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"Go Away Little Girl" is a popular song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded by Bobby Vee for Liberty Records on March 28, 1962. The lyrics consist of a young man asking a young attractive woman to stay away from him, so that he will not be tempted to betray his steady girlfriend by kissing her.
Footsteps (Steve Lawrence song) G. Go Away Little Girl; I. I've Gotta Be Me; P. Party Doll; Portrait of My Love; Pretty Blue Eyes; S. Side by Side (1927 song) Speedoo; W.
The group had nine Billboard Hot 100 Singles hits from 1966 to 1968, including versions of "Go Away Little Girl" (#12) (a #1 hit for Steve Lawrence in 1963 and later for Donny Osmond in 1971) and "My Mammy" (#13) (popularized by Al Jolson in the 1920s). [7]
As a solo artist, Lawrence had one song reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962, the Goffin-King composition “Go Away Little Girl” (later re-popularized in the ’70s by Donny Osmond).
The New York City natives' hits include "Go Away Little Girl" for him and "Blame It On The Bossa Nova" for her. More: Singer Steve Lawrence, of '60s duo Steve and Eydie, says he has Alzheimer's
Note: Early copies credit the song incorrectly to Goffin and King, rather than Goffin and Keller. The writing credit was later changed to add George Goldner and Herbie Cox, who had written the melodically similar "Little Girl of Mine" for The Cleftones in 1956. [4] [5] "Don't Try To Fight It, Baby" Goffin & Keller Eydie Gormé: 53 -
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Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935 – March 7, 2024) was an American singer, comedian, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop duo Steve and Eydie with his wife Eydie Gormé , and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and friend of the main characters in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers .