Undecided
The Ames Brothers Lyrics
You say yes
Then it's no
You say you'll stay
Then you go
Your undecided now
So what are you going to do
First you say you do and then you don't
And then you say you will and then you won't
Your undecided now
Now you want to play
And then it's no
And when you say you'll stay
That's when you go
Your undecided now
So what are you gonna to do
I've been sitting on a fence
And it doesn't make much sense
Cause you keep me in suspense
And you know it
You promise to return
When you don't I really burn
Well I guess I'll never learn
And I show it
If your gotta heart
And if you're kind
Then don't keep us apart
Make up your mind
Your undecided now
So what are you gonna to do
First you say you do then you don't
No you don't
And then you say you will and then you won't
No you won't
Your undecided now
So what are you gonna to do
Now you want to play and then it's no
Then it's no
And when you say you'll stay that's when you go
When you go
Your undecided now
So what are you gonna to do
I've been sittin' on a fence
And it doesn't make much sense
Cause you keep me in suspense
And you know it
You promise to return
When you don't I really burn
Well I guess I'll never learn
And I show it
If your gotta heart and if you're kind
Then don't keep us apart make up your mind
Your undecided now
So what are you gonna to do
You say it's yes and then it's no
You say you'll stay then you go
Your undecided now
So what are you gonna to do
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHARLES SHAVERS, SYDNEY ROBIN
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The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. The Ames Brothers got their beginning in Malden, where all four were born. The act consisted of Joe (born 3 May 1921), Gene (born 13 February 1923), Vic (born 20 May 1925 - died 23 January 1978) and Ed (born 9 July 1927). Born into a non-professional but musical family, the boys were brought up on classical and operatic music. Their parents, David and Sarah Urick, were Russian Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine who read Shakespeare and Read Full BioThe Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits.
The Ames Brothers got their beginning in Malden, where all four were born. The act consisted of Joe (born 3 May 1921), Gene (born 13 February 1923), Vic (born 20 May 1925 - died 23 January 1978) and Ed (born 9 July 1927).
Born into a non-professional but musical family, the boys were brought up on classical and operatic music. Their parents, David and Sarah Urick, were Russian Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine who read Shakespeare and semi-classics to their nine children from the time they were old enough to listen.
The brothers formed a quartet with a cousin Lennie, and had been touring United States Army and Navy bases entertaining the troops and were offered a job at the Foxs and Hounds nightclub, one of the fanciest clubs in Boston. This one week engagement turned into several months when the word got around of their appearance. At the time, they were going by the name of the Amory Brothers, a name taken from Vic's middle name and they were becoming quite popular in the area. It was at this time that Joe decided to rejoin the group. He said they were just having too much fun together for him to miss out. Taking their act to New York they got a job with bandleader Art Mooney. One day while at Leeds Publishing Company in search of a song called "Should I" that their mother had asked them to sing, Milt Gabler of Decca Records heard them singing it and had them cut a few sides for Decca Records just before the ban which started in January, 1948.
A year later when the ban was lifted, the Ames Brothers were the first artists to record for Coral Records. The name Amory was shortened to Ames. They were swept into national top billing with their first hit record, "Rag Mop," in January, 1950. Doing radio shows for free at times just for the experience, they later became regulars on such shows as The Arthur Godfrey Hour. One of the first acts to appear on the original Ed Sullivan Show when it was known as Toast of the Town, they made their debut with him when the show was telecast live from Wanamaker's Department Store.
Soon, they were the top paid group in nightclubs and supperclubs everywhere and their popularity on television was nationwide. In 1956 they starred in their own show, The Ames Brothers Show, which was seen on Friday nights. It was the first syndicated television show to be shown in foreign countries.
Over their fifteen year career the prolific Brothers notched up 50 U.S. chart entries, 21 of them on the Coral label before signing with RCA Victor. The group disbanded in the 1960s but Ed Ames went on with a successful singing and acting career, including playing Daniel Boone's sidekick, Mingo, on the successful Daniel Boone television series (1964-1970).
