OMG THIS MADE US WANT TO DANCE!! FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS - BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY (REACTION)

[@ajruther67]

No One could sing CRY like Frankie Valli. They tried but no one came close.

[@davidphillips4476]

Yep!!

[@Kelly-just-kelly]

@@davidphillips4476 ryan malloy dont do a bad job

[@davidphillips4476]

@@Kelly-just-kelly lol can't disagree!

[@davidbrown6039]

RAG DOLL is a must by Frankie & the 4 Seasons

[@anthonykoch5794]

I actually have that one on 45rpm record. That and Big Girls Don't Cry.

[@smokedog2185]

Better than the night

[@dagmar.6954]

This is another group I grew up with in the 60's. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. They had so many great hits together such as "Sherry", "Walk Like a Man" & "Candy Girl", "Let's Hang On!", "Working My Way Back to You", "I've Got You Under My Skin" etc. When Frankie went out on his own in the 70's, the songs "My Eyes Adored You" & "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" were big hits for him. Also he had a hit with the song "Grease" from the movie. Always loved that he was able to sing in a falsetto voice.

[@anthonykoch5794]

Most of those songs I have on the vinyl LP "2nd Vault of Golden Hits" by the Four Seasons

[@jvsmith7888]

Big Girls Don't Cry was always a good companion song for "Walk Like a Man", it was like they were 2 sides of the same coin.

[@chetstevens4583]

Much like Rag Doll and Dawn.

[@anthonykoch5794]

I have Walk Like A Man on vinyl

[@ajruther67]

The girl is saying, Big girls don't cry after a break up. She didn't want to see how he hurt her. He treated her cruel and broke up with her and then finds out from her mother she was crying in bed over the break up (you told a lie)

[@chetstevens4583]

A similar group from the same time period was Jay and the Americans. We just lost Jay Black at the end of October and like Franki Valli he was uniquely talented, so much so that he was nicknamed "The Voice". You might want to review Cara Mia to see his vocal range, other hits include Come Little Bit Closer or Some Enchanted Evening.

[@richardjakubiszak1139]

I was partial to She Cried. Being close, I think their version is, well, Del Shannon's version is good too.

[@lauriepadilla8445]

They always had great stuff

[@gary-pz9or]

Oh What a Night, one of their best.

[@tracycartwright3340]

These 'oldies' videos you two are doing are making my day - every time. I'm reliving my childhood through music. Awesome. Thank you!

[@jvsmith7888]

The Four Seasons are one of the most successful groups in music history selling more than 350 million records worldwide. This number does not include all the records Frankie Valli sold as a solo artist.

[@anthonykoch5794]

Did you know that the Four Seasons had ties with the mafia? Look it up! It's crazy

[@wmvasquez1950]

They were the number one selling American group of the 60s and early 70s until they got surpassed by the Jackson 5 in middle 70s

[@wmvasquez1950]

@@anthonykoch5794 just watch the movie Jersey Boys, duh.

[@dukejohnson1956]

@@anthonykoch5794 it’s a bunch of Italian new jersey/NYC area natives in the 50s/60s they all had mob ties haha

[@cindyphifer970]

Love this song

[@GTLyons]

another hit, another thumbs up! more please!

[@Rebel9668]

Just wait till you hear them sing "Walk Like A Man"...that falsetto voice will knock you out.

[@hototowhistler]

Their 'December 1963' was and still is a great tune to listen to. They showed us how to take a song to no. 1 in 1976, one of the best years in music : )

[@paulr.3220]

Frankie Valli was the King of falsetto.

[@jaleesaheath2746]

Love Frankie Valli songs he has such a different voice

[@Johnnycdrums]

I forgot how good, and coordinated these voices were.

[@turnerdan53]

Walk like a Man is a must.

[@jackie_jrml]

Rag Doll by them. Check it out!!

[@shafersshafers5231]

I just love that you guys listen to the 50 and 60 music! 👍😊

[@RoninMilli]

Big Girls Dont Cry is myyy jam! And Im latina. I was adopted and raised by a Polish woman. Her and her boyfriend raised me on the 50’s & 60’s hits. “Shame on you, you told a lie! Biiiig girlls do-ooo cryyy!”

[@jeffharry9675]

Frankie had The Voice!

