The Four Seasons - Rag Doll (Official Audio)
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- Опубликовано: 14 фев 2019
- You're listening to the official audio for "Rag Doll" by The Four Seasons from all the way back in 1964
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I was that raggedy girl-when this song came out I had just hit my teens. My Dad was disabled and my baby brother killed in a car accident. We became impoverished literally over night. I was a pretty girl and it angered other girls that the popular guys were attracted to me. I was really put down and shamed for my ratty clothes and run down home, but there was a sweet, kind boy who saw past that, even with his friends and family trying to break us apart…I’ve been married to him since 1975 and he’s given me such a wonderful life…
The story behind this song is classic. According to Bob Gaudio, he'd stopped at a light on Riverside Drive when a young girl came up to his car and began washing his windshield. As the light turned green, he fumbled for change, but found nothing smaller than a ten-dollar bill. He said he couldn't just give her nothing. So, he gave her the ten. As he drove off, he looked in his rear view and saw the girl still standing there, staring at the bill. The image of that girl, in her tattered clothes, was so powerful that when he got to the studio, he began writing this song. The rest, as they say, is rock 'n roll history.
All great songs touch the heart ! This one belongs among the top 5 in the world....
Great story
I hope this is true...
What a beautiful story behind an amazing song!
Holy smokes, 10$ in 1964 is like 90$ today. That girl had to be starring at that bill for a long time.
Frankie had a sound like will we will never see when he's gone. I love his music from the 60's to 2024
It sounds good like…. GOOD!
I can’t even believe it. I’ve been listening to these songs since before I was born. They were playing with me in the womb. And yet it is still as amazing as ever. Thanks Dad. My mom gets credit For old Cher and Meatloaf. 😂
@@cornholio324And I thought these songs were oldies and was surprised the group was still around on TV in the mid 1970s!
I just saw 88 year old Frankie Valli sing this in Denver when I was there on a business trip. It was AMAZING. It's like he stepped back into a time machine and went and got his voice from the 60's. He is still so talented! I had chills the entire concert, it was truly that good!
A star never ends
I saw him in San Jose I agree he still has it
@@mr.blue7357 so glad you had the opportunity! He is one of the best! If I ever get the chance to see him again I will!!
Rusty Millio. The Mayor of Munchkinland
God bless him
These guys had many hits. But this was their master piece.
Along with Dawn!!!
This is my favorite. I love Sherry too but this is probably the fav.
Yes is was
@@ceeceetracey9839 Dawn and grease
I also like "Tell It To The Rain" as one of my favorites of theirs.
This is an absolute masterpiece.
It certainly is! One of my favorite songs.
This record deserves a diamond 💎 jubilee (60 years) collectors edition to be released in 2024. This is one masterpiece destined to pass the test of time.
@Bob Donald #1 - this was written by Bob Gaudio in 1964 and Arrowsmith didn't exist until 1970. #2 - if they played Rag Doll it was a cover of this
No doubt about it
Agreed. It never gets old.
I just saw him perform on 11/18/23. He sang for nearly 90 minutes and put on a great show. Amazing stamina for a performer who is 89.5 years old and has still got it. God bless him.
Too bad they don't make music like this anymore.
Music sucks today. Now they prop up untalented singers using autortune
Supply and demand buddy. It is purely just supply and demand.
Clearly my absolute favorite Four Seasons song.
Makes me tear up every time I hear it.
Glad I'm not the only one. Such a magnificent song.
Me too.
I remember when Oldies stations used to play songs like this, the Ronnettes, Roy Orbison, Elvis, Dion, etc, back in the 90s. I grew up on the Oldies. I would give much to go back to the 50s/60s to experience it first hand.
Elvis is a pedophile
Dear Kelsey, I grew up with this music and it still touches my heart. 💖
Same
So would I, all the best from the UK.
I think a lot of us share that fantasy. 🥰
I don't know why but this song always makes me tear up. I don't know why but it always gets to me.
