362 The Fleetwoods “Come Softly To Me” 1959

“The Fleetwoods’ song, written by group members Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, and Barbara Ellis, was shot through with nonsense syllables, a sort of baby talk set in counterpoint to the come-hither lyrics. Male and female voices took turns at the lead, each with a passionless, inscrutable cool” (Albin Zak, I Don’t Sound Like Nobody, 2010). 

The Fleetwoods “Come Softly To Me”