This week, Jim got the prompt from Di: "Space, Planets, Aliens." I’m going to do something a little sneaky, seeing as how Venus is both the name of a planet and the name of the Roman goddess of love, and I’m going to use the latter meaning.
"Venus" was written by Ed Marshall and was released as a single by Frankie Avalon in February 1959. It was his first #1 hit, spending five weeks atop the Hot 100.
The lyrics, from Lyrics.com:
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Venus, if you will
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
Venus, make her fair
A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
And take the brightest stars up in the skies
And place them in her eyes for me
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can’t be too great a task
Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I’ll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can’t be too great a task
Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I’ll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Make my wish come true
Venus, if you will
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
Venus, make her fair
A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
And take the brightest stars up in the skies
And place them in her eyes for me
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can’t be too great a task
Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I’ll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can’t be too great a task
Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I’ll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Make my wish come true
And that’s Song Lyric Sunday for February 6, 2022.
The Sound of One Hand Typing 
I’m not a big Avolon fan but he was one of the big ones of the 50s and early sixties.
I commented on Bozo John…loved the write up. Are you going to post it on your site?
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I probably will… Glad you liked the Bozo post…
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Great song choice! Brings back memories of those beach films when everything looked much simpler and nicer.
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Frankie and Annette… I was just saying what good friends they were and how he visited when she was suffering so badly.
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I’m sure this has been in more than one but I am remembering it from some movie….It’ll come to me.
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With all the movies using old songs, it wouldn’t surprise me.
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was this not in Grease??
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I don’t see it listed…
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What a cutie. I have been listening to a lot of 50s and 60s music lately as it is bringing back memories of growing up at home with my folks. I know I had Frankie’s picture on my bedroom wall!
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Like I said to Eugenia, I didn’t think you were old enough to swoon over Frankie…
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I guess he would have been big in the ’60’s, especilly with all the “beach ” movies he was in with Annette Funicello. I was always impressed with how well he treated her when she was suffering from MS.
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Great choice John
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Thanks!
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Frankie Avalon really has a great voice, nice choice John.
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He does have a fine voice, at that. Glad you liked it!
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I used to swoon over Frankie Avalon. Sigh.
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I didn’t think you were old enough to swoon over Frankie…. but I’m sure many girls swooned over him.
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Yep! I am old enough. I am a septuagenarian.
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Great choice as ever John this is a lovely song I remember it well I shall be singing it all day now ☺️
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I know the feeling. I have to sing along whenever it comes on…
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Yes indeed 💜
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