βPatty Andrews, the lead singer of the Andrews sisters group was born in Mound, Minnesota on February 16, 1918 in a house that occupied the property where The Gillespie Center stands today.
During the 1920βs Laverne, Maxene and Patty Andrews spent their summers in Mound, living with their parents in a house across the street from the grocery store that was owned by Pete and Ed Sollie, bachelor uncles of the three girls. (Today, Green T Accounting occupies the Sollie grocery store building and The Gillespie Center is on the land where the Andrews Sistersβ house once stood.)β - From a commentary by Tom Rockvam that appeared in The Laker Newspaper during 2005.
They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters. After singing with various dance bands and touring on Vaudeville, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937. Their music entertained Allied troops worldwide during World War II, sold war bonds, appeared in several films (including a few Abbott and Costello features), and performed for soldiers serving overseas. Their first film with Abbott and Costello, the pre-war comedy Buck Privates, introduced their best-known recording, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" which would win Best Song at the Academy Awards.
They also recorded many songs with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and other popular artists of the era. Their popularity was such that after the war they discovered that some of their records had actually been smuggled into Germany after the labels had been changed to read "Hitler's Marching Songs."
After a brief hiatus after the war, the sisters regrouped, performing in clubs throughout the United States and Europe. They broke up in 1953, with Patty's choice to go solo. Their last appearance together was in 1962 on The Dean Martin Show. Laverne, who had cancer, retired soon after; she died five years later, in 1967 at the age of 55.
After a long silence, the two surviving sisters had something of a comeback when Bette Midler recorded a cover of their song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Maxene and Patty appeared both together and separately throughout the 1970s, with Maxene releasing a solo album in 1986. Their most notable comeback; however, was in the Sherman Brothers' nostalgic World War II musical: "Over Here!" which premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre in 1974. The musical featured the two then living sisters (Maxene and Patty) and was written with them in mind for the leads. It launched the careers of many, now notable theater and film icons (John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Ann Reinking, et al). Ironically it was the last major hurrah of the sisters and was cut short due to a frivolous lawsuit initiated by Patty's husband to the show's producers.
Throughout their long career, the sisters had sold over 60 million records. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
The last of the three sisters Patty Andrews died of natural causes at her home in Northridge, California on January 30, 2013, just 17 days before her 95th birthday. The sisters were interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California, close to their parents.
Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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Man, it really spins my hat
Doesn't sound like boogie woogie
'Cause really got the beat
Seems to us that it's in four
Let us hear it just once more
Come on and Latch on to that rhythm
Because a Solid four's my beat
Some folks like to hear eight beat rhythm
I don't go for that stuff no more
Anytime you really want to send me
Bounce me brother with a solid four
Come on in, the whole place is jumpin'
Every body's out on the floor
If you want to keep the rhythm pumpin'
Bounce me brother with a solid four
The boogie woogie was never like this
We've got a new beat that no one can miss
if Boogie woogie sent like I think it did
Four to the bar will flip your lid
Move the tables and roll the rug up
Shut the windows and lock the door
While I try to dig the Li'l Brown Jug up
Bounce me brother with a solid four
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang
The joint is jumpin' as it never did before
Clang, clang, clang, they're saying
Bounce me brother with a solid four
The boogie woogie was never like this
We've got a new beat that no one can miss
If boogie woogie sent you like I think it did
Four to the bar will flip your lid
Move the tables and roll the rug up
Shut the windows and lock the door
While I try to dig the Li'l Brown Jug up
Bounce me brother with a solid four
The Andrews Sisters' song 'Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four' is a fast-paced swing tune that celebrates the four-beat rhythm. The song expresses the excitement and energy of the time and the swing dancing scene that was so popular. The opening line of the song sets the scene as the Andrews Sisters exclaim, "What kind of beat is that? Man, it really spins my hat!" The rapid movement of the drums and the rhythm of the bass is what makes this song so captivating.
Throughout the song, the Andrews Sisters sing about the joy of swing dancing and how they prefer the four-beat rhythm over the eight-beat rhythm that was also popular at the time. They urge their listeners to join them in dancing to the four-beat rhythm, which they call their "solid four." The song's lyrics also mention the Li'l Brown Jug, a popular drinking song from the early 20th century, and encourage listeners to move furniture and lock the doors in preparation for a night of wild dancing.
Line by Line Meaning
Say, what kind of beat is that?
What style of music is playing?
Man, it really spins my hat
It's making me want to dance and move around!
Doesn't sound like boogie woogie
This isn't like the music we're used to hearing.
'Cause really got the beat
The rhythm is really strong and infectious.
Seems to us that it's in four
The beat is divided into four parts.
Let us hear it just once more
Can we please listen to it again so we can dance some more?
