“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.
I Can Dream Can't I
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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I can see
No matter how near you'll be
You'll never belong to me
But I can dream, can't I?
Can't I pretend that I'm locked
In the bend of your embrace?
And I am drunk with mine
I'm aware
My heart is a sad affair
There's much disillusion there
But I can dream, can't I?
Can't I adore you
Although we are oceans apart?
I can't make you open your heart
But I can dream, can't I?
I'm aware
My heart is a sad affair
There's much disillusion there
But I can dream, can't I?
Can't I adore you
Although we are oceans apart?
I can't make you open your heart
But I can dream, can't I?
(Dream on, dream on, dream on)
I can dream, can't I?
The Andrews Sisters' song "I Can Dream Can't I?" is a heart-wrenching ballad about unrequited love. The singer acknowledges that no matter how close the object of her affection may be, she will never truly belong to them. Despite this fact, she finds solace in her dreams, fantasizing about being locked in their embrace. The singer compares her dreams to wine, implying that they intoxicate her, providing her with a kind of psychic release.
The verses are set to a slow, mournful melody, perfectly conveying the profound sadness of the lyrics. The chorus, "I can dream can't I?" is sung with urgency and yearning, imploring the listener to understand her emotional pain. The song's climax comes in the final verse where the singer admits that her heart is a "sad affair," filled with disillusionment, yet she still clings to the hope of one day winning the love of the person she so desperately desires.
Overall, the song is a powerful meditation on lost love and the human capacity for hope and resilience in the face of heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
I can see
I understand clearly
No matter how near you'll be you'll never belong to me
Even if you are physically close to me, we will never truly have a relationship
But I can dream, can't I?
But I can imagine and hope, can't I?
Can't I pretend that I'm locked in the bend of your embrace?
Can't I imagine that I am in your loving arms?
For dreams are just like wine
Dreams have the ability to intoxicate us
And I am drunk with mine
I am completely consumed by my dreams
I'm aware
I understand
My heart is a sad affair
My heart is full of sadness
There's much disillusion there
I am disappointed with reality
But I can dream, can't I?
But I can still dream and hope, can't I?
Can't I adore you
Can't I love you deeply
Although we are oceans apart?
Even though there is a great distance between us
I can't make you open your heart
I cannot force you to love me back
But I can dream, can't I?
But I can still imagine and hope, can't I?
I can dream, can't I?
I can still dream and hope, can't I?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain
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@robertchamberlain7202
I was 15 years old when this recording came out. Brings back memories of my high school days. Songs bring back so many happy memories of the past .🥰🙂
@suka312
How old are you
@maokai-shek7611
Old enough to party
@jenniferallen4420
@Gulfara Naregeyeva i think it would make him 87 but I dont believe that this person is telling the truth. If he is thats wonderful and hope he has a great Christmas.
But I find it highly unlikely that a 87 year old is online. I mean thats pretty rare.
@BeaglefreilaufKalkar
@@suka312 Andrew Sisters version first published, July 15, 1949 - 15 is 1934, is 89
@VenomousMe
the correct question is- how young are you? don't know you- and i love you. Party on sweetheart!🎉❤️
@Benjumanjo
For all the dreamers out there, don't give up, you'll find someone eventually...
But in the meantime, you can dream, can't you?
@WynneEmberEsther
Sometimes that someone has four legs, and sometimes it's more than just one.
@streethassle_
My hear is a sad affair, there's much disillusion there...
@mattdeans9873
I woke up early in the morning for some reason this song popping into my head. I could conjure bits and peices of it. Good old YouTube. I came on here and voila!! There it is. Beautiful song. Love the Andrew Sisters. I pity young people who will never investigate the truely great artists.