
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: A Life on Stage
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: A Life on Stage
8/13/2022 | 57m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Stroll memory lane with the “Jersey Boys” on the 60th anniversary of their first #1 hit.
Take a trip down memory lane with the “Jersey Boys” on the 60th anniversary of the release of their first #1 hit, “Sherry.” The group that sold over 175 million records is captured live at the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: A Life on Stage
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: A Life on Stage
8/13/2022 | 57m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Take a trip down memory lane with the “Jersey Boys” on the 60th anniversary of the release of their first #1 hit, “Sherry.” The group that sold over 175 million records is captured live at the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
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♪ [beep] ♪ BOB GAUDIO: There are times when you just know something good is gonna happen.
It isn't very often, and sometimes not at all.
In Frankie's life, it only happened once, but once was all he needed.
[cheering and applause] ♪ My partner forever, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
[cheering and applause] [clapping] ♪ Who loves you, pretty mama?
♪ ♪ Who's always there to make it right?
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ With a burning love inside ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ And the happiness that died ♪ ♪ I let it get away ♪ ♪ Been payin' every day ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo, doo doo doo ♪ ♪ When you were so in love with me ♪ ♪ I played around like I was free ♪ ♪ Thought I could have my cake and eat it, too ♪ ♪ But how I cried over losing you ♪ ♪ See me down and out ♪ ♪ For I ain't about to go ending my life ♪ ♪ without you ♪ ♪ For every day I made you cry ♪ ♪ I'll pay you, girl, till the day that I die ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ With a burning love inside ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ And a happiness that died ♪ ♪ I let it get away ♪ ♪ Been payin' every day ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo, doo doo doo ♪ ♪ I used to love to make you cry ♪ ♪ It made me feel like a man inside ♪ ♪ Baby, baby ♪ ♪ But if I'd been a man in reality ♪ ♪ You'd still be here, babe, loving me ♪ ♪ Now the nights are long and lonely ♪ ♪ And I ain't too strong, babe ♪ ♪ I just miss you so ♪ ♪ And you're too proud ♪ ♪ You won't give in ♪ ♪ When I think about all I could win ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ With a burning love inside ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ And the happiness that died ♪ ♪ I let it get away ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo, doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Today and every day ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ With a burning love inside ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ With a happiness that died ♪ ♪ Working my way back to you, babe ♪ ♪ Hello there!
How we doing out there tonight?
[cheering and applause] Well, we'd like to welcome you here to Mohegan Sun.
And we've put this date off about four times, and finally we are here and thrilled to be here.
Yeah.
[cheering and applause] So we want you guys to sit back and have lots of fun, sing out loud whenever you feel like it, get up and dance, and just have a great time.
Is that OK?
[cheering] I said is that OK?
[cheering] ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ I'm beggin' you ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ Ridin' high ♪ ♪ When I was king ♪ ♪ Played it hard and fast 'cause I had everything ♪ ♪ Walked away ♪ ♪ Wonderin' then ♪ ♪ Easy come and easy go and it would end ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ I'm beggin' you ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ I need you to understand ♪ ♪ That I'm tryin' so hard to be a man ♪ ♪ The kind of man you'd want in the end ♪ ♪ Only then can I begin to live again ♪ ♪ An empty shell ♪ ♪ I used to be ♪ ♪ The shadow of my life is hangin' over me ♪ ♪ Broken man ♪ ♪ That I don't know ♪ ♪ Don't even stand a devil's chance ♪ ♪ with my soul ♪ ♪ Beggin' you ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ I'm beggin' you ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ I'm fightin' hard to hold my own ♪ ♪ No, I just can't make it all alone ♪ ♪ I'm holdin' on ♪ ♪ I can't hold back ♪ ♪ Now that big brass ring is a shade of black ♪ ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ I'm beggin' you ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ I'm beggin' you ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Beggin' ♪ ♪ I'm beggin' you ♪ ♪ Put your lovin' hand out ♪ ♪ Yeah, there we go.
