Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Who loves you?

I drove down Minnetonka boulevard just after having my headlight replaced on my purple (sorry Prince) 2000 Beetle Turbo. You know, originally I resented this song. In 1975 the Four Seasons were a group of blue polyester guys before-my-time guys are trying to keep up with the times.
Today: I love the kitsch, no, I really do. In some odd way this song has held up to the test of time, or we have come down to meet it? Who cares? Earlier last year this song was played on Art Bell late, late, one sleepless night as bumper music. It became a mantra, a yantra... whatever sound-oriented eastern repetitive chant is correct. THE FOUR SEASONS. Best heard in the dark during Art Bell radio.

Who loves you pretty baby,
Who's gonna help you through the night?

Who loves you pretty mama,
Who's always there to make it right?

Who loves you pretty baby,
Who's gonna help you through the night?

Who loves you pretty mama,
Who's always there to make it right?

Who loves you,
Who loves you pretty baby?
Who's gonna love you mama?

Who loves you,
Who loves you pretty baby?

When tears are in your eyes,
And you can't find the way.

It's hard to make believe,
You're happy when you're gray.

Baby when you're feelin' like,
You'll never see the mornin' light.

Come to me,
Baby, you'll see.
Who Loves You?

Edited from a music site JR.com
The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi. WHO LOVES YOU is a collection of work from the Four Seasons' mid-'70s comeback period. Was their disco-friendly 1975 hit "Who Loves You, an homage to Telly Savalas's popular catch-phrase from TV's KOJAK, -then at the height of its popularity? No sentient being can say for sure, but what we do know is that it marked the group's return to the upper reaches of the charts after an absence of some seven years, as well as a reunion with their genius songwriter/producer Bob Gaudio.

1 Comments:

Blogger Jane said...

Hi Felix! I love the old classics and your post brought me back to when music was actually pretty good..ha ha! Happy New Year to you and your family!

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