Comments on: Today in Four Seasons History

By: David Cace

David Cace — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:51:21 +0000

One of the 4 Seasons best concerts ever was at the Convention Center in Asbury Park in the summer of 1967 (the later part of August as I recall). The 4 Seasons, and Frankie Valli as a solo artist, were very hot at the time. The concert included not only recent chart hits “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and “C’mon Marianne” but also introduced were “I Make a Fool of Myself” and yes Ted even “Lonesome Road,” the later two never to be heard again (by me anyway) in concert. Frankie really hammed up the “Sock It To Me” part. The audience always got into the “Wonder Who” songs. “Don’t Think Twice” became the group’s audience participation song for many years -always a lot of audience hand-clapping and “Bruup Bruups” in the middle of the song as Joe Long would ask Frankie to sing it “Shirley” (as in Temple) and Frankie would urge the crowd to do the Rose Murphy “bruup bruups” along with him.

By: Ray Ricci

Ray Ricci — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:50:48 +0000

You’re right Ted…I forgot about that one…

Four Seasons/Frankie Valli/Wonder Who

Kind of like:

Coke/Fanta/Tab

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:14:41 +0000

There was also the Wonder Who cover of the 1920s Gene Austin/Nat Shilkret hit “Lonesome Road”. Frankie Valli beat Rowan and Martin, Goldie Hawn, Judy Carne, and even Richard Nixon to the punch with the line “Come on, come on, and Sock It To Me” in the summer of 1967.

By: Ray Ricci

Ray Ricci — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:07:46 +0000

Unlike people who claimed to be at “Woodstock” and weren’t, I was actually at the filming of this clip/TV show back in the Fall of 67.

It was filmed at the Warwick Musical Theater in RI. They rehearsed over a period of three days along with
Smokey Robinson, Aretha, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Diamond and others.

What was fascinating about it was that we were able to hang out with them (public allowed, no security issues back then)

It was truly the “Summer Of Frankie”. Coming off “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, “C’Mon Maryann”,
“I Make A Fool Of Myself” charted and “Watch The Flowers Grow” was in the wings.

I witnessed Frankie being introduced to Aretha Franklin from which they experimented with “That’s Life” and later would perform it on the Mike Douglas Show.

What a time!

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:13:12 +0000

The start of the “Greatest Group” ever. love Frankie and the 4Seasons..no one will ever be as great!!!! love you Frankie, hope for many more years of great music.