[applause and cheering] ♪ Let's see if you remember this... from 1964, yeah.
♪ ♪ Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you ♪ ♪ Oh, Dawn ♪ ♪ Stay with him, he'll be good to you ♪ ♪ Hang on ♪ ♪ Hang on ♪ ♪ Hang on to him ♪ ♪ Think ♪ ♪ What a big man he'll be ♪ ♪ Think ♪ ♪ All the places you'll see ♪ ♪ Now think what the future would be ♪ ♪ With a poor boy like me ♪ ♪ Me ♪ ♪ ♪ Dawn, go away ♪ ♪ Please go away ♪ ♪ Although I know ♪ ♪ I want you to stay ♪ ♪ Dawn, go away ♪ ♪ Please go away ♪ ♪ Baby, don't cry ♪ ♪ It's better this way ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Oh, Dawn ♪ ♪ Go away back where you belong ♪ ♪ Girl, we can't ♪ ♪ Change the places where we were born ♪ ♪ We were born ♪ ♪ Before you say ♪ ♪ You say ♪ ♪ That you want me ♪ ♪ I want you to think ♪ ♪ What your family would say ♪ ♪ Think ♪ ♪ What you're throwing away ♪ ♪ Now think what the future would be ♪ ♪ With a poor boy like me ♪ ♪ Me ♪ ♪ Dawn ♪ ♪ Go away, I'm no good for you ♪ [drumming] ♪ Dawn ♪ ♪ Go away, I'm no good for you ♪ [drumming] ♪ Dawn ♪ ♪ Go away ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ Are you ready for this next song?
♪ I said are you ready?
[cheering] ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ There's nowhere else on Earth I'd rather be ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ You made me see so I believed in me ♪ ♪ Oh, you've been fillin' my cup ♪ ♪ Till I'm runnin' over with joy ♪ ♪ from your heaven-sent love ♪ ♪ Hey, touch me again ♪ ♪ I'm king of all men ♪ ♪ And reigning from above ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ You're mistress of my world and all I am ♪ ♪ Don't tell the angels ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ You're where I won and paradise began ♪ ♪ No one gets me up there like you can ♪ ♪ And, girl, you know I'm only human ♪ ♪ And I'm swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ So glad He's given me you ♪ ♪ You, you, you, you ♪ ♪ ♪ I was born for you, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ Ready to give my heart and soul to you, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ Baby, when we're together ♪ ♪ Tighter than all forever as long ♪ ♪ As we live ♪ ♪ Whoa, swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ I dedicate my life to loving you ♪ ♪ Don't tell the angels ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ I cross my heart and hope to die ♪ ♪ I do ♪ ♪ Just call me a one-woman lover ♪ ♪ I can't even look at another ♪ ♪ And swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ So glad He's given me you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ I dedicate my life to loving you ♪ ♪ Don't tell the angels ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ I cross my heart and hope to die ♪ ♪ I do ♪ ♪ Just call me a one-woman lover ♪ ♪ I can't even look at another ♪ ♪ And I'm swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ So glad I'm living ♪ ♪ I'm swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ For all He's given me ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ Swearin' to God ♪ ♪ So glad He's given me you ♪ ♪ So glad He's given me you ♪ ♪ Look what He's given me ♪ ♪ More than the world can see ♪ ♪ He's given me ♪ ♪ He's given me ♪ ♪ Look what He's given me ♪ ♪ Oh, He's given me ♪ ♪ He's given me you ♪ ♪ ♪ Shoo do do do do do do do ♪ Yeah!
[applause and cheering] Thank you so much.
My goodness, are you a good audience.
Thank you.
[audience whistles] This next tune we'd like to do for you, it's a song called "Silence is Golden," and we love doing this song... [cheering] ...for numerous reasons.
One of them is that we love doing it because we have an opportunity then to dedicate it to all those people out there in the witness protection program.
