“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.
Teresa
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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When there is Peggy, Margarite and Mary Jane
Why does my heart keep burnin' for Teresa
When I know that lovin' her is all in vain
Oh. Peggy is delightful, and Margarite is sweet
And a little smile from Mary Jane can make my day complete
Nevertheless there's only one I dream of
Teresa, Teresa my love.
Why is he always yearning for Teresa
When we have charms and we have arms to love him so, love him so
Why does his heart keep burning for Teresa
When we'd give all the world just to have him alone for our beau
Whenever we are near him our hearts begin to dance
For he looks at us so tenderly that we think we stand a chance
Nevertheless there's only one he dreams of
Teresa, Teresa his love.
Why am I always yearning for Teresa
When there are other girls that I can be around
Oh how I hate to hear that name Teresa
What's she got that I have not I'd like to know
Oh. Peggy is delightful, and Margarite is sweet
And a little smile from Mary Jane can make my day complete
In spite of it all there's only one he dreams of
Teresa
Teresa my love.
I haven't found the answer, and chances are I might
If he knew the way to capture her, his future would be bright
Nevertheless there's only one we dream of
Teresa
No one but Teresa
Teresa, Teresa my love
The Andrews Sisters' song "Teresa" is a love song in which the singer is yearning for a woman named Teresa despite the presence of other charming women like Peggy, Margarite, and Mary Jane. He wonders why he is always drawn towards Teresa when he knows that loving her is in vain. The three women ask the same question, wondering why he keeps burning for Teresa when they would give him all the world if he would choose one of them as their beau. The singer is lost in his love for Teresa and can't find the reason why he can't be with her despite other women showering him with love and attention.
Through the lyrics, the listener can feel the singer's undying love for Teresa, even when he knows that it is futile. The other women can't understand why he is so drawn to her, which perhaps indicates that Teresa is something special to him that they cannot see. Despite their efforts to win his heart, he can't turn away from his love for Teresa. The song is a typical love story with a complicated relationship that keeps the listener intrigued as to what happens next.
Line by Line Meaning
Why am I always yearning for Teresa
Expressing perplexity at always feeling a longing for Teresa
When there is Peggy, Margarite and Mary Jane
Describing the presence of Peggy, Margarite, and Mary Jane in his life
Why does my heart keep burnin' for Teresa
Questioning why his heart continues to ache for Teresa
When I know that lovin' her is all in vain
Acknowledging that loving Teresa is futile and pointless
Oh. Peggy is delightful, and Margarite is sweet
Complimenting Peggy's charm and Margarite's charm
And a little smile from Mary Jane can make my day complete
Finding joy in Mary Jane's smile
Nevertheless there's only one I dream of
Despite the presence of others, he only has eyes for Teresa
Teresa, Teresa my love.
Endearment towards Teresa
Why is he always yearning for Teresa
Expressing perplexity at his constant yearning for Teresa
When we have charms and we have arms to love him so, love him so
Acknowledging that they have their own qualities to love him with
Why does his heart keep burning for Teresa
Questioning why his heart continues to ache for Teresa
When we'd give all the world just to have him alone for our beau
Expressing the desire to be his only love interest
Whenever we are near him our hearts begin to dance
Feeling happy and fluttery around him
For he looks at us so tenderly that we think we stand a chance
Interpreting his tenderness as a sign of interest
Nevertheless there's only one he dreams of
Despite their attempts, he only has eyes for Teresa
Teresa, Teresa his love.
Endearment towards Teresa from his perspective
Why am I always yearning for Teresa
Expressing perplexity at his constant yearning for Teresa
When there are other girls that I can be around
Noticing the other girls he can spend time with
Oh how I hate to hear that name Teresa
Expressing frustration with the constant longing for Teresa
What's she got that I have not I'd like to know
Questioning what makes Teresa so special
In spite of it all there's only one he dreams of
Despite his frustration, he only dreams of Teresa
Teresa Teresa my love.
Endearment towards Teresa
I haven't found the answer, and chances are I might
Expressing uncertainty about finding a solution
If he knew the way to capture her, his future would be bright
Hoping that if he could win over Teresa, it would bring him happiness
Nevertheless there's only one we dream of
Despite their uncertainty and hopes, they only dream of Teresa
Teresa
Referring to Teresa
No one but Teresa
Emphasizing the uniqueness of Teresa's appeal
Teresa, Teresa my love
Endearment towards Teresa
Lyrics © LYNNE GREEN-MELINCOFF D/B/A HOFFMAN HOUSE MUSIC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BABE RUSSIN, JACK HOFFMAN
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J Parker
on Crazy Arms
And I'll move the mountains
If he wants them out of the way
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, I'd say
I say I'll go through fire
And I'll go through fire
As he wants it, so it will be
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, you see
Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while
I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I
Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while
I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I
sonichits has completely wrong lyrics for this song. Correct ones are - Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel
And the storm's brewing in this heart of mine
This is no crazy dream I know that it's real
You're someone else's love now you're not mine
Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time
Please take the treasured dreams I have for you and me
And take all the love I thought was mine
Someday my crazy arms will hold somebody new
But now I'm so lonely all the time
interlude
Crazy arms that reach to hold someone new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon that you soon will be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time
Crazy arms and lonely all the time
Harold Chernofsky
on Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
i love them