4 THE FLAMINGOS

I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU

Idles have described The Beachland Ballroom as “waltz Motown” but, as this segue makes explicit, its beat is closer to classic street corner doowop. Chicago quintet The Flamingos formed as early as 1953, but hit big in 1959 with this cover of the Warren/Dubin chestnut. More spooked than you may remember, there’s an uncanny space and echo that lift it above the sentimental.

Written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. Remick Music. First released: 1959