[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

Another review well done as the Four Seasons are my all time favorite bands and yes over The Beach Boys and The Beatles who’s music I also enjoy very much. The Four Seasons are one of the first self contained bands to play their own instruments while writing the majority of their 62 hit songs that entered the Billboard Chart. Thanks again and a classic great song Big Girls Don’t Cry is, number one for 5 straight weeks in the fall/winter of 1962.

[@brandonflorida1092]

No one has ever reacted to what I have always considered to be their best song, which is called "Dawn."

[@conquestmomma]

MEL, I WAS DANCING WITH YOU! Another great reaction you 2! Thank you, ~jenn

[@davidphillips4476]

If you haven't you gotta go with "Sherry", or "Walk Like a Man" they are both pretty mind blowing with Frankie's voice cuttin through like a high pitched laser lol. Great u2

[@colinstevens2691]

Great song but Rag Doll is by far my favourite Frankie Valli song..definitely one to check out 😊

[@lovcymaribeth4081]

You have both recreated so many memories for me. You have been touching so many long forgotten memories and feelings. Thanks for the journey down memory lane!😍

[@wmvasquez1950]

Sherry, Walk Like A Man and Big Girls Don't Cry all hit number one and over 1 million copies. Their first 3 songs all were number 1 Gold Hits. It wasn't until 1964 that they hit number 1 again with Raf Doll. A handful of top 20 hits though I'm between.

[@jimnicosia5934]

He has an 8 octave voice. "sherry".

[@joycewalbert1413]

His girl called HIS bluff with "The hand" and "Whatever". But in teen , puppy love boys and girls are doing a lot of testing....

[@ronwilliams6565]

Mel. .your impersonation of Frankie Valley is spot on! Great job!

[@anthonykoch5794]

Indeed it was!

[@waltw4537]

Note the great tympani in 4 Seasons songs. Again, you guys got it right with "Beggin'" then and today! "Let's Hang On" is probably dancible!

[@joannevincent2035]

Mel wants to "cut a rug"! Beautiful!! I haven't heard that phrase since 1927 - but I like it!

[@lindat5555]

I aways like and enjoy watching you guys with your reaction at least your honest about it thank you for being real

[@brianstites3761]

Frankie Valli is truly amazing his voice is just so unique. Who won song you all haven't reacted to IS WALK LIKE A MAN!

[@54nomore]

Shawn and Mel...I just came across a gem here on You Tube of an old, but rare footage of a 22-year-old Franki Valli. Singing with a group known then as "The Four Lovers." They were singing on the Ed Sullivan Show on May 6th, 1956. The song they were singing is titled "The Apple of my Eye." That is just a little head, up as to when Frankie Valli came onto the music scene. Seven years later when at the age of 28. He would join a new group known today as "The Four Seasons." And the rest is history.

[@anthonykoch5794]

The also had ties with the mafia

[@scottderechinsky9896]

The Jersey Boys were hitmakers back in the day.

[@dcaseng]

Rag Doll is a real tearjerker.

[@thomaslibbey647]

One of the greatest falsetto singers of my generation..........plenty more to react to...... on the day that I found out was having a daughter the first song that popped into my mind was Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You by Frankie Valli check it out

[@karlmay1949]

Great band, what can you say, love "Walk like a man" and "Sherry" too.

[@loverdoll78264]

Frankie Valli has probably the most famous falsetto in the world!

[@laminage]

If you can, check out their performance on a Show called Where The Action Is from the 1960's. It was the second show Dick Clark did outside American Bandstand. Also in future Years Bob Crewe would co write Lady Marmalade for Labelle. They were the original Man Band who kicked the door open for 98 Degrees, Color Me Badd and even Blue from The UK.

[@kathdavies1220]

Love, love, love the music mix you guys are reviewing, awesome 👍❤🇦🇺

[@RobRoy-e2g]

I was 11 when that song played on Dick Clark's American Bandstand 1962 and also on 1050 CHUM Radio in Toronto Canada. I can still sing that way and never took voice lessons. I'm 72. Since I was six I have loved music and I have loved singing along with the musicians that I heard in the 50s and 60s. I learned how to sing by imitating the singers I played on the records that I played in the 1960s. The lyrics never meant anything more to me than the addition of vowels and consonants that were in sync with the rhythm musical instruments. The young singers in those days had voices that were trained by professionals. That's why they sound so good even today.

