In 1960, the group known as The Four Lovers evolved into The Four Seasons. Its initial line-up featured Frankie Valli as the lead singer, Bob Gaudio (formerly of The Royal Teens) on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on bass guitar and bass vocals. Massi was replaced in 1965 by Charles Calello, who was in turn replaced later in 1965 by Joe Long on bass guitar and bass vocals.
Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito had previously performed with Nick DeVito (Tommy's twin brother) alongside Hank Majewski as the aforementioned Four Lovers. As stated before, the Four Seasons released their first hit, titled "Sherry", in 1962. Under the guidance of producer and 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.
Candy Girl
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons Lyrics
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Now finally I've found my
Candy girl
Candy girl
I found me a girl (candy girl)
She sets my heart a-whirl (candy girl)
With huggin' (huggin') and kissin' (kissin') and lov-in'
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (candy girl)
We get along so well (candy girl)
I know just why I fell (candy girl)
She's thrillin' (thrillin') oh, chillin' (chillin'),
Yeah she's so divine
(She's mine) mine (mine) mine
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (candy girl)
When we're out together
Everyone knows the way we feel
We both seem to glow with the glow of a love
And it's plain to see
Our love is real
I'm happy as can be (candy girl)
She vows eternally (candy girl)
To hold me (hold me) and love me (love me)
Until the end of time
(She's mine) mine (mine) mine
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
The lyrics of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons's song Candy Girl express the joy and excitement of finding true love. The singer declares that he has been searching for this love all over the world and has finally found his "candy girl," the one who sets his heart a-whirl. He describes the wonderful feelings he has when he is with her, including hugging, kissing, and loving. He declares that she is his and that their love is real.
The song captures the euphoria that comes with falling in love and being with the right person. The singer feels happy and fulfilled with his candy girl, and knows that she is the one for him. He describes the way they look and feel when they are together, and how everyone can see how much they love each other. It is a song of celebration and affirmation, an ode to the power and beauty of true love.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been a-searchin' all this wide world
I have been searching all over the world.
Now finally I've found my
And I finally found what I have been looking for.
Candy girl
This girl is like candy to me.
Candy girl
This girl is like candy to me.
I found me a girl (candy girl)
I have found a girl that reminds me of candy.
She sets my heart a-whirl (candy girl)
She makes me feel dizzy and ecstatic like candy does.
With huggin' (huggin') and kissin' (kissin') and lov-in'
We are in love and physical affection is important to us.
(She's mine) mi-ine (mine) mine
I am happy to have this girl as mine.
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (candy girl)
She is just like candy, so sweet and addictive.
We get along so well (candy girl)
We have a great relationship like candy and sweetness.
I know just why I fell (candy girl)
I know exactly why I fell in love with her, her sweetness and charm.
She's thrillin' (thrillin') oh, chillin' (chillin')
She constantly excites and delights me, but also relaxes me like candy does.
Yeah she's so divine
She is like a goddess to me.
(She's mine) mine (mine) mine
I am grateful to have her as mine.
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (candy girl)
She is just like candy, a treat that I can't get enough of.
When we're out together
When we are together in public.
Everyone knows the way we feel
Everyone can see how we feel about each other.
We both seem to glow with the glow of a love
Our love makes us shine and radiate happiness.
And it's plain to see
It is obvious.
Our love is real
Our love is genuine.
I'm happy as can be (candy girl)
Being with her makes me the happiest I have ever been.
She vows eternally (candy girl)
She promises to love me forever like candy does.
To hold me (hold me) and love me (love me)
She wants to hold and love me.
Until the end of time
Forever.
(She's mine) mine (mine) mine
I feel lucky to have her as mine.
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh
She is like candy, irresistible and sweet.
Candy girl
She is like candy, my sweet love.
Candy girl
She is like candy, my sweet love.
Candy girl
She is like candy, my sweet love.
Candy girl
She is like candy, my sweet love.
Candy girl
She is like candy, my sweet love.
Candy girl
She is like candy, my sweet love.
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Written by: LARRY SANTOS
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Lyrics:
I’ve been a-searchin’ all this wide world
Now finally I’ve found my
Candy girl
Candy girl
I found me a girl (candy girl)
She sets my heart a-whirl (candy girl)
With huggin’ (huggin’) and kissin’ (kissin’) and lov-in’
(She’s mine) mi-Ine (mine) mine
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (candy girl)
We get along so well (candy girl)
I know just why I fell (candy girl)
She’s thrillin’ (thrillin’) oh, chillin’ (chillin’)
Yeah she’s so divine
(She’s mine) mine (mine) mine
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (candy girl)
When we’re out together
Everyone knows the way we feel
We both seem to glow with the glow of a love
And it’s plain to see
Our love is real
I’m happy as can be (candy girl)
She vows eternally (candy girl)
To hold me (hold me) and love me (love me)
Until the end of time
(She’s mine) mine (mine) mine
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
Candy girl
@dannyl7969
Bronx, NY. 1963..This playing in candy shop......What a different world from today.......I'll take 1963 over 2022 any day
@johnfarina6155
Nothing like that big Wurlitzer sound.
@bradleyholt9805
Except that one bad day.
@bqkmg2037
Agreed same here I'd take 1963 or1973 or even 1983 BETTER than 2022 crappy world.
@freeguy77
@@bradleyholt9805 The worst Friday anybody could ever imagine, and I was in front of the tv set that moment when that hideous ugly black box suddenly appeared announcing the shooting, and how he was 'seriously wounded', but he was clinically deceased at that moment. The week before Thanksgiving, made it that much worse. Absolutely was a horror day, and the worst day since Pearl Harbor, 22 years before. The previous 10 years were the best-ever in U.S. history for peace and increasing prosperity. That 10 years will never be replicated on how good overall it was between the end of the Korean War (July 27, '53), and that awful, awful Friday. America's best, 10 (July 28, 1953 - Thu. Nov. 21, 1963)
@leroystover1062
I take those years any day 2023 is BULLSHIT😢
@yoalondaowens7068
I still have my candy girl after 54 years and she's still as sweet as candy
@debraweaver6308
Yolanda Owens...... WOW!!!! What a wonderful testimony of TRUE LOVE...... LASTING LOVE!
@carlosvelasquez8910
I love to heard the beautiful history More relationed with The Four Seasons and Frankie Valli
@doublej118jc
Love the harmony. '63 was a great year for this kind of music.