FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS - Walk Like A Man | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION

[@jthaw]

Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Dawn, Rag Doll, Let's Hang On.

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

Yes please to all of these. Blessings all. P.S. Walk like a man, sing like a girl=hit after hit

[@jerrypost9651]

Yep ... all of the above. 👍

[@onionhead5780]

December, 1963 is my favorite for them. (Oh what a night.)

[@KJ-4321]

YAY! 😀 I’ve been waiting for you to do a 4 Seasons song featuring Frankie’s falsetto! 😀 I remember when this song was out, our local radio station had a voting contest between 2 songs. We would call in & vote. The winning song would be played again & go up against another song. This song kept winning. You need to hear “Sherry” … “Rag Doll” … “Opus 17” … “Big girls don’t cry” … “Let’s Hang On” …”Dawn” there are so many more… Thank you…Great reaction! 😀

[@jobill8487]

and "Marlena"

[@KJ-4321]

YES! Another great song! 😀

[@1960BobD]

Cool story about it being played over and over. I have a similar memory but different band/year. WDRQ in Detroit had the same concept and I remember hearing Brandy by The Looking Glass over and over as if kept winning the battle of the hits

[@bpfromowc]

Rag Doll is a must hear from these guys. 🖖

[@jeaniejoseph940]

My first introduction to a socially conscious song when I was five years old.

[@steverusso177]

Rag Doll is a must

[@wendyryder2708]

Hi Shawn! Thanks SO much for reacting to Frankie Valli! LOVE him! His songs are all fantastic, however my favourite is Rag Doll! LOVE it! Thanks for all you do for the channel! Peace and Blessings to you and yours from Australia.

[@Sactown5472]

I have been waiting for someone to review this song for years. Every time I hear it I also think of the movie Heart a Souls, many stars in it.

[@christarpley6861]

The first record my dad ever bought by them was Rag Doll and every time I hear it makes me think of him

[@RegenaCox-yy1rl]

Another oldie but goodie. I have this on a 45 record too.

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

I appreciate your happy reactions, Shawn. 😊More Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons; "Dawn", "Candy Girl", "Sherry Baby", "Rag Doll", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Let's Hang On", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", and later, "My Eyes Adored You", "Who Loves You", and "December 1963". I LOVE Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 💙💜

[@scotties.3414]

Rag Doll is a real gem.

[@joemachine4714]

In 1978 Frankie Valli had a #1 solo hit "Grease (Is The Word)" the theme for the movie "Grease". Written by Barry Gibb.

[@doloreskrisky1670]

These Eyes Adore You ❤❤

[@RegenaCox-yy1rl]

Next try Rag Doll. Or Sherry.

[@MrErrandboy]

"Rag doll" is a good song.

[@vt5533]

FRANKIE!! Just before The Beatles came to the U.S. If you really love The Four Seasons, you will enjoy the Broadway show, The Jersey Boys, if it returns to Broadway someday. I saw it in 2012 and loved it. Same with Motown, which was so fun also.... 💖💖

[@jeaniejoseph940]

The Jersey Boys is a fantastic show! I've seen it 3 times.

[@chitownlee]

Sherry.

[@judydubiel]

I have that entire album in my playlist…❤

[@scottjones758]

Sherry was the first song I remember on the radio in Mom's car around 1961.

[@librarylady13]

❤❤❤

[@dundundata7603]

Another classic

[@dorisgutierrez7800]

This song was played throughout the movie Heart and Souls with Robert Downey Jr.

[@TexasDonna-xu6fq]

You can't go wrong with this music!

[@JohnA000]

They had a sound that was unique. always loved them. there is a movie about them, Jersey Boys, that tells their story but hard as they tried they could not get their sound. close but no cigar. you should check out the ones that some others mentioned, they are all good.

[@ridgemanron]

They ruled supreme on the east coast with The Beach Boys doing the same on the west coast.

[@WMalven]

I think it was Robin Williams who said, "Salute to Frankie Valley , who told us to walk like a man and tlak like a man...and sang it like a woman." LOL!!! Great old classic.+

[@hackermusic3355]

Frankie's range was insane.

[@katherinebosse5706]

Love these guys! Next is Can’t take my eyes off of you! The best.

[@subwaygoddess1]

Aahh, the Four Seasons bring back so many fun childhood memories! I loved hearing each of their new songs on the radio back in the day. My cousins bought their albums, and we sang along! So cool!

