1… Read Full Bio ↴Musical groups in three genres have shared the name The Four Aces.
1. The Aces, initially known as "The Four Aces" were a Jamaican vocal group who are best known for their work with Desmond Dekker, but who also recorded without him. The initial line-up of the Aces was Clive Campbell, Barry Howard, Carl Howard, and Patrick Howard. The group came to the attention of Dekker, who supported them when they auditioned for Leslie Kong at Beverley's studio in 1965. The producer employed the group as backing singers for Dekker, recording many hits with him including "The King of Ska" (where they were credited as His Cherry Pies), "Get Up Adinah" (on which they were credited as the Four Aces"), huge hits such as "007 (Shanty Town)" and "Israelites", and the winner of the 1968 Festival Song Contest, "Music Like Dirt". By 1967 the only remaining original member was Barry Howard, along with Winston Samuels. Dekker's international success led to overseas tours, but the Aces were not taken along, Samuels refusing to fly, stating "Rastas did not fly on iron birds", and Barry Howard having already decided to emigrate to the United States. Instead they stayed in Jamaica and recorded without Dekker. They had a Jamaican hit in 1970 with "Mademoiselle Ninette", and by 1971 the line-up had again changed, with Barry now rejoined by Carl Howard. A string of hits followed with "Reggae Motion", "Take a Look", "Oh I Miss You", Call Me Number One", "Be My Baby", and "Sad Sad Song", and they had a near hit in the pop charts in 1973 with "Working on it Night and Day". Little more was heard from the group until 1982 when they released "One Way Street".
2. An American singing quartet which was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001. The group is well-known for a plethora of hits, including: "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", " Three Coins in the Fountain", "Stranger in Paradise", "Shangri-La", "Perfidia". All of the group's major hits were first performed by the original four members: Al Alberts (originally Albertini), Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro. Although all were from Chester, Pennsylvania, Alberts and Mahoney actually met in the Navy. They formed a duo, with Alberts singing and Mahoney playing behind him. Later adding Vaccaro on trumpet and Silvestri on drums, the group played in the Philadelphia area. When they could not find a label which would release their record, "(It's No) Sin," Alberts started his own label, Victoria Records. "(It's No) Sin" sold a million copies! DECCA Records soon signed the group, billing them as The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts. In 1956, Alberts left The Four Aces to try to make it as a soloist, but never made the charts. He was replaced as lead singer by Fred Diodati, another Philadelphia product. Over the years, as the remaining original members left, Diodati chose new singers to replace them. The right to "The Four Aces" name eventually landed in court. In 1975, Diodati was awarded the right to the name and continued to tour under it. The founding members, who again wanted to tour, were allowed to use the name, "The Original Four Aces, Featuring Al Alberts." The latter group retired in 1987. The Four Aces are still touring. (A link to their appearances is listed below.)
3. Cajun fiddler Leo Soileau was the second Cajun musician to record his works. This occurred in the late 1930s. The Four Aces was the name of his second string band (the first had been The Rhythm Boys). Soileau reitred from music in the 1940s with the demise of the string band sound.
Mr. Sandman
The Four Aces Lyrics
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Make him the cutest that I've ever seen (bung, bung, bung, bung)
Give him two lips like roses and clover (bung, bung, bung, bung)
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
(scat "bung, bung, bung, bung")
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
(scat "bung, bung, bung, bung")
Mr. Sandman (male voice: "Yesss?") bring us a dream
Give him a pair of eyes with a "come-hither" gleam
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace
Mr Sandman, someone to hold (someone to hold)
Would be so peachy before we're too old
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr Sandman, bring us, please, please, please
Mr Sandman, bring us a dream
(scat "bung, bung, bung, bung".)
The lyrics of The Four Aces's song Mr. Sandman depict a person who is desperately seeking a companion to quell their loneliness. The singer implores the Sandman to bring them a dream where they meet the cutest person they have ever seen, with two lips like roses and clover. The lyrics suggest that the singer is asking for a specific type of person who they believe will resolve their loneliness. The request is simple; the Sandman is urged to give the person a message that their lonesome nights are over, and they are no longer alone. The singer yearns for someone to call their own.
