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Baby Let's Play House

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Wikipedia article




"'Baby Let's Play House'" is a song written by Arthur Gunter and recorded by him in 1954 on the Excello Records label
and covered by Elvis Presley the following year on Sun Records.[http://www.elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=1496 "Facts about Elvis - Elvis Presley's life - Elvis news: New Elvis Presley Remix "Baby Let's Play House" Available for Download on iTunes TODAY! 6/3/2008"] Retrieved July 21, 2008

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 for Your Life', released on 'Rubber Soul' in 1965.

Elvis Presley version



Elvis' version differs greatly from the original: Elvis started the song with the chorus, where Gunter began with the first verse, and he replaced Gunter's line "You may get religion" with the words "You may have a Pink Cadillac", referring to his custom-painted '55 Cadillac auto that had also been serving as the band's transportation at the time.

'Baby Let's Play House' was on the fourth issue of a Presley record by Sun,[http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artists/p/pres1000.htm Presley releases] and became the first song recorded by Elvis to appear on a national chart when it made #5 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in July 1955.The Blue Moon Boys - The Story of Elvis Presley's Band. Ken Burke and Dan Griffin. 2006. Chicago Review Press. page 47. Elvis's version also starts out with Elvis introducing the lyric-stutter to the music pundits. These lyrics and melodies are not found in the original Arthur Gunter version.

Personnel

* Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar

* Scotty Moore - electric lead guitar

* Bill Black - double bass

Charts



Weekly charts



Notable cover versions



*In July 1956, the Johnny Burnette Trio released "Oh Baby Babe" (Coral 9-61675) which, though credited to "J. Burnette, D. Burnette, P. Burlison, A. Mortimer", was "Baby Let's Play House" with altered lyrics.

*In 2008, a Spankox remix of the song made #84 in the UK.

References




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