Can't Take My Eyes Off You
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| "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | ||
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| Single by Frankie Valli | ||
| Released | 1967 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
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"Can't Take My Eyes Off You", written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, was a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record.
[edit] Cover versions
The song has been covered by a variety of artists over the years. A version by Andy Williams made it to #5 on the UK singles chart in 1968.
In 1991, the Pet Shop Boys used part of the song on their double A-side single "Where the Streets Have No Name/How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously", which reached the top five in the U.K. (In the U.S., both sides of the single were released as separate singles and both charted, with "How Can You Expect to be Taken Seriously" at #93 and the "Where The Streets Have No Name/Can't Take My Eyes Off You" medley at #72.)
Other renditions of the song to have charted in the U.S. included versions by The Lettermen (#7 in 1968, in a medley with "Goin' Out Of My Head"), Nancy Wilson (#52 in 1969), Lauryn Hill (#35 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1998), and Maureen McGovern (#27 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1979).
Other musicians who covered the song include Kiki Dee, Bobby Darin, Lauryn Hill, David Osborne, Andy Williams, Cardin, Gloria Gaynor, Shirley Bassey, The Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Morten Harket of a-ha, Percy Faith, Manic Street Preachers, Sheena Easton, Shiina Ringo, Suburban Legends (live), Prudence Liew, Sowelu, Tommy february6, Ayumi Hamasaki (live), Nob Summer, Zard, Boys Town Gang, Tingsek, Next Phaze, Efi Thodi, Barry Manilow, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Muse as part of Radio 1's Live Lounge and Fulham Fans at every home game.
[edit] Use in film
The song has featured in several films, including The Deer Hunter and Conspiracy Theory, where it appears along with Lauryn Hill's cover of the song. Julia Roberts sings along to the song while Mel Gibson watches her through binoculars from a taxi cab. He also sings along to it. This song was also sung by Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys. In the 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo film, Velma, played by Linda Cardellini, sings this song with uncharacteristic fervor. It also appears in the Swedish TV-commercial for Tele2, performed by Tingsek
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