The Hitmen - Live 2013 - December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Gerry Polci Lead

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2021
  • This is a snippet from a concert The Hitmen performed in 2013 at The Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun.
    Gerry Polci sings the biggest hit the Four Seasons ever had, "December 1963". More people probably know the song as "Oh, What A Night."
    RIP Don and Larry.
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  • @katec9893
    @katec9893 2 года назад +61

    He's still got that beautiful voice! What a talent. And lovely to see humans dancing, smiling and enjoying themselves.

  • @jerryhae
    @jerryhae 3 месяца назад +13

    Gerry Polci, he’s the man!

  • @geoffjoffy
    @geoffjoffy Год назад +16

    Gerry was only 23 when he sang on the original. Nice to see him here all those years on.

  • @lisaalexander1824
    @lisaalexander1824 7 месяцев назад +10

    Gerry Polci was my first crush, for some reason...this WAS my favourite song when I was 10

    • @SEL4495
      @SEL4495 10 дней назад

      He's still my crush

  • @PEEinMYbutthole200
    @PEEinMYbutthole200 Год назад +38

    absolutely amazing song. Gerry Polci is a legend

  • @user-cd7ds7cs3z
    @user-cd7ds7cs3z 11 месяцев назад +10

    I've seen the Hit Men many times when they came to Maryland. Gerry Polci and I were classmates together at Passaic High School in NJ. This video is ten years old so listen to how strong his vocals are at 61!

  • @mariasoniamoreno3433
    @mariasoniamoreno3433 7 месяцев назад +9

    The right voice for this song conveys sexiness, and this guy delivers!

  • @maaketaofi6430
    @maaketaofi6430 Год назад +16

    this drummer is a fuckin legend

  • @RonBaker456
    @RonBaker456 Месяц назад +6

    Still sounds great. His vocals on this tune just shine like a spotlight even when Franki Valli was singing next to him. I just added it to my acoustic solo rep and it is a tough tune to live up to the energy of. Thank you for being that spark plug, and for working hard to still sound great Gerry!

    • @terry21651
      @terry21651 Месяц назад

      He sounds amazing after all of these years. Drum player plus singer WOW

  • @crystalr.8913
    @crystalr.8913 8 месяцев назад +9

    Gerry's voice cuts like butter! So smooth!

  • @lonelyquark
    @lonelyquark 2 года назад +28

    Their voices and musicianship are off the charts. It's like a time machine. Amazing.

    • @ShiningAroha
      @ShiningAroha  2 года назад

      I couldn't agree more. Everyone plays so well off each other. Every time one of them smiles, I smile as well.

  • @GrammyTapDancing
    @GrammyTapDancing 2 года назад +28

    He still sounds awesome. They all do

    • @ShiningAroha
      @ShiningAroha  2 года назад +1

      Indeed! I wish Don Ciccone could have been at this concert as well. His voice aged like fine wine.

  • @captainwang8280
    @captainwang8280 2 года назад +41

    This is dope, such a great song and Gerry Polci rips.

    • @ShiningAroha
      @ShiningAroha  2 года назад +6

      I couldn't agree more. He is my all time favorite drummer.

    • @SEL4495
      @SEL4495 Месяц назад

      Gerry Polci is absolutely incredible

  • @atp1962
    @atp1962 Год назад +13

    Awesome Gerry Polci is one of my favorite

  • @crtinde
    @crtinde Год назад +12

    Gary Polci is a mega-star ... this was amazing!

  • @catmother4214
    @catmother4214 3 месяца назад +2

    Oh Wow! I've loved The Four Seasons for over 50 years and always appreciate learning new things about the Group as a whole and about individuals in the group. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @NinjaMartin
    @NinjaMartin 2 года назад +13

    I can’t belive what I am hearing. Such an angelic voice, and the band is strutting with musical joy and skill. And surely the choiring is playback? The level of «accuracy/cleaness» of the harmonies they sing here is hard to do live. What a song!

  • @MichaeldeFilippi
    @MichaeldeFilippi 11 месяцев назад +3

    so sad I didn't get to see Gerry before he retired. He's gotta return!!

