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.
I Need Some Good News Bad
Bobby Bare Lyrics
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Lord please Lord send a word from her cause I need some good news bad
Why did she take her love from me when she was all I had
I feel a tear roll down my cheek I need some good news bad
I need her hear to ease this pain Lord it hurts so bad
Just tell me she will be a coming back cause I need some good news bad
Lord tell me she will be a coming back cause I need some good news bad
In Bobby Bare's song "I Need Some Good News Bad", the singer expresses his feelings of sorrow and helplessness after the loss of his love. He mentions how his sorrow comes like a thief in the night and suffocates him, leaving him cold and sad. He then pleads to the Lord to send him a message from his lost love, as he is in desperate need of some good news. The singer wonders why his love had to leave him, and he feels a tear roll down his cheek, which highlights his vulnerability and his need for closure.
The pain of separation is evident in the lyrics as the singer says that he needs her near him to ease his pain, as it hurts so bad. He then begs the Lord to give him the good news that his love may be coming back to him. Overall, the lyrics of the song are straightforward and touching, expressing the common human experience of loss and the desperate need to be reunited with a loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
Sorrow comes like a thief in the night and leaves me cold and sad
I am constantly overwhelmed by sadness, which strikes suddenly and unexpectedly
Lord please Lord send a word from her cause I need some good news bad
I desperately need to hear from my lost love and receive some good news to lift my spirits
Why did she take her love from me when she was all I had
I am questioning why my love left me when they were my entire world
I feel a tear roll down my cheek I need some good news bad
My heartache has become so intense that I am physically emotional and need some positivity to counter it
I need her hear to ease this pain Lord it hurts so bad
My love's presence is the only thing that can bring relief from the immense pain I am feeling
Just tell me she will be a coming back cause I need some good news bad
I am pleading with the Lord to give me reassurance that my love will return to me and bring good news to help me cope
Lord tell me she will be a coming back cause I need some good news bad
I am repeating my plea to the Lord to receive confirmation that my love will come back and bring hope into my life
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Maj-Brith H
New for me! Thought I heard all his songs!
Mike Jones
great by the bare
Pieter Domburg
I need some good news bad and that´s Bobby´s coming back to Rotterdam-Ahoy.
wilfred heggart
not yours anymore shes mine