Jamel, you need to take a look at Roy Orbison, "Pretty Woman" "Only the Lonely" "Crying" "Blue Angel" and many more. Roy had probably the greatest range of any singer. Please, check him out, you won't be disappointed.
@@mattmihall9913 and check out who's playing/singing with him, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, KD Lang, Bonnie Rait and several other artists. I remember when this came out, (b/w concert series) damn I'm old. I also had the fortunate luck of seeing Roy in concert in Austin Texas many many years ago. I think a year or so later, he passed away.
Matty Jay I’m SO glad he’s helped you!! ❤️ I struggle with anxiety too and Jamel definitely helps me too. It is like sitting with a good friend and listening to and feeling the music isn’t it!!
Agreed...also a 45 will hold maybe 5 minutes per side, so at that time there was a physical limit to what the media could hold. Btw... an LP will hold about 45 minutes, and a CD about 80 minutes. Innadoddadivida was probably one side of an LP.
Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan came out in 1965 and was six minutes and thirteen seconds long. Columbia was reluctant to release it because of its length, but a leaked copy made it into the hands of some influential DJs, and their interest in it convinced Columbia to put out the single. It made it to number two on the Billboard charts.
Lou Christie has a falsetto singing style similar to Frankie Valli. He had hits with "Lightnin' Strikes", "Two Faces Have I" and "I'm Gonna Make You Mine".
You beat me to it, lol. I came to suggest "Lightning Strikes". I love the nostalgia this channel brings. I'll be 49 next week, so many of these songs were played on the radio before I was born. But my mother helped me to appreciate great music. I love all kinds from many different eras. I would love to see more early Bee Gees reactions, like " Massachusetts", "I Started a Joke", and "New York Mining Disaster".
@@glassontherocks The Bee Gees may have come to personify disco for a lot of people, but they were so much more than that. Disco lasted maybe four or five years, whereas the Bee Gees had a career that started in the early 60`s and went up yo the end of the last century, until they started to die one by one.
The Four Seasons caught grief about this song because a real man wouldn’t talk in a falsetto voice. I guess Frankie Valli walked to the bank in a falsetto voice just fine.😝
Also have to realize that was advice from his father. So the singer could be playing the part of a young teenager whose voice was still high. Just guessing here.
Man I love watching you! You're always happy and positive! We need you! Thank you from a stuck at home Cancer patient that needs to laugh and smile! BE SAFE,GOD BLESS!🇺🇸🙏❤
Another guy that really had a great voice from that same era was Gene Pitney, he did tunes like Mecca, Town Without Pity and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. the 60s had some pretty amazing music too.
The comments here are nice and loving. It's because of you. You put love and positivity out and it comes back. Thank you for making a happy place for us to share in 💖
And Fathers to model what a real man to their children, so the boys know what it means to be a man, and girls know what to look for in a prospective husband. Just saying
These reactions to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons have been an absolute Delight. I would like to steer you in another Direction just to get your reaction on Al Green. Let's Stay Together, and love and happiness.
Jamel, I've only been watching you for about two months, but it is wonderful to go back in time and relive the wonderful music i grew up on through the fresh eyes of such a thoughtful, open minded and dignified young man. Peace and love to you sir.
I agree with others about Roy Orbison. "Crying" is my favorite, but only a very few people can sing it (Don McClean did). I also love Pretty Woman . Wonderful voice.
I am strongly suggesting Jerry Butler's ''Only the Strong Survive''. Another song about a young man getting over heartbreak, but it's his mom who sets him right. It is SO GOOD! You'll love his voice - I promise you will!
Jamel, you "get it" SOOO quickly! You see why we love it AND you have such a good ear. You're just such a joy to watch.💙 Early Frankie takes a lot of us back to childhood. I was a little girl when this was a hit. Songs were short & played many times throughout the day on the radio. You heard the hits everywhere you went. "Ragdoll" & "Dawn" next please.🌿💚
If you've never seen it, you should watch "The Wanderers". Set in the fifties and the transition to the sixties. High school gangs, race relations and 50's music. Great movie.
I watched that movie as a kid, it was one of my first "grown up" movies, and I remember bawling at the end. I never could listen to that song until today. It still makes me emotional, haha.
You have been doing this now for a while, you have discovered so much music you never knew was out there.....you've only scratched the surface.....never stop.....love you brother!
Gallagher had it in one of his shows (I think it was 'Stuck In The Sixties'): "Frankie Valli said 'walk like a man, talk like a man,' sang it like a woman.,"
I've always loved the Beach Boys. They were about 10 years before my time but I fell in love with them and every song of theirs. Still love them to this day.
