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The Sopranos and Goodfellas star danced to Sinatra as a child and bought the Turtles with her babysitting money. But which rocker makes her cry?
The first song I remember hearing
Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra because of my parents. I grew up in Brooklyn and I remember dancing to that in the house.
The first song I fell in love with
At Christmas time, we would all gather round and watch The Wizard of Oz. When the witch came on, I would jump into my father or mother’s lap. I remember watching Judy Garland sing Over the Rainbow and thinking she was so beautiful. Then being scared to death by the witch was such an array of emotions.
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