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Nancy Sinatra Walks Her Go-Go Boots To #1
1966
Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" climbs to #1 in America.
After a string of failed singles nearly lost her a record deal, it took finding the right pair of boots for Nancy Sinatra to hit her stride.
"Having a famous person in the family opens many doors that would otherwise be difficult to open," says Nancy in the wake of her hit single. "But once you're on the inside, you're on your own and you must prove you are qualified to be on the 'inside.'"
Nancy, of course, is referencing her famous father, Frank Sinatra. Indeed, the storied surname will get you through the door, but only one Sinatra can be The Voice. But Nancy, the elder Sinatra's firstborn, isn't trying to be her father. Her debut album, Boots, is a country-infused pop record that channels the likes of the Rolling Stones ("As Tears Go By"), Bob Dylan ("It Ain't Me Babe"), and Lennon & McCartney ("Day Tripper") – a far cry from dad's repertoire of standards. Then there's the hit track "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," written by Duane Eddy scribe Lee Hazlewood as a kiss-off number about a disgruntled man ready to walk out on a relationship. But Nancy saw a female power anthem in the making.
"I said, 'Lee, I've got to do that song,'" she recalls. "He said, 'Well, it's for a boy.' And I said, 'No it isn't! It's for a girl. If a boy does it, it will sound mean.
'These boots are gonna walk all over you' sounds awful. But if a girl does it, it can be a joke.' And that's the way it turned out."
The Wrecking Crew, a group of noted Los Angeles session musicians, served as Nancy's backing band, with member Chuck Berghofer adding the groovy opening bass line.
Released on February 22, "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" climbed to the summit of the pop chart in a mere four days, and it remains Nancy's most recognizable song, inspiring a range of covers from Jessica Simpson to Megadeth.
"Having a famous person in the family opens many doors that would otherwise be difficult to open," says Nancy in the wake of her hit single. "But once you're on the inside, you're on your own and you must prove you are qualified to be on the 'inside.'"
Nancy, of course, is referencing her famous father, Frank Sinatra. Indeed, the storied surname will get you through the door, but only one Sinatra can be The Voice. But Nancy, the elder Sinatra's firstborn, isn't trying to be her father. Her debut album, Boots, is a country-infused pop record that channels the likes of the Rolling Stones ("As Tears Go By"), Bob Dylan ("It Ain't Me Babe"), and Lennon & McCartney ("Day Tripper") – a far cry from dad's repertoire of standards. Then there's the hit track "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," written by Duane Eddy scribe Lee Hazlewood as a kiss-off number about a disgruntled man ready to walk out on a relationship. But Nancy saw a female power anthem in the making.
"I said, 'Lee, I've got to do that song,'" she recalls. "He said, 'Well, it's for a boy.' And I said, 'No it isn't! It's for a girl. If a boy does it, it will sound mean.
'These boots are gonna walk all over you' sounds awful. But if a girl does it, it can be a joke.' And that's the way it turned out."
The Wrecking Crew, a group of noted Los Angeles session musicians, served as Nancy's backing band, with member Chuck Berghofer adding the groovy opening bass line.
Released on February 22, "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" climbed to the summit of the pop chart in a mere four days, and it remains Nancy's most recognizable song, inspiring a range of covers from Jessica Simpson to Megadeth.
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