Venus

"Venus" is the name of a song written by Ed Marshall. The most successful and well-known recording of it was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959 (see 1959 in music). It became Avalon's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent five weeks atop the survey; the song also reached #10 on the R&B chart. The song's lyrics detail a man's plea to Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, to send him a girl to love and one who will love him as well. In 1976, Avalon released a new disco version of "Venus". This helped revive the singer's career, as his success had been waning prior to its release. The re-recording of "Venus" was Avalon's last Hot 100 hit, peaking at #46. It did, however, reach #1 on the adult contemporary chart. Avalon was quoted describing the remake: "It was all right, but I still prefer the original."

[Intro] Hey, Venus! Oh, Venus! [Verse 1] Venus! If you will Please! Send a little girl for me to thrill A girl who wants my kisses and my arms A girl with all the charms of you [Verse 2] Venus, make her fair! A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair And take the brightest stars up in the skies And place them in her eyes for me [Chorus] Venus! Goddess of love that you are Surely, the things I ask Can't be too great a task [Verse 3] Venus! If you do I promise that I always will be true! I'll give her all the love I have to give As long as we both shall live [Chorus] Venus! Goddess of love that you are Surely, the things I ask Can't be too great a task [Verse 4] Venus! If you do I promise that I always will be true! I'll give her all the love I have to give As long as we both shall live [Outro] Hey, Venus! Oh, Venus! Make my wish come true