THE BOSWELL SISTER'S - SOPHISTICATED LADY

 SOPHISTICATED LADY

THE BOSWELL SISTER’S

SONGWRITERS: EDWARD KENNEDYELLINGTON; IRVING MILLS & MITCHEL PARISH

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THAT’S HOW RHYTM WAS BORN

LABEL: SONY MUSIC

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 1933

 

         The Boswell Sisters were an American close harmony singing trio of the jazz and swing eras, consisting of three sisters: Martha Boswell(June 9, 1905 – July 2, 1958), Connee Boswell(original name Connie, December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell(May 20, 1911 – November 12, 1988). Hailing from uptown New Orleans, the group was noted for their intricate harmonies and rhythmic experimentation. They attained national prominence in the United States in the 1930s during the twilight years of the Jazz Age and the onset of the Great Depression.

        When the trio formally split in 1936, Connie continued as a solo vocalist in radio, film, and later television for an additional quarter of a century. The trio's "unique singing style and ground-breaking arrangements fused 'blackness' and 'whiteness' in music," and their collaborations with "the preeminent white swing musicians of their day—the Dorsey Brothers, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw—had a profound effect on the development of the big band sound in the 1930s." When assessing their legacy, scholars claim the Boswell Sisters "made 'real' jazz commercially viable, destigmatizing the music and opening its appreciation to the wider American public."

Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways

Just because you're caught in your social maze

I think it's 'bout time that you realize

Your money and your power's got you mesmerized

 

Pretty lady, get back

Pretty lady, yea

Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on

You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone

 

Educated lady with your college degree

Amazes me why you just can't see

Learned everything from your books on the shelf

But no one ever taught you how to think for yourself

 

Pretty lady, get back

Pretty lady, yea, sweet thing

Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on

You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone

 

Sophisticated lady take a lesson from me

I can help you be what you want to be

Together we'll see many brighter days

If it takes forever, gonna change your ways

 

Pretty lady, get back

Pretty lady, yea, sweet thing

Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on

You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone

 

Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on

You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone

 

Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on

You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone.