Sixty-four years ago, Connie Francis recorded “Pretty Little Baby” during an intense two-week session that produced three albums. Initially overlooked, the song was relegated to the B-side of her 1962 single “I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter” in Britain and largely forgotten thereafter.
Decades later, TikTok’s knack for reviving old tracks has brought “Pretty Little Baby” back into the spotlight. In recent weeks, the song has exploded on the platform, featured in over 600,000 posts and climbing to top spots on Spotify’s Viral 50 global and U.S. charts. Celebrities like Nara Smith, Kylie Jenner, and Kim Kardashian with her daughter North have fueled its resurgence by lip-syncing to it in viral videos.
ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog, a longtime fan of Francis, used the song in a TikTok clip, praising her as her favorite singer. Similarly, Broadway actress Gracie Lawrence, currently portraying Francis in the Bobby Darin-inspired play Just in Time, posted a lip-sync video in full 1960s costume.
This unexpected revival marks a new chapter in Francis’s storied career. In 1960, she became the first woman to top the Billboard Hot 100, selling 42 million records by age 26 with two more chart-topping singles. Yet “Pretty Little Baby,” recorded in seven languages, was so obscure that Francis, now 87, recently told People she had no memory of it. TikTok has given this forgotten gem a new life for a modern audience.
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