He had three hits in the 1960s in the UK Singles Chart (notably "Tribute To Buddy Holly"). His first singles were produced by Joe Meek.
In the mid-1970s he returned to the charts in the Netherlands and Belgium, as pirate radio station Radio Mi Amigo played his new record material, released on Dutch record label Pink Elephant Records. "Don't Be Cruel" made #14 in the Dutch Top 40 in May, 1975. His next record, a remake of his 1960 debut song "Tribute to Buddy Holly", hit #2 in October of that same year. In 1977 a song "I'm A Rocker", released on Flemish record label Scramble Records (owned by Radio Mi Amigo DJ Norbert) failed to chart.
In the late 1970s he played Mr. Peters, the father of the two children in the TV version of the Worzel Gummidge books, along with Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs. His character, Bert Spooner, replaced Trevor Bannister's Mr. Lucas in Are You Being Served? in 1981, and stayed until the end of the show's run in 1985.
In 1980, he had a chart success in the UK, with "The Sunshine Of Your Smile", a cover version of a romantic song written before the First World War and produced by Chas Hodges. In 1985, his song "Everyone's A Wally" was included as the b-side to the video game by Mikro-Gen of the same name. His most recent CD was About Time Two, recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with The Crickets.
His most recent film work was acting in Julie and the Cadillacs (1999).
My Baby Doll
Mike Berry Lyrics
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You want me to kiss you
And love you, and call you
My baby doll, my baby doll
And what if I told you
I'd love so to hold you
To thrill you, so please be
Bless my soul it would hurt me so
If our love fell through
But I know I'll find a way
To prove my love to you
Let's not lay, I'll hear you say
You love me and want to be
My one and only, true forever
Baby doll, my baby doll
Bless my soul it would hurt me so
If our love fell through
But I know I'll find a way
To prove my love to you
Let's not lay, I'll hear you say
You love me and want to be
My one and only, true forever
Baby doll, my baby doll
My baby doll
My baby doll
The lyrics to Mike Berry's song "My Baby Doll" express the singer's desire to be with his lover and make her his own. From the very beginning, he asks for her permission to kiss her and love her. He calls her "baby doll" and asks her to be his, showing how much he desires her. Throughout the song, he talks about how much he would love to hold her and thrill her, and how he would do anything to prove his love to her.
The song seems to be an expression of a love that is still in its early stages. The singer is not sure if his love will be reciprocated and is hopeful that his lover feels the same way about him. He acknowledges that it would hurt him very much if their love fell through, but he is willing to try to find a way to make it work. The song ends with him asking his lover to tell him that she loves him and wants to be his "one and only, true forever". Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of longing, hopefulness, and uncertainty that are common to many early relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Say maybe, pretty baby
Would you perhaps like me to kiss you or call you my baby doll?
You want me to kiss you
Do you desire my affectionate kisses?
And love you, and call you
I want to love you and address you affectionately as my baby doll.
My baby doll, my baby doll
I want you to be my perfect and cherished baby doll.
And what if I told you
If I told you something, how would you react?
I'd love so to hold you
I desire nothing more than embracing you with passion.
To thrill you, so please be
Please be mine and allow me to give you unadulterated excitement.
Bless my soul it would hurt me so
It would cause me immense pain if we were to lose our love.
If our love fell through
If our love were to break apart
But I know I'll find a way
But I am confident that I will discover a way
To prove my love to you
To demonstrate to you how deeply I love you
Let's not lay, I'll hear you say
Let's not waste time, tell me that you love me and that I am your one and only.
You love me and want to be
You care for me and long to be with me.
My one and only, true forever
My only love, forever.
Baby doll, my baby doll
My beloved, my cherished baby doll.
My baby doll
You are my lovely and treasured baby doll.
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION
Written by: DUKE, ROBERT
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garethbramley1
Excellent. Love the pizzicato strings. Charles Blackwell borrowing from John Barry, no doubt?
Ian Gordon Craig
I think Mike Berry was the best singer Joe Meek produced.
Neal Schier
Definitely agree. He had a good sound.
Colin Purssey
Written by Joe Meek (alias Robert Duke) . And he could neither play a musical instrument , nor write or read music notation . The human voice is in fact a musical agent , albeit one that doesn't usually have the range of an instrument , and this is how Joe communicated the melodies of his terrific songs to the musicians and singers . And therein lies the proof that , although helpful , one doesn't necessarily have to have the ability to be musically literate or play an instrument to successfully write good songs..........
Holly Hawk
Here the Beatles in this...god bless Buddy Holly..
womersley danny
like buddy holly.
kenny holbrookkennyfreeway
Know about Chas Hodges, but what happened to Billy Kyle?
Kaz Dziamka
You still want to know what happened to Billy Kuy (you mean)?