Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1938) is an American pop singer, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. She is best known for her downbeat ballads delivered in her trademark sobbing, emotive style. In addition to her signature song, "Where The Boys Are", her many hits include "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Who's Sorry Now?", and "Stupid Cupid". She topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on three occasions with "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You". She also was known for her early relationship with the singer and teen heart-throb Bobby Darin.
Birth name Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
Born December 12, 1938 (age 72)
Newark, New Jersey,
United States
Genres Traditional pop, rock 'n roll, Country Pop
Occupations Singer
Instruments Accordion, vocals
Years active 1955–present
Labels MGM
Associated acts Bobby Darin, Brenda Lee, Patti Page, Neil Sedaka, Lesley Gore, Carole King, Ricky Nelso
1. LOVE IS MANY A SPLENDOURED THING
Love is a many splendoured thing
It's the April rose that only
grows in the early spring
Love is nature's way of givin,
a reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers
kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent
heart and taught it how to sing
Yes, true love's a many splendoured thing
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers
kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent
heart and taught it how to sing
Yes, true love's a many splendoured thing
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2. DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU
Don't break the heart that loves you;
Handle it with care
Don't break the heart that needs you;
Darling, please be fair
Why do you flirt, and constantly hurt me?
Why do you treat our love so carelessly?
You know I'm jealous of you,
And yet you seem to try
To go out of your way
To be unkind
Sweetheart, I'm begging of you,
Don't break this heart that loves you
Don't break this heart of mine
(Spoken) Darling, please don't hurt me;
Please, don't make me cry
I don't know what I'd do if you'd ever say goodbye
Remember -- I love you so much,
And love is life's greatest joy
Please don't break my heart like a child breaks a little toy
Sweetheart, I'm begging of you,
Don't break this heart that loves you
Don't break this heart of mine
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3. YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU
You made me love you
I didn't want to do it
I didn't want to do it
You made me want you
And all the time you knew it
I guess you always knew it
You made me happy sometimes
You made me glad
But there were times, dear
You made me feel so bad
You made me cry
I didn't wanna tell you
No I couldn't tell you
I need some love that's true
Yes I do, indeed I do, you know I do
Give me, give me, give me what I cry for
You got the brand o' kisses that I'd die for
You know you made me love you
You made me happy sometimes
You make me glad
But there were times dear
You make me feel so bad
You make me cry
I didn't wanna tell you
I couldn't tell you
I think your swell
That's true, yes I do, did I do, you know I do
I must tell you how I'm feelin'
The very mention of your name sends my heart reelin'
You know you make me,
Love you
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4. AMONG MY SOUVENIRS
There's nothing left for me
Of days that used to be
They're just a memory
Among my souvenirs
Some letters sad and blue
A photograph or two
I see a rose from you
Among my souvenirs
A few more tokens rest
Within my treasure chest
And, though they do their best
To give me consolation,
I count them all apart
And, as the teardrops start,
I find a broken heart
Among my souvenirs
I count them all apart
And, as the teardrops start,
I find a broken heart
Among my souvenirs
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5. WHO IS SORRY NOW
(B.Kalmar/T.Snyder/H.Ruby)
Who's sorry now
Who's sorry now
Whose heart is achin' for breakin' each vow
Who's sad and blue, who's cryin' too
Just like I cried over you
Right to the end
Just like a friend
I tried to warn you somehow
You had your way
Now you must pay
I'm glad that you're sorry now
Right to the end
Just like a friend
I tried to warn you somehow
You had your way
Now you must pay
I'm glad that you're sorry now
I'm glad that you're sorry now...
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6. STUPID CUPID
Stupid cupid, you're a real mean guy
I'd like to clip your wings so you can't fly
I'm in love and it's a crying shame
And I know that you're the one to blame
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
I can't do my homework and I can't see straight
I meet him every morning 'bout a half-past eight
I'm acting like a lovesick fool
You've even got me carrying his books to school
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
You mixed me up but good right from the very start
Hey, go play Robin Hood with somebody else's heart
You've got me jumping like a crazy clown,
And I don't feature what you're putting down
Since I kissed his lovin' lips of wine,
The thing that bothers me is that I like it fine!
