From August of 1962, another #1 written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. They just hired Eva Boyd as a nanny and upon discovering she could sing, had her do a demo of this song. They offered it to Dee Dee Sharp ("Mashed Potato Time") but she turned it down, so the newly-christened Little Eva re-recorded it herself and took it to the top. Grand Funk took it back to #1 in 1974, and Kylie Minogue had a Top 5 with her version in 1988. Ms. Boyd left the business, wound up on welfare, and passed away from cervical cancer in 2003. Video is from "Shindig."
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