{"id":772,"date":"2025-08-04T17:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T17:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/?p=772"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T17:38:39","slug":"mm-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/2025\/08\/04\/mm-1965\/","title":{"rendered":"MM &#8211; 1965"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/monday.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/monday.jpg 700w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/monday-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/monday-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gene Pitney - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love w\/ LYRICS\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1_cIRw4vqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Released in 1965, &#8220;Looking Through The Eyes Of Love&#8221; became one of Gene Pitney\u2019s most memorable hits, peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Written by the legendary songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, the song showcases Pitney\u2019s powerful, emotive vocals and dramatic orchestral arrangement, a hallmark of his signature style. The lyrics convey a sense of romantic longing and vulnerability, with Pitney pleading for love and understanding. Though not as chart-topping as some of his earlier hits (&#8220;Town Without Pity,&#8221; &#8220;It Hurts to Be in Love&#8221;), the song remains a fan favorite and a quintessential example of 1960s pop balladry. Its lush production and heartfelt delivery solidify its place as a timeless piece of Pitney\u2019s musical legacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Released in 1965, &#8220;Looking Through The Eyes Of Love&#8221; became one of Gene Pitney\u2019s most memorable hits, peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Written by the legendary songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, the song showcases Pitney\u2019s powerful, emotive vocals and dramatic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}