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,[8] 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.[9] 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
Promotional photo of Elvis Presley, 1954
Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
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.[14]
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^Colin Larkin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Grenfell, Joyce - Koller, Hans. MUZE. ISBN978-0-19-531373-4. Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. ISBN978-0-7535-0226-6.
^Colin Larkin (September 1998). The Virgin encyclopedia of fifties music. Virgin. ISBN9780753502686.
^Martin Hawkins (November 2006). A shot in the dark: making records in Nashville, 1945-1955. Vanderbilt University Press & Country Music Foundation Press. ISBN9780826515322.
^"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" 2010-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 21, 2008
^Wenner, Jann (1972). Lennon Remembers. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin. p. 128.
^Everett, Walter (1999). The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 312. ISBN978-0-19-512941-0.
^"The Official Charts Company - Baby Let's Play House". The Official Charts Company. 4 April 2014.
^Austin Butler - Baby, Let's Play House, retrieved 2022-10-25
External links
Baby Let's Play House at Discogs (list of releases) Arthur Gunter version
Baby Let's Play House at Discogs (list of releases) Elvis Presley version
January 31, 2023
baby, play, house, song, written, arthur, gunter, recorded, 1954, excello, records, label, covered, elvis, presley, following, year, records, line, from, song, rather, dead, little, girl, than, with, another, borrowed, john, lennon, beatles, song, your, life, . Baby Let s Play House is a song written by Arthur Gunter and recorded by him in 1954 on the Excello Records label 2 3 4 and covered by Elvis Presley the following year on Sun Records 5 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 6 7 Baby Let s Play House Song by Elvis PresleyA side I m Left You re Right She s Gone ReleasedApril 10 1955GenreRockabilly 1 Length2 15LabelSun 217Songwriter s Arthur GunterElvis Presley singles chronology You re a Heartbreaker 1954 Baby Let s Play House 1955 Heartbreak Hotel 1956 Contents 1 Elvis Presley version 1 1 Personnel 1 2 Charts 1 3 Weekly charts 2 Notable cover versions 3 References 4 External linksElvis Presley version EditElvis 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 8 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 9 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 Edit Promotional photo of Elvis Presley 1954Elvis Presley lead vocals acoustic rhythm guitar Scotty Moore electric lead guitar Bill Black double bassCharts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1955 PeakpositionUS Billboard Country Singles Chart 5Chart 2008 PeakpositionItaly FIMI 10 1Spain PROMUSICAE 11 3Sweden Sverigetopplistan 12 23UK Singles OCC 13 84Notable cover versions EditIn 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 14 In 2022 Austin Butler did a cover of the song for Baz Luhrmann s Elvis which samples Gary Clark Jr s amp Junkie XL cover song Come Together 15 References Edit Elvis Presley Songs How Stuff Works Retrieved December 28 2014 Colin Larkin 2006 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Grenfell Joyce Koller Hans MUZE ISBN 978 0 19 531373 4 Colin Larkin 1998 The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues Virgin ISBN 978 0 7535 0226 6 Colin Larkin September 1998 The Virgin encyclopedia of fifties music Virgin ISBN 9780753502686 Martin Hawkins November 2006 A shot in the dark making records in Nashville 1945 1955 Vanderbilt University Press amp Country Music Foundation Press ISBN 9780826515322 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 Archived 2010 02 02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 21 2008 Wenner Jann 1972 Lennon Remembers Harmondsworth England Penguin p 128 Everett Walter 1999 The Beatles as Musicians Revolver Through the Anthology New York NY Oxford University Press p 312 ISBN 978 0 19 512941 0 Presley releases Archived 2012 07 22 at archive today The Blue Moon Boys The Story of Elvis Presley s Band Ken Burke and Dan Griffin 2006 Chicago Review Press page 47 ISBN 1 55652 614 8 Elvis Presley Baby Let s Play House Top Digital Download Elvis Presley Baby Let s Play House Canciones Top 50 Elvis Presley Baby Let s Play House Singles Top 100 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company The Official Charts Company Baby Let s Play House The Official Charts Company 4 April 2014 Austin Butler Baby Let s Play House retrieved 2022 10 25External links EditBaby Let s Play House at Discogs list of releases Arthur Gunter version Baby Let s Play House at Discogs list of releases Elvis Presley version Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baby Let 27s Play House amp oldid 1118427512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
