The singer who had fifties pop hits with songs like "Who's Sorry Now" and "Lipstick on your Collar", and was also the first woman to top the Billboard Hot 100 has died at the age of 87. RIP
This lady was my dear old dads favourite,I can remember him buying her records as soon as they where released,her music filled our home,along with others,petula Clark,Alma Cogan etc.,with great joy,RIP Connie,thanks for the wonderful memories and the joy you brought to my home.
A true star. Loved her songs in the good old days of rock ‘n roll. There was a laugh out loud tv programme named after one of her songs Lipstick on Your Collar. It was set in a Ministry of Foreign Affairs office during the Suez Crisis and followed the dreams of a young clerk in the deadly dull office. He would lapse into dreams of song and dance.
A true star. Loved her songs in the good old days of rock ‘n roll. There was a laugh out loud tv programme named after one of her songs Lipstick on Your Collar. It was set in a Ministry of Foreign Affairs office during the Suez Crisis and followed the dreams of a young clerk in the deadly dull office. He would lapse into dreams of song and dance.
Written by the wonderful Dennis Potter, a few of my mates were extras in some of the ballroom scenes.
Lipstick On Your Collar was a fantastic TV series that had a pretty stella cast, and it launched the career of Ewan McGregor. The title was certainly from the Connie Francis song, and as mentioned above written by the TV writing genius Dennis Potter. It was a wonderful and very creative series, and Potter a wonderful writer who left us with masterpiece series like Pennies from Heaven, The Singing Detective, and the one off stunning Blue Remembered Hills.
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A big star.
Her hits were so catchy…and classy.
Stupid Cupid was another big hit, was a loved singer around the late fifties and early sixties.
May perpetual light shine upon her.
Connie Francis - Wikipedia
Few singers manage to be so iconic.
RIP.
Mind you the song was written in 1923 (the year my dad was born) and wasn't recorded by Connie until 1957. Still a great rendition and a great memory.
RIP Connie.
The title was certainly from the Connie Francis song, and as mentioned above written by the TV writing genius Dennis Potter.
It was a wonderful and very creative series, and Potter a wonderful writer who left us with masterpiece series like Pennies from Heaven, The Singing Detective, and the one off stunning Blue Remembered Hills.
RIP