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“Mr. Sandman” by The Chordettes (1954) “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 ...
"Mr. Sandman" (or "Mister Sandman") is a popular song written by Pat Ballard and published in 1954. It was first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & his orchestra and later that year by The Chordettes and the Four Aces .
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.
It interpolates the Chordettes' 1954 single "Mr. Sandman" during the post-chorus, as Trainor uses the melody while singing the lyric "You just a bum bum bum". [14] [33] "Mother" is about women's empowerment. In the song, Trainor proclaims that she is the subject's mother and that he should pay attention to what she says.
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 ...
"Tik Tok" by Kesha "Poker Face" (Reprise) by Lady Gaga "Whatever's Left Over Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic; The title is a reference to Lady Gaga's song "Poker Face". On September 25, 2011, Comedy Central's website Jokes.com premiered an animated music video for this polka medley. [22]
Also in April 2010, their cover of The Chordettes' "Mr. Sandman" was used in a commercial for Toyota's Avalon series, set in an Art Deco train station. [ 5 ] [ 12 ] In September 2010, Pomplamoose recorded "Jungle Animal" with Allee Willis , who contacted the duo after hearing their cover of " September " by Earth, Wind & Fire and offered to ...
Blais created his first parody video in 2012, motivated by a desire to help people understand the world around them. [4] He states that creating parody videos with a factual science theme came out of being fascinated by science, music (particularly a capella), and parody. [4]