I am from Hollywood,Fla and I worked delivery driver in Hallendale, Fla and I used to deliver to her Condo on a regular basis and she would get a Small cheese every time and give you a 50 dollar bill and tell you to keep the change one time she asked me what kind of music that I liked and I told her the fifties and 60's and she went into another room and came back out with 3 albums and she signed them for me.

"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" "Where the Boys Are" "Mama" She was phenomenal. What a voice! And she had so many good songs!

@mamb70

2 жыл бұрын

The 60s had a plethora of great singers, Connie was definitely one of them. Incredible vocals!!!

@cocoaorange1

Жыл бұрын

I heard Elvis left in tears at her performance when she sang "Momma". His mom had died.

One of the greatest voices of the 20th Century!

Connie Francis is without a doubt the best female singer of her era.

@brgilbert2

Ай бұрын

[jimkreider9997] Connie Francis's record sales during that era of music would indicate that.

Connie Francis is a fabulous singer who is very underappreciated today. I'm glad to finally see someone react to her.

@mamb70

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely

She had such a haunting voice and phenomenal technique that you could not wait for her next record. You could never get enough of it.

There was no Auto-tune in those days that was her real voice Pure Talent listen to Lipstick on your collar

Connie was a great singer, but did you know that she was a smart business woman? With her first contract with MGM Records, she had total control over her career. She was Executive Producer of all her product. She got to record what material she wanted, record where she wanted; record with the musicians she wanted to work with; MGM bought the gowns/clothes and accessories she wore for her publicity photos, album covers, 45 record sleeves, AND Connie got to keep everything. MGM paid for all of her sessions and they couldn't recoup the money directly from Connie. MGM could not release anything Connie record unless Connie gave her consent. She had an unheard of contract for that period of time.

@rogerturner1881

8 ай бұрын

and just unheard of even today.

@mariangrimsdell1112

Ай бұрын

@@rogerturner1881just following the Hip Hop drama 🎭, totally disgusting , I hope those damaged people get some justice.

@rogerturner1881

Ай бұрын

even today too.

Just as beautiful as her voice

Connie Francis and Brenda Lee both have a lot in common...Both have great vocals and are tiny in stature. And both became big recording stars during the 50's and 60's. Note: She was also in the 1960 movie "Where The Boys Are" She also sang the movies title song. Great reaction to one of the finest female singers ever...

Connie is another one of the great young lady singers of the late 50's - early 60's. Some of her hits were "Stupid Cupid", "My Happiness", "Among My Souvenirs", "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Where The Boys Are" & "Frankie". She recorded many of her songs in other languages. And she did the singing voice for some actresses in a few movies. She had a very tragic life (was raped, lost her voice for a few years with complications from surgery, her brother was murdered, suffered from manic depression, married 4 times).

@brucedillinger9448

2 жыл бұрын

Holy Camoli! That poor woman!

@andreadeamon6419

2 жыл бұрын

Did not know this

@brianbyczek3042

2 жыл бұрын

lots of tragedy in her life but i sure loved it when she sang and made me and many others happy

@jessemartin3125

2 жыл бұрын

That's sad. She deserved better.

Connie is still with us. She's 83. Brenda Lee is too at 76.

After several recordings with no chance to hit, her father told Connie that this old song will be a hit for her. Connie just didn't think so, and resisted. Finally, at the end of a recording session they had 5 minutes left. Connie said, well, what do I have to lose. She recorded this song in ONE TAKE, which is all the time there was left in the recording session. After about a month, there was nothing. Then, when watching Dick Clark's American Bandstand, he said, "This Song is Going to the Top". And, that it did. It became Connie's first of many many hits!

Connie Francis is one of the greatest singers of all time.

Skeeter Davis sings along these lines with a song called "End of the World"

One of my favorite singers of all time

Pure perfection as Mel stated! A beautiful woman, gorgeous voice, great song!!! 💥💥💥

My Great Grandmother was born in 1896 and Connie Francis, Nat King Cole and Elvis was all she listen to.

She is still alive in her 80's WOW!

When you can , react to Skeeter Davis - End of the world .. 1962 .. 😎👍

Her voice sounds better every time I hear it. Such a pretty voice! Simply amazing! She is also a very pretty woman!

Connie's voice is so unique. You hear it once and it stays with you forever.

CONNIE IS PERFECT....AS PERFECT AS PERFECT CAN BE.

She has a great, fun recording of "Where the Boys Are". One of her biggest hits.

@dunismith3045

2 жыл бұрын

A thousand ups for Where the Boys Are!! Connie can sing!! And so dramatic.

@Star-dk8vq

2 жыл бұрын

Patty page has some of the most relaxing songs I've herd so far. Besides Patsy Cline . Love the oldies you can understand the words. Connie Francis is one of the great ones also.

@Star-dk8vq

2 жыл бұрын

Down in the valley is another of her songs Plus many more .

