Top Ten Judy Songs: Judy’s Turn to Cry (#4)

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Hurry!! Just 363 shopping days until Christmas! Seriously, I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. I did. Now I’m back at Chuy’s having a taco for lunch and ready to spring the first of three “obvious” “Judy” songs on you, as we celebrate our myLotters @JudyEv and @JStory07 . Hope everyone had this one on their bingo card. #4: Judy’s Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore Poor Lesley Gore, she did a lot of crying in 1963, didn’t she. “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to,” the prequel to this song, for instance. Then there’s this song’s B-side, “Just Let Me Cry.” Dang, she could have opened up her own water works company! In “It’s My Party,” her man Johnny runs off with Judy, even giving her his high school ring. Now that two-timing floozy is back with her, leaving Judy high and dry. I’ll admit that I didn’t follow Lesley Gore’s career much beyond the hits, but I have to wonder who Johnny ended up with on the next album. Nevertheless, that was a great one-two punch in the early 60s, and they still sound good today. Judy’s Turn to Cry Written by Beverly Ross and Edna Lewis Recorded by Lesley Gore From I’ll Cry If I Want To, 1963 I felt like making a scene: