There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Bacon Fat w… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Bacon Fat was an American blues band noted for a dual-harmonica-driven Chicago blues sound.
2) Bacon Fat was a Belgian blues-rock band.

1) Bacon Fat, originally the Southside Blues Band, was an American blues band based in Los Angeles noted for a dual-harmonica-driven Chicago blues sound.
Following the breakup of the Dirty Blues Band in 1968, Rod Piazza and George "Harmonica" Smith, whom Piazza credits with putting him "straight on the chromatic harp," formed the Southside Blues Band. The band toured with Big Mama Thornton and, in 1969, released "George Smith Of The Blues" (or, "... Of The Blues", as it appeared on the album cover) as 'George "Harmonica" Smith & His Blues Band.' Originally released on World Pacific, the album was reissued in 1974 by ABC/Bluesway (BLS 6029), and in Germany in 1987 on Crosscut (CCR 1015). Smith's "Juicy Harmonica" from this album is regarded as a chromatic harmonica classic; indeed, Piazza covered "Juicy Harmonica" on "Grease One For Me."
Recorded on February 27 and 28, 1969 in Hollywood, personnel on "... Of The Blues" are listed as Smith and "Lightnin' Rod" (Piazza) on harmonicas; Richard Davis, trumpet ; Jim Wynn and Ed Davis, saxes; Robert Schedel, piano; Marshall Hooks and Arthur Adams, guitars; and Curtis Tillman, bass. The drummer is not listed.
Shortly after the release of "...Of The Blues", British producer Mike Vernon persuaded the band to move to Blue Horizon and to change their name. The band renamed themselves Bacon Fat, the title of an Andre Williams recording. The lineup of the band at this time, in addition to Smith and Piazza, were Buddy Reed, guitar; Gregg Schaefer, guitar; Jerry Smith, bass; Dick Innes, drums; and J. D. Nicholson, piano.
Vernon decided to first record an already-scheduled gig opening for, and backing up Pee Wee Crayton, November 16, 1969, at the "Bar Paradise A Go Go" (widely known as "Small's"), a club at E53rd St and Avalon Blvd in South-Central LA. These tracks were subsequently released in 1986 by Blue Moon as "Live at Small's Paradise" (BMLP 1.029).
The following day, November 17, 1969, was spent at the Eldorado Recording Studio in Hollywood, recording tracks for Bacon Fat's first album, "Grease One For Me". On the 18th, Bacon Fat, plus guitarists Pee Wee Crayton and Marshall Hooks recorded 8 tracks that were released as "No Time For Jive" under "George Smith." Smith appears on only one track of "Grease One For Me"; Piazza does not appear at all on "No Time For Jive". Mike Vernon, the producer of both albums, maintains that the segregation of Smith and Piazza on these releases was coincidence and, in hindsight, it was probably a mistake to lose the dual-harp format that had made Southside/Bacon Fat successful in the first place.
Both "Grease One For Me" and "No Time For Jive" are long discontinued, but the tracks are available on "The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions" released under "George Smith & Bacon Fat" by Sony/BMG Europe (catalog 8287-68873724)
A tour of Europe to promote both "Grease One For Me" and "No Time For Jive", originally planned for May, was delayed until November, 1970. While in the UK, Bacon Fat recorded the tracks for their second album. The sale of the Blue Horizon label to Polydor by CBS delayed the release of "Tough Dude" until March, 1971, allowing the excitement generated by the tour to fade.
Bacon Fat broke up sometime in 1971.

2) Bacon Fat was a Belgian blues-rock band that released the albums Boogielicious Baby (2004) and Reinventing the Mojo (2007).

Nobody But You
Bacon Fat Lyrics

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Nobody but you, babe
Nobody but you, babe
Nobody but you, babe
You made my life complete

Started the ball a-rollin'
Rollin' like a tumbleweed
Never stopped a-rollin'

'Till you grabbed my heart
You know I want it to be

Nobody but you, babe
Nobody but you, babe
Nobody but you, babe
You are sugar
'Cause you sho' is sweet

You put the lid on the pot
You put the salt in the bread
You made my life worth livin'
Mama, each an' every word I said

Nobody but you, babe
Nobody but you, babe

Nobody but you, babe
You upset my very soul

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are a declaration of the singer’s love for their significant other. The repetition of “nobody but you, babe” emphasizes the exclusivity of their love – the singer doesn’t want anyone else but their partner. The second line of each stanza mentions how their partner completed their life or did something for them, like “you made my life complete” or “you made my life worth livin’.”

The verses describe how the start of their love story was like a rolling ball, like a tumbleweed, that wouldn’t stop until the singer’s heart was captured by their partner. The bridge uses food metaphors to describe the sweetness of their love – the partner is like sugar because they are so sweet, and they put the lid on the pot and salt in the bread, emphasizing how they bring everything together in the singer’s life. The last line of the bridge (“each an' every word I said”) suggests that the singer may have tried to convey their love to their partner in words, but they can never really say enough to express it fully.

Overall, the song is a sweet love song that professes the singer’s commitment to their partner and the profound effect their love has had on their life.

Line by Line Meaning

Nobody but you, babe
I only want you, my love

Nobody but you, babe
I am devoted to you and no one else

Nobody but you, babe
You are the one for me

You made my life complete
I needed you in my life to feel whole

Started the ball a-rollin'
You set things in motion

Rollin' like a tumbleweed
Everything was chaotic, without direction

Never stopped a-rollin'
The chaos continued endlessly

'Till you grabbed my heart
Until you came into my life and captured my heart

You know I want it to be
I want to be with you forever

You are sugar
You are sweet like sugar

'Cause you sho' is sweet
You are incredibly sweet