Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
E521142
"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" is a 1940 boogie-woogie swing song popularized by the Andrews Sisters and known for its driving rhythm and playful lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedDanceStyle |
jitterbug
ⓘ
swing dance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1940s ⓘ |
| era | Swing Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
boogie-woogie ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
boogie-woogie piano
ⓘ
dance ⓘ swing-era nightlife ⓘ |
| intendedFor | popular entertainment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
playful
ⓘ
slang-filled ⓘ |
| medium | 78 rpm record ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
big band backing
ⓘ
boogie-woogie piano accompaniment ⓘ syncopated rhythm ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing boogie-woogie style in mainstream swing ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy | The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American popular song repertoire ⓘ |
| performedBy | The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeature | driving eight-to-the-bar boogie-woogie rhythm ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era popular music ⓘ |
| titlePhraseRefersTo | piano player keeping an eight-beat boogie-woogie pattern ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | close-harmony trio ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.