One of the biggest '60s girl-group hits, in this song The Shirelles sing from the perspective of a girl who is left behind when her boyfriend goes off to war. Along with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?," it's one of two #1 hits by The Shirelles.
Florence Greenberg wrote this with Luther Dixon. Greenberg was The Shirelles' manager and signed the group to her Scepter record label. Dixon was an established songwriter who had written the hit "Sixteen Candles" by The Crests. He co-wrote other Shirelles songs as well, including "Boys" and "Tonight's The Night."
Brittany Murphy sings this during a wedding scene in the 2001 movie Riding in Cars with Boys, starring Drew Barrymore. The Shirelles' version was featured in the 1989 movie Born on the Fourth of July, starring Tom Cruise.
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