Sonny & Cher - Baby Don't Go - Cover by Nicki Bluhm feat. Sam Blasucci of Mapache
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Sonny & Cher - Baby Don't Go - Cover by Nicki Bluhm featuring Sam Blasucci of Mapache
Back in the doldrums of 2020 Nicki Bluhm and producer Jesse Noah Wilson took a stab at recording songs in the early musical catalog of Cher. “Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from baring your soul and sing someone else’s songs. Selecting those songs, the right ones, can sometimes be as hard as writing one. Interpreting someone else’s words is another nuanced layer to making a cover song resonate as your own.” Predating 1973, Bluhm and Wilson selected some of their favorites; songs penned by Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood and of course Sonny Bono. They enlisted old friends and new to play and help sing the duets. As an homage, the 8 digitally released singles will make up ‘The Beat Goes On, Nicki Bluhm Sings Cher’. The first single will be released June 9, 2023 with a new release every month finalizing in December.
“I’ve always been one of many admirers of Cher; her sense of fashion and boldness, the many roles she played and won me over with, her deep and sultry voice and most importantly her endless joie de vivre. We had so much fun with these songs, looking back into a history that seemed more romantic and carefree. It was a refreshing way to honor a living legend and some of those who helped her shine along the way.”
Original Release 9/1964
Written by Sonny Bono
Baby don't go,
Pretty baby please don't go
I never had a mother,
I hardly knew my dad
I've been in town for eighteen years
You're the only boy I've had
I can't stay,
Maybe I'll be back some day
Baby don't go,
Pretty baby please don't go
I love you so,
Pretty baby please don't go
I never had no money
I bought at the second hand store
The way this old town laughs at me
I just can't take it no more
I can't stay,
I'm gonna be a lady some day
Baby don't go,
Pretty baby please don't go
I love you so,
Pretty baby please don't go
When I get to the city,
My tears will all be dry
My eyes will look so pretty
No one's gonna know I cried
Yes I'm goin' away,
Maybe I'll be back some day
Baby don't go,
Maybe I'll be back some day
Baby don't go
Video by Jesse Noah Wilson
Drums Richard Millsap
Guitar Jesse Noah Wilson
Guitar Ellen Angelico
Bass Cameron Carrus
Keys Jeff Adamczyk
Vox + Guitar Sam Blasucci
Vox Nicki Bluhm