This was Bobby Rydell's last major hit, debuting in the US charts at #77 in November 1963, a week before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and reaching #4 for two weeks in January 1964. There is as much triumph and tragedy in the song "Forget Him" (despite ending on a hopeful note) as there was also during the months it was popular. It was Bobby Rydell's greatest musical triumph in my opinion, his vocal command now assuring him a role as the 1960's successor of Bobby Darin. The future looked bright, with 1964 beginning as an even better, more interesting continuation of 1963. However, the history of rock and pop music was about to be rewritten. Had it not been for the tremendous air play of The Beatles' music in the United States that same month, "Forget Him" would have easily been the next #1 hit (Leslie Gore's "She's A Fool" also suffered the same fate, stuck forever it seemed at #2). "Forget Him," ending on a high note, marked the climax of an era even as a new one was dawning. This is Bobby Rydell at his best ... one of the greatest pop vocalists of the early 1960s.

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