Suzie Baby
Bobby Vee Lyrics


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Suzie baby, where are you?
Have you left me for someone new?
Is your lovelight shinin' bright?
Will you love me or leave me tonight?
Suzie baby, don't you know
That I love you and want you so?
Come back baby, come back home
Say you'll love me and never again roam

Suzie baby, I love you
Say you'll come back and love me too
Since you left me, gone away
I've been lonely, alone each day
Suzie baby, where are you?
Have you left me for someone new?

Suzie baby, don't you know
That I love you and want you so?




Someday baby, you'll be blue
And you'll wish that you'd die for me too

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bobby Vee's song "Suzie Baby" convey a heartfelt plea of a heartbroken lover seeking to reconnect with Suzie, who seems to have abandoned him for someone new. The song is a classic example of the romantic ballads of the 1960s, with its simple yet emotive lyrics and melodic tune that aim to tug at the heartstrings of the listeners.


The first verse of the song expresses the singer's desperation in finding Suzie. He wonders if her "lovelight" is still shining or if she has moved on, leaving him behind. The chorus reiterates his love for her and begs her to come back, promising to love her faithfully. The second verse speaks of his loneliness after her departure, with every day seeming darker and sadder without her.


The final verse is a warning to Suzie that someday she too will regret leaving him and will wish to be loved by him again. The song's theme of lost love and the yearning to rekindle it is one that resonates with many people, making it an enduring classic to this day.


Line by Line Meaning

Suzie baby, where are you?
Asking Suzie where she is at the moment


Have you left me for someone new?
Wondering if Suzie has moved on to someone else


Is your lovelight shinin' bright?
Questioning if Suzie still has feelings for him


Will you love me or leave me tonight?
Uncertain about Suzie staying or leaving for good


Suzie baby, don't you know
Expressing love for Suzie and hoping she knows it


That I love you and want you so?
Stating love and desire for Suzie


Come back baby, come back home
Asking Suzie to come back to him and their home


Say you'll love me and never again roam
Requesting Suzie to promise never to leave him again


Suzie baby, I love you
Reaffirming love for Suzie


Say you'll come back and love me too
Asking Suzie to return and love him in return


Since you left me, gone away
Feeling lonely and sad since Suzie's departure


I've been lonely, alone each day
Emphasizing the loneliness he feels without Suzie


Someday baby, you'll be blue
Predicting Suzie may experience heartache in the future


And you'll wish that you'd die for me too
Bringing attention to the depth of his love for Suzie and how he believes she will regret leaving him




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Written by: Robert Velline

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Suzanne Lawson

I guess you could say I am addicted to this song.
Just can't stop listening. ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽธ
This original version is my favorite - more then the other more orchestrated
version.
Does anyone know the reason for two versions?
Was it a decision that Bobby and the Shadows wanted to release
a orchestrated version or their manager/agent wanted a different version?

Was the original heard on this video only released on one album (Early Rockin' Years) and the more orchestrated one released on several albums?



Paola Marie Fuchs Stitelmann

See You .... someday Bobby Vee - R.I.P.

Suzie ..... baby, where are you ?
Have you left me .... for someone new !!

Is your lovelight shining bright
Will you love me or leave me tonight ....

Suzie .... baby !! don't you know !!
That I love you .... and want .... you so

Come back bay .... come back home ....
Say you love me and .... never .... again roam

(guitar solo)

Suzie, baby .... I love you ....
Say you'll come back and love ... Oh me too

Since you left me ... gone away !!
I've been lonely, .... alone each day

Suzie, baby ..... where are you ?
Have you left me for someone new ....

Suzie baby .... don't you know
That I love you !! and want you so

Someday, baby .... you'll be blue .....
And you'll wish that ... you'd
Die for me too ....



All comments from YouTube:

Trevor Brown

Iโ€™m 76 and I still play this record I think itโ€™s great

J.D. Snyder

I'm 76 and only recently discovered the absolutely classic sound of this Hollyesque 59 original. Bobby's brother Bill's guitar on this is primo; it's actually what makes this so rich for my liking.
My other fave Bobby Vee cut is I Can't Say Good-bye which barely charted. The session band and backup on that is superb, particularly the piano, might have been the famed Floyd Cramer.

joe gongora

This is a an excellent song. Of course Bobby Vee re-recorded this in 1962 in order to be more in line with his other hits. This version is absolutely the best because this song absolutely...ROCKS!!!

damnminer

I was 16 when I first heard this and instantly loved it. I never heard it again until just recently and still love it 54 years later. Many of the old stars have died over the years, but none have saddened more than Bobby's death. From the many tributes and recent interviews with his kids, Bobby was apparently one of the few that did everything right by everybody he touched.

Harold Fisher

Bobby sounds so much like the great Buddy Holley in this song, RIP Bobby, and thanks for all your great songs that we still enjoy and will live forever.

joe gongora

He certainly does, that later Bobby Vee went on tour with the Crickets. At times he was their lead singer and Buddy's band mates didn't object to that.

Grant DeNormandie

This single only climbed to #77 but Vee went on to chart 37 more times!

Tony Bentley

Bobby Vee tips his hat to Buddy Holly, sounding natural, without sounding too contrived or overdone, I love this song , especially the guitar

folkmusicgirl

So very sorry to hear about Bobby Vee passing away today, Oct. 24, 2016 from Alzheimer's.ย  What a talented singer/musician he was!ย  I especially love this version of Suzie Baby more then the orchestrated version. His talent alreadyย was shining at this early age when he recorded this song.ย  We will miss him.ย  RIP Bobby Vee.

Rick Higginson

I was happy when Bobby had one last hit, "Come Back, When You Grow Up, Girl" in the late 60's, as I recall. This is a good recording, sounds good, on a fine system. His 'Swan Song,' so to speak. The British Invasion, polished off many American singers & groups, many never came back, at least in terms of the charts. Frankie Avalon is amazing - he's like the Energizer Bunny - just keeps going! Plays, personal appearances. In particular, it was almost kind of sad, Bobby Rydell went to Capitol, a major label of course, but after he left Cameo / Parkway. you 'couldn't give his records, away.' After he had had one big hit after another, almost everything that he released for years. Gene Pitney kept releasing discs, but nothing clicked until he had one last big hit, "Heartbreaker," (Not the Led Zeppelin song!) in the late 60's. I enjoy this; it's probably pretty much forgotten, now. There are collections, anthologies of every single an artist has released, made especially in England / Europe. If you listen to these, though, to my ear, material became a problem - eventually the quality of the releases diminished. Bobby Vee had a good run!

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