Jan And Dean: Baby Talk | Song-Factsheet

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Song «Baby Talk» von Jan And Dean.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1959 05 (Single), 1960 03 (Album)
Label: Doré 522, Doré DORÉ 101
Songwriter Melvin Schwartz
Produktion: Lou Adler & Herb Alpert
Genre: Afroamericana - Rhythm'n'Blues - Doo-Wop

Annotationen

Proto-Surfsound. Man hört hier bereits zwei der wesentlichen Elemente des Stils: Close-Harmony- und Falsettgesang.
Aufgenommen in der Garage von Jan Berry.
Der Song schaffte die Position 10 der Billboard Hot 100 und Position 28 der Rhythm and Blues Charts («Hot R&B Sides»).
Es gab 1962 ein Sequel zum Song: «She's Still Talking Baby Talk».

Personen und Querverweise


Jan And Dean
Melvin Schwartz
Lou Adler
Herb Alpert

Lyrics

Bom ba ba bom bab um dab um dab um wah wah wah Bom ba ba bom bab um dad um dab um wah wah wah Bom ba ba bom um dab um dad um dab um dab I am only five years old and my baby's three But I know that she's the girl, just you wait and see When I say I love my girl, she replies to me (yeah) Un dat un dat un dat dat, un dat un dat, dat dat Un dat un dat un dat dat, un dat un dat dat Which means to say she loves me (in baby talk) To say she loves me (dip dih dup dih dup) She can not speak very well, everybody knows But to me she sure looks swell in her baby clothes I asked her if her love is true and she only goes (yeah) Un dat un dat un dat dat, un dat un dat, dat dat Un dat un dat un dat dat, un dat un dat dat Which means to say she loves me I'll tell all the world That I love her so And if she wants to be my girl I'll never (ever), never let her go She will say to me When I kiss her on the cheek, oh so tenderly Although I'm only five years old, she is only three I really love my baby (dip dih dup dih dup) Love my baby (dip dih dup dih dup) Bom ba ba bom bab um dab um dab um wah wah wah Un dat un dat un dat dat, un dat un dat, dat dat Un dat un dat un dat dat, un dat un dat dat