In the fifties after many failed attempts to sell his songs, he finally was signed up with Capitol Records and recorded a few rock and roll songs without much chart success. Just before he was drafted into the Army, he wrote a song called 'The All American Boy' and did a demo for his friend, Bill Parsons, to learn and record it. Instead of using the version Bill Parsons did later, the record company, Fraternity Records, decided to use the original demo done by Bobby Bare. The record reached number 2 on the Billboard Top 100, but it was wrongly credited to Bill Parsons.
His real big break came when RCA boss and guitarist Chet Atkins signed him to the RCA label. The first song he released on this label, 'Shame On Me', sold nearly a million copies and pushed Bobby Bare to fame overnight. His second RCA release, 'Detroit City' won him a Grammy for the best song of the year. Then a surge of hits followed, including '500 Miles Away From Home', 'Four Strong Winds' and others. He has also recorded two very successful albums with Skeeter Davis and has also dueted with Lacy J. Dalton and Rosanne Cash and additionally had a major hit as part of a trio with Norma Jean (singer) and Liz Anderson in 1967 titled 'The Game of Triangles'.
He moved to Mercury label in 1970 and had two big hits from early Kris Kristofferson compositions, 'Come Sundown' and 'Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends' before returning to RCA label where he produced his own records. Later Bare moved to CBS label and in 1979, he helped establish Rosanne Cash's career by singing with her on "No Memories Hangin' Round". Bare's singles for Columbia Records included 'The Jogger', 'Tequila Sheila', 'Gotta Get Rid Of This Band', 'When Hippies Get Older' and 'Numbers'. He later recorded for EMI with little success.
Bobby Bare is a versatile singer, and in the 70s started to release novelty songs recorded live with selected audiences. One of such songs, 'Marie Laveau' about a witch, reached the number one position on the country chart. This song was written by his friend, a very talented song writer, poet, author and cartoonist Shel Silverstein. He also penned many other songs for Bobby Bare including a Grammy nominated hit called 'Daddy What If' which he recorded with his five year old son, Bobby Bare Jr, who later became a star on his own. Bobby Bare later recorded a very successful album with his family and penned mainly by Shel called 'Singing in The Kitchen'. It was nominated for best group category in Grammy Awards but was declined by Bobby himself.
He later took chances recording strange, controversial material as 'Dropkick Me Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life)' (a 1976 Grammy nominee) and the expletive-driven 'Redneck Hippie Romance' with much success.
Bobby Bare is also the first to come up with a concept album called 'Bird Named Yesterday' which was very successful. His most successful concept album is 'Lullaby Legends and Lies'.
Bobby Bare was also given an opportunity to star in the movies. He did a Western with Troy Donahue called A Distant Trumpet, and a few episodes of a TV series called No Time for Sergeants. He turned his back on Hollywood to pursue his career in Country Music.
In 1998 he formed the band Old Dogs together with his friends Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and Waylon Jennings.
In addition to the above, Bobby Bare is credited for introducing Waylon Jennings to RCA. He is also one of the first to record from many well known song writers such as Jack Clement, Harlan Howard, Billy Joe Shaver, Mickey Newberry, Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, and many others. He later had a TV series called 'Bobby Bare & Friends, A Song Writer Showcase'. Recently, he has recorded a new album after over 20 years called 'The Moon Was Blue' produced by his son. His son, Bobby Bare, Jr., is also a musician.
Another Love Has Ended
Bobby Bare Lyrics
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Like so many in the past (a million loves in the past)
And people now are saying ( everybody's saying)
I just knew it couldn't last (it just couldn't last)
Another fool is suffering (another fool, another fool)
In a world of despair ( and it's so lonely there)
Trying not to show (don't let people know)
Another promise spoken (an empty promise spoken)
To love forever more (I'll love you forevermore)
And then my heart was broken (another heart was broken)
Like so many hearts before (a million hearts before)
The hand of fate descended
Another love has ended
When a new love started for you
Another promise spoken (an empty promise spoken)
To love forever more (I'll love you forever)
And then my heart was broken (another heart was broken)
Like so many hearts before (a million hearts before)
The hand of fate descended
Another love has ended
When a new love started for you
When a new love started for you (another love is ended)
In Bobby Bare's song "Another Love Has Ended," the lyrics are about the end of a romantic relationship. The song begins by acknowledging that this is not the first time the singer has experienced this kind of loss; it's one of many. People are talking about it, saying they knew it wouldn't last. The singer is suffering and trying to hide it, like another "fool," in a world filled with despair and loneliness. The song then references an empty promise to love forever and the inevitable heartbreak that followed. The hand of fate descended, ending the love, and a new one has started for someone else.
The song seems to be about the cyclical nature of love and how someone can feel like they have experienced this same pain over and over again. The lyrics suggest an acceptance of this reality, that people will fall in and out of love and it can be difficult to predict when a love will end. The song's tone is melancholic, with a sense of resignation about the situation. It's a poignant reflection on the struggle to love and the pain of losing that love.
Line by Line Meaning
Another love has ended
This is another failed love story
Like so many in the past
It is just one of a million failed loves in the past
And people now are saying
Everyone is talking about it now
I just knew it couldn't last
It was pretty obvious from the start that it wouldn't work out
Another fool is suffering
Another person is now heartbroken
In a world of despair
It is a very sad and depressing situation
Trying not to show
The person is hiding their true feelings
How much he really cared
They loved their partner very deeply
Another promise spoken
They made another promise to love and cherish forever
To love forever more
They vowed to love their partner for eternity
And then my heart was broken
Their heart was shattered in pieces
Like so many hearts before
It is a common heartbreak just like a million others in the past
The hand of fate descended
Fate played a major role in ending their love story
When a new love started for you
Their former partner already moved on and found a new love of their life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CLIFTON T. CROFFORD
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