Because it is genius...
I love this song too ❤
An oldie but a goodie they just don't make classics like this anymore
Ah, the four seasons. The best all-male singing group of the 60's. And you can't or ever will change my mind.
Techno Kirby there good yeah but not a scratch on the beach boys and there no where near as good as the Beatles.
FS, BB, or B, they all have their special talents. They for sure rival each other through songwriting and vocals. But you HAVE to listen to Because. And Deidre. One of them may be better, but opinions aside, they rival each other.
@Jacob Schwan who cares about age? we're still listening to the good stuff, all ages.
The Beatles?
TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!
Proper harmonies and you can hear the words. Couldn't ask for better.The 50s and early 60s had the best pop music.
I know. Their harmonies are angelic. Makes me cry listening to it.
Preach it, Sister!
Fellow doo-wop lover here too!
Disagree but good 50s-60s is great.
The early 60's were some of the last classic songs
Simply one of the greatest songs of all time. The lyrics, vocals, harmony and music. It has it all.
Kudos to the boys for scoring a NUMBER 1 song smack dab in middle of Beatlemania!
Because the Beatles suck
Number 2 uk
Number 1 in the country that matters.
@@TurboMountTV facts
@@TurboMountTV and what country might that be ,usa ?.you cretin..Herman's hermits kept it off the top here..oh ..and they kicked your ass too as I recall.
NOBODY HAS A VOICE LIKE HIS THAT BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES.
I'd bet $ that Bob Gaudio wrote for,Franki's voice.
@@warrenrosen132 Of course he did. He has said this multiple times in interviews.
Just saw Jersey Boys and it was awesome.
Oh yes, sooooo wonderful 🎶 🎵
Yes I saw them twice
I never seen them live but there was a cover band called the jerseys and omg they soo good
I have a homeless friend, I often have lunch with her. She's much younger than I am. She's very intelligent, very well read and pretty too, but you can see...People sometimes stare. I am proud to have her as my friend. I'm 64, she's much younger. This song makes me think of her. Lucky to have her.
By all means let Her know if You haven't already...❤
That was friggin gorgeous friend.
It's a different world these days....
even for us 46 year olds. Lotta folks need help. Lotta folks need to be loved.
We're hopeless without it.
@@benjaminsmith-kn6oy Thanks brother. She's now back with her parents and doing well! 🙂
Love this song 🎵 ❤️ 💕
Is she an addict? Most likely or Mentally ill. Sorry.
Their voices --- no one can do a version of this that would be comparable. The compassion and inspiration of their voices is outstanding.
Del Shannon did a very heartfelt version of the song. Take a listen on RUclips.
a great time in my life, many days i feel that i am still living that wonderful life, I would recommend this music as therapy--trust me cheers..
I have always loved this song. Every time I hear it the tears roll down my face. Absolutely perfect in every way. I can picture the love story behind it. Thank you Frankie and the boys.
You and me both.
Same here ❤
Am I a ghost? Can anybody read this? Maybe I am dead and in hell?
I see and hear...@@susanb2015
One of the most extraordinary endings in any song I know.
Fun! Fun! Fun! BB
The last line gave Billy Joel the title and inspiration, for his hit song, "I Love You Just the Way You Are". He was a big 4 Seasons fan and even imitated their sound in "Uptown Girl".
@@Nestor123057 Yes!
Agree; often cued the ending many times on the 45.
@@Nestor123057 true.
My mom loves this song so much, she always turns it on everyday while she’s cooking, she’s always been a big fan of this band since she was younger!!
The 4 seasons had many number 1 hits, but no million sellers, until they recorded this song in 1964, and the rest, as they say, is rock and roll history...
One of the all time best pop songs!
I love you just the way you are...
