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The pronoun used to refer to the desired dream is often changed depending on the sex of the singer or group performing the song, as the original sheet music publication, which includes male and female versions of the lyrics, intended. [1] Emmylou Harris' recording of the song was a hit in multiple countries in 1981.
“Mr. Sandman” was the first hit for the all-girls group The Chordettes and launched the group’s career. The song is a cheeky request for Mr. Sandman to bring a girl her dream guy while sleeping.
Songs based on the figure of the Sandman include the 1950s classic "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes, [13] Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" in which the singer is put to sleep by "a candy-colored clown they call the sandman" to dream of his lost love, [14] and Metallica's "Enter Sandman" whose lyrics "juxtapose childhood bedtime rituals and nightmarish ...
Lynn Evans Mand (born Carolyn Marie Hartgate; May 2, 1924 – February 6, 2020) was an American popular singer who was the lead singer of The Chordettes.She and the quartet achieved national acclaim for performing "Mr. Sandman" and "Lollipop", both of which became instant hit songs during the 1950s and 1960s.
"Dream" / 17 13 — "It Shall Come to Pass" — 37 — Non-album Track "It's a Woman's World" b/w "That Cuckoo Bird in the Pickle Tree" 11 15 — The Four Aces Sing "Mr. Sandman" b/w "(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time" 5 1 9 Sentimental Souvenirs: 1955 "Melody of Love" b/w "There Is a Tavern in the Town" (from Sentimental Souvenirs) 3 1 ...
The Chordettes had released a couple of singles with Arthur Godfrey on Columbia in 1950-51 but did not cut a solo single until their breakout hit, "Mr. Sandman", released in late 1954 and which went on to become a number one 1955 hit for 7 weeks. It sold in excess of a million copies and was awarded gold disc status. [3]
"Ole Lukøje" (Danish: Ole Lukøje) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen based upon a folk tale telling of a mysterious mythic creature of the Sandman who gently takes children to sleep and, depending on how good or bad they were, shows them various dreams.
It's quite a song title, too. If we take a trip down memory lane and look at Olivia's debut album Sour, the phrase "teenage dream" came up in her music before. In Sour's opening track "Brutal ...