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Video: Chapel Of Love/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – Divine Madness – 1980
Mister D
May 30, 2024
“Chapel of Love” is a classic pop song made famous by The Dixie Cups in 1964. It was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector. The song is centered around marriage, with lyrics expressing the happiness and excitement of going to the chapel to get married. It was a huge hit, spending three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been covered by various artists, including Bette Midler, who also had a hit with it. When I saw Bette in the early 70s, she often used it as her closing or encore number.
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is an iconic World War II jump blues song performed by The Andrews Sisters. Written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince, it was introduced in the 1941 Abbott and Costello comedy film Buck Privates. The song tells the story of a famous trumpet player from Chicago who is drafted into the U.S. Army and becomes the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B. It reached number six on the U.S. Pop Singles chart and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Like “Chapel of Love,” this song has been covered by many artists, including Bette Midler, whose version also became a top ten hit in the early 70’s.