I had a boyfriend named Mark in the 1960s and this was our song. I wonder if he remembers me when he hears this song. 🥰😷💜
Im sure he does
He would for sure honey
If he grew to be a decent man, he does. I still think of my first girlfriend, who called me to the window from the alley below, and taught me to ride a bicycle. How can one forget.
You can sleep well knowing he most assuredly remembers you and this song. Sorry he messed up and moved on. I bet he is still kicking himself ❤️.
Definitely does
My Mom made me a ragdoll a few years before this song hit the airwaves. I guess I was about 8 years old when Mom sent me to the grocery store an hour before school and Ragdoll was playing on their outdoor speaker. I stood in the rain until the end of the song, just listening. Then I went into the store and got the groceries Mom sent me to get...I was soaking wet by the time I got home, 'had to get dressed for school all over again! Totally worth it, great memory! 💕💕
✌🏼🥲
When I was a child long ago our clothes were hand me downs. I'm in my seventies now and still remember.
It wasn't a big deal then, especially if you came from a large family. I grew up in ethnic Catholic neighborhoods in the Bronx and it seemed like tradition then.
My favorites Four seasons rag doll
After my wife & I broke up the 2nd time, I listened to this song. It was the chance we needed, we got married 11 months later (3 Dec 1988). We're still married almost 35 years later
Bob Guadio is a true american masterpiece! The songs he wrote are etched in millions across the world!
Absolutely
Truly their masterpiece, 1964, a great year for the Seasons, cemented their place in musical history. Will never be topped in my book.
Imagine opening your mouth and having a voice like this come out
As a kid I always did. They were my favorite group.
@@Nestor123057 but I mean imagine what that would be like!! Some people are truly blessed
These songs will never die! So many memories! ❤
The greatest group ever to come out of the USA!
I love this song. Of all the numbers Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons did, this is my favorite.
This song means the world to me as far back as I can remember to the age of three and I'm 75 now I was always called a rag doll nobody wanted me nobody saw me I was just this person in the corner this song touches my heart and I am forever indebted to the Four Seasons for making me feel like I was seen
That was very touching. Thanks for sharing your memories 🙏
Something tells me that you are a special person, rag doll or not. With a heart like that I hope you found love xx.
Saw him at Mohegan Sun just last week..15pc band..his voice, at 87 is as clear and strong and high as ever..this, my favorite, brought the house down. Bless ya Frankie!
The first time I heard the story, it was a $50 bill.
No matter. The sentiment was still there. It might as well have been $100 considering what year it was. It was still a lot of money.
The Four Seasons story goes back a long way with me. One of my earliest music memories goes back to the early 60s.
I was all alone at home for some reason. Or, at least there was no one in the room to hear me.
A Four Seasons special came on TV. It started at the very beginning of the broadcast, so I didn't miss even a minute of the introduction.
And, with no one there to tell me to change the channel, I sat up close to the screen, and got to watch it to the very end, too. That was rare.
One of my first few vinyl LPs was a Four Seasons record. I played it over and over again. It was a comfort to my soul in those trying times.
I dont know what my life would have been without that music. But, I do know it wouldn't have been as good.
Thanks
This song describes how my family thinks about my girlfriend. She is very much a rag doll and isn't a traditional girlfriend. But when we are together it's like no else exists. Love her so.
What a good thing to read!
This was also my situation. My Dad was dead set against her, but he changed his mind after several years when he saw how devoted to me she was. That was 56 years ago and still together living out what ever years we have left,
So beautiful! I wish you both
all the joy and happiness
I can identify
Wow!!
What memories this song brings! A forever a classic
"Rag Doll" is one that really emphasizes the boys' tight harmonies. So great!
Just found out that Silence Is Golden was the B-side to this. What a 45!
Yes, many of their B sides could have been top 40 songs. My favorite was "Searching Wind", the B side of Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye). Check it out on RUclips. On the record, and as a child it was haunting, and I loved it.
@@Nestor123057 I absolutely love that one too. Great suggestion!
This defines harmony.
