Wake Up Little Susie
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"Wake Up Little Susie" is a 1957 rock and roll hit by the Everly Brothers, known for its close harmonies and playful narrative about a teenage couple who accidentally stay out past curfew.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wake Up Little Susie canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Everly Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Don Everly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Everly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCountry | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
Buddy Holly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ The King’s Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Quarrymen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s rock and roll ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Maybe Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
acoustic guitar accompaniment
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call-and-response vocals ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | “Wake up, little Susie” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Everly Brothers (self-titled debut album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | early 1960s pop harmony groups ⓘ |
| label | Cadence Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | teenage couple staying out past curfew ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | The Everly Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Archie Bleyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Everly Brothers signature song
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rock and roll standard ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | worry about social reputation after missing curfew ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | close harmony vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Boudleaux Bryant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felice Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.