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.
Loving Her Was Easier
Bobby Bare Lyrics
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Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies
Turning on the world, the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying
Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes
Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again
Coming close together
With a feeling that I'd never known before in my time
I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door in my mind
But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end
Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again
Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin
Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I"ve been
Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying
Talking of tomorrow and the money, love and time we had to spend
The lyrics of Bobby Bare's song, Loving Her Was Easier, paints a vivid imagery of the love he once shared with his lover. In the first verse, he describes the morning sky as golden and beautiful, and he feels free and alive like an eagle. He talks about how his lover's smile and presence brought healing into his life, and how everything seemed brighter and beautiful when he was with her. The chorus indicates that loving her was easier than anything he has ever done, and that he experienced a kind of love he had never known before. His lover was not ashamed of being a woman and was not afraid of being his friend. She was able to open every door in his mind, providing him with a kind of emotional connection he had never experienced before. The second verse talks about how he woke up next to her every morning, and the feeling of her fingers on his skin made him feel alive again. She helped him forget his past and focus on the present, and talked about the future they could build together with love, money, and time. The lyrics, overall, showcase the deep and genuine love between two individuals and the profound impact it had on their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies
I have witnessed the sunrise casting its beautiful golden hue upon the mountains in the sky.
Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies
Feeling an intense longing for the freedom and boundlessness that an eagle experiences while soaring through the open sky.
Turning on the world, the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying
Her smile was so captivating that it gave me a sense of enlightenment and revitalization as if I was being reborn as I lay dying.
Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes
Her aura was so warm and radiant like the bright colors of a sunny day and yet mysterious and profound just like the shadows behind her eyes.
Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again
Loving her was effortless and simple, like a natural instinctive feeling, and nothing else in my life will ever compare to it.
Coming close together
Our physical and emotional intimacy bringing us closer together.
With a feeling that I'd never known before in my time
Experiencing a unique and unprecedented emotion that was unfamiliar to me before her love.
She ain't ashamed to be a woman or afraid to be a friend
She was confident and proud of her femininity and wasn't hesitant to be my closest friend in addition to my partner.
I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door in my mind
I am unsure how she effortlessly unlocked and accessed every corner and facet of my innermost thoughts and emotions.
But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end
I could comfortably and blissfully dream about our future together because it felt like our love could never come to an end.
Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin
Experiencing the warmth and tenderness of her touch on my skin as I woke up in the morning.
Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I"ve been
Her love helped me forget about the people and places in my past that weren't meaningful to me.
Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying
She taught me that I shouldn't dwell on the past and that moving forward is something that I should embrace.
Talking of tomorrow and the money, love and time we had to spend
Discussing future aspirations and the various resources (including love and time) that we had to cherish one another.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kris Kristofferson
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