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Under the BoardwalkBette Midler

Released: November 22, 1988

Songwriter: Kenny Young Arthur Resnick

Producer: Arif Mardin

Oh when the sun beats down
And burns the tar up on the roof
And your shoes get so hot
You wish your tired feet were fireproof
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be

From the park you hear
Happy sounds of the carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs
And french fries they sell
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be

Under the boardwaok, Out of the sun
Under the boardwalk, We'll be havin' some fun
Under the boardwalk, People walkin' above
Under the boardwalk, We'll be fallin' in love
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk

Oooh, la la la la la la
Oooh, la la la la la la la la la
Help me somebody, sing some la la's with me
Under the night, under the stars, down by the raging sea

Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be
On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be

Under the boardwalk, Out of the sun
Under the boardwalk, We'll be havin' some fun
Under the boardwalk, People walkin' above
Under the boardwalk, We'll be falling in love
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk. Whew!

Bette Midler

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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