lss: let's hang on! by frankie valli and the four seasons

i didn't realise that the video for sherry baby that i clicked on youtube last night was actually a mix for frankie valli and the four seasons' songs. i almost skipped this song since i haven't ever listened to it yet and to be honest i just have this thing that i tend not to listen to an unfamiliar song of any fave artist of mine. strange but yeah.

at any rate, my gut told me that i would be missing out on a great song if i moved on to the next video, so i stuck with it. thank you Lord for guts. now i have this awesome song playing over and over in my head since last night up until probably next week LOL.

i guess what got me hooked to this song is this very catchy tune in its chorus particularly in the line "got a lot of love between us". yes, yes, i'm really weird like that but who cares.

let's hang on! was released in september 1965. composed by bob crewe, sandy linzer, and denny randell, this song that was popularised by frankie valli and the four seasons reached the number three position in the billboard hot 100 singles chart. so far this is the only four seasons song i know that has been covered by several artists like jan & dean, barry manilow, and the manhattan transfer, to name a few. the videos below though are of other artists who did their own covers of this song, all released in the '80s.

no analysing the nitty gritty of each version will ensue here; simply hit play and enjoy!









but! i think somebody should go and make a version of let's hang on! in this millennium. if producers were able to do it with amy grant's baby baby with tori spelling, then this would be a possibility as well. it would be really interesting to know how it will sound like.