Come on and Latch on to that rhythm
Let's embrace the rhythm and move our bodies!
Because a Solid four's my beat
This rhythm is the best kind of beat for me to dance to.
Some folks like to hear eight beat rhythm
Other people prefer a different type of beat.
I don't go for that stuff no more
I don't like that type of music anymore.
Anytime you really want to send me
Whenever you want to get me excited and dancing,
Bounce me brother with a solid four
play music with a strong and steady four-part beat.
Come on in, the whole place is jumpin'
Everybody is having fun and dancing in here!
Every body's out on the floor
Everyone is dancing and grooving to the music on the dance floor.
If you want to keep the rhythm pumpin'
To keep the beat moving and strong,
Bounce me brother with a solid four
play music with a strong and steady four-part beat.
The boogie woogie was never like this
This is a new and different type of music from what we've heard before.
We've got a new beat that no one can miss
This rhythm is so strong and captivating, nobody can ignore it!
if Boogie woogie sent like I think it did
If boogie woogie got you excited like it did me,
Four to the bar will flip your lid
You will love this strong four-part beat and dance along to it!
Move the tables and roll the rug up
Let's clear the way for dancing and movement!
Shut the windows and lock the door
Let's focus on what's happening in this room and let loose!
While I try to dig the Li'l Brown Jug up
Let me look for something to drink so that we can dance and enjoy this rhythm for a while!
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang
The sound of the music is so powerful and captivating!
The joint is jumpin' as it never did before
This place is alive with energy and vitality like never before!
They're saying, Bounce me brother with a solid four'
People are shouting out their love for this strong and steady four-part beat!
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DON RAYE, HUGHIE PRINCE
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n00se
Say, what kind of beat is that?
Man, it really spins my hat, doesn't
Sound like boogie woogie, but it's
Really got the beat. Sounds to me
Like it's in four, let me hear
It just once more whilst I
Latch on to that rhythm, 'cause a solid four's my beat
Some folks like to hear eight beat rhythm
I don't go for that stuff no more
Anytime you really want to send me
Bounce me brother with a solid four
Come on in, while the whole place is jumpin'
Every body's out on the floor
If you want to keep the rhythm pumpin'
Bounce me brother with a solid four
The boogie woogie was never like this
We've got a new beat that no one can miss, if
Boogie woogie sent like I think it did
Four to the bar will flip your lid
Move the tables and roll the rug up
Shut the windows and lock the door
While I try to dig the "Li'l Brown Jug" up
Bounce me brother with a solid four
Michael Wilks
This reminds me of all those crazy Abbott and Costello movies that I used to love when I was a kid. The Andrew sisters were the coolest white chicks that I had ever seen up to that point in my 8 or 10 year old life. And I especially love this song, damn I feel like a little kid sitting in front of our floor model box television set watching the movie Buck Privates with the Andrew sisters doing this routine.
Bag of Chips
This is exactly how I learned of them too. I love Abbot and Costello movies. I had a VHS collection of them when i was a kid.
Pronker Pronker
Love this - harmony and a gentle poking of fun at their hit "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar." :)
n00se
Say, what kind of beat is that?
Man, it really spins my hat, doesn't
Sound like boogie woogie, but it's
Really got the beat. Sounds to me
Like it's in four, let me hear
It just once more whilst I
Latch on to that rhythm, 'cause a solid four's my beat
Some folks like to hear eight beat rhythm
I don't go for that stuff no more
Anytime you really want to send me
Bounce me brother with a solid four
Come on in, while the whole place is jumpin'
Every body's out on the floor
If you want to keep the rhythm pumpin'
Bounce me brother with a solid four
The boogie woogie was never like this
We've got a new beat that no one can miss, if
Boogie woogie sent like I think it did
Four to the bar will flip your lid
Move the tables and roll the rug up
Shut the windows and lock the door
While I try to dig the "Li'l Brown Jug" up
Bounce me brother with a solid four
Nathaniel Lathy
One of the best songs ever. Andrew Sisters really could entertain. Song is in Buck
Privates. My favorite musical number
Mur
1:08 love it
Frank Olen
Great music better than today
John Zdanewicz
Yes, I remember when I was MUCH younger, Abbot & Costello, every Sunday morning on PIX-11 at 11:30am - 1:00pm.
Back in the days when you would have to look in the news paper or the TV-Guide to see which movie was going to be on.
Tonya Book
When I was about 10 or 11 my grandma was getting ready to watch an Abbot and Costello movie and being a naive kid I asked her if we could watch something else. I practically begged her to watch something else but she insisted that I give the movie a chance. After the movie was over I asked her if another Abbot and Costello movie was coming on βΊοΈ. I never questioned her taste in movies (or music) ever again.
2961
I heard this in an Abbott and Costello flick and I needed to find it