The Closer You Are:The Channels. Great Doo-Wop..regional hit New York City area on BLAST Records in 1956. #1. The.....closer you are the brighter, the stars in the sky, and darling, I realize you're the one in my life for... #2. A My heart skips a beat every time you and I meet, my life, my love, my dear. I can't defeat that yearning deep in my heart to have only you. When I first saw you (bom-bom) I did adore you (bom) any others (bom-bom) be--ware..(bom) And then you went away (bom) but now you're back to (boom-boom-boom-boom-bom) stay and my love (bom) for you grows stronger every day. (Yeah-yeah-weee-oooo-weeee-oooo-weeee-oooo) #3. The closer you are.....the brighter, the flames in my heart, and darling, we'll never part......we'll always be in love-ooo-ooo-ove. (Weee-doooo-weeee-dooo-eeee-aaaahhhh.) When I first saw you (bom-bom) I did adore you (bom) any others (bom-bom) be--ware..(bom) And then you went away (bom) but now you're back to (boom-boom-boom-boom-bom) stay and my love (bom) for you grows stronger every day. (Yeah-yeah-weee-oooo-weeee-oooo-weeee-oooo) #4. The closer you are.....the brighter, the flames in my heart, and darling, we'll never part......we'll always be in love-ooo-ooo-ove. (Weee-doooo-weeee-dooo-eeee-aaaahhhh.) Whoa, in love, whoa, in love.. (whoa-doh-doh-doh-doh-weeeee-oooooo)(Fade.) A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.