I love this man’s music. He is severely overlooked by many who only know Be Bob A-Lula. His voice goes with that slapback echo better than any other singer. His influence can be heard through the decades including Springsteen in Glory Days. This song has been covered 15 times including The Zombies.
One thing about Vincent. You can hear people emulate Elvis and Johnny Cash but no one sounded like Vincent. Besides, no one sounding like him… no one looked like him either. No pompadour. No huge hair. Just a curly sort of quiff-ish look.
Union restrictions prevented his own band, the Blue Caps, from crossing the Atlantic with him, Gene Vincent had been forced to use a British backing group, and the group selected for his UK tour was Sounds Incorporated.
The song is different in some ways. I love the sax in this song and the drumming (Tony Newman). The song has some cool dynamics built in as it starts off with just Gene and a nice guitar…it then starts with the drums and plows ahead until the end. Sounds Incorporated backed him on this song and the B-side Love Of A Man. This was their big break and after this, they also backed Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Brenda Lee, and Sam Cooke.
I’ll mention Springsteen again because the man knows dynamics in songs and artists like this inspired him. The song was written by Bob Bain and was released in 1961. It peaked at #36 in the UK Charts. It was a pure single…not off an album.
By this time the UK was where all of the 50’s rock stars went because America was too busy listening to Paul Anka, Fabion, and Pat Boone. It was a sad state of music at that time for rock and roll. The parents probably loved the no soul no trouble singers. Then thankfully…the British invasion and Motown were coming up.
I’m Goin’ Home Home (To See My Baby)
Well, I’m going home, to see my baby
Yeah, I’m going home, to see my gal
Well, don’t you know, she really loves me
Ah, don’t you know, she really cares
Yeah, I’m going home, to see my baby
Well, I’m going home, to see my gal
Ah, don’t you know, she really loves me
Yeah, I’m going home, to see my gal
Well, I’m going home, to see my baby
Yeah, I’m going home, to see my gal
Ah, don’t you know, she really loves me
Ah, don’t you know, she really cares
She’s there to love me every night
Don’t you know she treats me right
Yeah, she’s alright, yeah…
She’s there to love me all the time
Don’t you know I’m glad she’s mine
Yeah, she’s alright, yeah…
Well, I’m going home, to see my baby
Well, I’m going home, to see my gal
Ah, don’t you know, that she’s my baby
Well, don’t you know, that she’s my gal
She’s there to love me all the time
Don’t you know I’m glad shе’s mine
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