The retired humor columnist, Dave Barry, had this to say, about this song: "Why don't you SING like a man?!" Dave Barry frequently poked fun at rock bands, and plays in a band, himself. The band is "The Rock Bottom Remainders". The whole band is composed of writers, and also includes Stephen King. I forget who the others are.
Songwriting talent that created songs that could have been made hits by almost anyone; A heavenly voice that could have made a hit from singing the phone book listings; The producing and arranging talent that put it all together = Songs that will out live us all. Truly classics that will never die. Thank you Frankie for keeping it real all these years. 👏 👍 👏
I love watching your reactions Jamel. So nice to see someone from a younger generation appreciate the GREAT music we had in the 60s and 70s. You have so much soul. Keep up the great work you do.😍
You can't compare this with today's stuff .. there is no comparison. anyone can sound good with their voices enhanced by conmputers this is RAW talent.
My fav Four Seasons song! I saw Frankie Valli here in concert a couple of years ago and at 82 years old, he was just as good as back in the day and sang for almost two hours with just a short break! Amazing!
Hey bro, please do “Walk On By” by Isaac Hayes, the long version from Hot Buttered Soul album. I know you’ll love it. BTW, every time your intro music plays on my phone, my 4-year-old son runs over to watch the video, haha. Keep up the good work and good vibes.
It's watching you react to them all in one day that I start to realise JUST how many great songs The Four Seasons had and JUST how many of them are actually some of my fave songs in general. It's like I'm starting to realise while watching Reaction channels just which groups are singing some of my personal favourite songs of all time and with some I literally had no idea who sang them and that some were all sung by the same singer or same group. It's like I'm hearing them and appreciating them all over again and seeking some new singers and new groups out on iTunes to buy their songs after these reactions, because well hey, I already loved them anyway I just didn't know it lol
Ah, I'm glad you did this song. Loved how the Jersey Boys Broadway show presented this song in the play. That song is too short. I wish it were 5 minutes.
Wow! This takes me back to a much simpler time, like my childhood. No fancy effects just pure talent. I wish I could relive that time for just a day. Just one day Lord.
Jamel, appreciate your channel. 53 year old white guy here with a wonderful wife and three daughters on the east coast(Nats fan btw) that loves your zest for zest for life and love of other through simple and wonderful music. Keep up the journey!
So many great songs by the Four Seasons. Let’s Hang On, Dawn, Working My Way Back to You, to name a few. The more you listen to this group you will eventually need to react to Uptown Girl by Billy Joel which is an amazing tribute to the Four Seasons. You still have a lot of work to do with these guys first though, Jamel 😄
You tickle me !! Watching your face and the enjoyment ..... it really makes us older folks happy that ya'll are hearing , actually listening, and enjoying the music of way back. ( And yes, there's a video somewhere of FV and the FS doing this either on American Bandstand or The Ed Sullivan show )
Ever since I saw the 1993 film “Heart and Souls” with Robert Downey, Jr., Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick, Charles Gordon & Tom Sizemore, which features this song prominently (and in a way that affects the story), I always think of it every time I hear this, even though I had loved this song for so many years before then! I highly recommend that movie. It’s very sweet and enjoyable!
Most of the songs during the 50's through the mid/late 60's were meant to be under 3 minutes long. They were formatted to radio airplay at the time. Some bands would fudge the numbers and write the wrong run time incorrectly on purpose to get a song played that they believed couldn't (or shouldn't) be edited down. But you're absolutely right: Short and to the point and memorable.
You’re reaction was worth the wait!! This is one of my favorites that I sing at the top of my lungs - off key - by myself - but I enjoy it every time!!
My sisters got married and moved out when I was 4 years old. This was one of my hand me down 45s from one of them. I played it all through my years, even as a teenager. It's just too good!!
The reason for the short songs was radio. The stations wouldn’t play long songs in the late 50s and 60s. If you wanted stations to play your records, you had a 2:30 window for your music. Even the early Beatles music had to fit in the strictures of the AM stations.
You are indeed keeping great music alive, but that isn't all my friend. You are bringing people together in a time where we need that. I doubt there is a single person watching that isn't smiling because they are experiencing something new, or because of the memories the music holds for them. You are a good man, sir.
Frankie Valli reminds me of my father....my parents were separating when these songs were popular and I was at my grandmas house listening to this song & the Righteous Brothers as well...
Robert Downey Jr and a cast of ghosts sung part of this in one of my favourite movies from the 80's, "Heat and Soul". It's a fantastic movie and we showed it to our kids when they were about 7. They've loved the song ever since and taught it to their friends. Great music (and fun movies) lives on.
