How on *earth* had I never heard this before?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - "The Night" - it was a top 10 hit! The drama! The bass! The chorus! It's AWESOME! And - it is where something like 80% of Pulp's style was obviously lifted from - srsly! Even that moody little breakdown bit after the chorus.

EDIT: Apparently Pulp covered it - only fair I think! If anyone's got that then I'd like to hear it - thanks.

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[koganbot]

I've never heard this either. It doesn't seem to have been a hit in the United States. Probably from the '70s (after the group's major heyday); tag has it on a Motown '70s anthology. I think I'm hearing a Holland-Dozier-Holland influence (though HDH were gone from Motown by the '70s).

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Also the reformed Soft Cell, and Intastella. The latter is probably my favourite version - not that I love the band in general, but the song seems more sincere from girl to girl, less like a veiled effort to get in there by the singer under the cover of friendship.
(See also: Melanie's 'Ruby Tuesday')

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

ha ha, it is on the klaxons bugged in/out compo.

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

I've been telling people how great this is all year! Nobody listens to me etc etc... Apparently the Klaxons also covered it, but never mind.