I have been meaning to do a post about the far-reaching effect the music of the song "Be My Baby" has had on pop music, particularly that opening drum beat. You know the one I mean - "Boom! Boom boom, cha! Boom! Boom boom, cha!"
But with the passing today of songwriter Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote not only "Be My Baby," but also, "Leader of the Pack," "Then He Kissed Me," "River Deep Mountain High," "Baby, I Love You," "Chapel Of Love," "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry," "Da Doo Ron Ron," and the holiday favorite "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home," I'm just going to let the song speak for itself and maybe get back to writing about the music when the time is right.
Today we pay homage to Greenwich who died of a heart attack in New York. She was 68. It's no surprise that she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 1991, not only for her immense talent as a songwriter - she had been writing songs since the age of 14, - but also for, I'm guessing, being the cause of many a persons romantic memories.
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love
The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep - Mountain High
The Ronettes - Baby, I Love You
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