Maybe Baby
Buddy Holly
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Maybe baby, I'll have you Maybe baby, you'll be true Maybe baby, I'll have you for me It's funny honey, you don't care You never listen, to my prayer Maybe baby, you will love me some day Well you are the one that, makes me glad Any other one that, makes me sad When some day, you'll want me Well, I'll be there, wait and see ee ee Maybe baby, I'll have you Maybe baby, you'll be true Maybe baby, I'll have you for me Da da ta da da da da da da Da da ta da da da da da da Da da ta da da da da da da Aughaa Well you are the one that, makes me glad Any other one that, makes me sad When some day, you'll want me Well, I'll be there, wait and see ee ee Maybe baby, I'll have you Maybe baby, you'll be true Maybe baby, I'll have you for me Maybe baby I'll have you for me
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Written by: Charles Hardin, Norman Petty
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Maybe Baby" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets was released in 1957.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
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Composition InfoThe tune was co-written by Buddy Holly and the producer Norman Petty, who was also the founder of the recording studio where the song was recorded.
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InspirationThe song's lyrical content supposedly came from Buddy Holly's romantic experiences, providing a glimpse into the uncertainty of young love.
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Recording Process"Maybe Baby" was originally recorded in Clovis, New Mexico at the Norman Petty Studios.
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Specific Musical ElementsThe Beatles, particularly Paul McCartney, credited "Maybe Baby" as a source of inspiration, citing its unusual chord structures and rock 'n roll sound.
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ReissueAfter Buddy Holly’s tragic death in a plane crash in 1959, the song was reissued by Coral Records in 1960, helping to sustain Holly’s legacy.
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Noteworthy CoverBritish rock band The Quarrymen, which John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison were members of before forming The Beatles, covered "Maybe Baby" in 1997 for the album "Get Back - Together".
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Use in Media“Maybe Baby” has been featured in a number of films and TV shows, such as the films "Christine" (1983) and "It's a Boy Girl Thing" (2006), as well as the TV show "Quantum Leap" (1989).
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InductionBuddy Holly and The Crickets were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, with "Maybe Baby" being considered one of their defining hits.
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