The Shangri-Las his album "Citizen Cain'd". He's heard to say “When I say I’m dead you best believe I’m dead, D-E-A-D” during the outro. In an outtake of "Careless" from their album "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash", The Replacements opened with the line "When I say I'm in debt, you best believe I'm in debt, D-E-T!" In 1972, "Leader of the Pack" was performed by Bette Midler on her debut album "The Divine Miss M". The opening from "Leader of the Pack"—"Is she really going out with him?"—was recycled both as the opening lines of 1976's "New Rose" by
The Story So Far (Divine album) The Story So Far (Divine album) The Story So Far is a compilation album by American performance artist Divine, originally released in 1984. It is Divine's most successful album on both sides of the Atlantic. With songwriting and music production by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman (collectively known as Stock Aitken Waterman) and Bobby Orlando, the album became especially sought-after by avid synthesizer-based club/dance music fans. The album includes the songs "You Think You're a Man" (#16 UK Singles Chart), "Native Love", "Shoot Your Shot", "Shake It Up" and "Love Reaction". (*) The 1988 Receiver Records CD release