[laughter] ♪ How do you like it so far?
[cheering] ♪ ♪ Oh, don't it hurt deep inside ♪ ♪ To see someone do something to her ♪ ♪ Oh, don't it pain to see someone cry ♪ ♪ Oh, especially when someone is her ♪ ♪ Silence is golden ♪ ♪ But my eyes still see ♪ ♪ Silence is golden, golden ♪ ♪ But my eyes still see ♪ ♪ ♪ Talkin' is cheap ♪ ♪ People follow like sheep ♪ ♪ Even though there is nowhere to go ♪ ♪ How could she tell?
♪ ♪ He deceived her so well ♪ ♪ Pity, she'll be the last one to know ♪ ♪ Silence is golden ♪ ♪ But my eyes still see ♪ ♪ Silence is golden ♪ ♪ But my eyes still see ♪ ♪ ♪ Robby Robinson, alright, yeah.
[cheering] ♪ ♪ How many times will she fall for his lies?
♪ ♪ Should I tell her ♪ ♪ Or should I be cool?
♪ ♪ And if I tried ♪ ♪ I know she'd say I lied ♪ ♪ Mind your business ♪ ♪ Don't hurt her, you fool ♪ ♪ Silence is golden ♪ ♪ But my eyes still see ♪ ♪ Silence is golden, golden ♪ ♪ But my eyes still see ♪ ♪ Silence is golden ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Silence is golden ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ Are we ready out there?
[cheering] ♪ ♪ I solve my problems and I see the light ♪ ♪ We got a lovin' thing ♪ ♪ We gotta feed it right ♪ ♪ There ain't no danger we can go too far ♪ ♪ We start believin' now ♪ ♪ That we can be who we are ♪ ♪ Grease is the word ♪ ♪ ♪ They think our love is just a growing pain ♪ ♪ Why don't they understand ♪ ♪ It's just a crying shame?
♪ ♪ Their lips are lying, only real is real ♪ ♪ We stop the fight right now ♪ ♪ We got to be what we feel ♪ ♪ Grease is the word ♪ ♪ It's the word ♪ ♪ It's the word that you heard ♪ ♪ It's got a groove, it's got meaning ♪ ♪ ♪ Grease is the time ♪ ♪ Is the place, is the motion ♪ ♪ Grease is the way we are feeling ♪ ♪ We take the pressure and we throw away ♪ ♪ Conventionality belongs to yesterday ♪ ♪ There is a chance we can make it so far ♪ ♪ We start believing now ♪ ♪ That we can be who we are ♪ ♪ Grease is the word ♪ ♪ It's the word ♪ ♪ It's the word that you heard ♪ ♪ It's got a groove, it's got meaning ♪ ♪ ♪ Grease is the time ♪ ♪ Is the place, is the motion ♪ ♪ Grease is the way we are feeling ♪ ♪ This is a life of illusion ♪ ♪ Wrapped up in trouble ♪ ♪ Laced in confusion ♪ ♪ What are we doing here?
♪ ♪ We take the pressure and we throw away ♪ ♪ Conventionality belongs to yesterday ♪ ♪ There is a chance ♪ ♪ That we can make it so far ♪ ♪ We start believing now ♪ ♪ That we can be who we are ♪ ♪ Grease is the word ♪ ♪ It's the word ♪ ♪ It's the word that you heard ♪ ♪ It's got a groove, it's got meaning ♪ ♪ ♪ Grease is the time ♪ ♪ Is the place, is the motion ♪ ♪ Grease is the way we are feeling ♪ ♪ ♪ Grease ♪ Are we all having fun out there?
[cheering] ♪ Grease, grease ♪ ♪ It's the word ♪ ♪ It's the word that you heard ♪ ♪ It's got a groove, it's got a meaning ♪ ♪ Ah, got a groove, got a meaning ♪ ♪ Grease is the time ♪ ♪ Is the place, is the motion ♪ ♪ Grease is the way ♪ ♪ The way we are feeling ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Yeah, alright!
