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So sad. She was terrific.

Absolutely long deserved to be in that HOF. As does Neil Sedaka - I only just found out today he isn’t in either! (Tribute to Connie today)

But Newsmax - a headline with a song she WASN’T famous for. Geesh.

37 posted on 07/18/2025 8:51:41 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)

To: the OlLine Rebel

She’s famous for “Pretty Little Baby” ... but only just now in 2025. Her “official” You Tube release was on 5/27/2025, and has racked up almost 17 million views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1MdThqGarI

I don’t go on Tik Tok, so I didn’t know how many views PLB has on there, but, a search on Brave says “over 45 BILLION views” (emphasis mine) and “more than 22.5 million TikTok videos have been created using the song”.

Incredible.

It sure has been a bad week for old & talented musicians. :-(

Prayers for Ms. Francis friends and family, and may she rest in peace.

38 posted on 07/24/2025 2:48:19 PM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))

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