You don’t own me
I’m not just one of your many toys
You don’t own me Don’t say I can’t go with other boys
Don’t tell me what to do Don’t tell me what to say
An' please, when I go out with you
Don’t put me on display
You don’t own me Don’t try to change me in anyway
You don’t own me Don’t tie me down 'cause I’ll never stay
I don’t tell you what to say
I don’t tell you what to do So just let me be myself
That’s all I ask of you
I’m young and I love to be young
I’m free and I love to be free
To live my life the way I want
To say and do whatever I please
There is nothing that Dusty couldn't sing well. She was so soulful. Yet with her less powerful voice I feel this song belonged to Lesley Gore mostly because she came across as more likely the person who would have had to sing it. Dusty would have told whomever it was trying to control to go sit on a nail and rotate. Lesley, not so much. So I love Dusty and Lesley but give this song to the latter. Both of you greats RIP and know you are missed and forever loved.
I prefer Dusty's version. Leslie is a good singer yet very common to me. Dusty have depth, blues and motown quality to it. She had that Amy Winehouse kind of quality in her vocals. Dusty might not have a strong stage presence but she sings with quality. I prefer singers like dusty as compared to an over commercialized, over exposed singers.
She doesn't really get enough credit for being the greatest female pop singer of all time. Especially for influencing a bunch of other artists that don't have an inch of the talent she did.
This coming Wednesday [ 3 - 2 - 16 ] will be 17 years since Dusty passed. Two weeks after Dusty died she was inducted in The Rock, And Roll Hall Of Fame. What a damn shame. She's a timeless classic without a doubt. Rip.
RIP Dusty, Lesley Gore, Jackie Trent, Lynsey de Paul, Amy Winehouse ... so many fine singers crossed the Rainbow Bridge ... lucky for us, their music stays here