The lead is so strong, one tends to not hear the backup vocals, but, yes. If you listen, they are really working the harmonies.
I believe this is the most underrated song ever anywhere!! This is a gem of a song tell me im wrong😁
Genius without a doubt.
I cannot tell you you’re wrong. I would have to go to hell for lying.
It wasn't underrated. In 1964 it was #1 on Billboards chart for 2 weeks.
You are forever RIGHT!!!! Perfection achieved.
One of the best songs of the Four Seasons.
it's hard to pick a best one.
Frankie valli was never understand
Fabulous song by one of the best music groups ever
Maybe it takes having loved a rag doll to fully appreciate this masterpiece. I did. And when I did, I did not see a rag doll. I saw a beauty. I close my eyes and she still glows. She always will.
Beautiful sentiment. Thanks.
I knew a pretty rag doll from a bad family that I loved so much her name was Betty it didn’t work out for us but she eventually found happiness married to a marine with 5 kids. I was Air Force. And happy for her so very happy for her my little rag doll
I heard this on a 60s Gold radio station the other day - and if a song can ever be called perfect - it's this one.. the lyrics, the arrangement, the harmony, everything.. it's timeless. One of the great songs of the 60s - and of all time.
Saw them in the seventies , stood next to Frankie at the bar , before I new who he was
I think every boy in every small town had a "rag doll" they crushed on
Yes ! Rug Doll truly memorable & treasure this song,cause song we use to sing & my High school classmates played instruments esp drum every school celebration we had was year,1966-67 I graduated in HS then proceed to my college in Lyceum of the Philippines,Intramuros,Manila.Every now & then do listen to RJ station often played this song & goes singing w/lyric,so happy remembering my HS classmates,love it & felt me kind of sad not seeing of them,since living in USA since,1985 to present 💝 😢😊
Aww I love them😢 emotional memories... I grew up in the 70"s the best ever... of my childhood in Aurora IL !!! My friends Tommy and Cory would come over and we played Dawn and Ragdoll over and over on the 8 track player that my mom and dad (both passed now) had given me. Wow i havent heard them in a long time. Wonder if my friends still remember?!
Got to me in the 60's, still gets to me
One of THE best songs that this brilliant group did.....they r simply timeless ....60 years later and we're still talking about them.....says it all.......God bless b kind to each other ❤ love animals ❤ and yourself ❤
So strong dialog, strength and delivery.
Plus easy listening and self absorbing
I'm so glad that these great songs are still being played..Frankie Valli is a amazing singer...Thanks for all the great songs Frankie..Good thing today's kids are getting into the old classic's...
Every time I listen to this song, not only am I amazed with their singing voices. I also like the muffling sounds of the snare drums as if they’re creating punching sound effects.
After all these years they still sound good
Love the 4 Seasons and Frankie Valli voice is unmistakably unique. I saw them many years in Chicago great performance.
Their best song....and the B-side was excellent - Silence is Golden.
Last night I saw 89 year old frankie Tampa and it was like when I was a kid
Number one in 63❤
This song always bout brings a tear to my eye.
My mum used to ask me sing this.. it was One of her favourites . Played at her funeral 😢 miss her so much 😢
I heard this on the radio this morning before going to school and it's been stuck in my head all day, I had to find it, I knew the four seasons sung it
Great radio station you have😊
Well l was and still a rag doll, so was my mother. So yes this song jas me in tears. But l'm proud l was a rag doll. Yeaches u t b humble.
I was like fourteen when this song hit the charts!!! The four seasons were like a revelation at. that time.! One hit after another for like four years straight seriously 😳 part of my early adolescence 13 to 17 years old. Jersey Boys like me too N.Y. had the name but Jersey played the game.
Growing up in the 60's and only station we had was AM Oldies...Songs like this one are etched into our brains because we heard them over and over again..Still Love all of them and can sing along with most of them..Those were ther days my friends.