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
You've got me jumping like a crazy clown,
And I don't feature what you're putting down
Since I kissed his lovin' lips of wine,
The thing that bothers me is that I like it fine!
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
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7. MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN
I told this heart of mine our love could never be,
But then I hear your voice,
and something stirs inside of me
Somehow I can't dismiss the memory of your kiss,
Guess my heart has a mind of its own
No matter what I do, no matter what I say
No matter how I try, I just can't turn the other way
When I'm with someone new, I always think of you,
Guess my heart has a mind of its own
You're not in love with me, so why can't I forget?
I'm just your "used-to-be"; it's wrong, and yet...
I know forgetting you would be a hopeless thing,
For I'm a puppet and I just can't seem to break the string
I say "I'll let you go," but then my heart says "no"
Guess my heart has a mine of its own
Guess my heart has a mind of its own
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8. ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was as nervous as she could be
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was afraid that somebody would see
Two three four
Tell the people what she wore
It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the locker she wanted to stay
Two three four
Stick around well tell you more
She was afraid to come out in the open
So a blanket around her she wore
She was afraid to come out in the open
And so she sat bundled up on the shore
Two three four
Tell the people what she wore
It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the blanket she wanted to stay
Two three four
Stick around well tell you more
Now she's afraid to come out of the water
And i wonder what she's gunna do
Now she's afraid to come out of the water
And the poor little girls turning blue
Two three four
Tell the people what she wore
It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the water she wanted to stay
From the locker to the blanket
From the blanket to the shore
From the shore to the water
Yes there isn't any more
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9. LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When you left me all alone at the record hop
Told me you were goin' out for a soda pop
You were gone for quite a while, 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
You said it belonged to me, made me stop and think
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
Told a tale on you
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10. THERE IS NO TOMORROW
No future to see
Inside the next moment
Nothin' might be
The answer's not certain
No time to decide
Is this the last curtain?
There's no place to hide
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's only today
We all know the story
We've heard it before
We end up, no question
Outside of death's door
There's no easy answer
To the question at hand
So easy to ask
And not understand
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's only today
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's only today
There's only today
No future to see
Inside the next moment
AND I LOVE HIM VIDEO
11. MY HAPPINESS
Evening shadows make me blue
When each weary day is through
How I long to be with you
My happiness
Every day I reminisce
Dreaming of your tender kiss
Always thinking how I miss
My happiness
A million years it seems
Have gone by since we shared our dreams
But I'll hold you again
Whether skies are gray or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you
My happiness
Whether skies are gray or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you
My happiness...
Evening shadows make me blue
When each weary day is through
How I long to be with you
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12. IN THE SUMMER OF HIS YEARS
A young man rode with his head held high
Under the Texas sun
And no one guessed that a man so blessed
Would perish by the gun
Lord, would perish by the gun
A shot rang out like a sudden shout
And Heaven held its breath
For the dreams of a multitude of man
Rode with him to his death
Lord, rode with him to his death
Yes, the heart of the world weighs heavy
With the helplessness of tears
For the man cut down in a Texas town
In the summer of his years
The summer of his years
And we who stay mustn't ever lose
The victories that he won
For wherever man look to freedom
His soul goes riding on
Lord, his soul goes riding on
MANY TEARS AGO VIDEO
13. I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
I can't stop loving you
So I've made up my mind
To live in memory
Of such an old lonesome time
I can't stop wanting you
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life
In dreams of yesterday
Those happy hours
That we once knew
Though long ago
They still make me blue
They say that time
Heals a broken heart
But time has stood still
Since we've been apart...
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14. SECOND HAND LOVE
They tell me that there's someone else you really truly love
And even when we kiss that she's the one you're thinking of
I guess it's true 'cause once or twice you called me by her name
I need you so but now I know that you don't feel the same
It's all over town, you've put me down
A second hand love, a second hand love
Though late at night I sit alone and count the tears that fall
I'd rather have this kind of love than not see you at all
My friends all say I'm better off if we should drift apart
But every day I hope and pray I'll be first in your heart
It's all over town, you've put me down
I'm a second hand love, a second hand love
Just a second hand love, a second hand love
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