At about 4:20 it was stated that Bob Gaudio wrote "My Eyes Adored You." He did not. "My Eyes Adored You" was written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. David
What made the Four Seasons was Frankie Valley's voice, but it was, also, the reason that they were not bigger than they were. For whatever reason, back in the day, you had this slew of male singers going soprano in a falseto, We could never figure it out. I remember back in 1963 hearing Two Faces Have I for the first time. You immediately knew it was a guy, but what guy is going to be seen or heard singing along in his falsetto voice? Then there was the Newebeats with their sophmoric I like Bread and Butter, something which should have been heard once in a studio and the tape immediately burned. Couple years passed and they charted in 65 with Run Baby Run, in the style of the Four Seasons. Not tall on the charts, but it had potentional if they had trashed the sopranno. Del Shannon came out of the gate in 1961 with Runaway. Great song, but what f--ked it up was he had to go into a soprano during the chorus. What the record companies were not getting was that if you were out on a date, the only tunes we had to listen to was what was on the airwaves. Couple guys had 45s in their cars, effectivetly useless, but looked cool. Anyway, if they got rid of the soprano voices, their songs would have even been bigger than they were. There was no guy in the world who was going to sing to Four Seasons songs when you were out on a date. Now, if you were sloshed at some point in the evening guys might try it. About the most iconic Four Seasons song was Working My Way Back to You. This was a song all of us could relate to doing something in a relationship which, whatever you did, caused a breakup. Depending on what you did, maybe you could get back together, maybe there was no going back. We were going through a transition back then where we could not specifically identify with the changes going on in music. Most of us did not like the Beatles. Mainly, young girls liked them. The Beach Boys were a west coast deal. We were east coast guys and the Beach Boys may have been the Beatles as far as we were concerned. I went to one of their first concerts on the east coast because there was a girl who I really wanted to go out with and kept turing me down. I finally got my chance with her to take her to a Beach Boys concert. I should have figured that if she said yes to me, she probably was turned down by twenty five other guys whom she wanted to take her to see the Beach Boys. From a male perspective, the Dave Clark Five or Jerry and the Pacemakers made a lot more sense than the Beatles did to most guys, but girls liked the Beatles. Anyway, had the Four Seasons put their records out without the sopranno voice of Franke Valley or him going into a falsetto, they would have been a lot bigger than they were. I could say a lot more about the time back then but the Four Seasons were saying what we were feeling and thinking inwardly, but not what we were going to express outwardly, if that makes sense. Let me try it one more different way to put this into perspective. Lou Christie had an almost monster hit in 66 called Rhapsody in the Rain, the bodacious, uncensored verson. Lots of us had been there. Just imagine as you are listening to the song play, you had met someone, the intensity of meeting that person landed you and her in the backseat of your car. You never told her what was going on in your life, but the experience you had with her just rocked your world from one end to the other. You wanted it to continue, to go on forever. You park outside her door one night, on the street rather, smoking a cigarette and drinking from a bottle sitting in your car. You want her, you want to go up and knock on her door, but you don't, yoiu can't. She was the best thing which happened to you in a long time. You can't do what you really want to do. Reality sets in. You throw the nail outside on the deck, start your car and leave. Couple days later, you were headed for Vietnam. It no longer mattered.
It's always really cool hearing opinions from someone who really lived in the timeline of events while Frankie was on the scene, and it sounds like you've got a lot of experience haha. Thanks for watching and your comment :)
t video was amazing, the editing was top-notch! We definitely need a series about the four seasons. Jersey Boys didn't really do justice to the band's career, and with the pacing of the songs being all over the place, it's hard for a true fan not to nitpick. It's a shame that there isn't much demand for them, they are truly underrated.
Thanks so much for the support! Frankie and Four Seasons hold a weird place in pop culture where they are wildly popular but don’t hold nearly the same fanbase or legacy as many of their other contemporaries in my opinion. That’s why I thought it would make an interesting point of discussion, glad you liked it :)
@@kaijuclash5480 Oh and how I agree. A Series would be great and with the proper promotion I believe would draw interest. I also agree, very underrated.
This is such a well put together mini documentary, well done mate. The Four Seasons music is something myself, my parents and grandparents have loved, although with the amount I play it, they may have become sick of it 😂 Their music is some of the only music that can genuinely make me happy and improve my mood, no matter the song, whether it’s the funky, upbeat tempo of their 70s stuff like Who Loves You, or the beautiful elegance of a song like Rag Doll, it never fails to cheer me up.