Once upon a time when music was great. 😎 big loco East Los Angeles CA 💯 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
A very moving number, performed by four good looking guys in their suits, white shirts and bow ties, who had harmonies and timing which were new to us here in the UK - a timeless experience.
Very good group singers for the 60s.They never recored a bad song.
"Rag Doll" inspired Billy Joel to write the flip side of the story "Uptown Girl". The former is about a poor girl in love with a rich boy, while the latter is about a rich girl who's had enough of "high class toys" and "presents from Uptown boys" and goes looking for a Downtown man ("That's what I am!" declares Billy). When I listen to both songs, I can hear similarities in the harmonies. The piano man is paying tribute to a main influence from his youth.
He also used the last line of this song for the title of one of his greatest hits, "Just the Way You Are".
@@Nestor123057 Nicely spotted.
If you grew up in the 60's listening & loving harmony groups, The Four Seasons had to be with your top favorites - if not the favorite. When I came to background harmonies (that I love), they were masters. From their very 1st 🎶hand me down🎶they stopped me in my tracks.......0:35 - 0:45. 60 years later, I'm still listening & loving them - even more ♥
Definitely my favorite Four Seasons song. Some very good high-pitched male vocals here.
I have followed the 4 Seasons since their inception in 1962,starting with the first hit Sherry
I am sitting here listening to the 4 season's. Haven't heard for a long, long time. I love, love, love them. Brings back memories. Wish I could go back to those days ❤❤❤❤❤
I DO TOO LORI, LOVE THIS MUSIC BRINGS SUCH GOOD MEMORIES.... GOD BLESS
So am I. I am missing those days dearly and may cry in my mind...
Wish I could go back to those fun days....
Remember Mum and Dad used to say enjoy yourself now because tomorrow it may all go away. It took a bit longer than that but it did eventually.
Many fond memories
Phenomenal song!!
Huge fan of the Jersey Boys. As a teenager during their early hitmaking days, it seems liike Motown and Frankie V & The Boys were the only voices strong enough to challenge the British Invasion for a while, LOL. Fantastic Group. This jam right here, argurably their best.
Beach boys? I would put them in there too.
I Grew Up In The 60s Love The 4 Seasons
Frankie Vallie is one of the most underrated singers of all time!
I agree with you. He made an album in the 70s (Lady Put the Lights Out) that had many good songs and should have hit at least the top 20 but didn't chart. One hit (I Need You) didn't hit the billboard but was a hit by another artist about 2 years later, and 3 other songs were hits by other artists when Frankie sang them first.
He's pretty highly rated....
My favorite is my eyes adored you.and I can't just listen to it 1 time I have to listen to it like 17 More 😛🤣 and I laugh because I remember a lady coming out of the I HOP in lakeworth Texas and I was in my piece of crap Honda Odyssey 🤣 blasting this song and singing although I can't sing to save my life 😛🤣 and she was tryin to get her kids in her car 🤣 and she kept stoping and looking at me like I was crazy 😧😂.. and although Iam half Italian 👍 I thought 🤔 what's a matter Lady ? 🤨🤔 ???? Can't you hear ?? This is FRANKIE ? 🤗
@@heatherbzdawka3350 Not everybody likes Frankie Valli or The Four Seasons, since they were eclipsed by the heavy metal of the late 60s (The Doors, Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, etc.), and after a few gold hits in the 70s they were forgotten. But they are one of the greatest bands or artists.
Mr juan Alfredo or whatever you want to be called be careful judging other people and their opinions.. there's not alot of people who like Mexican entertainment in their United States of America ..if you are JEALOUS OF AN ITALIAN ENTERTAIOR. ?? ITS ALL GOOD ☺️ THAT JUST MEANS YOU ADMIRE HIM . AND DON'T GO ACCUSING NO BODY OF ANYTHING UNLESS YOU CAN BACK IT UO .HERE IN AMERICA WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH .. WE WEREN'T BORN IN THE MUD PUDDLES OK 👍🤗
Love this song. Love all their songs. Frankie valley ..the best music. Ever. .
