Normally during our commute to school, my teens like to listen to the contemporary pop. I go along to get along. This morning, I decided I wanted to listen to my Sirius XM 60s and 70s old school music. Frankie Valli’s ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ came on the radio.
You serious old schoolers out there know these songs and their beautiful lyrics. I looked in the rear view mirror and see my teen girl in tears. Long story short, she has a school girl crush on a boy, and the lyrics were the catalyst that brought out her feelings. One has to be made out of stone not feel something when you hear a song that says can’t take my eyes off you, you're just too good to be true. Sigh and clutch the heart…….. I'm no prude, not by a long shot even though I'm an older mom. My kids cringe when I dance and sing to Call Me Maybe or Swagger Jagger. Yep, I know all the words. ![]() So, where are today’s lyrics like some of the fabulous old school songs? I mean older old school. The lyrics that touch your heart and bring tears to your eyes over some one you like/love. |
Bon Jovi shot through the heart and you're to blame you give love a bad name........ |
Nice song but no comparison to Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You. No blame game in that song. It would be nice to really hear Bon Jovi's lyrics without the music overpowering a nice song. |
In the olden days, we didn't need no stinkin' hyphens! |
Very plain and simple lyrics but oh so effective. I can't think of any girl, boy, woman, man who wouldn't want someone to feel that way about them.
"Can't Take My Eyes Off 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 Pardon the way that I stare There's nothing 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 |
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Tears of a clown |
And the cats in the cradle with the silver spoon, little boy blue and the man in the moon...
Goodbye Papa, please pray for me,i was the black sheep of the family..it's hard to die, when all the birds are singin in the sky...we had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun... Well you can tell by the way use my walk, I'm a woman's man,no time to talk ... |
Great, great songs! Not tear jerkers but fabulous songs! |
Billy wrote a letter back home to Patty's parents, tryin to explain
He said we both feel sorry that it had to work this way Something something lalalalalala Patty gave birth to a ten pound baby boy...yeah! Young hearts,be free tonight (dee da da doo dee da de doo) |
Smokey always had great love songs. |
Anything by Bread. |
It Don't Matter To Me....sniff, sniff. |
Adele has definitely cornered the market on modern-day tear-jerkers, IMO. |
I like your version better. |