Chordettes, The – Mr. Sandman

Bio: EE. UU. Integrantes: Janet Ertel, Alice Buschmann, Dorothy Schwartz, Jinny Osborn. Activas: 1946–1961. Cuarteto femenino de armonía “barbershop” que logró adaptar su sonido al pop comercial con gran éxito a mediados de los 50.

Mr. Sandman: Éxito en enero de 1955. Alcanzó la posición #1 y se mantuvo en la cima por 7 semanas. Es su canción más icónica, destacada por el uso rítmico de efectos de sonido y armonías vocales impecables.

LETRA:

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen
Give him two lips like roses and clover
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

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

Mr. Sandman (Yes?) 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