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
This is a song that we recorded while we were with Motown Records.
And when we left Motown, we made a deal with Berry Gordy to buy back the track and brought it to another record company.
Let's see if you remember the song.
♪ ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Though I never laid a hand on you ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Like a million miles away from me ♪ ♪ You couldn't see how I adored you ♪ ♪ So close ♪ ♪ So close and yet so far ♪ ♪ ♪ Carried your books from school ♪ ♪ Playin' make believe you're married to me ♪ ♪ You were fifth grade, I was sixth ♪ ♪ When we came to be ♪ ♪ Walking home every day ♪ ♪ Over Bonnicut Bridge and Bay ♪ ♪ Till we grew into the me and you ♪ ♪ Who went our separate ways ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Though I never laid a hand on you ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Like a million miles away from me ♪ ♪ You couldn't see how I adored you ♪ ♪ So close ♪ ♪ So close and yet so far ♪ ♪ Headed for city lights ♪ ♪ Climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame ♪ ♪ Worked my fingers to the bone ♪ ♪ Made myself a name ♪ ♪ Funny, I seem to find ♪ ♪ That no matter how the years unwind ♪ ♪ Still I reminisce about the girl I miss ♪ ♪ And the love I left behind ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Though I never laid a hand on you ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Like a million miles away from me ♪ ♪ You couldn't see how I adored you ♪ ♪ So close ♪ ♪ So close and yet so far ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ All my life I will remember ♪ ♪ How warm and tender we were way back then ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa, baby ♪ ♪ Like a million miles away from me ♪ ♪ You couldn't see how I adored you ♪ ♪ Oh, the feelings, sad regrets ♪ ♪ So close ♪ ♪ I know I'll never forget you ♪ ♪ My childhood friend ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Though I never laid a hand on you ♪ ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ ♪ Adored you ♪ ♪ Though I never laid a hand on you ♪ ♪ Never laid a hand on you ♪ ♪ So close ♪ ♪ So close and... ♪ ♪ Yet so far ♪ ♪ Thank you so much.
[applause and cheering] This is a very special song.
It was written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe, and it was a big hit for us in 1967.
Let's see if you remember this one.
♪ ♪ You're just too good to be true ♪ ♪ Can't take my eyes off of you ♪ ♪ You'd be like heaven to touch ♪ ♪ I wanna hold you so much ♪ ♪ At long last, love has arrived ♪ ♪ And I thank God I'm alive ♪ ♪ You're just too good to be true ♪ ♪ Can't take my eyes off of you ♪ ♪ Pardon the way that I stare ♪ ♪ There's nothin' else to compare ♪ ♪ The sight of you leaves me weak ♪ ♪ There are no words left to speak ♪ ♪ But if you feel like I feel ♪ ♪ Please let me know that it's real ♪ ♪ You're just too good to be true ♪ ♪ Can't take my eyes off of you ♪ ♪ Alright, now, are we all ready to sing out there?
♪ I said, are we ready out there?
[cheering] ♪ AUDIENCE: ♪ I love you, baby ♪ ♪ And if it's quite alright ♪ ♪ I need you, baby ♪ ♪ To warm the lonely night ♪ ♪ I love you, baby ♪ ♪ Trust in me when I say ♪ FRANKIE: ♪ Oh, pretty baby ♪ ♪ Don't bring me down, I pray ♪ ♪ Oh, pretty baby ♪ ♪ Now that I've found you, stay ♪ ♪ And let me love you, baby ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ You're just too good to be true ♪ ♪ Can't take my eyes off of you ♪ ♪ You'd be like heaven to touch ♪ ♪ I wanna hold you so much ♪ ♪ At long last, love has arrived ♪ ♪ And I thank God I'm alive ♪ ♪ You're just too good to be true ♪ ♪ Can't take my eyes off of you ♪ ♪ Alright, now this time I want you to sing so loud, they can hear us in Hartford.
