Originally, the phrase was simply an idiom referring to the pupil of the eye. Noonan said: "A couple of them came to see us play the Viper Room in LA... and we didn't know who they were. The paint on my brush. "You left it, I sent it; I want it back." The B-side of The Four Lovers single, "The Girl of My Dreams", is a cover of a song composed by Maxwell Davis, Joe Josea, Jules Taub, and Sam Ling. Some sources indicate that The Four Lovers were told not to record the song as Elvis Presley expressed a desire to record the song himself; other sources indicate that Blackwell himself requested that the Four Lovers not record the song so he could "shop around" for a bigger act (and a better royalty deal) for the song (and succeeded when Presley's manager approached Blackwell with the idea of Presley recording "Don't Be Cruel"). Eagles . The Four Lovers (1956 personnel: Frankie Valli, Nick and Tommy DeVito, and Hank Majewski) was the eventual result of Valli joining The Variety Trio in 1954 to form The Variatones (which briefly included mutual friends on a part-time basis). "Eve, the Apple of My Eye" is a single by the Irish indie rock band, Bell X1, taken from the band's second album Music in Mouth. Apple of My Eye Songtext. They were signed to the RCA Victor label for a series of records to be released in 1956 and 1957. In addition, RCA was releasing Four Lovers' singles roughly every two weeks, including covers of Hank Williams' "Jambalaya", Faye Adams' "Shake a Hand", and an early vocal version of "Night Train". You Are the Apple of My Eye (Chinese: 那些年，我們一起追的女孩, literally "Those Years, The Girl We Went After Together") is a 2011 Taiwanese romance film. He kept him as the apple of His eye. By the end of 1957, The Four Lovers had no recording contract and returned to performing in clubs and lounges before being put "on hiatus", albeit briefly before a new artists contract with Bob Crewe's Peri Records gave the group a new purpose for its existence, that of supporting musicians with the occasional opportunity to record songs on their own (which they did — and release under a variety of names between 1958 and 1961). The sail on my boat. (The pupil was formally believed to be a round, solid ball like an apple). "Eve" was originally written and performed when Bell X1 were Juniper (featuring Damien Rice). Apple of My Eye Songtext von The Upholsterers mit Lyrics, deutscher Übersetzung, Musik-Videos und Liedtexten kostenlos auf Songtexte.com In May 1956, "You're the Apple of My Eye"/"The Girl of My Dreams" and "Lovey Dovey"/"Please Don't Love Me" were released simultaneously by RCA. It is one of the more blues-based songs in the Fats Domino catalog — and one of the most blues-based songs ever recorded by Frankie Valli and his friends, regardless of the name or membership of the group. . "You're the Apple of My Eye" is a song written by Otis Blackwell and initially recorded and released as a single in 1956 by The Four Lovers, the precursor to The Four Seasons. Apple of My Eye "Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. Well, you blew in with the western wind I wanna wrap you in my arms But I can't stand the touch of your hand Or the bleeding in my palms She wore jewels, some red, some blue They glistened and made me cry Honey, would you be The apple of my eye? The silver lining on my cloudy disposition. This article is about the song. Here are the Lyrics: You’re my Honeybunch, Sugarplum. The B-side of the group's second single, "Please Don't Leave Me", was composed by Antoine "Fats" Domino and was originally recorded by him in 1953. [6], As a result of The O.C. [10], "Don't write us off, even if they're not our lyrics", "Can't be long before Bell tolls beyond these narrow shores . The song was written and sung by Pete Ham, produced by Chris Thomas and Badfinger, and released on Apple Records. Stevie Wonder. The song was written and sung by Pete Ham, produced by Chris Thomas and Badfinger, and released on Apple Records. As "Never" it was performed at a 2FM session and released on a four-tracker as the third track on a record that included "Expensive Silence", "Then Go" and "Deliverance".[3]. You Are the Sunshine of My Life. Joyride and the last five RCA Victor Four Lovers singles failed to chart and failed to sell. Called "Never", it was released on the Neither Am I album, before being rewritten and retitled "Eve, the Apple of My Eye" for their second album, Music In Mouth. Outside Ireland it is best known in the United States where it featured as background music in a scene from one of their television shows, The O.C. The four sides were recorded in a single April session (with two other songs that were released as a single in January 1957). The result, Joyride, had a collection of rhythm-and-blues and western covers, with a few pop standards and a handful of never-before-released songs, complete with a rollicking version of "White Christmas", patterned similar to the Drifters' version from 1955. The booty to my face. "Apple of My Eye" is a song recorded by the rock/pop band Badfinger for inclusion on their 1973 album, Ass. The group performed at various New Jersey clubs and lounges and established a reputation for its musical versatility, incorporating country music, pop music, doo wop, Broadway standards, rhythm and blues, and an occasional foray into Italian love songs. An RCA Records executive saw a Four Lovers performance and was impressed with the presentation enough to recommend the quartet to the company's artists and repertoire department. "Eve, the Apple of My Eye" is a single by the Irish indie rock band, Bell X1, taken from the band's second album Music in Mouth. ", With increased record sales, David Geraghty later said to Ed Power of the Irish Independent: "The OC thing was a huge deal and we have no regrets about doing it. "You're the Apple of My Eye" was a last-minute substitution for another song that Frankie Valli and the group was preparing to do in the recording session, "Don't Be Cruel". After the Four Lovers became The Four Seasons in 1961, "You're the Apple of My Eye" was re-recorded (as "Apple of My Eye") for the Sherry and 11 Others album (1962). Apple of My Eye - Janis Joplin Übersetzung und Songtext, Lyrics, Musik-Videos und Liedtexten kostenlos. Recorded after they were denied the opportunity to record another Blackwell song, "Don't Be Cruel", "You're the Apple of My Eye" was The Four Lovers' first exposure to U.S. national publicity, reaching the #62 position on the Billboard Hot 100 … [9], Sunday Tribune journalists Neil Dunphy and Una Mullally named it number 46 in their 2008 "ultimate playlist representing the top-50 Irish songs of all time", reminding readers that it was "chiefly known in the States as the soundtrack to that lesbian kiss in The OC". Today, they are collector's items, with the album being worth up to $400 (US) in near mint condition and some of the singles at roughly one-third that. 1972. to the light and joy I'll tell you why I got a woman who can take me there The apple of my eye Oh, I just don't know, no no, no, no Oh, I love her so. One of two Four Lovers singles that RCA Victor Records released simultaneously, it was the quartet's only foray onto the Hot 100 before the formation of The Four Seasons five years later. It refers to God guarding Moses and the Israelites in the desert like a person protects the pupil of his eye. For the Badfinger song, see Apple of My Eye (song). The management or RCA Victor and The Four Lovers were encouraged by the success of "You're the Apple of My Eye" to make arrangements for recording an album for release for Christmas sales. Blackwell later apologized for "taking the song away from" The Four Lovers and offered a different original composition for the quartet to record.