Connie Francis’ ‘Where the Boys Are’ gets a Gaga-esque remake for 50th anniversary of classic

Connie Francis’ ‘Where the Boys Are’ gets remake

NEW YORK — Connie Francis’ classic song “Where the Boys Are” is getting a Gaga-esque update.

Francis says the producer behind some of Lady Gaga’s hits and also Destiny’s Child has produced a dance remix of the torch song.

“We’re going to release it on the 29th of May, which is the 50th anniversary of ‘Where the Boys Are,’” she said in a recent interview.

The 71-year-old singer said she hadn’t heard the song, but added: “I want to hear it any way it sells.”

Francis said she recently worked with her godson Rob Fusari on the remix.

“We were recording it the other day. He was saying, ‘More reverb there, Connie?’” she said, laughing. “He was so cute.”

Fusari recently made news when he sued Gaga, claiming he was largely responsible for her success but was ditched when she got big.

Francis is performing this weekend at the Las Vegas Hilton with Dionne Warwick. Warwick said the two will do their own sets, and then sing together at the end of the show.

Francis said she’s seen a change in her fans in her decades in the business.

“It used to be, ‘Connie, can I have your autograph for my younger sister? Connie, can I have your autograph for my wall?’” she said. “Then it was, ‘Connie, can I have your autograph for my mother?’ And now it’s, ‘Connie, can I have my autograph for my grandmother?’ I hope it stops there!”