I love this song and the Four Seasons. I could listen to this song over and over. I grew up in the 60"s when music was the greatest and had meaning. Thanks RUclips for allowing me to listen to my favorites and going back to good memories even if just for a little while.
This was my favorite song when I was 9 and for some reason, I've always had a thing for sad, rag doll girls. Still do. I seem to have been born with a saving damsels in distress syndrome or some such thing. The woman I'm with now fits that description and she is the love of my life.
God bless. My dad was like that. That's why he married my mom. We've both been blessed by his grace.
This song means a lot to our family
Even though we lost Papa 12 years ago 💖
💗💗💗
One of the best group ever. They were amazing I still love to listen to this band.
Brings back a lot of childhood memories. First favorite song.
Summer of '64, & in Denver, this song went straight to #1. -----MJL< 77 y/o
Lyrics;
Hand me down
When she was just a kid
Her clothes were hand me down
Hand me down
They always laughed at her
When she came into town
Called her rag doll
Little rag doll
Such a pretty face
Should be dressed in lace
Sad rag doll
I’d change her sad rags
Into glad rags if I could
If I could
My folks won’t let me
Cause they say that she’s no good
She’s a rag doll
Such a rag doll
Though I love her so
I can’t let her go
Rag doll, ooh
I love you just the way you are…
Thank you 🙏
Flap Jack Thank you for your reply. Not every song I’ve written on. I wanted to write “Walk Like a Man” ,”Opus 17” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”.
Bernie Mann You’re welcome. Thank you.
ok
Ragdoll, I love you just the way you are ❤
For ever ❤
In elementary school I had a secret crush on a little girl that was a "rag doll". I hope you had a good life Bessie.
I hope too
@@anneleis_12347 We all do.
Me too Bessie 😔
I love this comment!
And whatever was Bessie’s fate (hope it was a good one!!), isn’t it great Valli and the 4 Seasons told her story. Isaak Dinesen (author of “Out of Africa”) said “Anything can be borne if it can be put into a story.” Every girl deserves to be cherished.
In a way this is a real protest song, of the best sort. A protest song and a beautiful love song; maybe the best in either genre really is both. And this one is the pinnacle of where they converge. Poverty SUCKS, and it is WRONG. Especially inflicted on a girl who deserves to be a princess.
The Four Seasons were so popular, this song DEBUTED at #1. God, how I loved them!
No it didn't but it did hit number one.
@@puppetstudiosstudios Not to dispute the facts, because I agree. On Billboard the song did not debut at #1. However, I did hear a story that it did debut at # 1 on a very popular New York City radio station. I don't know if this is true, or even how it's possible.
They performed in Dublin, lreland my friends and l loved the show. I still have the record.
"Id change her sad rags into glad rags if I could"
..a fire line that the 60s weren't ready for🔥🤯🤣
The sound of a golden era
The harmony is intense
Ein toller Song ❤
THIS SONG WAS AND IS MY FAV FROM MICKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS❤😂🎉
rag doll, a hard days night, where did our love go, I get around. solid summer of 64
This is a iconic, unforgettable classic (all over Philly, as all Four Seasons songs were e.g. like Lets Hang On, Walk Like A Man/Big Girls Don't Cry) from the very best blue eyed soul, rhythm & blues, rock n roll /pop acts of especially the 1960s/ to a certain extent the 1970's/'80s when they cooled off, baby! P.s. is anybody on this thread old enough to remember? When the Four Seasons was the TV house band for The Arthur Godfrey, weekly network TV show? I must have been 7,8,9, or 10 years old. But I remember/loved this song, this group/was happy to see them on Mr. Arthur Godfrey's TV show, many, many years ago during my youth/innocence as a child?! A special shout out to Mr. Frankie Valle/any living original Four Seasons. Peace out.