  • @JoshuaDixon-wc7xd
    @JoshuaDixon-wc7xd 10 месяцев назад +3

    One of the best wedding reception songs ever and if you want to get your lady in the mood for dancing...

  • @tita678
    @tita678 Год назад +3

    Great drummer...your voice is super...The band is awesome too...🎉

  • @MKDumas1981
    @MKDumas1981 2 года назад +15

    From all videos I’ve watched, Polci is known for playing drums in the traditional grip. However, in this video, he seems to be playing in a hybrid of the traditional and and matched grip, with his (left) thumb on top of the stick.
    Hitting that open hihat - closed hihat - open hihat - floor tom pattern toward the end of the song, especially while singing, is freaking inspiring.

  • @natev1956
    @natev1956 10 месяцев назад +2

    Oh man I was about to go to sleep this came in my feed and I just started dancing like crazy!

  • @laurehardgers4773
    @laurehardgers4773 Год назад +7

    What a fabulous rendition! Wish I had been there to hear it live. The drummer/lead singer sounds amazing.

  • @nadeydaquiroz4051
    @nadeydaquiroz4051 2 года назад +4

    Lovely and unforgettable voices of Gelcy and Don😍😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @lancekirbycasalme7650
    @lancekirbycasalme7650 2 года назад +7

    Still got it💓

  • @KryystalSanchez
    @KryystalSanchez 2 года назад +14

    Words can’t describe how much I love this song 💗

    • @ShiningAroha
      @ShiningAroha  2 года назад +1

      Me too. It helped me to recover from an eating disorder. I prefer The Hitmen singing it to The Four Seasons, though Gerry leads on both. I prefer Larry, the bassist, to Frankie.

    • @kennyjames9241
      @kennyjames9241 8 месяцев назад

      My favourite of all time ...and played it at my daughters 16th for the main dance

    • @k1sm3ttt
      @k1sm3ttt 7 месяцев назад

      i love this song...i remember dancing to this song with my sister in law debbie the bartender in niagara falls...i guess it was different back then in the falls...when i moved here fifteen yrs ago i was told i was elderly at 40 and i was lucky by the mayor?? unlike the mayor i was raised in welland we are not ageist, the bears den, the devils den and unlike his 2nd hand news we speak directly to the source ...i love these guys

  • @danieldegeorges9993
    @danieldegeorges9993 2 года назад +6

    He sounds fantastic!

  • @noly_970
    @noly_970 2 года назад +6

    Great performance

  • @Vibluek9
    @Vibluek9 2 года назад +5

    Love, love, love this song! ❤️‍🔥

  • @MiamiFilmmakerRonald
    @MiamiFilmmakerRonald 7 месяцев назад

    Great memories of 1978 listening to this song. Wow

  • @dylbrieee
    @dylbrieee Год назад +3

    best performance of this song so fucking good

  • @maaketaofi6430
    @maaketaofi6430 Год назад +3

    respect to this guy

  • @RubyKobayashi
    @RubyKobayashi 2 месяца назад +1

    Still good looking we all get old

  • @MsTullerulle
    @MsTullerulle 2 года назад +3

    Listening to this, I'm 15 again :)

  • @michaelkennedy5126
    @michaelkennedy5126 10 месяцев назад +1

    expert band and singers, Gerry sounds great

  • @patricedaychief241
    @patricedaychief241 Год назад +9

    Gerry still very handsome as ever, and still has an awesome voice 😘 the Hit Man sound so awesome 🤗 does anyone know if they still perform ☺

    • @ShiningAroha
      @ShiningAroha  Год назад +1

      They no longer perform. Lee Shapiro is still their manager but the entire band is comprised of different members now.

  • @balindablanton4513
    @balindablanton4513 9 месяцев назад

    Still got it!!!!! Always will!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @ryanboyce3365
    @ryanboyce3365 28 дней назад +1

    Gerry rules!

  • @paulblack8887
    @paulblack8887 2 года назад +1

    Looks like a good time with some talented men enjoy the nth time they drop this classic, 👌

  • @duaneho555
    @duaneho555 10 месяцев назад

    One of the best songs around. Great job!

