The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contr… Read Full Bio ↴The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contralto; July 6, 1911-May 8, 1967), Maxene Andrews (high harmony; January 3, 1916-October 21, 1995) and Patty Andrews (lead; February 16, 1918-January 30, 2013). All were born in Minnesota, United States to a Greek immigrant father and a Norwegian American mother.

“Patty 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 1920’s 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 Sisters’ house once stood.)” - 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.

Can't We Talk It Over
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics

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We were so in love the day love started
Who would think that we would soon be parted
I just can't believe it's true
I make this appeal to you

Can't we talk it over,
Let's talk it over
Before you tell me you're through

Can't we sit together
And figure whether
This is the right thing to do

I hate the thought of spending nights all alone
Missing the thrill of nights that we've known

Can't we talk it over
Before it's over
Before you whisper
Goodbye for ever
Let's talk it over dear.

I hate the thought of spending nights all alone
Missing the thrill of nights that we've known

Can't we talk it over
Before it's over
Before you whisper

Goodbye for ever
Let's talk it over dear.

Overall Meaning

The Andrews Sisters's "Can't We Talk It Over" is a heartbreaking plea for a couple to consider giving their love another chance. The song starts with the singer reminiscing about the time when they first fell in love and the happiness they shared together. However, things have now gone wrong, and the singer can't believe that their love is about to end. They plead with their partner to talk everything over before it's too late and to consider whether breaking up is really the right thing to do.

The singer then expresses their fear of spending lonely nights without their loved one and missing the passion and excitement of their relationship. They ask their partner to sit down with them and talk about what went wrong, hoping they can find a way to resolve their issues and rekindle their love. The song ends with the singer asking their partner to talk it over before they whisper goodbye forever.

Overall, "Can't We Talk It Over" is a poignant song that captures the raw emotions of a couple on the verge of a breakup. It highlights the importance of communication and the need to work through problems in a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

We were so in love the day love started
We were very much in love right from the beginning of our relationship.

Who would think that we would soon be parted
It's hard to believe that we would soon separate and fall apart.

I just can't believe it's true
It's difficult for me to accept that this is really happening.

I make this appeal to you
I am making a sincere request to you.

Can't we talk it over,
Can we please discuss this matter calmly and find a solution together,

Let's talk it over
Let's have a productive conversation to address the problems we're facing.

Before you tell me you're through
Before you announce that you're ending the relationship.

Can't we sit together
Can we please sit down and talk face-to-face.

And figure whether
And determine whether

This is the right thing to do
If breaking up is the right decision for us.

I hate the thought of spending nights all alone
I dread the idea of being by myself every night.

Missing the thrill of nights that we've known
I miss the excitement and joy we had together in the past.

Before it's over
Before our relationship comes to a definitive end.

Before you whisper
Before you speak softly and say

Goodbye for ever
A permanent goodbye, signaling the end of our relationship.

Let's talk it over dear.
Let's have a sincere and honest discussion to sort things out.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NED WASHINGTON, VICTOR YOUNG, VICTOR POPULAR YOUNG

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