oh man
This is what I saw
Lipstick on your collar
Told a tale on you
Lipstick on your collar
Said you were untrue
Bet your bottom dollar
You and I are through
'Cause lipstick on your collar
Told a tale on you, yeah
[Instrumental Interlude]
You said it belonged to me
Made me stop and think
And then I noticed yours was red
Mine was baby pink
Who walked in but Mary Jane
Lipstick all a mess
Were you smoochin' my best friend
Guess the answer's yes
Lipstick on your collar
Told a tale on you
Lipstick on your collar
Said you were untrue
Bet your bottom dollar
You and I are through
'Cause lipstick on your collar
Told a tale on you, boy
Told a tale on you, man
Told a tale on you, yeah
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