Thank you so much for the compliment, the one thing Frankie’s music always felt to me was warm, and I think you put it pretty lovely in this paragraph!
Oh my God thanks George!! I used some of the footage you’ve uploaded to your channel for this very video. I can’t thank you enough for your dedication to bringing his appearances onto this platform :))
@@joemcneill1180 You are most welcome. So glad you found some of the footage on my channel useful for this vid. Huge fan of Valli and the Seasons and really enjoying your channel also. Take care and be well.
@@georgemusic4all4seasons You are absolutely not don’t worry haha. I appreciate everything, I’d be honoured if you post this wherever you see fit. If you have any pages you want me to follow I can try. Thanks again
my mother was a big fan of frankie valli and the four seasons i can't tell you how many times she watched the movie jersey boys. if she were here today she would love this i wish she could see it.
Not exactly sure which clip you’re referring to, but if it’s the intro, then that is definitely Frankie. ruclips.net/video/0gNYYJv4anA/видео.htmlsi=Il4J-Ys2cBB6smXf
Frankie Valli has, for me, a candidate for the most annoying voice in pop, down there with Morrissey and Phil Oakey. So many of the Four Seasons' songs would sound so much better without that falsetto.
Such a brilliant story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons it was my first ever album brought back some wonderful memories thank you
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At about 4:20 it was stated that Bob Gaudio wrote "My Eyes Adored You." He did not. "My Eyes Adored You" was written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan.
David
You’re completely right, can’t believe I missed that. Thanks for pointing that out
What made the Four Seasons was Frankie Valley's voice, but it was, also, the reason that they were not bigger than they were.
For whatever reason, back in the day, you had this slew of male singers going soprano in a falseto, We could never figure it out.
I remember back in 1963 hearing Two Faces Have I for the first time. You immediately knew it was a guy, but what guy is going to be seen or heard singing along in his falsetto voice?
Then there was the Newebeats with their sophmoric I like Bread and Butter, something which should have been heard once in a studio and the tape immediately burned.
Couple years passed and they charted in 65 with Run Baby Run, in the style of the Four Seasons. Not tall on the charts, but it had potentional if they had trashed the sopranno.
Del Shannon came out of the gate in 1961 with Runaway. Great song, but what f--ked it up was he had to go into a soprano during the chorus.
What the record companies were not getting was that if you were out on a date, the only tunes we had to listen to was what was on the airwaves. Couple guys had 45s in their cars, effectivetly useless, but looked cool.
Anyway, if they got rid of the soprano voices, their songs would have even been bigger than they were. There was no guy in the world who was going to sing to Four Seasons songs when you were out on a date.
Now, if you were sloshed at some point in the evening guys might try it.
About the most iconic Four Seasons song was Working My Way Back to You. This was a song all of us could relate to doing something in a relationship which, whatever you did, caused a breakup. Depending on what you did, maybe you could get back together, maybe there was no going back.
We were going through a transition back then where we could not specifically identify with the changes going on in music. Most of us did not like the Beatles. Mainly, young girls liked them. The Beach Boys were a west coast deal. We were east coast guys and the Beach Boys may have been the Beatles as far as we were concerned. I went to one of their first concerts on the east coast because there was a girl who I really wanted to go out with and kept turing me down. I finally got my chance with her to take her to a Beach Boys concert.
I should have figured that if she said yes to me, she probably was turned down by twenty five other guys whom she wanted to take her to see the Beach Boys.
From a male perspective, the Dave Clark Five or Jerry and the Pacemakers made a lot more sense than the Beatles did to most guys, but girls liked the Beatles.
Anyway, had the Four Seasons put their records out without the sopranno voice of Franke Valley or him going into a falsetto, they would have been a lot bigger than they were.
I could say a lot more about the time back then but the Four Seasons were saying what we were feeling and thinking inwardly, but not what we were going to express outwardly, if that makes sense.
Let me try it one more different way to put this into perspective.
Lou Christie had an almost monster hit in 66 called Rhapsody in the Rain, the bodacious, uncensored verson. Lots of us had been there. Just imagine as you are listening to the song play, you had met someone, the intensity of meeting that person landed you and her in the backseat of your car.
You never told her what was going on in your life, but the experience you had with her just rocked your world from one end to the other. You wanted it to continue, to go on forever.
You park outside her door one night, on the street rather, smoking a cigarette and drinking from a bottle sitting in your car. You want her, you want to go up and knock on her door, but you don't, yoiu can't.
