‘Be My Baby’ — The Ronettes
This is on NME’s, Pitchfork’s, Time’s, and Rolling Stone’s lists of the best songs. Phil Spector produced it. Cher sang backup vocals on the song, which featured a full orchestra. “The things Phil was doing were crazy and exhausting,” said engineer Larr Levine. “But that’s not the sign of a nut. That’s genius.”
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