Jackson was still in high school when country singer Hank Thompson heard her sing on an Oklahoma City radio show and asked her to record with his band in 1954. She dated Elvis Presley, who encouraged her to step away from the country-tinged gospel she had been performing since childhood and try her hand at rock and roll. She developed her own distinctive voice and performed in a variety of styles, from folksy traditional tunes to country twang and high yodels to throaty, suggestive ballads. She was a prolific singer of songs with wry lyrics such as "Fujiyama Mama," which contained many references to the World War II bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; ironically, it became a #1 hit in Japan. Her biggest hit was 1959's "Let's Have a Party."
Jackson achieved great and continuing success throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia, but has never found the same level of fame in her native United States. She toured with rock and roll pioneers such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. She has been nominated for two Grammys, and has been awarded the Oklahoma Native Daughter Award. She has been inducted into the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the International Hall of Fame, the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and the German Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2009 was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence.
A born-again Christian, Jackson and her husband/manager Wendell Goodman abandoned rock and roll in 1971 and spent the next 25 years performing gospel in churches.
In 1996, Jackson was invited by alt-country singer Rosie Flores to duet with her on an upcoming album. The two were so pleased with the results that Jackson joined Flores on a handful of promotional club dates which were soon extended into a five-week North American tour. Jackson, plesantly surprised to discover that she and her songs were known by a generation of rockabilly fans her grandchildren's age, soon assembled her own band and returned to clubs and festivals, where she continues to perform.
In recent years Jackson has recorded with such artists as The Cramps, Lee Rocker, Dave Alvin, and Elvis Costello. 2006 saw the release of a new Jackson album, I Remember Elvis.
In 2009, it was announced that Jackson would start work on new recordings with Jack White. The resulting album, The Party Ain't Over, was released on January 25, 2011. It included a cover of the Bob Dylan rockabilly song, "Thunder on the Mountain" and the Amy Winehouse song "You Know I'm No Good". On January 20, 2011, she performed with Jack White on The Late Show With David Letterman and again on January 25, 2011, on Conan.
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Wanda Jackson Lyrics
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Baby, baby baby, be-be-be-be-be-be baby baby, baby.
Baby baby baby
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
Well, you may go to college,
You may go to school.
You may have a pink Cadillac,
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Now listen and I'll tell you baby
What I'm talking about.
Come on back to me, little girl,
So we can play some house.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Oh let's play house, baby.
Now this is one thing, baby
That I want you to know.
Come on back and let's play a little house,
And we can act like we did before.
Well, baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Yeah.
Now listen to me, baby
Try to understand.
I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
Than to be with another man.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
Oh, baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby be-be-be-be-be-be baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
The lyrics of "Baby, Let's Play House" by Wanda Jackson revolve around the idea of wanting someone back to relive a past relationship. The song's opening lines address the listener as "baby" repeatedly, emphasizing the sense of yearning and desire for the individual's return. The lyrics then detail that person's achievements in life, perhaps as a way of emphasizing their value and worth. However, the song then makes a plea for the individual to return to the singer's side, wanting that person to "play house" once again.
The theme of "playing house" implies a sense of innocence and simplicity, perhaps a time in the relationship before the complications of adult life got in the way. The last verse, however, takes a darker turn as the lyrics warn that the singer would rather see the person dead than with another man. This adds a layer of possessiveness and jealousy to the overall story of the song, possibly reflecting societal expectations of relationships and gender roles in the time period in which it was written.
Overall, the lyrics of "Baby, Let's Play House" convey a mix of desire, nostalgia, and jealousy, portraying a complex and multifaceted relationship dynamic.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby baby.
Addressing the person or perhaps a child with endearment multiple times.
Baby, baby baby, be-be-be-be-be-be baby baby, baby.
Addressing the person again with endearment and perhaps a childish tone.
Baby baby baby
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
Asking the person to come back to play a game of house with her.
Well, you may go to college,
You may go to school.
You may have a pink Cadillac,
But don't you be nobody's fool.
Telling the person that they may have certain accomplishments or material things, but to not be naive or gullible.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Reiterating the desire to play house and asking the person to come back again.
Now listen and I'll tell you baby
What I'm talking about.
Come on back to me, little girl,
So we can play some house.
Explaining what is meant by playing house and calling the person a little girl.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Oh let's play house, baby.
Asking the person to come back again and suggesting that they play the game together.
Now this is one thing, baby
That I want you to know.
Come on back and let's play a little house,
And we can act like we did before.
Well, baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Expressing that she wants to play house like they did before and repeating the request for the person to come back.
Now listen to me, baby
Try to understand.
I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
Than to be with another man.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
Warning the person that she would rather see them dead than to be with someone else and repeating the request for them to come back again.
Oh, baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby be-be-be-be-be-be baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
Ending the song with repeated endearment and the request to play house again.
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