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.
She Called Me Baby
Bobby Bare Lyrics
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Then one day I awoke and she was gone ah there's no more baby baby all night long
Well she called me baby baby all night long lift me up so high and made me strong
Well what I'd give if she'd just come back home and call me baby baby all night long
Yeah she called me baby baby all night long
Kissed my tears away when things went wrong
But now each night in dreams just like a song I still hear baby baby all night long
The lyrics to Bobby Bare's song "She Called Me Baby" tell the story of a man who used to be affectionately called "baby" by his lover all night long. She would hold and kiss him until dawn and make him feel loved and strong. However, one day he woke up and found that she was gone, leaving him yearning for her embrace and the sound of her calling him "baby" once again.
The repetition of the phrase "baby baby all night long" emphasizes the intensity and frequency of the love and affection that the man received from his partner. The loss of this love is felt deeply, as seen in the line "what I'd give if she'd just come back home and call me baby baby all night long." The man's dreams are haunted by the memory of his lover and the sound of her calling him "baby" remains with him "just like a song," even though she is no longer with him.
The lyrics evoke a sense of longing, nostalgia, and heartbreak. They illustrate the power of language and terms of endearment to bring comfort, joy, and a sense of belonging in a relationship, making it all the more painful when these are taken away. Overall, the lyrics to "She Called Me Baby" paint a vivid picture of a love lost and the lasting impact it has on the heart.
Line by Line Meaning
She called me baby baby all night long
She used to call me her baby and dote on me with affection and care for the entire night.
Used to hold and kiss me till the dawn
She would embrace and kiss me until the morning light after showering me with love and attention all night long.
Then one day I awoke and she was gone
One day, I suddenly woke up and realized that she had left me, and I was alone without her.
Ah there's no more baby baby all night long
Sadly, all the love and affection that she showered me with before is now gone, and I am left without any of it.
Well she called me baby baby all night long
She used to call me her baby and shower me with love and affection all throughout the night.
Lift me up so high and made me strong
Her love and care made me feel valued and empowered, and lifted me up to be a better version of myself.
Well what I'd give if she'd just come back home
I would give anything to have her back in my life, to shower me with her love and to be my baby again.
And call me baby baby all night long
To shower me with her love and affection again throughout the entire night like she used to do.
Yeah she called me baby baby all night long
She used to call me her baby and shower me with love and affection throughout the entire night.
Kissed my tears away when things went wrong
She would console me and wipe away my tears when things went wrong or when I was feeling low.
But now each night in dreams just like a song
Even now, every night in my dreams, I hear her calling me baby and it feels like a sweet song to me.
I still hear baby baby all night long
She might be gone now, but I can still hear her voice calling me her baby throughout the entire night.
But there's no more baby baby all night long
Sadly, I have lost all the love and affection that she used to shower me with every night, and there is no more of it left for me now.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Harlan Howard
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