I despised that song when it first appeared, and still do. It made Frank Sinatra's daughter look mean and small. It was an early example of loutish American music. I have often wondered whether Nancy Sinatra ever grew up.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
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That is a coincidence. I watched the documentary about The Wrecking Crew last night and this was one of the songs they showed.
That is a coincidence. I watched the documentary about The Wrecking Crew last night and this was one of the songs they showed.
This was such an anthem when it came out, I think.
Fifty years? Thanks for helping me feel every day of my age, Patti.
:-)
I despised that song when it first appeared, and still do. It made Frank Sinatra's daughter look mean and small. It was an early example of loutish American music. I have often wondered whether Nancy Sinatra ever grew up.
Horrible, yes. But it takes me back.
"We all should be truthin'." --Martin Luther King, Jr. Or not.
I wonder if this was a promo for television or a Scopatone-style proto-video. Women's posteriors marching past NS's head, take thirteen.
("No, we should all be samin'."--George Wallace.)
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