Songs My Mother Taught Me (Marlon Brando book) Songs My Mother Taught Me (Marlon Brando book) Songs My Mother Taught Me an autobiography by Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey as co-author, published in 1994. The book deals with Brando's childhood, his memories of being a struggling actor and of his various relationships with his family and with other actors, producers, and directors. He also talks candidly about his sex life. The book has been translated into several languages, including a Persian version translated by Niki Karimi in 1999. Notably, little to no mention is made of his wives or children. It was said that he made this a
Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) a promotional junket by Lulu that July. Aretha Franklin cut a version of "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool For You Baby)" for her 1972 "Young, Gifted and Black" album which like Lulu's "New Routes" was produced by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd. Franklin's first studio album of new material since "Spirit in the Dark" in 1970, "Young, Gifted and Black" demonstrated Franklin's increasing penchant for covering pop songs and besides Lulu's "Oh Me Oh My" Franklin gave R&B readings to songs made famous by Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick, specifically "A Brand New Me" and "April