"Silhouettes" by The Rays.

OK, boys and girls, more 50s romantic one-hit wonders on Valentine's Day: Bob Crewe was riding on a train in Philly in '57 when he saw a couple embracing through a window shade. He took the idea to his co-writer Frank Slay and the rest, as they say, is doo-wop history. It became the only hit for a Brooklyn-based vocal quartet (#3 - sold over one million copies and was Certified Gold). Legend goes that a local DJ fell asleep while premiering the record and it played on the radio repeatedly for many hours. A minor hit (#60) for Canada's The Diamonds shortly thereafter. Herman's Hermits took it to #5 in '65 - their 3rd US hit. The Beatles' "No Reply" is said to have been inspired by this song. Sha Na Na played it at Woodstock. Part of the "Jersey Boys" soundtrack. Song? Group? Answer: "Silhouettes" by the Rays. The doo-wop group The Silhouettes, as in "Get A Job", took their name from this song. I rode many a train in Philly and, I have to say, I never saw such a scene! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2wBksA7l4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80FZzgJDoU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VaNoGscYo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An-hkRxAWrc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsSPRfNPgII