Bette Midler

Songwriter: Buzzy Linhart Mark Klingman Ringo Starr Vini Poncia

Producer: Aaron Russo Arif Mardin Lew Hahn

And I am all alone
There is no one here beside me
And my problems have all gone
There is no one to deride me
Ah, But you got to have friends!
The feeling's oh so strong
You got to have friends
Mmm, To make that day last long
I had some firends but they're gone, yeah
Somethin' came and took them away
And from the dusk 'til the dawn
Here is where I'll stay
I got to stay, Woo!
[Harlettes:] She called up the doctor
To see what's the matter
He said, "Come on over."
[Bette:] I said, "Do I have to?"
My knees started aching
My wrists started shakin'
When the doctor said to me
Whoa, he said
Oh my my, oh my my
Can you boogie? Can you slide?
Oh my my, oh my my
You can boogie if you try
Oh my my, oh my my
You know it's guaranteed
To keep you alive
Whoa, no no no no no!
Now don't make me go!
[Harlettes:] The head nurse, she blew in
Just like a tornado
When they started dancin'
[Bette:] I jumped off the table
I felt myself reeling
And as I was healing
This is what he said to me
Ow! Oh my my, oh my my
Can you boogie? Can you slide?
Oh my my, oh my my
You can boogie if you try
Oh my my, oh my my
You know it's guaranteed
To keep you alive
[Harlettes:] Can you boogie?
[Bette:] Whoa, my my my my
Mu mu my mu mu my mu mu my
My my my
Can I boogie? Can I boogie? Can I boogie?
Can I boogie woogie?
[Harlettes:] Can you boogie?
[Bette:] Yes I can, yes I can, yes I can
[Harlettes:] Can you boogie?
[Bette:] Yes I can, yes I can, yes I can
[Harlettes:] Can you boogie?
[Bette:] Yes I can, yes I can, yes I can
"Can I boogie?
Can I boogie?
What kind of asshole
Question is that? . . ."
Hello, Cleveland!
Did ya' miss me? Good!
How many of you thought we were
Gonna do the entire show in the bed?
How many of you were hoping
We would do the entire show in the bed?
I don't do shows in bed no more, I'm an artiste
Oh, now this hospital motif was suggested to me
By my recent stay in a very plush
Beverly Hills Medical Center
Now many of you, may have heard
That I was striken with apendicitis
But I am here to tell you the truth, Cleveland
And that is, that in a spasm of sisterly generosity
I donated my tits to Cher!
Oooh! And she was so glad to get 'em
I can't even begin to tell you!
Oh Honey, we spared no expense for you this time!
We did it all!
We washed
We showered
We Shaved
We FDS'd ourselves into a stuper!
And why, why did we do all this?
I'll tell you why we did all this!
On account of we heard, On account of we heard
There was a depression goin' on out here
And we all wanted to cheer you up
But y'all, y'all don't look to depressed
Except for you honey, You look like shi-i-it!

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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