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1. In the United States, the Pied Pipers were a popular singing group in the late 1930s and 1940s.

2. In Zimbabwe, the Pied Pipers were a popular singing group in the 1970s and 1980s.

The United States group originally consisted of eight members who had belonged to three separate groups: Jo Stafford from The Stafford Sisters, and seven male singers: John Huddleston, Hal Hopper, Chuck Lowry, Bud Hervey, George Tait, Woody Newbury, and Dick Whittinghill, who had belonged to two groups named The Four Esquires and The Three Rhythm Kings. Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl, who were arrangers for Tommy Dorsey's big band, heard of the group through two of The King Sisters, Alyce and Yvonne. Weston had a jam session at his home and a visiting advertising executive signed the octet for Dorsey's radio program, broadcast in New York City. They sang with Dorsey's orchestra for about six weeks before a British representative of the sponsor objected to some of the songs in their repertoire and fired them. They went back to California, but in the time they had been in New York had recorded two records for RCA Victor Records.

The Zimbabwean group began singing together as youths in a ghetto neighborhood. According to The Herald of Zimbabwe, "With time, the five -- Fungai Neganje, Chowasi Mdoka, Elisha Hwata, Tendai Masango and Evans Chatew - got more serious and started calling themselves Rhythm and Blues Band." By 1971, the band included William Mhlanga on drums, Brian Rusike on keyboards, Chowas Mdoka on bass guitar, Fungai Neganje on lead guitar and his brother Gideon Neganje on vocals. Calling themselves the Pied Pipers, they "became one of Zimbabwe's 1980s group that changed the shape of Zimbabwean pop music and was the first to break through onto the international markets. "

Let's Get Away from It All
The Pied Pipers Lyrics

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I'm so tired of this dull routine
Up to town on the eight fifteen
Back at night, off to bed and then
Get up and start it all over again

Let's take a boat to Bermuda
Let's take a plane to Saint Paul
Let's take a kayak to Quincy or Nyack

Let's get away from it all

Let's take a trip in a trailer
No need to come back at all
Let's take a powder to Boston for chowder
Let's get away from it all

We'll travel 'round from town to town
We'll visit ev'ry state
And I'll repeat, I love you sweet
In all the forty eight

Let's go again to Niag'ra
This time we'll look at the fall
Let's leave our hut, dear
Get out of our rut, dear
Let's get away from it all
Hit the road
And really get away from it all

Let's motor down to Miami
Let's climb the Grand Canyon Wall
Let's catch a tuna
Way out in Laguna
Let's get away from it all

Let's travel South of the border
I'll get a real Spanish shawl
For me a muchacha
But not if I watcha
Let's get away from it all

They say there's no place
Quite like home
It's a charming thought and pure
But until the world we roam
How can we be sure

Let's spend a weekend in Dixie
I'll get a real southern drawl
Then off to Reno
But just to play keno
Let's get away from it all

We'll travel around from town to town
Visit every state
I'll repeat that I love you sweet
In all the forty eight

Off to Niag'ra
Next time we're digging the falls
Yes, we're leaving
We're hitting the road
Oh we're leaving
We're hitting the road
Yes, we're leaving

We're hitting the road
Oh, we're getting away from it all

Overall Meaning

The Pied Pipers' song "Let's Get Away from It All" provides an escapist view of life, which is tired of a mundane routine. The first verse sets the mood of the song, where the frustration with daily life is expressed. The singer is tired of traveling to town by the same train every morning, returning in the evening, going to bed, and starting the same routine again the next day, every day. The mood then changes to a more positive one, where the singer suggests traveling away from this routine, to places like Bermuda, Saint Paul or Niagara Falls. The song expresses the idea of experiencing something new, changing the routine, and making life more exciting.

The song also suggests different modes of transportation to get away, such as taking a boat to Bermuda or traveling in a trailer, and even experiencing different cuisines in Boston or Miami. The idea of escaping from the daily grind, trying new things, and going to new places is moderately romantic, making the song enjoyable for anyone who desires an adventure.

Let's Get Away from It AllThe Pied Pipers Lyrics

Let's Get Away from It All
The Pied Pipers Lyrics