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Baby Let's Play House" is a song written and originally recorded by Arthur Gunter in 1954 on the Excello Records label, [1] [2] [3] and covered by Elvis Presley the following year on Sun Records. [4] A line from the song ("I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man") was borrowed by John Lennon for his Beatles song " Run ...
The song's lyrics establish a threatening tone towards the singer's unnamed girlfriend (referred to throughout the song as "little girl"), claiming "I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man." The line was taken from an early Elvis Presley song, "Baby Let's Play House" (written by Arthur Gunter). [2] [3]
The song's lyrics deal with a heartbreak, but in a humorous way. [3] The singer says to his friend that the friend was right in warning him that the girl would break his heart. But the singer still had to find out for himself [ 3 ] if she was "the one" for him.
In November 1954, Gunter recorded "Baby Let's Play House" for Excello (2047), [4] which not only became a local hit, but peaked at number 12 in the US Billboard R&B chart. [5] It became better nationally known the next year, when Elvis Presley recorded a version for Sun Records. Gunter continued to record for Excello until 1961.
Nick Lowe (credited as "Nicky Lowe") - bass, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House" Terry Williams - drums, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House" Billy Bremner - guitar, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House" Chesterfield Kings - harp on "Cheap Talk, Patter and Jive" Brian Setzer - guitar on "The ...
"Baby, Let's Play House" (2:23) (Arthur Gunter) A very crude recording exists of The Quarrymen performing this song live in 1957 with John Lennon on lead vocals and guitar. "Memphis, Tennessee" (2:22) (Chuck Berry) The Beatles played this song live on BBC radio as well as on their Decca audition tape. The BBC performance was released on disc in ...
Presley in a Sun Records promotional photograph, 1954. Elvis Presley recorded at least 24 songs at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, between 1953 and 1955.The recordings reflect the wide variety of music that could be heard in Memphis at the time: blues, rhythm & blues, gospel, country & western, hillbilly, rockabilly and bluegrass.
His fourth release, "Baby, Let's Play House", was released in May 1955, and peaked at number five on the national Billboard Country Chart. [64] In August, Sun released Elvis's versions of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Mystery Train". "Remember to Forget" spent a total of 39 weeks on the Billboard Country Chart, five at the number one spot.