Performance

Walk Like A Man

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Released in 1963 and written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, “Walk Like a Man” frames a breakup as an act of self-respect, with a son choosing his father’s hard advice over a girlfriend’s put-downs. The Four Seasons took it to the top of the U.S. charts, and it remains a key text in early-’60s rock/pop where male pride is staged as moral resolve. In the New York area, its afterlife has been shaped by Frankie Valli’s stage book of hits, heard now at NJPAC. Its tight hook turns vulnerability into a public posture.