Like all the best pop music, Be My Baby is simple – but only on the surface. “It’s a tough record, but it has a soft side to it, like The Ronettes,” said Spector in her memoir.

Written by Sonny Bono for his then-wife Cher and her 1966 album, The Sonny Side of Cher, the song, “Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” is a magic trick of creation. The song can be made into a ...

Like all the best pop music, Be My Baby is simple – but only on the surface. “It’s a tough record, but it has a soft side to it, like The Ronettes,” said Spector in her memoir.