Oh! What A Night
Published by Rick on Tuesday, October 14, 2008.
We all know the lyrics:
Oh, what a night.
Late December back in '63.
What a very special time for me,
'Cause I remember what a night.
Oh, what a night.
You know, I didn't even know her name,
But I was never gonna be the same.
What a lady. What a night.
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) was a hit single by The Four Seasons. It was written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, and included on the group's 1975 album Who Loves You. It made number one on the UK singles chart on February 21, 1976.
Interestingly, the song was originally about the repeal of Prohibition in the US. Drinking alcohol had been banned in 1920 by the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. This was subsequently repealed on December 5, 1933, so the song was originally called December 1933 (Oh What A Night). The title and the lyrics were changed at the urgings of the lead singer, Franki Valli and became a nostalgic remembrance of a young man's first time with a woman.
Oh, what a night.
Late December back in '63.
What a very special time for me,
'Cause I remember what a night.
Oh, what a night.
You know, I didn't even know her name,
But I was never gonna be the same.
What a lady. What a night.
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) was a hit single by The Four Seasons. It was written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, and included on the group's 1975 album Who Loves You. It made number one on the UK singles chart on February 21, 1976.
Interestingly, the song was originally about the repeal of Prohibition in the US. Drinking alcohol had been banned in 1920 by the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. This was subsequently repealed on December 5, 1933, so the song was originally called December 1933 (Oh What A Night). The title and the lyrics were changed at the urgings of the lead singer, Franki Valli and became a nostalgic remembrance of a young man's first time with a woman.
Does anyone know where I can find the original lyrics from before they were changed?