Things are worse than I thought - I'm listening to The Andrews Sisters

[khashka]

Fave Andrews Sisters song?

Khash.

[enigmatic]

1. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company B!

Classic song..

[AussieDave]

2. I'll listen to anything by them

- it's singing as it shoulda been sung.....

[cleofus1]

3. swing swing swing

they are the best...

[Kahuna]

4. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Though I also love,

Bei Mir Bist du Schön and Hold Tight. Heck! I like them all. :D

[khashka]

23. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is the obvious choice

But I love it.

Also:

Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar
Six Jerks In A Jeep

[tjwmason]

5. I've no idea - I don't even know if I've heard an Andrews Sisters song

:hide:

In what sense is it worse than you thought?

:hug: :loveya:

[khashka]

14. Heretic!

Worse than I thought cuz I only listen to sad sad songs. I'm a professional depressive. When I start listening to cheerful, upbeat, fun stufff.... then I must really be depressed.

But worse things happen at sea....

Khash.

[tjwmason]

19. Did you ever hear of them when you lived in England?

This is a cultural wasteland - with only small things like the Proms (Gorecki 3rd Symphony on late-night prom starting at 10p.m. U.K. time) to keep us marginally sane.

[khashka]

20. Yep.

Every WW2 Allied soldier lived or died listening to them. My old Irish nanny (who could tell horrifying stories of the Blitz) could sing all of their songs. Said they kept her sane in those years - when fear and loss were all she had.

She succeeded in turning me on to the Andrews Sisters, but failed at teaching me Gaelic.

But I see I'm going to have to take your education in hand.... And I was gonna take you to Beyreuth for our honeymoon - nonstop sex, Wagner, and handcuffs. But now I have to make other plans...Khash as headmaster.


You are a youngster aren't you? I bet you don't even know Kate Smith! Surely you know Vera Lynn?

Khash.

[tjwmason]

21. I'm just too young it would seem.

I have heard of Kate Smith - I even have an M.P.3 of her singing God Bless America (though where I downloaded it I've no idea).

Of course I know of Dame Vera Lynn.

I'd be more than happy under a headmaster Khash - but nonstop sex, Wagner and handcuffs still appeals more. Is there some way that we could combine them perhaps?

[cleofus1]

6. roll out the barrel!

i loved all of them as a kid and i still listen to their music...such harmonies!

[Telly Savalas]

7. Love their rendition of "Winter Wonderland"

[LynneSin]

8. I listen to Polka music from time to time....

Myron Floren just rocks! He is the Jimmy Page of Accordian greats!

[cleofus1]

9. damn those things are expensive too!

i got it in my head to learn to play one until i saw how much they cost...

[LynneSin]

11. My mother still has her accordian - it's an antique

Did you see Green Day's Live8 performance of "Minority"? Nothing like punk accordian music!

[cleofus1]

12. classic

i'm into all the genre...from polka and punk to tex mex and gypsy....
does anyone still play that ol antique?

[LynneSin]

13. The grandkids will bug her from time to time

She still knows all the polka classics like Pennsylvania Polka and Beer-Barrel Polka

[Enraged_Ape]

10. "Drinkin' Rum and Cocaaaaaaaa-Cola!!"

Great stuff.

[Greyhound]

17. Ditto, from Greyhound. n/t

[progmom]

15. you need to check out the Boswell Sisters

they predated the Andrews by a few years, and they were unspeakably hip...for that kind of music, anyway. :)

[mac56]

16. Big second on the Boswell Sisters.

Connie sang on her own for many years, despite being wheelchair bound.

[Richardo]

18. Rum and Coca Cola

"Workin' for the yankee dollahhhhhhhh." :)

[Bullwinkle925]

22. Nah - could be worse - you could be listening to the Lennon Sisters.

[Enraged_Ape]

25. Hey, don't diss the Lennon Sisters

Those gals, unlike nearly 95% of musical acts today, could actually SING. (gasp!!) In fact, they had beautiful voices. Their version of "Carolina Moon" could bring you to tears.



Save your ire for two undisputed Lawrence Welk goofs with no discernible talent whatsoever: Ken Delo and Tom Netherton.

[Bullwinkle925]

26. Hey - you are enraged, aren't you?

I remember having to watch Lawrence Welk and hating every minute of that show. Ychhhh.
The bright spot was the Lennon Sisters - but the thought of them brings back the rest of that hour.
:silly:

[Enraged_Ape]

27. I was forced to watch it too : (

Every Saturday night was "Grandma night". Grandma loved the Lawrence Welk show, so that's what we watched.

It wasn't too bad in parts. The "lovaly uh-Lennon uh-Sisters" were always good, and even as a little kid I thought Anacani was pretty hot. But I wanted to throw a brick through the TV screen whenever those jackasses Ken Delo and Tom Netherton were on.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

24. I love that old music

Makes me feel young.