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"'Wake Up Little Susie'" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957.
The song is best known in a recording by The Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1337. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Pop and Country charts and the Cash Box Best Selling Record charts, despite having been banned from Boston radio stations for its supposedly suggestive lyrics. [1] It got to #2 on the United Kingdom song charts.
The song is written from the point of view of a high school boy to his girlfriend, Susie. In the song, the two go out on a date to a drive-in movie theater, only to fall asleep during the movie. They do not wake up until 4 o'clock in the morning. They then contemplate the reactions of her parents and their friends.
Although banned in such places as Boston, the song does not state that Susie and her boyfriend had sexual relations. Indeed, it strongly implies that they did not: the couple simply fell asleep because they were bored by the film. Now they must consider the implications of the scandalous appearance of their situation.
Among notable musical groups performing covers of the song are Simon and Garfunkel and the Grateful Dead. During their "Old Friends" tour in 2003-2004, Simon and Garfunkel performed this song and others in a segment with the Everly Brothers, who toured in support. Simon and Garfunkel have cited the Everly Brothers as strong influences on their own music.
In an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Governor George W. Bush named "Wake Up Little Susie" as his favorite song.
Bush was familiar with Buddy Holly's cover of the song.
1. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theeverlybrothers/articles/story/6596156/wake_up_little_susie
The song is best known in a recording by The Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1337. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Pop and Country charts and the Cash Box Best Selling Record charts, despite having been banned from Boston radio stations for its supposedly suggestive lyrics. [1] It got to #2 on the United Kingdom song charts.
| Contents |
| Song Premise |
| Trivia |
| References |
Song Premise
The song is written from the point of view of a high school boy to his girlfriend, Susie. In the song, the two go out on a date to a drive-in movie theater, only to fall asleep during the movie. They do not wake up until 4 o'clock in the morning. They then contemplate the reactions of her parents and their friends.
Although banned in such places as Boston, the song does not state that Susie and her boyfriend had sexual relations. Indeed, it strongly implies that they did not: the couple simply fell asleep because they were bored by the film. Now they must consider the implications of the scandalous appearance of their situation.
Trivia
Among notable musical groups performing covers of the song are Simon and Garfunkel and the Grateful Dead. During their "Old Friends" tour in 2003-2004, Simon and Garfunkel performed this song and others in a segment with the Everly Brothers, who toured in support. Simon and Garfunkel have cited the Everly Brothers as strong influences on their own music.
In an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Governor George W. Bush named "Wake Up Little Susie" as his favorite song.
Bush was familiar with Buddy Holly's cover of the song.
References
1. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theeverlybrothers/articles/story/6596156/wake_up_little_susie
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