Song of the Day: Music to Watch Girls By, composed by Sid Ramin, was a “groovy” instrumental hit for The Bob Crewe Generation in 1967. That track went to #2 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, and was matched at #2 by a vocal rendition, with lyrics by Tony Velona, recorded by Andy Williams. Lana Del Ray released a reply of sorts in 2015, with her own “Music to Watch Boys To“. The lyrics would never pass muster today! But on this date in 1930, Robert (Bob) Stanley Crewe was born in Newark, New Jersey, where those other Jersey boys who made up The Four Seasons also originated. Crewe was co-writer of a host of their hits. Check out the original instrumental and the Andy Williams vocal version [YouTube links].