They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
The Ames Brothers got their beginning in Malden, where all four were born. The act consisted of Joe (born 3 May 1921), Gene (born 13 February 1923), Vic (born 20 May 1925 - died 23 January 1978) and Ed (born 9 July 1927).
Born into a non-professional but musical family, the boys were brought up on classical and operatic music. Their parents, David and Sarah Urick, were Russian Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine who read Shakespeare and semi-classics to their nine children from the time they were old enough to listen.
The brothers formed a quartet with a cousin Lennie, and had been touring United States Army and Navy bases entertaining the troops and were offered a job at the Foxs and Hounds nightclub, one of the fanciest clubs in Boston. This one week engagement turned into several months when the word got around of their appearance. At the time, they were going by the name of the Amory Brothers, a name taken from Vic's middle name and they were becoming quite popular in the area. It was at this time that Joe decided to rejoin the group. He said they were just having too much fun together for him to miss out. Taking their act to New York they got a job with bandleader Art Mooney. One day while at Leeds Publishing Company in search of a song called "Should I" that their mother had asked them to sing, Milt Gabler of Decca Records heard them singing it and had them cut a few sides for Decca Records just before the ban which started in January, 1948.
A year later when the ban was lifted, the Ames Brothers were the first artists to record for Coral Records. The name Amory was shortened to Ames. They were swept into national top billing with their first hit record, "Rag Mop," in January, 1950. Doing radio shows for free at times just for the experience, they later became regulars on such shows as The Arthur Godfrey Hour. One of the first acts to appear on the original Ed Sullivan Show when it was known as Toast of the Town, they made their debut with him when the show was telecast live from Wanamaker's Department Store.
Soon, they were the top paid group in nightclubs and supperclubs everywhere and their popularity on television was nationwide. In 1956 they starred in their own show, The Ames Brothers Show, which was seen on Friday nights. It was the first syndicated television show to be shown in foreign countries.
Over their fifteen year career the prolific Brothers notched up 50 U.S. chart entries, 21 of them on the Coral label before signing with RCA Victor. The group disbanded in the 1960s but Ed Ames went on with a successful singing and acting career, including playing Daniel Boone's sidekick, Mingo, on the successful Daniel Boone television series (1964-1970).
They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
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David LoganSr
Played this yesterday , once, while enjoying the Ames Brothers. Woke up this morning with just part of the chorus raging in my brain, and it took several minutes for remember which of the dozens of songs t listened to it was! Took two plays to quell it!
sauquoit13456
According to the December 15th, 1951 issue of Billboard Magazine, "Undecided" by the Ames Brothers peaked at #2 {for 1 week} on their 'Records Most-Played By Disk Jockeys' chart, for the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Sin" by Eddy Howard...
And at the same time, "Undecided" was at #5 on Billboard's 'Most-Played On Juke Boxes' chart...
Between 1948 and 1960 the Massachusetts quartet had fifty records on the Top 100 chart, nine made the Top 10 with two reaching #1, "Rag Mop" for 2 weeks in 1950 and "You You You" for 6 weeks in 1953...
Sadly three of the brothers have passed away; Joe (1921 — 2007), Gene (1923 — 1997), and Vic (1925 — 1978) but happily Ed, born Edmund Dantes Urick, celebrated his 93rdt birthday five months ago on July 9th, 2020...
And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the 'Records Most-Played By Jockeys' Top 10 on December 15th, 1951:
At #3. "Jalousie (Jealousy)" by Frankie Laine
#4. "Because of You" by Tony Bennett
#5. "Cold Cold Heart" by Tony Bennett
#6. "Shrimp Boats" by Jo Stafford
#7. "The Little White Cloud That Cried" by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads
#8. "Cry" by Johnnie Ray
#9. "Domino" by Tony Martin
#10. "Just One More Chance" by Les Paul and Mary Ford
Barry I. Grauman
Recorded on June 25, 1951.