He had one of the longest chart runs of any solo singer during the 1970s. His success as a live performer lasted well beyond the 1970s, and the chant from his hit "Rock and Roll (Part 2)" is a perennially popular stadium anthem at sports events, particularly in the United States. Glitter's 1973 number 1 "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)" also remains one of the better-known songs of its era. He continued to record in the 1980s and 1990s, with his 1984 song "Another Rock And Roll Christmas" being one of the top 30 Christmas hits of all-time. In the UK alone Glitter scored more than 20 hit singles in the UK Top 75, and released more than twenty albums.
In 1999, Glitter was convicted of child pornography offences classifying him as a sex offender under UK law. He went to live in Vũng Tàu in Vietnam in March 2005 and applied for permanent resident status. Glitter then served three years in prison in Vietnam, convicted (in a highly controversial case) of sexually abusing two girls of 10 and 11 years of age, after being arrested on November 19, 2005.
In February 2015, he was jailed for 16 years for pedophilia in the 1970s.
Baby Please Don't Go
Gary Glitter Lyrics
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Baby please don't go
Baby please don't go down to New Orleans
You know I love you so
Baby please don't go
When the man done gone
When the man done gone
He got the shackles on
Baby please don't go
Don't leave me
I'll be a dog
I'll be a dog
I'll be a dog kiss your way down here
When you walk along
Baby please don't go
Why must you leave me
Lying on my back
Going across the other side of the track
Found yourself a new man I know
So baby please don't go
Baby please don't go
Oh please, please don't leave me
I don't want to be left alone baby
Oh don't go, don't go, don't go
The song "Baby Please Don't Go" by Gary Glitter is a plea to a loved one not to leave him. In the first verse, the singer begs his partner not to go down to New Orleans, indicating a desire to keep the relationship intact. The use of the phrase "baby please" shows that the singer is begging the person he loves to stay with him. He loves her and doesn't want to lose her. In the second verse, the singer compares himself to a dog, saying he'll do anything to convince his lover not to leave him. The line "When the man done gone" refers to the singer's fear that if his lover were to leave, he would end up in prison, and he doesn't believe that he can go on living without her.
The chorus repeats several times throughout the song, reflecting the singer's desperation and pleading nature. The repetition of the phrase, "Baby please don't go" serves to emphasize the importance of how much he loves his partner and wants to keep their relationship going. The lyrics suggest that the singer is feeling insecure and worried about losing his romantic partner to someone else.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby please don't go
The singer is pleading with their partner not to leave them
Baby please don't go down to New Orleans
The singer is specifically asking their partner not to leave town
You know I love you so
The singer reminds their partner that they are loved
When the man done gone
Referring to someone else who has left, possibly to jail
When the man done gone down the county farm
Specifically referring to someone leaving for a correctional facility
He got the shackles on
The person who left is now restrained
I'll be a dog kiss your way down here
The singer promises to do anything to keep their partner from leaving
Why must you leave me
The singer expresses confusion as to why their partner wants to leave
Lying on my back
The singer is lying down in despair
Going across the other side of the track
The partner is leaving for the wrong side of town, possibly indicating a lack of loyalty
Found yourself a new man I know
The singer suspects that their partner has already moved on
So baby please don't go
The repeated plea for the partner to stay
Oh please, please don't leave me
Further begging and desperation from the singer
I don't want to be left alone baby
The singer expresses fear of being left alone
Oh don't go, don't go, don't go
The singer repeats their plea once again
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Joseph Lee Williams
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@guygustafson1531
There are a number of great versions of this song, but Gary's is my favorite. This ROCKS!
@herbertmendez8241
Varias?
@alisinc0001
Gary was the sound of my youth, I loved dancing to his music at the Americana in Edinburgh in the early 70s. His music was so fresh and innovative at the time with the double drum kit giving that fabulous heavy beat. I still have the vinyl album Glitter, his music will never die!
@PattyCosgrave-wt6gc
This this the only viable I have left.
@susanmcclymont4477
Absolutely amazing headphones on one of the best songs he ever sang and the Glitter Band were awesome 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
@anasolisamador4206
Saludos desde Costa Rica Pura Vida Anita Solís para todos ustedes con todo mi corazón ❤️
@MrYeomanski
Everything that's good about music is in this song ,one of my favourites Rock on GG
@melgrant7404
Agree
@vjmusic.
Nice One.... :)
@fender1000100
He was brilliant. Just wish he had left the groupies in the 70s.