This cat was an o.g....A straight O.G.!

blackguitaristz said:

For real.

My absolute FAVORITE Lymon song!!

shorttrini said:

Me too

Is it a Lymon original though? Coz I remember seeing a footage of Ms.Ella singing it,,,,even though she was the Lady Of Song, Frankie's version is superior by faaaar.

Harlepolis said:

This song is older than the hills!! My mom who will be 78 soon, remembers this song as a child growing up in the 30's. It was written by Matty Malneck and Johnny Mercer and done by the likes of Benny Goodman, and Ella.

Frankie invented the "boy band formula" many decades before the phrase was first mention.

- Loves it

shorttrini said:

Cool beans

Great song and I love the movie they made about his life. Ms. Halle Barry was looking great in that movie but the actor that was playing Frankie Lymon was looking better.

He was an ugly lil' ol rascal. I'd love to know how he got so many women.

He had NSAAA:

No

Sex

Appeal

At

All.

Karen71 said:

Did you know he worked as a small-time pimp at one time when he was still eleven or some shit? And I think if you were a singer and was as good as Frankie was, you could get the girls. Plus he was tiny so he was able to get 'em. Looks be damned.

Karen71 said:

That was the response from quite a few people
when they saw him at the end of the movie.

Then he was a druggie to top it all off.
Damn Zola!
[Edited 9/27/09 19:25pm]

blackguitaristz said:

I seen the film.

Damn, homie had Viv, Leela and Halle. props.

vainandy said:

That's good to know so I can take Halle from you.

On a serious note, it's still pretty sad that Frankie died so young at age 25. Like the case of Elvis & Michael in later years, drugs also took Frankie down as well.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

TonyVanDam said:

Exactly

And vocally he just made it all seem effortless, it's hard for me to pick one favourite song - great post tho