“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.
You Do Something To Me
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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Something that simply mystifies me
Tell me, why should it be
You have the power to hypnotize me
Let me live 'neath your spell
You do that voodoo that you do so well
That nobody else could do.
Let me live 'neath your spell
You do that voodoo that you do so well
For you do something to me
That nobody else could do
That nobody else could do
The Andrews Sisters's song "You Do Something to Me" is a romantic ballad that speaks to the power of love and attraction. The lyrics suggest that the subject of the song has a unique and powerful effect on the singer, something that mystifies and hypnotizes her. As she sings, she asks why this should be and wonders at the power this person seems to have over her.
The lines "Let me live 'neath your spell / You do that voodoo that you do so well" suggest that the singer is willing to be taken in by this person, and wants to bask in the glow of their hypnotic powers. The use of the word "voodoo" adds a certain sense of mystery and danger to the proceedings, suggesting that the feelings she has for this person are not entirely rational or safe.
Overall, "You Do Something To Me" is a testament to the power of love and attraction, and the ways in which it can affect people in mysterious and inexplicable ways. It speaks to the sense of wonder and magic that can come with falling in love and being swept up in the passion and intensity of romance.
Line by Line Meaning
You do something to me
Your presence and actions affect me in an inexplicable way.
Something that simply mystifies me
I cannot fully understand or explain the effect you have on me
Tell me, why should it be
I am curious to know why I feel this way around you
You have the power to hypnotize me
Your influence over me is strong and almost hypnotic in nature
Let me live 'neath your spell
I am willing to be under your control or influence
You do that voodoo that you do so well
Your unique abilities and charm captivate me
For you do something to me
I am still entranced by your effect on me
That nobody else could do.
No one else could replicate the emotions and feelings that you inspire in me
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
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LoveTheOConnor
Wonderful version of a song I've always loved, Jim! Thanks so much for sharing, what a great way to start the week! Have a fabulous week, my friend :))
Jymster46
@LoveTheOConnor I'm so happy you liked it, Heather! Their unmistakable harmony that I have always loved. Thanks so much for your very nice comments. Wishing you a fabulous week as well :))
Jim