In 1986, he was among the first batch to get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. "Ain't That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill" were named part of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. In 2004, "Blueberry Hill" was named #81 and "Ain't That A Shame" was named #431 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004, he was named #25 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.
In the wake of Domino's rescue from his 9th ward home during 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitina's Foundation organized a tribute album to the elder artist featuring Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney and numerous other acts that owe a creative debt to this seminal rock n roll pianist.
All by Myself
Fats Domino Lyrics
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I want to be your lover man
All by myself
All by myself
I don't need no one to love you, I'm gonna love you all by myself
You'll find, little girl, you know it too
All by myself
All by myself
I don't want no one to love you, I want to love you all by myself
Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one
We'll go on down and have some fun
All by ourselves
All by ourselves
We don't need nobody with us, we gonna do it all by ourselves
Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one
We'll go on down and have some fun
All by ourselves
All by ourselves
We don't need nobody with us, we gonna do it all by ourselves
Hey, Little girl, don't you want to stay?
I want to be your lover man
All by myself
All by myself
We don't need no one to love you, we gon' love you all by myself
The lyrics of Fats Domino's song "All By Myself" tell the story of a man asking a woman to be his lover and assuring her that he doesn't need anyone else to love her. The repetition of "all by myself" emphasizes his desire to have her all to himself, without any interference or distractions from anyone else. He urges her to meet him in the parlor where they can have some fun alone, without anyone else present.
The tone of the song is playful and flirtatious, and the upbeat rhythm and melody add to its lightheartedness. However, the lyrics also reveal a sense of possessiveness and jealousy, as the man insists that he doesn't want anyone else to love her but him. It implies a lack of trust and insecurity within the relationship.
Overall, the lyrics of "All By Yourself" display a mix of desire, possessiveness, and an insistence on independence in love. The song's catchy tune and playful nature helped make it a hit for Fats Domino in the 1950s.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, Little girl, don't you want to stay?
As a man, I am offering you a chance to be with me, and I hope you'll stay with me.
I want to be your lover man
I want to be the man in your life that you love and care about.
All by myself
I will take care of and love you, and I don't need any help doing it.
I don't need no one to love you, I'm gonna love you all by myself
I can love you without anyone else's help; you can depend on me.
You'll find, little girl, you know it too
You will soon realize that you also have feelings for me and want to be with me.
Don't you know I'm in love with you
I am telling you now that I am in love with you.
I don't want no one to love you, I want to love you all by myself
I don't want anyone else to come in between us, I want to love only you for myself.
Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one
Let's meet up at a specified time and place.
We'll go on down and have some fun
We will spend some time doing things that we both enjoy.
We don't need nobody with us, we gonna do it all by ourselves
We can enjoy ourselves without anyone else's company; we want to be together alone.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTOINE DOMINO, DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@piyushsingh6363
For those who needs lyrics:
Little girl don't you understand
I wanna be your lover man
All by myself
All by myself
I don't want no one to love you
I want to love you all by myself
You're fine little girl you know it too
Don't you know I'm in love with you
All by myself
All by myself
I don't want no one to love ya
I want to love you all by myself
Meet me in the pub about half past one
We're goin' out and have some fun
All by ourself
All by ourself
We don't need nobody with us
We gonna do it all by ourself
Meet me in the pub about a half past one
We're goin' out and have some fun
All by ourself
All by ourself
We don't need nobody with us
We gonna have it all by ourself
Little girl don't you understand
I wanna be your lover man
All by myself
All by myself
We don't need no one to love ya
We'll love you all by myself
@sauquoit13456
Dave Bartholomew*, one of the architects of rock and roll, passed away at the age of 100 on June 23rd, 2019...
He partnered with Fats Domino on early rock classics including co-writing “Ain’t That a Shame.” The New Orleans trumpeter, band leader, producer, songwriter, and arranger was involved in many iconic songs including “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Blueberry Hill,” “I’m Walking,” and “I Hear You Knocking”...
Bartholomew was band leader for one of New Orleans premier R&B bands when he became an A&R man for Imperial Records. At Imperial, he brought in Fats Domino, working with him on combining R&B with big band, jazz, and country to create early rock and roll. Bartholomew was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991...
As noted on the above record label, Mr. Bartolomew was a co-composer, along with Fats, of "All By Myself, and on October 13th, 1955 the record peaked at #1 {for 3 weeks} on Billboard's Most Played R&B Record by Jockeys chart...
@edkeefe2468
Been listening to Fats since 1955 and I think this is one of his best.
@lytation
Tx for the comment Ed , Jack
@willemschell398
I fully agree with you. I went to the recordshop every week in the 50th to see if a new record of Fats was released.
@MrPoetnscribe
We'd come down from Alabama to those music stalls at the Hang Out in Panama City, hear Fats sing a song we'd never heard, like, "Ain't that a Shame", (back home they were still playing Eddie Fisher) and it was totally another world. We'd watch those Italian boys from Birmingham with their ducktails and wish to Heaven we had hair like that. Pretty little girls from all over the South, and some of us would end up married to one . Fats brought the joys of youth!
@abbottcooper3243
That was my all-time favorite Fats Domino recording. I would play it 10 times in a row and still not get tired of hearing it. Loved that bass line, and Fats' piano rhythm was spectacular.
@lytation
Thanks Abbott.
@hatschepsutglimmer4515
@@lytation by far the most ingenious song of fats domino, althoug not as well known sd msny othrtd.
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@kennethlamb2926
I have never found a Fats song that I could not play 10 times and tire of. " Sick and Tired" is anther over looked one of his that I admire.
@abbottcooper3243
@@hatschepsutglimmer4515 Alan Freed played it on his Big Beat radio show on WINS (1010 AM) in New York City every night when the record was current.