Bette Midler (December 1, 1945) is a singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans and especially in gay culture, as The Divine Miss M. Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Jewish parents from New Jersey, and raised there. She relocated to New York City to pursue acting on stage, and in 1970 Midler began singing at the Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in the city, where she became close to her piano accompanist, Barry Manilow, who produced her first major album, The Divine Miss M in 1973. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her name in two syllables, and Midler uses one.
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Big Noise From Winnetka Lyrics
Bette Midler
This is the story of a young girl who was the einstein of the dance.
They called her big noise from winnetka, against her no one stood a chance.
Big noise blew in from winnetka, stole each fellows heart and then,
Big noise blew in from winnetka, big noise blew right out again.
Boys were sighing, their girlfriends crying, hearts were pounding when;
The big noise dances, hence romances, its just astounding when;
Big noise blew in from winnetka, big noise blew right out again.
Stop! look! listen! listen to the big noise.
Stop! look! listen! listen to the big noise.
I am the one they call the big noise. I got to dance my way to fame.
I just blew in from winnetka, that town will never be the same.
Now I had my fun, and yet theres just one whos got me from the start.
Id love to conga a little bit longer but it keeps us apart.
Exit big noise from winnetka, enter big noise in his heart.
Big men move me out. senors zonk me out.
Zim zom zup ma ma. big men boo bop ba, bah ba doo wop.
Boodeeah baby boodeeah baby boodeeah baby.
Boodeeah baby boodeeah baby boodeeah baby baby baby over n out.
She loves the bass. she loves the drum.
She loves to stay out late and dance the samba, samba, how she loves to samba,
Rhumba, salsa, limbo and pachenga.
Shes so restless shes on every guest list.
None can please her. shed say no to ceaser.
Teach me, why dont you teach me. show me how to let go!
There she goes round again, up and then down again, in and then out. hooo!
When big noise waltzes through the door the bouncer has to clear the floor,
cause everybody wants to see the girl get down, the girl get down.
And if you try to hold me tight, Ill disappear into the night.
My lovers waiting home for me (she dont do that! she dont do that!)
Everyones got a bit of big noise in his heart,
Everyone likes to toot his horn.
Ive been the big noise from winnetka for so long,
Time for a new noise to be born.
cause I had my fun and et theres just one whos got me from the start.
Exit big noise for winnetka, enter big noise in my heart.
Onc she was pickin up the big boys . . .
Now Im pickin up my little kids toys . . .
Big noise we miss you.