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This song is about a guy who sees a couple kissing and fooling around.!
Silhouettes Lyrics: Took a walk and passed your house late last night / All the shades were pulled and drawn way down tight / From within, the dim light.
Silhouettes (The Rays song)
Original song written and composed by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay; first recorded by The Rays
"Silhouettes" is a song made famous by the doo-wop group the Rays in 1957, peaking at number 3 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100.
A competing version by the Diamonds was also successful. In 1965 it was a number 5 hit in the US for Herman's Hermits, and in 1990 it was a number 10 hit in the UK for Cliff Richard.
Writing and Rays version
In May 1957, songwriterBob Crewe saw a couple embracing through a windowshade as he passed on a train.
The stars are always out tonight.He quickly set about turning the image into a song. Frank Slay, who owned the small Philadelphia record label XYZ with Crewe, added lyrics, and they soon had a complete song ready to record.[1]
The story has frequently been reported that Slay heard the Rays audition for Cameo-Parkway Records, for which he worked, and immediately decided that they were the perfect group for "Silhouettes".
However, Slay and Crewe were