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Music Appreciation

DonaldsRump

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8. Great song

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 12:00 AM

Feb 2021

A few observations:

1) I wasn't born then, but I always thought December 1963 would have been terrifically depressing just after JFK's assassination.
2) Until this video, I had no idea that Frank Valli wasn't the lead singer throughout the song.
3) When I first heard this song years ago, I misinterpreted the lyrics as "I wanna' die"!

From this you can gather I am extremely political and terrifically musically challenged. Both are true.

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December '63 (Oh What a Night) - Four Seasons [View all] BootinUp Feb 2021 OP

Great song blm Feb 2021 #1

This song f***ing RULES, actually :) mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #4

definitely. BootinUp Feb 2021 #5

A suggestion ... mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #2

YES! elleng Feb 2021 #3

It's a remake of the original 70's video, where the background is changed mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #6

Great song DonaldsRump Feb 2021 #8

Am I correct, that is the only 4 Seasons song without Frankie as lead. 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #7

I can't answer that, lets see if someone knows, good possibility. BootinUp Feb 2021 #9

Yes. The drummer sang with Valli on background. blm Feb 2021 #10

Drummer wrote it too ... (edit: corrected!) mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #11

Bob Gaudio wrote it blm Feb 2021 #12

My bad ... the piano player ... mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #13

Want that movie/show again! elleng Feb 2021 #14