Ronnie past today at 78. Short term battle with cancer. Will always love Eddie Money for bringing her out of retirement to sing the “be my little baaaaby” part on Take me Home Tonight.
Ronnie Spector RIP
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Eddie Money did a great interview a few years back where he told the story of how he called Ronnie up to ask her to do the “be my little baaaby” part on Take me Home Tonight. He said she told him she wasn’t singing anymore, and he kept hearing thing clinking and clanking while she was on the phone. She was In the kitchen doing dishes in the sink. She reluctantly agreed to do it, which reignited her passion and she began to perform again after the recording.
Bruce Springsteen and (especially) Steve Van Zandt were instrumental in helping Spector get the credit she deserved. I think Little Steven called her "the best female rock vocalist of all time."
"Be My Baby" was one of three 1960 classics that has stood the test of time along with "You've Lost that Lovin Feeling" and "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers as all 3 songs have been replayed in several movies and commercials throughout the following decades. In fact, I've read several times that "You've Lost that Lovin Feeling" was the most played song - on radio - of the 20th century. Our grandkids - and their grandkids - will be listening to these classics after we're all dead and gone
Loved Eddie Money. Saw him at harrahs in CB years ago. Coolest guy. Gotta say, though….I thought Ronnie Spector died years ago. Weird.