Can't Take My Eyes Off You
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| Single by Frankie Valli | ||
| Released | 1967 | |
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"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" 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. Some cover versions of the song have reached the Billboard charts.
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 Lauryn Hill, Andy Williams, Gloria Gaynor, The Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Morten Harket of a-ha, Percy Faith, Manic Street Preachers, Sheena Easton, Shiina Ringo, Suburban Legends (live), Sowelu, Tommy february6, Nob Summer, Zard, Boys Town Gang, Muse, and Efi Thodi.
[edit] Use in film
The song has featured in several films, including The Deerhunter 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 a pair of 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.
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