Are you ready out there?
[cheering] Come on!
♪ AUDIENCE: ♪ I love you, baby ♪ ♪ And if it's quite alright ♪ ♪ I need you, baby ♪ ♪ To warm the lonely night ♪ ♪ I love you, baby ♪ ♪ Trust in me when I say ♪ FRANKIE: ♪ Oh, pretty baby ♪ ♪ Don't bring me down, I pray ♪ ♪ Oh, pretty baby ♪ ♪ Now that I've found you, stay ♪ ♪ Let me love you, baby ♪ ♪ Love, love you, baby ♪ ♪ Love you, baby ♪ ♪ Love you ♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ [applause and cheering] Are you ready out there?
[cheering] ♪ I said, are you ready out there?
[cheering] One more time, are you ready out there?
[cheering] [drumming] ♪ Yeah, alright, alright, alright.
I said alright.
♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna help you through the night?
Everybody, sing.
Come on!
♪ Who's always there to make it right?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna help you through the night?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty mama?
♪ ♪ Who's always there to make it right?
♪ ♪ Who loves you?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna love you, mama?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ ♪ When tears are in your eyes ♪ ♪ And you can't find the way ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ It's hard to make believe ♪ ♪ You're happy when you're gray ♪ ♪ Baby, when you're feeling like ♪ ♪ You'll never see the morning light ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Come to me ♪ ♪ Baby, you'll see ♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby... ♪ Come on, all you singers out there!
Let me hear you!
♪ ...help you through the night?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty mama?
♪ ♪ Who's always there to make it right?
♪ ♪ Who loves you?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna love you, mama?
♪ ♪ Who loves you?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ ♪ And when you think the whole wide world ♪ ♪ Has passed you by ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ You keep on tryin', baby ♪ ♪ Though you don't know why ♪ ♪ Baby, when you need a smile ♪ To make the shadows drift away ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Come to me ♪ ♪ Baby, you'll see ♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby... ♪ Everybody, come on now!
♪ Who's gonna help you through the night?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty mama?
♪ A little bit louder!
♪ Who's always there to make it right?
♪ ♪ Who loves you?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna love you, mama?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ Rock and roll!
Yeah!
Come on!
♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do ♪ ♪ ♪ Come on, now!
♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Do do do do ♪ ♪ Come to me ♪ ♪ Baby, you'll see ♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ Everybody sing now!
Come on!
♪ Who's gonna help you through the night?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty mama?
♪ ♪ Who's always there to make it ♪ ♪ Who loves you?
♪ ♪ Who loves you, pretty baby?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna love you, mama?
♪ ♪ Who loves you?
♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] I said yeah!
Alright!
♪ ♪ SINGER: Alright, if you're having a good time out there, let me hear you make some noise!
[cheering] ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Late December back in '63 ♪ ♪ What a very special time for me ♪ ♪ As I remember, what a night ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ You know I didn't even know her name ♪ ♪ But I was never gonna be the same ♪ ♪ What a lady, what a night ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, I ♪ ♪ I got a funny feeling ♪ ♪When she walked in the room ♪ ♪ Oh, my ♪ ♪ As I recall it ended much too soon ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ ♪ Hypnotizin', mesmerizin' me ♪ ♪ She was everything I dreamed she'd be ♪ ♪ Sweet surrender, what a night ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ I felt a rush ♪ ♪ Like a rollin' ball of thunder ♪ ♪ Spinnin' my head around ♪ ♪ And takin' my body under ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, I ♪ ♪ I got a funny feeling ♪ ♪ When she walked in the room ♪ ♪ Oh, and my ♪ ♪ As I recall, it ended much too soon ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Why'd it take so long to see the light?