[@GDM-f4i]

I bought the album this song was on and played it on our RCA tv/stereo in the living room. My dad came through the house and mumbled “If you’re going to walk like a man why don’t you sing like one.” Cracked me up but I turned the volume down just the same.

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

That falsetto opening really brings back memories of my childood. This was the music of my older sisters when they were teenagers and I was still a snotty-nosed kid. Try Cherie. Valli is stupendous on it.

[@subwaygoddess1]

Love Cherie!!!

[@jimmyaye4204]

Check out their fantastic recording of "Marlena", one of the best Doo-Wop songs ever. ❤

[@KJ-4321]

Yes! That’s a great song! 😀

[@davidmckenzie420]

I was 8 or 9 years old...Saw them do Sherry or Big Girls Don't Cry on TV...a few more hits...I really liked this song--and got my mother to pay $2.37 for the album on which it was featured (first album I owned).

[@fayesouthall6604]

Absolute legends ! Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons are my favourite American group of the 1960’s and 1970’s

[@ed.z.]

Pre Beatles, pre - British Invasion American hit masterpieces.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Do-Wop is gone from modern music, but it still has it's charms fully intact.

[@Cheryl-t7b]

Short and sweet. They had other Number Ones besides this one. "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Dawn" and later, "December, 1963 (Oh What A Night". Not a huge fan of Frankie's falsetto voice, but do love the doo wop inspired vocals.

[@thomastimlin1724]

It was always Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons even though in the beginning they were called the Four Seasons. They were major hit makers through 1966 even during the Beatles first 3 years in the USA. In the 1970's, ca1974, after they had broken up in the late 1960's, Frankie created a new membership and called it Frankie Valli and the Four seasons, had some hits, and still he did solo work.Truly the reason they were at the top of charts in the 1960's was Frankie Valli's high voice is what sold the records, the backup vocals could have been done by any good singers. Truly a unique sound.

[@waltw4537]

Candy Girl and Marlena are two great early Four Seasons tunes. Thanks.

[@karenpowell6063]

🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍

[@thekookooman1991]

My favorite of theirs. Check Out Rag Doll next, and Big Girls Don't Cry. .

[@johnniekight1879]

They were The Four Seasons until the late 60's when Frankie was given the lead title.

[@kathyrizzi8754]

Alright Shawn, more 60’s song. He has a lot of songs to play, all really good…Thank you…👍👏👏👏🧡🧡

[@luvutons411]

Nothing but the best from Frankie Valli. Love it...💓🎤🎶

[@konradv7]

They were originally just The Four Seasons. It was confusing when it became Frankie Valli &…., but it was still only four guys!

[@tommcgowan525]

Bob Gaudio came from a group called The Royal Teens. ( I wear Short Shorts). He wrote most of their hit songs. The Royal Teens were to young to tour

[@jessicalee7119]

Shawn ~ I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ~ ~ ~ ~ it makes me so Happy that you've discovered the music from the 50's and 60's ~ you appear to be totally connected to it!!! Did you ever think this would happen when you started your channel???

[@carolynmorrissey1630]

There's a movie called Walk Like A Man staring a very young Howie Mandel with hair. The song is throughout the movie about a boy who was raised by wolves then came to the city

[@jeanniedebartolo5965]

Another amazing song from Frankie Valli is “Swearing to God” a disco beat was a perfect song growing up in the disco days ❤

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

When they first started out, they went by the name, Four Seasons. Frankie Valli was their lead singer, but he wasn’t billed as such. Then, at some point, they decided to put his name in the title and they became Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

[@d_Howard]

Age old question about this song: Why does Frankie Valli sing "Walk like a Man" like a woman? Things that make you go..."Hmmmm...."

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

Hahaha!! I used to sing it like "Walk like a man, sing like a girl", hahaha!!

[@d_Howard]

@@VickiCampbell-1216 HA! Cure... 😇

[@spacefanatic]

Have a double cd of theirs and there is not a bad song on there.

[@cyrilmauras4247]

It is weird that they are singing "walk like a man" in falsetto!

[@jodyjackson5475]

I KNOW!! . Right?

[@HeidiDenoble]

Check out Let's Hang On, Opus 17, Maryann, Working My Way Back to You.

[@RuthBair-ht1fj]

Love your reaction. Definitely need to do Rag Doll, Dawn and Grease (just Frankie on that one, written by Barry Gibb). ❤

[@naturesounds-ib5dh]

Check out another Walk Like A Man by Grand Funk Railroad, rocker!!