  • @brianbeaman9980
    @brianbeaman9980 Год назад +1

    Sounds great!!

  • @Richard-yt9vi
    @Richard-yt9vi 9 месяцев назад +1

    Gerry was 23 when he first sang this

  • @AlamoCityCello
    @AlamoCityCello 10 месяцев назад

    Great band!

  • @bynme1150
    @bynme1150 Год назад

    im 33, im so love this song)

  • @terridalessandro3412
    @terridalessandro3412 Год назад +1

    God Bless all who help Frogman - i wonder if he ever saw the young man who plays his songs sounds just like Frogman - i was on malt shop cruise and he was there, i thought he was related to Frogman. I hope he gets a chance some how to see this young man.

  • @MrR1D3R
    @MrR1D3R Год назад +6

    With a voice like that why the hell did he even look at a drum set

    • @Day-ZDuke
      @Day-ZDuke Год назад

      Haha ya really!

    • @rman52
      @rman52 8 месяцев назад

      Karen carpenter loved being behind her drum set. And she had the purest tone voice of any female pop singer.

  • @luz5058
    @luz5058 2 года назад

    Wow, gracias!!!

  • @AmberL709
    @AmberL709 8 месяцев назад

    Gerri polici❤ a legend 🥲

  • @dumfriesspearhead7398
    @dumfriesspearhead7398 Месяц назад

    Gerry Polci is a great singer and drummer, but I'd also like to mention Lee Shapiro resonant speaking voice. He makes a great MC.

  • @MichaeldeFilippi
    @MichaeldeFilippi 20 дней назад

    Gotta reunite him with Frankie one more time!!

  • @junerdub
    @junerdub 7 месяцев назад

    Go head Bassie!!! Nice

  • @sunnymoondog
    @sunnymoondog 7 месяцев назад

    💗💗💗💗💗💗

  • @alvarojuarez673
    @alvarojuarez673 2 года назад +1

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

  • @q-tuber7034
    @q-tuber7034 2 года назад +6

    This is fantastic. In addition to Gerry Polci, are other original performers of the song onstage?

    • @ShiningAroha
      @ShiningAroha  2 года назад +3

      Yes, it is fantastic! They are my favorite band of all time, singing my favorite song of all time. That is why I uploaded this. (:
      The pianist, Lee Shapiro, was the pianist for The Four Seasons in the 70s. Don Ciccone, who originally sang Larry's part, was a co-founder of the band but he passed away before his concert.
      Every song they perform live has featured at least one member of The Hitmen playing on it in some way. For example, they do a cover of Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown. Jimmy Ryan, the guitarist, played guitar for Jim on the original recording.

  • @yusufgazi7
    @yusufgazi7 Год назад +2

    The drummer

  • @Gutgulper
    @Gutgulper Год назад +3

    0:51

  • @gametalk3149
    @gametalk3149 8 месяцев назад

    2:05

  • @impostor101
    @impostor101 10 месяцев назад +2

    Tbh i am not a gay, but thier banner is actually cute during his 20s singing this song 😂

  • @user-mm4nd5fh3b
    @user-mm4nd5fh3b Месяц назад

    In my case 13, not 23!

  • @bendadestroyer
    @bendadestroyer Год назад +2

    *Why does the original track sound funkier than this one?*

  • @parkernicely2976
    @parkernicely2976 2 года назад

    who’s on the keyboard he looks so familiar?

    • @ShiningAroha
      @ShiningAroha  2 года назад +1

      His name is Lee Shapiro. He was one of the Four Seasons in the 70s and 80s.

    • @lovetrucks4212
      @lovetrucks4212 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@ShiningArohathank you for this classic and most original players. All fantastic. New fav.

  • @fruticetum
    @fruticetum Год назад

    Why do they clip the singing in old age. It's too casual and not serious enough. It sounds like just what it is. Old timers doing an old song.

  • @Kinev1l
    @Kinev1l 8 месяцев назад

    Shame they autotuned his voice.