1) Fra… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist that goes by the name Frankie:
1) Frankie is the solo project of musician Franziska Aigner, who released her debut EP Styx in 2022. She is cello player and studied at P.A.R.T.S. the school of choreography and dance. She appears on Okay Kaya' song Inside of a Plum.
2) Frankie is the kind of artist Bangkok Blend was created for—a songwriter’s songwriter and performer’s performer blessed with a golden voice and universal appeal—a singer who understands the vision and brings an undeniable talent to the process. She’s a joy for any listener to discover—a lover and a fighter and old-soul trader in genuine energy, aiming straight for the heart. Frankie turns a sly eye to the pageantry of emotion, the drama of love and the mysteries of everyday life with a disarming mixture of sincerity and cosmic insolence, unapologetically romantic, spinning golden threads of lyric and melody, each inflection and melisma planned and considered, each word tailored for meaning and effect—the pop gesture as artform. She delivers it all with carefree charm and nearly divine intuition.
Born in Maryland, in the heart of the 1990s, Frankie entered the teenage slipstream back on the east coast, past the haunted houses, surf shops, and burger joints of Salisbury, a mid-tier, rough-around-the-edges resort town. There is an inevitability to every biography, a myriad of strange narrative palm lines that twist and intersect, and she followed hers bravely to a seam of alternative beach culture, living close to the Atlantic Ocean but studying a less bronzed way of life.
Big Girls Don't Cry
Frankie Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Big girls don't cry
Big girls don't cry (they don't cry)
Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry?)
My girl said goodbye (my, oh, my)
My girl didn't cry (I wonder why)
(Silly boy) hoped that she would call my bluff
(Silly boy) then she said to my surprise
"Big girls don't cry"
Big girls don't cry (they don't cry)
Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry?)
(Maybe) I was cruel (I was cruel)
Baby I'm a fool (I'm such a fool)
(Silly girl) "Shame on you" your mama said
(Silly girl) "Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed"
(Silly girl) "Shame on you, you told me lies"
Big girls do cry
Big girls don't cry (they don't cry)
Big girls don't cry (that's just an alibi)
Big girls don't cry
Big girls don't cry
Big girls don't cry
Big girls don't cry
Big girls don't cry
The song "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons is a song about a break-up and the emotional response of the two people involved. The song features a male protagonist who has been left by his girlfriend, who does not appear to have been as upset about the break-up as he is. The lyrics suggest that big girls don't cry, but the singer is questioning this as his girl didn't seem to cry when she left him. He wonders why she didn't cry and why he is crying instead. The lyrics also suggest that the singer may have been a bit harsh in how he treated his ex-girlfriend, and he realizes that he may have been a fool to do so.
The lyrics of the song reveal the societal expectation that men should not show their emotions or cry, while women are allowed to express their emotions freely. The chorus repeats the line "Big girls don't cry" as if to reassure the singer that he should not be crying if he is a "big boy". The song challenges this gender stereotype by showing the male protagonist in a vulnerable and emotional state. The lyrics also suggest that crying is a natural and healthy response to a break-up, regardless of gender.
Line by Line Meaning
Big girls don't cry
Girls who are mature and strong do not shed tears easily.
Big girls don't cry (they don't cry)
Girls who are strong and empowered do not cry (as easily).
Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry?)
Whoever said that big girls don't cry was mistaken or misinformed.
My girl said goodbye (my, oh, my)
My girlfriend ended our relationship; it was unexpected and a surprise.
My girl didn't cry (I wonder why)
I'm curious as to why my ex-girlfriend didn't cry during the breakup.
(Silly boy) told my girl we had to break up
A foolish young man informed my girlfriend that we were ending our relationship.
(Silly boy) hoped that she would call my bluff
The silly young man believed that my girlfriend would doubt whether we were really breaking up.
(Silly boy) then she said to my surprise
To the surprise of the foolish young man, my girlfriend responded in a way he hadn't expected.
"Big girls don't cry"
My ex-girlfriend reminded the foolish young man that strong women do not cry.
Big girls don't cry (that's just an alibi)
Saying that big girls don't cry is only an excuse or justification for not showing emotions.
Maybe I was cruel (I was cruel)
It's possible that I was harsh or unkind during the breakup.
Baby I'm a fool (I'm such a fool)
I realize now that I made mistakes and acted foolishly.
(Silly girl) "Shame on you" your mama said
The girl was scolded or reprimanded by her mother for crying over a breakup.
(Silly girl) "Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed"
The girl was criticized for crying in her bed after the breakup.
(Silly girl) "Shame on you, you told me lies"
The girl was accused of being dishonest prior to the breakup.
Big girls do cry
Despite what some may believe or say, strong women can and do show emotions.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Tobias Gad, Stacy Ferguson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@-TheExposition-
Back in the early 90's right during my preteens I was riding in the car w/ my dad, stepmom and older teenage step sister. My step sister had been being such a brat and was now crying in protest at her mother snapping at her.
The radio was on but all attention was focused on her throwing a tantrum.
That all changed when this song starting playing out of nowhere.
My dad, step mom and myself lost it. Her mom was trying to so hard to muffle her own laughter but couldn't. My dad and I just freely cracked up. It was so fitting!
Step sister was so salty. It was as if the universe was saying "give it a rest already". She got the message too. Didn't say a word the rest of the car ride home. That was the first time I ever this song.
@anthonycolatrella2438
Great Story!
@jwream
You gotta love that lead tenor sound. As a tenor 2, I could never dream of having a range that high be that comfortable. Props to a legend
@hayal8526
💋❤
@garybooth4270
My fiancee and I just saw them last Friday in Lancaster Pennsylvania at the American Music Theatre....Frankie Valli just as good as he was in the sixties....
@matthewrandell5055
they don't make them like Frankie Valli anymore. glad to hear he's still at it too!
@teddybearcupcake6616
I love the part where they go yaiyaiyai
@choomummmaa4527
It's more * cryaiai
@teddybearcupcake6616
@@choomummmaa4527 I know but at first when I listened to this song and didn’t know the song name or anything I thought it was yaiyaiyai
@geeem5408
Hahahaha meee toooo