Bob Gaudio Shares the Stories Behind Some of The Four Seasons’ Biggest Hits
February 16th, 2011
With the JERSEY BOYS national tour production’s upcoming run in Miami from March 2-20 at Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Ziff House, staff writer Rod Stafford Hagwood has a fun preview with an interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, who wrote many of the group’s top hits. Here’s a sneak peek:
“Who Loves You”: “It’s a chant really. A chant with harmony. I wrote that with my wife, Judy Parker.”
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”: “The thing about that song is that it’s really three different melodies. They all fit together like a puzzle. It’s really sounds like a children’s song. I call it my ‘music box moment.’ [Lyricist and producer] Bob Crewe came up with the title. That was the first time I really worked with a horn section.”
Visit SunSentinel.com to read about Bob’s other genius musical creations. Fascinating stuff!
It was a season of firsts
An amalgam of girls
An anagram of ‘wand’
As the story unfurls
I spy a waif
And a puzzling box
A stride and a slap
As the chant rolls and rocks
Horn sections come
As inflections grow
I got yer fourth guy!
And his name’s Gaudio
Comment by stubbleyou — February 19, 2011 @ 12:38 pm
I didn’t know who wrote those songs! I assumed Franki and the band had written them .. The movie was well done .. and everyone in the audience was rockin with the tunes .. we so well remember . I was a kinda Jersey girl, living on Staten Island, so the characters are very true to life .. All of the connections made perfect sense and I liked the little “personal” side notes . which worked well ..
Wishing you and Mr. Franki Valli the best of luck . yup, through thick and thin, Franki never left his ethics far behind . with fame .. congrats .
Comment by Carolyn Rhodes — June 25, 2014 @ 12:51 pm