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The song “Turn Around, Look at Me” was written by Jerry Capehart, who also wrote songs for Eddie Cochran and Glen Campbell. Before The Vogues did their version, there were recordings of this song by Glen Campbell (1961), The Lettermen (1962), and The Bee Gees (1964). “Turn Around, Look at Me” was released in 1968 by The Vogues as a single, backed with “Then.” It was also on their 1968 album titled Turn Around, Look at Me. Theirs was the most commercially successful version, going to #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. Other artists covering the song were Eddy Arnold, The Bachelors, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and Esther Phillips.

The Vogues were a vocal-only group from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburgh). They were originally called the Val-Aires and formed in 1958. The Vogues were Bill Burkette (lead baritone), Don Miller (baritone), Hugh Geyer (first tenor) and Chuck Blasko (second tenor).

Here are the lyrics to “Turn Around Look at Me” by The Vogues:

“There is someone walking behind you,
Turn around, look at me
There is someone watching your footsteps,
Turn around, look at me

There is someone who really needs you
Here’s my heart in my hand
Turn around (turn around), look at me (look at me)
Understand, understand

That there’s someone who’ll stand beside you
Turn around, look at me
And there’s someone to love and guide you
Turn around, look at me

Oh, I’ve waited, but I’ll wait forever
For you to come to me
Look at someone (Look at someone)
Who really loves you (yeah loves you)
Turn around, look at me
Turn around, look at me”

For another song by The Vogues: “Five O’Clock World.”

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The Pass the Paisley Groove Pad is a resting stop, a place to chill out and listen to the featured song on the stereo. If the mood strikes you, click on the juke box to access and listen to the 50+ free online songs there. The TV has several channels, with selections updated twice a week. Every now and then, Pass the Paisley hosts an all-request of 1960s and 1970s songs for a Be-In at the juke box in the Groove Pad. Keep on truckin’. Hope you enjoyed “Turn Around Look at Me” by The Vogues.