“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.
Tu-Li Tulip Time
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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Horace Heidt
He said, "This is tu-li-tu-li-tu-li
Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li-tulip time"
She said, "yes it′s tu-li-tu-li-tu-li
Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li-tulip time"
Then they talked about the weather,
They agreed it's tu-li-tu-li-tu-li
Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li-tulip time
He said, "Are you truly truly truly
Truly truly truly truly truly mine
With a kiss she sighed "forever"
You can hardly blame them,
You would do the same in
Tu-li tulip time!
The Andrews Sisters' Tu-Li Tulip Time is a sweet and cheerful love song that captures the moment when two people become swept up in the beauty of life, and their feelings transcend into the loveliness of spring. The song begins with a man and a woman exchanging the phrase "Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li tu-li-tu-li-tu-li tulip time" then proceed to talk about the weather. Despite discussing something mundane, their heads were close together, and they both agreed that this was a special time of year. The phrase "Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li tu-li-tu-li-tu-li tulip time" represents a moment of pure joy, where everything is in perfect harmony, and love is in the air.
As the conversation continues, the man expresses his love for the woman by asking if she is "truly mine." She responds with a kiss and the words "forever." This moment seems to be a culmination of the joy and beauty of the season, captured in the phrase "Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li tu-li-tu-li-tu-li tulip time." The song encourages listeners to embrace the beauty of life and love during this special time of year.
Overall, Tu-Li Tulip Time is a charming and light-hearted love song that celebrates the beauty of spring and the joy of love. The song evokes a sense of nostalgia, reminding listeners of the magic of the season and the power of falling in love.
Line by Line Meaning
He said, "This is tu-li-tu-li-tu-li
Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li-tulip time"
He started the conversation by saying that it was the time of year for tulips.
She said, "yes it′s tu-li-tu-li-tu-li
Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li-tulip time"
She agreed with him that it was the season for tulips.
Then they talked about the weather,
But their heads were close together,
They engaged in small talk about the weather, but they were physically close to each other.
They agreed it's tu-li-tu-li-tu-li
Tu-li-tu-li-tu-li-tulip time
They both acknowledged that it was the time of year for tulips.
He said, "Are you truly truly truly
Truly truly truly truly truly mine
He asked her if she was really his.
With a kiss she sighed "forever"
In response, she gave him a kiss and said she would be with him forever.
You can hardly blame them,
You would do the same in
Tu-li tulip time!
The singer suggests that it's understandable for them to have romantic feelings during the tulip season, and that others would likely feel the same way.
Writer(s): Jack Lawrence, Maria Grever
Contributed by Blake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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