[@darrellwheeler2625]

This is a great song but yall needs to tried their other hit Let's hang on that it is a banger I think you will like it.

[@anthonykoch5794]

I got that one on 45rpm vinyl record

[@cherylcuffee5081]

You are correct Mel, this song is for dancing.

[@marinemike1559]

You really need to watch Jersey Boys. It's the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, directed by Clint Eastwood

[@hihoktf]

My wife and I saw the play. It was great!!

[@CarlaDElisa]

My first Love. Frankie.

[@claraboyer9219]

Love you two.

[@deboraaparisi9999]

You need to see them live💖

[@luvsdvds]

I always interpreted the song/story as the guy probably wanting to feel more appreciated by his girlfriend, tells her that they had to break up ,,, but he was really expecting that she would call his bluff. But the girl surprised him by accepting the break without crying or trying to get him to change his mind. She said, "Big girls don't cry" ...After the breakup her mother told him that the girl has been crying in bed. That is when he says to her, "Shame on you, your mama said you cried in bed ... Shame on you, you told a lie ... big girls do cry" So I guess the moral of the story is that some girls do a lot of crying and begging ... but there are others that they put up a brave front and hide their pain from others. A wise young man should strive to know which type his girl is , so he can be sure he won't lose her in a case of mixed messages. :)

[@stevenruvolo499]

ragdoll, oh what a night, and who loves you are a must from the four seasons

[@suzie4417]

Frankie Valli & The Four Season’s had a lot of hits! I have loved them for years, their early years especially 💜I agree with the comment by Chet stevens who mentioned Jay & the Americans a group that I absolutely fell in love with many years ago! Check Jay & A out please 🥰☮️

[@eugeneschulte4950]

This is a 4 Seasons track from 1962. The members are. Nick Massi, Tommy DeVito, Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio. THE 4 SEASONS !!!!!!!!!!!

[@russelbarnes7235]

The great Frankie Valli showing off his talents. Please react to Rag Doll and Peanuts, Opus 17 is a great song also. You can't go wrong with Frankie Valli. Plus you gotta see their story, Jersey Boys. Peace.

[@loverdoll78264]

Very deep very rewarding rabbit hole y’all got here!

[@Johnnycdrums]

You guys are happy to be around.

[@dianemalone9496]

You have to watch "Jersey Boys". It's a movie about how the band developed and came up. You'll love it!

[@nativetexan9776]

In that era ...When the boy breaks up with a girl, she should "suck it up" and not cry like a big girl. Teens were harsh back then, and the girls had to be tough to survive a "relationship" with the cool guys because if he makes her cry, he was not cool anymore. Then there were those cliques that were not cool unless they made their girlfriend cry.

[@MarkWhippy]

The story is a couple are having an argument, the guy tells the girl its over, thinking it would make the girl cry and want to reconcile. Instead she agreed to break up acting like she didn't even care, but behind closed doors neither of them really wanted to break up.

[@dwainwilder7337]

Jersey Boys are rockin’ again! This is another rabbit hole! Check out “Who Love You” and “Oh what a Night”. Just two of their big hits. They had so many! The broadway show “Jersey Boys” was based on their career.

[@rosyv9436]

Fun nice Song Girls don’t cry 🥲😭🥲😭 Nise Music 🎵 🎵🎵🎵 Like the rhythm. 🌹🦋

[@kennykarlsson6691]

Listen to the sound track for the film American grafiti with the same name. That album has pretty much all of the best songs and singers and vocal groups from this time era. You will not be disapointed.

[@autumnamber6849]

I use to yell, that ios a lie! LOL Love the four Seasons.

[@kariolsen6950]

You should do Lou Christie, The song is Lighting strikes he hits some high notes in that song. I have always loved it. I believe it was around the same time as the 4 seasons. Or a little earlier.

[@thomascerulli8013]

Franky’s hitting those falsettos

[@picolo4102]

Oh what a night

[@arnoldbandy1867]

Glad to see You read yer comments, this is the next one I wanted you to react to, Go Head On...

