2) Four Seasons is a J-Pop/Animé … Read Full Bio ↴1 )Four Seasons aka The 4 Seasons.
2) Four Seasons is a J-Pop/Animé musical group from Japan.
1) The 4 Seasons, (later known as Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons), were an American pop group, distinct from many similar groups of the early to mid-1960s in their traditional Italian-American sound. They also had a sound somewhat reminiscent of doo wop, but they were not known to be a doo wop quartet. By the later 1960s became an internationally famous rock and roll group.
Originally known as “The Four Lovers”, they were formed in 1961 with Frankie Valli as the lead singer, Bob Gaudio on keyboards/tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar/baritone vocals and Nick Massi on bass guitar/bass vocals who was replaced in 1965 by Joe Long on bass guitar/bass vocals.
Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito previously performed with Nick DeVito (Tommy's twin brother) and Hank Majewski as The Four Lovers. The Four Seasons released their first hit, "Sherry," in 1962. Under the guidance of producer/songwriter Bob Crewe, The Four Seasons followed up "Sherry" with several well-remembered hits, including "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Dawn", "Walk Like a Man", "Candy Girl" and "Save It for Me". Nick Massi left the Four Seasons in 1965 and was replaced by Joe Long, who became the mainstay on bass and backup vocals until 1976. Several more Top 10 singles followed, including "Let's Hang On", "Working My Way Back To You", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "C'mon Marianne"; but by late 1967, the group's popularity was deteriorating, as public interest moved towards rock with a harder edge and more socially conscious lyrics. The group would, however, enjoy a brief revival in their popularity in the mid-1970s, with the hits "Who Loves You", "Swearin' to God" and their last number one hit "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)". Don Ciccone was a member of the Four Seasons in 1976 and was lead vocal on several songs, such as "Slip Away", "Let's Get It Right" and "Rhapsody". He played lead guitar.
The Four Seasons (group members 1961-1965) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. Jersey Boys, a musical play based on the lives of The Four Seasons, directed by Des McAnuff (The Who's Tommy, 700 Sundays) premiered at his La Jolla (California) Playhouse and opened on Broadway on November 6, 2005 to generally positive reviews. It won 2006 Tony Awards for Best Leading and Featured Actor in a Musical won by John Lloyd Young & Christian Hoff, Best Light Design in a Musical and Best Musical.
The group's music was one of many influences to the Jersey Shore sound of the 1970's and 1980's. However, by the 1980s, Frankie Valli was the only original group member left. Frankie Valli still tours today, performing many of The Four Seasons classic songs. Nick Massi died in 2000 of cancer. Despite Joe Long's extensive contributions to The Four Seasons, Joe Long remains the only member of the group's “definitive line-up” not inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, most likely because he was not in the original group. Much controversy still exists over this decision, especially in light of the many top-10 hits the group had during his tenure.
Their later days recordings(for example "Hope + Glory") were released as by "Four Seasons".
Bye Bye Baby
Four Seasons Lyrics
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Can't put it off any longer
I just gotta tell you anyway
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby don't make me cry
You're the one girl in town I'd marry
Girl I'd marry you now if I were free
I could love you but why begin it
'Cause there ain't any future in it
She's got me and I'm not free
So bye bye baby baby goodbye
Bye bye baby don't make me cry
Guess I never will know you better
Wish I knew you before I met her
Gee how good you would be for me
Should have told you that I can't linger
There's a weddin' ring on my finger
She's got me and I'm not free
So bye bye baby baby goodbye
Bye bye baby don't make me cry
The lyrics of Four Seasons’ ‘Bye Bye Baby’ deal with a man's struggle to confess his love for another woman, despite being in a committed relationship. The song captures the position of a man who has fallen hard for someone new but feels trapped in his current relationship. He makes a plea to his current partner not to get upset at him for what he’s about to say, but ultimately he knows he has to come clean. He tells her "Bye Bye Baby", knowing that he can no longer be with her. He reveals that he would have loved to explore a relationship with her, had he not already been spoken for, but the reality is that he cannot leave his current partner for her.
Line by Line Meaning
If you hate me after what I say, ooh
I can't delay this confession any longer, even if it means you'll hate me
Can't put it off any longer
I can't avoid telling you the truth any longer
I just gotta tell you anyway
I have to tell you anyway, even if it hurts
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Farewell, my love, goodbye
Bye bye baby don't make me cry
Please don't make this harder for me than it already is
You're the one girl in town I'd marry
You, out of all the girls in the town, are the one I could see myself marrying
Girl I'd marry you now if I were free
If I weren't already committed, I would marry you in a heartbeat
I wish it could be
I wish things were different
I could love you but why begin it
I could fall in love with you, but why even start when it's impossible?
'Cause there ain't any future in it
There's no future for us, no matter how much we may want it
She's got me and I'm not free
I'm already in a committed relationship and cannot be with you
Guess I never will know you better
I'll never know you as well as I'd like to
Wish I knew you before I met her
I wish I had met you before I started my current relationship
Gee how good you would be for me
You would have been perfect for me
Should have told you that I can't linger
I should have mentioned earlier that I can't stay with you
There's a weddin' ring on my finger
I'm married and cannot be with you
So bye bye baby baby goodbye
So, in the end, goodbye my love
Bye bye baby don't make me cry
Please don't make this any harder on me than it already is
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
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Lyrics:
If you hate me after what I say
I can’t put it off any longer
I just gotta tell you anyway
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry
You’re the one girl in town I’d marry
Girl, I’d marry you now if I were free
I wish it could be
I could love you but why begin it
‘Cause there ain’t any future in it
She’s got me and I’m not free, so
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry
Guess I never will know you better
Wish I knew you before I met her
Gee, how good you would be for me
Should have told you that I can’t linger
There’s a wedding band on my finger
She’s got me and I’m not free, so
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, don’t make me cry…
@suzannep8371
For all of these years I thought that The Bay City Rollers were the original artist, I’m gob smacked!
@gertvanlaar5670
It was the same for me .
Never knew the Bay City Rollers version was a cover .
But I like the cover much more 😁
@paulanthony5274
Same with most ub40 tracks and rod Stewart lots of covers and Boyzone although not all are covers with the bands I mentioned
@dryyoureyes5009
@Paulus lind x
@nicktubach2652
Same here. I was today years old. Wow!
@JordanWilliams_Link7702
@Gert van Laar both are good
@Nestor123057
Can't pick a favorite 4 Seasons song, but this one has got to be in the top 300.
@juliereminiec4937
Ragdoll, Candy Girl & Dawn are my favorite four seasons songs
@ToMaToEsGrOw
@Alissa Reminiec no opus 17?
@thedowagerd.2431
Opus17, Big Man in Town, Let's Hang On, Walk Like a Man.