@buckjohnson1119

2 жыл бұрын

@@Star-dk8vq Patti could knock it out of the park, with her vocals. “Cross over the Bridge,” was an good example.

@stevemichaelsmichaels4646

8 ай бұрын

Connie also recorded a DISCO version of Where The Boys Are. You can find it on KZread.

They tell it how it is.that guy is gonna be sorry but in a beautiful way with a beautiful voice

One of my favs..Listen to more Connie Please..

Connie Italian American and putout some Italian songs that my family played during the holidays.

Love Connie Francis ♥️

You might be bewildered to know, as I was, that Connie Francis is still about at 83!

Connie Francis, one of a kind!

I was a little girl when she had all her top ten hits. Her voice is a gift and this song is kind of like venture in a country vibe. Bless you S&M for finding this and reacting.

Usually one take ... No Autotune or gimmicks. just a real voice and talent.

@rogerturner1881

Жыл бұрын

unfortunately the session master is lost but she did it in 1 take after a false start. AMAZING...2ND OCTOBER 1957.

My first Connie Francis song was Al Di La when I was a kid, my mom used to play it. Italian/English lyrics and beautiful.

@deegomez2089

2 жыл бұрын

Al Di La is a gorgeous song 🎶🎵

Connie Francis was an incredible performer and sang so many songs including "Lipstick on Your Collar" as well as "My Souvenir."

Another great song from Connie Francis is "Among My Souvenirs"

Enjoyed your 50s an 60s reaction Can u do bobby darin singing mack the knife

Love love her glad you played that beautiful voice and love her movies can y’all play to sir with love by lulu😊

Connie was big back in her day too. Such a beautiful, strong voice. Where the boys Are is a great song.

Hell hath no fury like a Connie scorned!

More Connie Francis please! She was a voice to be reckoned with!

One of my all-time favorites!

Love this song.

I didn't appreciate her voice when I was a child but I certainly do now.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Love the old songs ... thanks for introducing "real music" to today's generation ! No auto tune , just vocal talent !

@cjturner2008

2 жыл бұрын

Not being disrespectful Because I love classic artists too But there are some artists today that Don't Use Autotune Like Adele

@cjturner2008

2 жыл бұрын

And I love older Masterpieces All the way to the late 40s I just love all different types of music And not all artists use autotune No dis respect Just making a point

@cocoaorange1

Жыл бұрын

I agrre. Some of today's artists are really good. A good karma song.

Back then there were very few artists that wrote their own songs. It was professional songwriters that mostly supplied the tears and shoulders to cry on!😂

Connie Francis singing where the boys are and stupid Cupid are good also

She was one of the best...... so many hits, always liked "Lipstick on your collar" best ! (maybe her first hit)

It’s interesting how some music still sounds great decade after decade.

check out MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. Connie sings harmony with herself. #1 hit.

"Who's Sorry Now?" is a popular song with music written by Ted Snyder and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. It was published in 1923, when Isham Jones had a major hit with it. Connie's father kept bugging her to record it. She kept resisting saying it was not a modern song. Finally she relented, they styled it in the 6/8 time beat of the rock and roll coroners like Elvis's slow numbers, and Pat Boone, Fats Domino. All of a sudden it went straight to number one, and launched her national career.

So many songs she sang became her signature songs. How many singers can make that claim? I was lucky enough to see her in concert in the 1980s. Been a fan since 1958.

As a youngster in the late 50's / early 60's my parents had this record, as well as "Where The Boys Are" - whenever that song started, our chihuahua would run up to the speaker and start 'singing' (howling) along.

@jessemartin3125

2 жыл бұрын

cool!

I am 62 years old and just love your authentic reactions. love the music. Ive watched alot of reaction videos just please stay the way you are . reactions become to boring when the reactors get to commercial.. Love the channel and have a happy holiday season!

Great vocals

Absolute classic from Connie

I believe Connie is Italian, she does a STUNNING version of Al Di La (a beautiful Italian song). Pls react to it or check it out in your down time. I think you will love it 🎶🎵

My brother & I sang all of the Connie Francis songs we had on the albums at the time! I think my brother was in love with Connie 🥰 You should hear her sing in Italian 💎✨. Truly a beautiful singer of the 50’s & 60’s 💎

Wonderful reaction. I just love her. She had so many hits. My favorite is Where the Boys Are

@ritajackson745

2 жыл бұрын

Love this song

@ritajackson745

2 жыл бұрын

You should listen to patsy cline

I love the expressions on your faces. I know I looked the same way when I discovered her for myself. You can't believe what you are hearing. She's the best.

One of the great voices. Belongs in Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

A true legend! Her songs sound just as good now as back in the day.