[@karenpowell6063]

Please do Walk like a Man 4 Seasons! Thanks you guys are awesome

[@theresareynolds3133]

Hey Shawn, don't be shy, get up and dance child, this music was made to dance to don't be shy

[@anthonykoch5794]

You should really do The Four Seasons song "Working My Way Back To You and/ or Big Man In Town

[@trb2021]

Frankie Valli is hitting the high notes

[@victoriawoods3898]

Have you guys reacted to December 1963, Oh What A Night yet? If not, then it's a must!

[@laurastormgarcia4353]

❤️🥰❤️ This was a fun one to listen to growing up!!! ⭐️ Love to ALL ~ S & M SQUAD!!! ❤️🥰❤️

[@billjones6987]

I was in forth grade when this came out. I listened to this and others with my new transistor radio!

[@edevard9048]

Cara Mia is definitely a song you must react to.

[@60sbaby456]

A broken heart is cry

[@cliftonparago4547]

There's a act touring all over called JERSEY BOYS. They are a tribute band and act of The Four Season

[@anthonykoch5794]

Yeah but they're not nearly as good as the REAL Four Seasons though but they're fun to listen to

[@leighsaldivar4439]

Can y’all please do Oh What A Night December 1963? I looked to see if y’all did it. Couldn’t find it! Thanks guys! ❤️

[@theresamcdonald1943]

another good group , you have to know they sang on the street corners, that were safe in ny. alone with Dion, wrote many songs. and his voice. . way cool. T.

[@lindaaumiller7592]

cool song...great couple I win.

[@debrakauti9240]

Lou Christie "lightning strikes" or The gypsey cried"

[@frankamodeo3640]

Sweet City Woman,by The STAMPEDERS 1973.

[@baddbabylon]

Italian-American legend

[@sherrymillerable]

Please react to Sherry - it came out a month after I was born - people have been singing it to me my whole life.

[@anthonykoch5794]

🎶Sherry. Sherry baby! Sherry can you come out tonight?🎶 Lol 😂

[@steveostrander5182]

Take the time to listen to the US Navy Band performing Jersey Boys

[@booooo666]

Gr8 video once again 🎶🎶❤️

[@teachone2261]

The 4 Seasons are from jersey (See the Movie “Jersey Boys” was also a long running a Broadway play !! Italian-Americans used that expression to their young children who were temperamental crying whining etc …. Parents would exclaim “you want to be treated like a big girl/boy ? Come on big girls /boys don’t cry!” I know I’m Italian American who grew up in Jersey and my parents said it to me all the time when I was a crybaby !Those falsetto voices and 4 part harmony of the 4 seasons is also amazing ! Hope this clarifies for those from other parts of the country !

[@francesjames178]

While you are on the oldies trail you should react to Billy Joe Royal singing Down In The Boondocks. I love your reactions to us boomers music! ❤️

[@joeburke7294]

They were watching a movie that’s how this song was created. I think it was a James Cagney movie when he slaps the woman and someone says I’ll be she doesn’t cry because big girls don’t cry

[@Jovolution]

React to: Lee Moses - Bad Girl! This blow you away.

[@toots19]

Marlena and Candy Girl are a couple other great songs by the four seasons

[@jackpeters9048]

Are the four seasons Gold or what? They had so many great songs..Great review guys...Fun stuff...

[@toodlescae]

Can't get anyone to react to *Donny Osmond.* Any song from the 70's will work but *Twelfth Of Never* and *Puppy Love* are my favorites.

[@annmills3163]

☮️💜. Rag Doll is good too but kinda sad

[@oldermusiclover]

you need to do Oh Connie O LOVE LOVE their drummer

[@hayseaglets9966]

Valli was not happy with his vocals on the various takes of "Don't Think Twice" when he decided to record the song with a "joke" falsetto vocal (an impression of jazz musician Rose Murphy) to reduce the tension in the studio. An executive of Philips Records heard a replay of the recording with a "joke" vocal and wanted it to be released as a single but the recording by Valli and the band could not be released as either a Valli "solo" single or a Four Seasons single. Sold in a picture sleeve with a connect the dots puzzle, the record with the truncated name ("Don't Think Twice") was released as by "The Wonder Who?" in November 1965

[@bostonvair]

Here's another one for your rabbit hole: "My Girl" by The Temptations (with Smokey Robinson)

[@suzanneprock7286]

He told his girl they had to break up, she called his bluff and to his surprise, she told him that big girls don't cry!