She was the best thing which happened to you in a long time.
You can't do what you really want to do. Reality sets in. You throw the nail outside on the deck, start your car and leave.
Couple days later, you were headed for Vietnam.
It no longer mattered.
It's always really cool hearing opinions from someone who really lived in the timeline of events while Frankie was on the scene, and it sounds like you've got a lot of experience haha. Thanks for watching and your comment :)
Great comment.
@@theobserver2309 Exactly :)
Frankie Valli is still on the road at 90. He'll be performing 2 shows in my area in November 2024.
It’s pretty incredible isn’t it
t video was amazing, the editing was top-notch! We definitely need a series about the four seasons. Jersey Boys didn't really do justice to the band's career, and with the pacing of the songs being all over the place, it's hard for a true fan not to nitpick. It's a shame that there isn't much demand for them, they are truly underrated.
Thanks so much for the support! Frankie and Four Seasons hold a weird place in pop culture where they are wildly popular but don’t hold nearly the same fanbase or legacy as many of their other contemporaries in my opinion. That’s why I thought it would make an interesting point of discussion, glad you liked it :)
@@kaijuclash5480 Oh and how I agree. A Series would be great and with the proper promotion I believe would draw interest. I also agree, very underrated.
Fantastic editing and presentation. I never even knew he had hearing problems. Great job with the video
Thank you so much, glad you liked it! There’s hopefully plenty more to come in the future….
This is such a well put together mini documentary, well done mate. The Four Seasons music is something myself, my parents and grandparents have loved, although with the amount I play it, they may have become sick of it 😂
Their music is some of the only music that can genuinely make me happy and improve my mood, no matter the song, whether it’s the funky, upbeat tempo of their 70s stuff like Who Loves You, or the beautiful elegance of a song like Rag Doll, it never fails to cheer me up.
Thank you so much for the compliment, the one thing Frankie’s music always felt to me was warm, and I think you put it pretty lovely in this paragraph!
My number one all time favorite band, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. A new subscriber to your channel.
Oh my God thanks George!! I used some of the footage you’ve uploaded to your channel for this very video. I can’t thank you enough for your dedication to bringing his appearances onto this platform :))
@@joemcneill1180 You are most welcome. So glad you found some of the footage on my channel useful for this vid. Huge fan of Valli and the Seasons and really enjoying your channel also. Take care and be well.
Don’t mean to be a pest, but one last thing. I’m going to post the link to this vid on several Valli Facebook pages. Take care.
@@georgemusic4all4seasons You are absolutely not don’t worry haha. I appreciate everything, I’d be honoured if you post this wherever you see fit. If you have any pages you want me to follow I can try. Thanks again
ACTUALLY INSANE QUALITY FOR A VIDEO?? i was thinking this was from a channel with upwards of hundreds of thousands of subscribere, incredible work!!
Thank you SO MUCH! Comments like this mean the world :))
@@joemcneill1180 quite literally went back and binged all your videos, they're fantastic works!!
THIS IS AMAZING
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Great job man, very easy to listen to and watch
Thank you so much! Means the world :)
What a brilliant falsetto voice Frankie Valli has. Unique.
Fascinating voice, fascinating story
my mother was a big fan of frankie valli and the four seasons i can't tell you how many times she watched the movie jersey boys. if she were here today she would love this i wish she could see it.
I’m so glad you liked it, messages like this mean the world, thank you so much
Who loves youu from 1975 was a great comeback. Opening line reminds me of Kojak, LOL!
When I was making this video, this song came to honestly become one of my favourites, just behind December 1963 of course ;)
I like how they show Frankie Avalon at the beginning as if he was Frankie Valli
Not exactly sure which clip you’re referring to, but if it’s the intro, then that is definitely Frankie. ruclips.net/video/0gNYYJv4anA/видео.htmlsi=Il4J-Ys2cBB6smXf
@@joemcneill1180 It is mostly Frankie Valli, but it also prominently shows an image of Frankie Avalon for some reason.
@@razmo21 Is there a chance you can show the timestamp where it is at all?
Gerry , was the greatest on this
He was, even went on the marry Frankie’s daughter at one point!
Frankie Valli has, for me, a candidate for the most annoying voice in pop, down there with Morrissey and Phil Oakey. So many of the Four Seasons' songs would sound so much better without that falsetto.
Definitely a voice that divides people!
I like it though.
A man who sings like a teenage girl going through puberty.
It’s definitely polarising haha