[@otter3095]

👏🏻👍🏻

[@bobbyj5375]

Shawn, catchy tune. Suggest:...."Pretty little angel eyes" by Curtis Lee....."Silhouettes" by Herman's Hermits...."Raindrops" by Dee Clark...." Lightning strikes" by Lou Christie

[@jvsmith7888]

The Four Seasons never went out without Frankie Valli. Starting in the late 60's Frankie started a solo career even though he stayed with the Four Seasons. His solo career always took a backseat to the group. Fast forward to the mid 70's and things changed. Tommy Divito was kicked out of the band and Bob Gaudio decided he didn't want to tour anymore (although he still wrote songs and recorded with them). This just left Frankie and Joe Long. The band took an extended break, and Frankie kicked his solo career into high gear. Joe Long kind of got pushed into retirement and that just left Frankie. The Four Seasons name was too valuable to just discard so Frankie started being referred to more and more as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, although it was basically just Frankie Vallie and a bunch of side men. Frankie was doing band stuff and solo stuff in all the shows by now, so it didn't matter.

[@BrianAper]

Tom Divito left the Four Seasons in 1970 before the release of the Half& Half album. He did appear on that album. In 1972 they released the album Chameleon on Mowest Records and were billed as Frankie Valli-The Four Seasons as the album featured 2 Valli solo tracks and 6 group tracks, although I consider the track When The Morning Comes Frankie Valli solo. They were a true group consisting of Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Joe Long and Demitri Callas. In 1975 and 1977 they released the albums Who Loves You and Helicon on Warner/Curb Records and were still a true group consisting of Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone, John Paiva and Lee Shapiro. After the failure of Helicon, Valli and Gaudio disbanded the group and Valli went completely solo.But seeing his solo career was going nowhere, his only success being the single Grease, he reformed the Four Seasons and they released the album Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons Reunited Live in 1980. John Paiva and Lee Shapiro did not return and were replaced by Larry Lingle and Jerry Corbetta, the latter of Sugarloaf fame.Then, in 1985 the album Streetfighter was released billed as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and in 1992 the album Hope & Glory was released billed as Four Seasons. It was these latter two albums that it was just Frankie Valli and side men.

[@jvsmith7888]

I'll be the first to admit I have gaps in my knowledge. Also, I kind of lost interest in the group after they forced Joe Long out of the group. Joe's only crime was age, only slightly older that Frankie. It just rubbed me the wrong way. It was just wrong, plus Joe was a really good bass player. Still, I do love the Four Seasons overall.

[@BrianAper]

@@jvsmith7888 Sorry it took so long to reply. Someone in the organization obviously didn't think Tom Devito was a proficient guitarist because the Genuine Imitation Life Gazette has credits and it list him as a performer but not as a musician. Lead guitar is played by jazz guitarist Vinnie Corrao. Since no album before Gazette has credits it's unsure how many songs or entire albums that he might have been replaced.

[@andrewcormier529]

Loved these guys my era definitely RAG Doll...Great reaction brother as always ❤️

[@jimmythetout109]

The BeeGees have rightly garnered acclaim for their collection of hits ....largely based on Barry s terrific falsetto ......but the 4 Seasons , and Frankie Valli ....preceeded the BeeGees by a full decade and a half ......Their collection of hits is no less impressive .

[@BobCrabtree-ev4rz]

The Beegees had a career that spanned about 5 decades,during which the Gibb brothers penned some thousand plus songs for themselves and others.The 'falsetto hits' are just a small part of their catalogue...and Barry is still going.Not trying to take anything away from Frankie Valli by any means..I'm a long time music lover of many genres.

[@jeanniedebartolo5965]

You should add the song “Beggin” from them. The best to me ❤

[@PaulRoehl-fi1iw]

Their rockin'est hit is "Marianne". Highly recommended.

[@mattboon8983]

Check out December 63 oh what a night live its amazing!

[@andreaschmall5560]

Wow...at least it's not "Oh What a Night", the Frankie Valli song where Frankie Valli hardly sings except for the chorus.

[@TezgBandz]

Mrs. Doubtfire 😂

[@irmaoksanen6830]

Reminds me of the soundtrack to the movie Grease. Have you reacted to that?

[@ronnie237]

Watch the movie Jersey Boys about the Four Seasons.

[@crofootski]

Yes, you'll see how they went from The Four Seasons to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. And, it's a Clint Eastwood (Malpaso) production, so you know it's good.

[@annesmith2259]

Divine did it better 😂

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

When they first started out, they went by the name, Four Seasons. Frankie Valli was their lead singer, but he wasn’t billed as such. Then, at some point, they decided to put his name in the title and they became Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.