♪ ♪ Seemed so wrong ♪ ♪ But now it seems so right ♪ ♪ What a lady, what a night ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ I felt a rush ♪ ♪ Like a rollin' ball of thunder ♪ ♪ Spinnin' my head around ♪ ♪ And takin' my body under ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Do do do do... ♪ Come on, now, everybody.
Put your hands together here!
♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ Now, let me hear you all sing "do do do do do."
Everybody!
♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do-do ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ Yeah!
I said yeah!
Alright!
Alright!
♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ Alright.
It's now time to go all the way back to the very beginning... when we were just four guys hanging out on the street corner... in Newark, New Jersey, singing songs like... ♪ Sherry ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry, can you come out tonight?
♪ ♪ Come, come, come out tonight ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry, can you come out tonight?
♪ ♪ Why don't you come out ♪ ♪ To my twist party ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ Where the bright moon shines ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ We'll dance the night away ♪ ♪ I'm gonna make you mi-i-i-ne ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry, can you come out tonight?
♪ ♪ Come, come, come out tonight ♪ ♪ Come, come ♪ ♪ Come out tonight ♪ ♪ You better ask your mama ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Tell her everything is alright ♪ ♪ ♪ Why don't you come out ♪ ♪ With your red dress on ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ Mmm, you look so fine ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ Hey, move it nice and easy ♪ ♪ Girl, you'll make me lose my mind ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry, can you come out tonight?
♪ ♪ Come, come, come out tonight ♪ ♪ Come, come, come out tonight ♪ ♪ Sherry ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Yeah!
[applause and cheering] [drumming] ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ Alright, gang, this is your last chance, now.
♪ Big girls ♪ Come on, now.
AUDIENCE: ♪ Don't cry-y-y ♪ ♪ They don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Who said they don't cry?
♪ ♪ My girl ♪ Come on now.
AUDIENCE: ♪ My oh my ♪ ♪ My, oh, my ♪ ♪ My girl ♪ ♪ Didn't cry ♪ ♪ I wonder why ♪ ♪ Silly boy ♪ ♪ Told my girl we had to break up ♪ ♪ Silly boy ♪ ♪ Thought that she would call my bluff ♪ ♪ Silly boy ♪ ♪ When she said to my surprise ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ Come on, everybody!
AUDIENCE: ♪ Don't cry-y-y ♪ ♪ They don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Who said they don't cry?
♪ ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ 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 cried in bed ♪ ♪ Silly girl ♪ ♪ Shame on you, you told a lie ♪ ♪ Big girls do cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ One more time!
AUDIENCE: ♪ Don't cry-y-y ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ [drumming] ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ♪ ♪ Walk like a man ♪ ♪ Oh, how you tried to cut me down to size ♪ ♪ Tellin' dirty lies to my friends ♪ ♪ Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ♪ ♪ But my own father ♪ ♪ Said, "Give her up, don't bother" ♪ ♪ "The world isn't coming to an end" ♪ ♪ He said ♪ ♪ Walk like a man ♪ ♪ Talk like a man ♪ ♪ Walk like a man, my son ♪ ♪ No woman's worth crawling on the earth ♪ ♪ So walk like a man, my son ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Bye-ye, baby ♪ ♪ I don't-a mean maybe ♪ ♪ Gonna get along somehow ♪ ♪ Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ♪ ♪ Soon you'll be cryin' ♪ ♪ On account of all your lyin' ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, just look who's laughin' now ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Walk like a man fast as I can ♪ ♪ Walk like a man from you ♪ ♪ I'll tell the world forget about it, girl ♪ ♪ And walk like a man from you ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Walk like a man ♪ ♪ Like a man ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Bye-bye baby ♪ ♪ Baby goodbye ♪ ♪ Bye baby, baby bye-bye ♪ ♪ Bye-bye baby ♪ ♪ Don't make me cry ♪ ♪ Bye baby, baby bye-bye ♪ ♪ 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 baby, baby bye-bye ♪ ♪ Bye-bye baby ♪ ♪ Don't make me cry ♪ ♪ Bye baby, baby bye-bye ♪ ♪ Bye-bye baby ♪ ♪ Baby goodbye ♪ ♪ Bye baby, baby bye-bye ♪ ♪ Bye-bye baby ♪ ♪ Don't make me cry ♪ ♪ Bye baby, baby bye-bye ♪ ♪ Bye baby ♪ ♪ Baby bye-bye ♪ [cheering] ♪ Bye ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Rag doll ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Hand-me-down ♪ ♪ When she was just a kid ♪ ♪ Her clothes were hand-me-downs ♪ ♪ Hand-me-downs ♪ ♪ They always laughed at her ♪ ♪ When she came into town ♪ ♪ Called her... ♪ Everybody!
