Live 04 Nov 1976 version
[Spoken intro:] Ooh! Alright. Too much! Ooh I love you guys. This is one for ya.
The night we met I knew I needed you so
And if I had the chance I'd never let you go
So won't you say you love me, I'll make you so proud of me
We'll make 'em turn their heads every place we go
So won't you please (be my, be my baby)
Be my little baby (my one and only baby)
Say you'll be my darling (be my, be my baby)
Be my baby now, whoa oh oh oh
I'll make you happy, baby, just wait and see
For every kiss you give me I'll give you three
Oh since the day I saw you, I have been waiting for you
You know I will adore you until eternity
And so won't you please (be my, be my baby)
Be my little baby (my one and only baby)
Say you'll be my darling (be my, be my baby)
Be my baby now, whoa oh oh oh
Ah, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Ooh, oh oh oh
So come on and please (be my, be my baby)
Be my little baby (my one and only baby)
Say you'll be my darling (be my, be my baby)
Be my baby now, whoa oh oh oh
(Be my, be my baby) be my little baby
(My one and only baby) oh-oh...
(Be my, be my baby) oh-oh...
Oh oh oh oh oh
(Be my, be my baby) oh-oh...
(My one and only baby) oh-oh...
(Be my, be my baby) oh-oh...
Because I love you, love you, love you
Goodnight ladies and gentlemen
(Be my, be my baby) oh-oh...
(My one and only baby)
(Be my, be my baby)
[Spoken outro (Bruce Springsteen):] Alright. Miss Ronnie Spector. Ronnie Spector. Miss Ronnie Spector. Miss Ronnie Spector. Oh yeah.
BE MY BABY is a 1963 song by The Ronettes. See the original The Ronettes version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 04 Nov 1976 performance of BE MY BABY at Palladium in New York City, NY, during what is known as The Lawsuit Tour. The song featured a guest appearance by Ronnie Spector. She sang vocals and was backed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
Despite the marvelous reception received by both Born To Run and the tour which followed, the relationship between Bruce Springsteen and his now former manager and producer Mike Appel was deteriorating. In July 1976 the storm broke; Mike Appel wrote to Springsteen saying that he would not allow Jon Landau (Springsteen's friend and co-producer of Born To Run) to produce the next album, citing a particular paragraph from their original agreement. Springsteen replied on 27 Jul 1976 by firing manager Mike Appel and suing him and his management company Laurel Canyon Ltd. in Federal Court in Manhattan, claiming fraud, breach of trust, and undue influence. Appel counter-sued on 29 Jul 1976 in New York State Supreme Court, asking the court to prohibit Springsteen and Jon Landau from working together in studio. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were slated to enter the studio that year for the recording of a new album, except that on 15 Sep 1976 the judge in the lawsuits case ruled that Springsteen was enjoined from any further recording with Columbia Records until Appel's suit was resolved. This would drag for about a year. Meanwhile, Springsteen continued gigging, and in the process broke his self-imposed rule of not playing the larger arenas. This was basically because he was not able to put a record out, and it was the only way his fans would be able to hear him at all. The tour became known as "The Lawsuit Tour" (62 know dates, August 1976 to March 1977).
BE MY BABY is known to have been performed at least twice during what is known as The Lawsuit Tour (62 know dates, August 1976 to March 1977). Some of that period's setlists are incomplete or unknown, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates during the Lawsuit Tour. Both time, the song featured Ronnie Spector on vocals.
BE MY BABY was performed off-tour on 12 May 1977 and 13 May 1977 (early and late shows) at Monmouth Arts Center in Red Bank, NJ, with The Asbury Park All-Star Revue. The song featured Ronnie Spector on vocals.
BE MY BABY was performed off-tour on 18 Jan 1989 at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, NY, during the fourth annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. The song was played as part of an all-star jam that included Bruce Springsteen who was onstage playing guitar.
List of available versions of BE MY BABY on this website:
BE MY BABY [Live 04 Nov 1976 version]