Her voice feels so much like patsy! I love those kinds of voices. It's just so soothing and so full of emotion

Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Dusty Springfield...all of these beautiful women could sing FABULOUS!!!! When we were young teenagers, this music made us love our guys deeply. We definitely were moony eyed teenagers. We danced so smoothly and sweetly with our honey bunnies. We were so innocent.

my favorite of hers is "lipstick on your collar"

What a voice and good singer. This couple's reaction makes me really appreciate Connie Francis.

she did it in one take, this was her last session with MGM and her father demanded she sing whos sorry now with a new beat, this was her first hit after her six previous songs bombed in the charts

One of my all time favorite female artist from my grade school days...so soothing

I am so glad to see you playing Connie Francis song, omg wonderful.

Great song, great voice. I was fortunate growing up in that era, Had other great songs, tho I believe she was underrated or overshadowed by other great female singers then. Dusty Springfield & Petula Clark from the UK are worth reacting to.

She sings "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" even better. Really belts it out with upward key changes in the end. I don't believe many singers today could hit those notes without screaming.

@rogerturner1881

8 ай бұрын

because she was a super professional, and she read music ,not like Elvis who couldn't....

What a beautiful voice! And she is so beautiful!

Connie made 48 Albums in 14 languages.

Shawn and Mel, another beautiful song from Connie is "Mama' -I don't think you will be disappointed.

@gracecheri997

2 жыл бұрын

The song Mama is a killer especially if you miss your Mama. OMG 🇮🇹

Between 1965 and 68 there were some really gifted artists...The Guess Who...Laughing The Rascals...Groovin'...Good Loving...and The Association...Cherish...Along comes Mary... Worth giving a listen

Connie has many hits - a great voice!

That voice! She put out a lot of absolutely perfect records back in the day. My Polish grandmother -- who always had her radio on listening to pop/rock n'roll music -- LOVED Connie Francis ... and Bobby Vinton ... And Bobby Darin. And so do I. :-)

It is so fun watching y’all’s reaction because we all know what’s coming and we’re like “just wait for it”! Great!

CONNIE FRANCIS...THE WORLD'S TOP-SELLING FEMALE VOCALIST *** THANKS FOR POSTNG THIS.

Connie is a legend with so many great songs.

My mum's favourite singer she brought me up me up well ❤️❤️❤️.

"Who's Sorry Now" was originally released in the 1920s and was done as an upbeat song except for another female singer who did a slow cover after its initial release. Connie didn't want to do the song but her father insisted so she did it at the end of a recording session. The story goes that she finished it just as they were running out of tape leaving only a few seconds of blank tape before the end of the reel. Connie's father was domineering and broke her heart when he made her break off a relationship with singer Bobby Darin but in this case he was right because Who's Sorry Now was Connie's first major hit and put her in the spotlight that launched her fabulous career.

I love hearing younger generations discover these stars. Way back in 1960 when my mom died the housekeeper played her albums a long with Nat King Cole al day long. Non stop as she did her housework and took care of us. ❤❤❤❤

I couldn’t have a conversation with Her. Her voice is so sultry. I’d melt.

My favorite song she sang is “Mama” she went through some very hard and traumatic times in her life. She wrote a book it’s about her life how she became a singer and so much more. She’s still alive, my favorite movie is Where The Boys Are. Thanks so much for sharing her beautiful voice on your channel. 💗

@nsim333

Жыл бұрын

CONNIE DIED A FEW YEARS AGO RIP ..FANTASTIC SINGER ,,...

@josephcox736

Жыл бұрын

​@@nsim333 no she didn't. She's alive and 85 years old.

Love Connie. A really fun and sassy one of hers is "Lipstick on Your Collar." Hope you'll try that one, too.

You are in an Era of great music. The well is deep. Enjoy the journey.

Beautiful voice!

Loved your reaction to this great song. You should listen to more of Connie's other great hits! She was the number one female artist during the 50's and 60's! Thanks for bringing back such great memories!

Hope everyone is having a great evening. 👍love 💘 your show mel and shawn .

Connie Francis... One of my favorites..... I am so glad that the 2 of you like her... Song is timeless..

One of the great female singers of all time

Huge huge star in her day

Ah, the days when popular music actually had melody and no shouting involved.

One of the great voices!

I listened to this when I was a baby 👶

Another singer in the same line as Connie Francis that you would like is Vicki Carr, especially her song "With Pen In Hand". Every time she sang it she would cry on stage.

There were so many great singers and groups from the 50's and early 60's that give me and others goose bumps when we hear them.

She was the top female singer of the 60s and 60s, with 57 Billboard hits. She is one of the top of all times in record sales and hits.

Seriously doubt CF had to do very many takes. She had an amazing and beautiful voice back then. She also sang in Italian some songs. She sang the soundtrack for Where the Boys Are ( to the movie with the same name ).A romantic story of college students on sumner break at Fort Lauderdale. She would also go visit our soldiers and sing to them overseas while they were serving in the military ( in Viet Nam ).Made many songs and was very popular in the early 60 s. to 70 s.

@dunismith3045

2 жыл бұрын

She also played one of the students in the movie.

@paulcourtney6844

2 жыл бұрын

Still no Hall of Fame, shame, shame, shame

When you do these reactions try and do live performances. This was the era of great music. Way better than the stuff nowadays.