“My Eyes Adored You” (Frankie Valli)
- gregorymaness
- Jul 10
- 3 min read
This song that I absolutely love could admittedly remind me of a few crushes that I had in school, but it most reminds me of a next-door neighbor in high school with whom I spent a good deal of my time before her family moved away to the West Coast. Just prior to school beginning, I met her at the beach upon my return from Michigan. She sat on the beach watching me bodyboarding and we talked for the first time when I left the water. I had actually noticed her when her and her family were moving in next door before I went to Michigan with my dad. She was beautiful.
I’ll never know for certain, but I am pretty sure in hindsight that I dropped the ball with her. It was pretty obvious that she was watching me and that she was waiting for me to exit the water. She complimented me on my bodyboarding and said that I was much better than some guys that she had previously watched that just “splashed around” in the water. When I introduced her to some of my friends at school and one of them asked if we were a couple, she was quiet and looked to me for my answer. We weren’t a couple and I said that we were new friends, but I really wish that I had answered that question in a way that indicated my interest in such a pairing. We continued to spend time together outside of school, but sadly we didn’t have any classes together and we had different lunch periods.
I knew about a guy at school that had expressed an interest in her and that had even taken her out on a date. She thought that she had seen me standing at the kitchen window facing her house when she returned from her date. She teased and asked if I had been waiting up for her. I answered that I had not and that I had been asleep. Real slick, Greg. Real slick. In any case, it didn’t sound like the date was leading to anything more and I was happy to hear that.
As I said, we spent a good bit of time together outside of school. On occasion, I would ride my bike to the Wendy’s where she worked and give her an escort home so that she didn’t have to ride home alone in the dark. We used to go to the movies together. One night I resolved to make a move and try to kiss her at the movie theater. Perhaps predictably, a male classmate saw us at the theater and decided to sit down next to us. Honestly, I wanted to strangle him.
I remember when she told me that her family was moving away. I was kind of dejected to learn that she was moving so far away. To my recollection we exchanged some letters, but we ultimately fell out of touch. I don’t carry many regrets, but I do regret not taking a chance and letting her know that I liked her more than as just a friend. Perhaps she knew and was just waiting for me to come to my senses and make my move. I kind of hope so, just as I hope that she felt much the same way about me.
Anyway, below are links to a couple of videos relating to the song. Enjoy, my friends.
“Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You (Official Audio)”
“AWW!| FIRST TIME HEARING Frankie Valley - My Eyes Adored You REACTION”
Comments