Two Sleepy People
"Two Sleepy People" is a song written on September 10, 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser.
As well as being recorded by Carmichael himself, the song has been performed and recorded by a number of artists including Al Bowlly, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jr., Art Garfunkel, Vince Jones, Dean Martin, Carmen McRae, Silje Nergaard, Jack Pleis, Carly Simon, Peter Skellern, Fats Waller, and a duet with Alice Babs and Ulrik Neumann and another duet by Seth MacFarlane and Norah Jones. It was also performed on the short-lived variety show with Twiggy, the former model, and Jeremy Brett, renowned for his role as Sherlock Holmes.
In 1939 the song was performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the film Thanks for the Memory.
It is often regarded as a companion piece to "Thanks for the Memory", written for the February 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938 by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger and also performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
The song tells of a young couple in love, who, despite being sleepy, do not wish to say goodnight, which implies a kind of parting. To solve the problem, the two get married, but nothing changes. They're still awake at dawn, because they love each other so much.
Sleepy People
Sleepy People (later renamed Blue Apple Boy) was a British psychedelic rock band known for eccentric, energetic songs and live performances, as well as for incubating three of the five future members of short-lived (but briefly famous) Britpop band, Ultrasound.
Sleepy People should not be confused with The Sleepy People (a New Wave indie rock band from Oregon) or Sleeping People (a Californian progressive rock band.
Sound
In both incarnations, the band featured an eclectic sound blending psychedelic rock, New Wave pop, punk, and progressive rock. Other ingredients have included noise-rock, nursery rhymes, ska, Muzak, bossa nova, circus/fairground music, tango and anything which the band members found inspiring. The band was strongly influenced by the theatrical British psychedelic band Cardiacs and shared much of their sound, with other cited influences including The Monochrome Set. The band’s lyrics varied from cheerful or sinister nonsense to surreal representations of everyday life and hallucinatory twists on eccentric stories from tabloid newspapers.
Two Sleepy People
Here we are, out of cigarettes
Holding hands and yawning
Look how late it gets.
Two sleepy people
By dawn's early light,
And too much in love
To say, "good night".
Here we are, in the cozy chair
Pickin' on a wishbone
From the frigidaire,
Two sleepy people
With nothing to say,
And too much in love to break away.
Do you remember
The nights we used to linger in the hall?
My father didn't like you at all.
Do you remember
The reason why we married in the fall?
To get a bit of rest
And get this little nest.
Here we are
Just about the same
Foggy little fella,
Drowsy little dame.
Two sleepy people
By dawn's early light,
And too much in love
To say, "good night".
Do you remember
The nights we used to linger in the hall?
Do you remember
The reasons why we married in the fall?
Here we are
Just about the same
Foggy little fella,
Drowsy little dame.
Two sleepy people
By dawn's early light,
And too much in love