6 feb 2012

Frankie Valli: Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Francis Stephen Castelluccio, aparte de ser conocido como vocalista del grupo The Four Seasons, uno de los más destacados grupos de pop/rock de los años 60 y 70, tambien es conocido por sus excursiones en solitario. De origenes italo-americanos, adoptó el nombre de Frankie Valli artísticamente, y entre sus éxitos en solitario destaca su participación en el tema "Grease" -escrito por Barry Gibb- y "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" -escrito por Bob Crewe y Bob Gaudio-, y que significó su primer éxito en solitario allá por 1967.

Han sido muchas las versiones que se han realizado de este tema. Desde Frank Sinatra a Lauryn Hill, pasando por The Temptations o Gloria Gaynor, pero ahora es el momento de recordarla en la voz de este hombre. Él marcó una forma especial de cantar por su falsete y su habilidad vocal, capaz de dominar varios estilos, convirtiendo la canción en todo un clásico.

Letra
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off 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 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 you.

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I 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 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 you.

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay..

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