♪ Rag doll ♪ ♪ Little ♪ ♪ Rag doll ♪ ♪ Such a pretty face ♪ ♪ Should be dressed in lace ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Sad rag doll ♪ ♪ I'd change her sad rags ♪ ♪ Into glad rags if I could ♪ ♪ If I could ♪ ♪ My folks won't let me ♪ ♪ 'Cause they say that she's no good ♪ ♪ She's a ♪ ♪ Rag doll ♪ ♪ Such a ♪ ♪ Rag doll ♪ ♪ Though I love her so ♪ ♪ I can't let her go ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ah ♪ ♪ ♪ I love you just the way you are ♪ ♪ Oh, I love you ♪ ♪ Can't you see I love you?
♪ ♪ I love you just the way you are ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] ♪ Come on, now, everybody.
Sing "Let's Hang on."
Yeah!
♪ Let's hang on ♪ ♪ To what we got ♪ ♪ Don't let go, girl, we got a lot ♪ ♪ Got a lot of love between us ♪ ♪ Hang on, hang on, hang on ♪ ♪ To what we got ♪ ♪ Do-do do-do do-do ♪ ♪ Say you're gonna go and call it quits ♪ ♪ Gonna chuck it all ♪ ♪ And break our love to bits ♪ ♪ Breakin' up ♪ ♪ I wish you'd never said it ♪ ♪ Breakin' up ♪ ♪ I know we'll both regret it ♪ ♪ That little chip of diamond on your hand ♪ ♪ Ain't a fortune, baby, but you know it stands ♪ ♪ For the love ♪ ♪ A love to tie and bind us ♪ ♪ Such a love ♪ ♪ We just can't leave behind us ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Don't you go ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Think it over and stay ♪ ♪ Let's hang on ♪ ♪ To what we got ♪ ♪ Don't let go, girl ♪ ♪ We've got a lot ♪ ♪ Got a lot of love between us ♪ ♪ Hang on, hang on, hang on ♪ ♪ To what we got ♪ ♪ Do-do do-do do-do ♪ ♪ Ladies and gentlemen, you are a dynamite audience.
♪ And we've loved every single minute of performing for you tonight.
How 'bout we give it up for the band?
Yeah!
[applause and cheering] And the singers!
[cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ There isn't anything I wouldn't do ♪ ♪ I'd pay any price to get in good with you ♪ ♪ Patch it up ♪ ♪ Give me a second turning ♪ ♪ Patch it up ♪ ♪ Don't cool off while I'm burning ♪ ♪ You've got me cryin' dyin' at your door ♪ ♪ Don't shut me out ♪ ♪ Let me in once more ♪ ♪ Open up ♪ ♪ Your arms I need to hold you ♪ ♪ Open up ♪ ♪ Your heart, oh, girl, I told you ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Don't you go ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no ♪ ♪ Think it over and stay ♪ Everybody, come on!
♪ To what we got ♪ ♪ Don't let go, girl ♪ ♪ We got a lot ♪ ♪ Got a lot of love between us ♪ ♪ Hang on, hang on, hang on ♪ ♪ To what we got ♪ ♪ Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much.
[cheering] And may God bless you.
See you back here next year.
Alright!
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, hang on ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause]