“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.
Wake Up And Live
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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And you will find it's mind over matter!
Dark clouds will break up
If you will wake up and live.
Wake up and live, show the stock you're made of,
Just follow through, what are you afraid of?
Why don't you wake up and live?
Come out of your shell, hey fella,
Find your place in the sun;
Come out of your shell, say fella,
Just be a go-gettin' son of a gun!
Wake up and live, it may be love is yawning,
Up on your toes, a better day is dawning!
Don't let up, get up and give,
Give yourself a shakeup just to wake up and live!
Come out of your shell, hey fella,
Find your place in the sun;
Come out of your shell, say fella,
Just be a go-gettin' son of a gun!
Wake up and live, it may be love is yawning,
Up on your toes, a better day is dawning!
Don't let up, get up and give,
If Lady Love is yawning
And a better day is dawning,
Won't you get up mister, wake up and live!
The Andrews Sisters song "Wake Up And Live" is an upbeat call to action, encouraging listeners to shake off whatever is holding them back and embrace life. The song begins by telling the listener not to let the rainy patter get them down, that they can overcome obstacles with a positive attitude. The lyrics then implore the listener to show what they're made of, to follow through instead of being afraid, and to come out of their shell and find their place in the sun. The chorus repeats the central message of the song, urging the listener to wake up and live, and promises that if they do, they'll find a better day is dawning.
Line by Line Meaning
Wake up and live, don't mind the rainy patter,
Don't let the obstacles like rain stop you from making the most of your day.
And you will find it's mind over matter!
Believe in yourself and you will overcome any difficulties.
Dark clouds will break up
Difficulties will eventually disappear on their own.
If you will wake up and live.
But you need to take action and wake up to make the most of the day.
Wake up and live, show the stock you're made of,
Use your potential to its fullest and show the world what you're capable of.
Just follow through, what are you afraid of?
Don't let fear stop you from pursuing your dreams and accomplishing your goals.
Why don't you wake up and live?
What's holding you back from living your life to the fullest?
Come out of your shell, hey fella,
Don't be afraid to be yourself and express your true self to the world.
Find your place in the sun;
Discover what makes you feel happy and fulfilled in life.
Just be a go-gettin' son of a gun!
Be a determined and ambitious person who takes action to pursue their goals.
It may be love is yawning,
Opportunities may be waiting for you to take hold of them.
Up on your toes, a better day is dawning!
Be ready to seize those opportunities and make the most of the new day.
Don't let up, get up and give,
Don't give up on your dreams and keep striving towards your goals.
Give yourself a shakeup just to wake up and live!
Make changes to your life if necessary to live your life to the fullest and pursue your dreams.
If Lady Love is yawning
If love is calling out to you,
And a better day is dawning,
And a new and better day is beginning,
Won't you get up mister, wake up and live!
Take action and start living your life to the fullest.
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streethassle
2:10 - 2:17 Really love this part
Kirk Barkley
too cute!