As the song progresses, it suggests that the singer is not the only person who feels lonely. The song shifts from "bring me" to "bring us" in the third verse, implying a group of people. The group's request is for someone with "lots of wavy hair like Liberace" and a "lonely heart like Pagliacci." The song suggests that the Sandman's job is to make people's dreams a reality, providing them with companionship and happiness.
Overall, Mr. Sandman is a hopeful song, suggesting that there is always someone out there for everyone, even if it takes a little bit of magic to find them.
Line by Line Meaning
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream (bung, bung, bung, bung)
I am asking the Sandman to help me dream.
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen (bung, bung, bung, bung)
I want the dream to be about the cutest person I’ve ever seen.
Give him two lips like roses and clover (bung, bung, bung, bung)
I want the dream to feature someone with beautiful lips like a rose and clover.
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Convey to the person in the dream that they no longer have to spend their nights alone.
Sandman, I'm so alone
I am addressing the Sandman and telling him that I feel very lonely.
Don't have nobody to call my own
I don’t have anyone in my life that I can call my own.
Please turn on your magic beam
I am asking the Sandman to use his magic powers.
Mr. Sandman (male voice: 'Yesss?') bring us a dream
We are collectively asking the Sandman to help us have a dream.
Give him a pair of eyes with a "come-hither" gleam
I want the person in the dream to have eyes that lure you towards them.
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci
The person in the dream should have a heart like Pagliacci -- lonely and sad.
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace
The person in the dream should have wavy hair like Liberace.
Mr Sandman, someone to hold (someone to hold)
We’re asking the Sandman to help us find someone to hold onto in our dream.
Would be so peachy before we're too old
It would be amazing if we could find someone to hold onto in our dream before it is too late.
So please turn on your magic beam
We’re once again asking the Sandman to use his magic powers to help us.
Mr Sandman, bring us, please, please, please
We are fervently imploring the Sandman to help us with a dream.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Pat Ballard
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Aidan Barrett
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her complexion like peaches and cream
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Please Mr. Sandman won't you bless me with a dream
Make her complexion just like peaches mixed with cream
Give her two lips that look like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me, please please, bring me a dream
Eme Martínez
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her complexion like peaches and cream
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Please Mr. Sandman won't you bless me with a dream
Make her complexion just like peaches mixed with cream
Give her two lips that look like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me... please please bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
Larry Fine
Mr. Waiter bring me a drink
Make it a Pepsi, and make it free
Give me a future of roses and clover
Tell me that this timeline is over
Waiter, I'm so depressed
'No automobile to call my own
So please give me my Pepsi free
Mr. Waiter, bring me a Pepsi (free)
Mr. Waiter
"Yes?"
Bring me a Pepsi
Give me a future of happiness and gleem
Make my loneliness disappear like my troubles
And lots of money like Reagon and Trump
Mr. Waiter, waiter this is getting old
Would be so peachy to get my Pepsi
So please get me my Pepsi free
Mr. Waiter please get my Pepsi
Waiter, waiter I'm so thirsty
No car, no Pepsi, it sucks to be me
So please please please why don't you bring me a Pepsi
Mr. Waiter, bring me
Oh please please please
Mr. Waiter bring me a pepsi
Bring me a Pepsi
Bring me a Pepsi
Bring me a Pepsi
With Love, Marty McFly
Oscar Guardian
Mr Sandman the 4 aces 1954
Lyrics
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her complexion like peaches and cream
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Please Mr. Sandman won't you bless me with a dream
Make her complexion just like pictures mixed with green
Give her two lips that look like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
David Mahoney
I am the grandson of Dave Mahoney - one of the ORIGINAL Four Aces. I used to go on stage with the aces in a tuxedo as a toddler. They are all gone now, and I miss them immensely. My grandfather, in particular, will always remain my hero. A man I emulate but fall far short in many ways. Here is to the Aces, the best quartet in history!
Jaafar Albazooni
Don’t worry man the four ace’s and your grandfather is in a better place now :)
Santiago Robles
Wow, eso es increíble, tu abuelo de seguro tuvo muchas historias de que contarte cuando eras jóven, pero que buenos tiempos 😢
partical7
"Back to the future" best movie ever made...
Eggplant
Yes
Vesin_
Damn Near
Presley News
One of the best all time movies.
Andrew Hernandez
Nah its Shawshank
Presley News
@Andrew Hernandez that too
Patrick Spragoo
a classic song. Why doesn't music today have the swing that old music has?