Dusty Springfield and Lesley Gore: Similarities, Surprises, and Secrets

“One pair of matching bookends, different as night and day.”

Dusty Springfield in 1966 with her signature bouffant, left, and Lesley Gore, with her signature flip! Springfield photo from Billboard Magazine and Philips Records. Gore photo by
Charliehasnoidea. Both on Wikimeia Commons.

For those old enough to remember, the above lyrics are from the theme of “The Patty Duke Show.” I kept thinking about that show as I was thinking of this story. Please don’t ask me why because I don’t know!