I post this ever year. I love it.

Many videos of Lesley singing were posted in the comment section, but I thought I’d post my two favorites in case you didn’t read the comments.

Lesley Gore, whose No. 1 hit “It’s My Party” kicked off a successful singing career while she was still in high school, has died. She was 68. Gore, born Lesley Sue Goldstein, had just turned 17 when “It’s My Party,” produced by Quincy Jones, topped the charts in June 1963.

“You Don’t Own Me,” also produced by Jones, was a dramatic assertion of independence and pride. Released in late 1963, it peaked at No. 2, kept out of the top spot by the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Over the years the song, written by John Madara and Dave White, became a feminist anthem, recorded by such artists as Dusty Springfield and Joan Jett.

During the 2012 presidential campaign, a number of celebrities — including Lena Dunham, Tavi Gevinson and Carrie Brownstein — appeared in a commercial lip-synching the song in an effort to urge women to vote.