[NewJerseyJoe]

Was definitely thinking of The Platters -- and it was actually two songs I was remembering. (No wonder I was getting screwed up.)

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (one vocal section in particular was sticking in my memory)

and

Ebb Tide

FReepers are the best! Thanks to everyone who helped to jog my memory. All of you have posted a bunch of links to great songs (including "Fish Heads" -- yes, I know that one!)

[trisham]

Excellent! Merry Christmas, FRiend!

[Chickensoup]

Smoke gets in your eyes was one of the end of the high school dance slow dance song. the other was Blue Velvet.

Both the best slow dance tunes to have. I guess if I ever had a wish it would be to slow dance to those two tunes one more time.

[Kirkwood]

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57tK6aQS_H0&index=22&list=RD1sFy5_kmEi4

[Bigg Red]

The kind thing to do here would be to ask the mods to add to your title “Update at #108”.

[Flycatcher]

"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" has the verb "deride" in it.

I challenge you to name any other song that has the verb "deride" in it.

[Yaelle]

This was a cool thread. People pitching in to help with very little to go on, teasing it out for you. I’m glad you asked and I’m glad so many kind ones piled in to help.

When I was little, my dad did a lot of wining and dining for business at a restaurant in Burbank called the Smokehouse, and for some reason whenever I heard this song I thought it had something to do with this. The minds of little kids. So now, as an adult, the song still reminds me of my dad.

[SunkenCiv]

Glad you got it, that was some cryptic question, btw. :')

Adriano Celentano, Prisencolinensinainciusol (1972)