It also reached number one in Iceland for six weeks and peaked at number two in the United States and Canada, making it the band's highest-charting single in either country. While traveling on U.S. Route 341, their car hit a tractor trailer carrying a load of logs in rural Barnesville, Georgia; Clark, Hancock and Wayne Cooper were killed. So that I can see my baby when I leave. She's gone to Heaven so I got to be good. This is just a preview! He died on October 4, 1991, due to alcoholism caused by business stresses and pain caused from his injuries in the car wreck. A long-running rumor held the song was based on an auto accident that killed 16-year-old Jeanette Clark, who was on a date with J.L. The song's opening lyrics mirror the opening lyrics of Septimus Winner's "Der Deitcher's Dog". When he cradles his girlfriend lovingly in his arms, she regains partial consciousness, smiling and asking the narrator to "hold me, darling, for a little while." It makes you feel the all-encompassing sense of loss, just a little, but harder. The song has a long tradition in Latin American popular music. When the labels for the 45s, Gala #117, were printed, the names of co-writers Joe Carpenter, Randall Hoyal and Bobby McGlon were left off. Eventually released on Josie Records (#923), a subsidiary of semi-major label Jubilee Records, the record became a national hit in the fall of 1964. She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good, So I can see my baby when I leave this world. In the music video, 3 women are robbing a … The Lord took her away from me She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good So I can see my baby when I leave this world. The idea to cover "Last Kiss" came about after vocalist Eddie Vedder found an old record of the song at the Fremont Antique Mall in Seattle, Washington. She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good, So I can see my baby when I leave this world. [5] Wayne Cochran lived on Georgia State Route 19/41, when he wrote "Last Kiss", only 15 miles away from the crash site, and was reportedly inspired to write the song after seeing many accidents on the highway. The accident had a curious effect on record sales, nevertheless, pushing the song to number 2 (it had previously stalled at number 3) on the national charts.[8]. We hadnt driven very far. Where Oh Where Can My Baby Be chords Tommy Roe F Am Well, where oh where can my baby be? The Boblo disc credited "Last Kiss" to Macon Music, while the King record cited Boblo-BMI. It later charted on the RPM Rock Report, where it reached number four and stayed there for two weeks. starts and ends within the same node. The Lord took her away from me. The car drifted across the centerline and rammed head-on into a trailer truck. Hancock, who were both 16 years old when their car hit a tractor-trailer on a road in rural Barnesville, Georgia. Their version reached number two in Canada and number 34 in the United States. He was working on a song based on all the crashes he saw, and was about halfway done with "Last Kiss" when he heard about the wreck in Barnesville. At about 5:15 a.m., Roush apparently fell asleep at the wheel. by Pearl Jam. Roush took a reconstituted version of the band, J. Frank Wilson, Gene Croyle, Bobby Wood, Jerome Graham, and Phil Trunzo, on a brutal promotional tour, in support of the record. [citation needed] Cochran evidently never asked Gala to change the label, to include the other names; to this day Cochran is the only one credited with writing "Last Kiss". Roush brought the song to a group that he booked around West Texas, the Cavaliers of San Angelo, with the proviso that singer J. Frank Wilson was still with the band. Well, when I woke up the rain was pourin' down Supposedly, first printings of the cover showed blood trickling down the girl's face, but it was air-brushed out by the record company for fear that alienating parents would limit sales of the album. In There in The road, straight ahead. People still remember him coming out on the stage on crutches to sing "Last Kiss" and "Hey, Little One". [9][10], In 1973, "Last Kiss" was covered by the Canadian group Wednesday. [26], The cover would end up reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, behind "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez. C Am She's gone to heaven, so I've got to be good. This is a nursery version of the comic verse written by Septimus Winner in 1864 called Der Deitcher’s Dog. None of the records charted, failing even to reach the "Bubbling Under" level, although the record was a local hit in Georgia, before it disappeared. "Last Kiss" is a song released by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. ... oh where oh were could my baby be...but who sang the original? It was a busy road, and Cochran witnessed many accidents on it. Unable to stop, the narrator swerves to the right to avoid it, losing control and crashing violently in the process, knocking him and his girlfriend unconscious. Oh where oh where, can my baby be? Well, where oh where can my baby be The Lord took her away from me She's gone to heaven So I got to be good So I can see my baby When I leave this ol' world We were out on a date in my Daddy's car We hadn't driven very far There in the road, straight ahead The car was stalled, the engine was dead I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right Their cover version reached the top 10 in October, staying for eight weeks. C Am There in the road, straight ahead. Hancock, also 16, in Barnesville, Georgia, on December 22, 1962. I raised her head and when she smiled and said She's gone to heaven so I got to be good [24][25] The band spent only a couple of thousand dollars mixing the song. As a result of the popularity of Wednesday's rendition, the Cavaliers' version was re-released (Virgo 506) at the end of 1973. In the summer of 1961, four friends traveled to the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, to record a song Wayne Cochran had written, with Joe Carpenter, Randall Hoyal and Bobby McGlon, called "Last Kiss". I lost my love my life, that night The band worked all afternoon on the song, recording it over and over, with few pauses, for three straight hours, until Roush was satisfied with take number 64. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). Who sang oh oh oh oh what a feeling? The problem is that the song was recorded more than a year before the accident supposedly happened. [26] Bassist Jeff Ament said, "It was the most minimalist recording we've ever done. I couldn't stop so I swerved to the right. Over the course of the four versions, Cochran expanded his (and his co-writers') concept of the song, seeking a wider audience. Rock Classics: Our Love Can Still Be Saved Album, Rock Classics: Our Love Can Still Be Saved, Lyricapsule: The Surfaris Drop ‘Wipe Out’; June 22, 1963, Lyricapsule: The Byrds Drop ‘Mr. The lord took her away from Me. It was later revived by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, Pearl Jam and several international artists, including the Canadian group Wednesday, with varying degrees of success. Christopher John Farley of Time said, "It's a spare, morose song with Vedder's voice warbling lovelorn over a straight-ahead drum beat. Well, where oh where can my baby be? ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. He later discovered J. Frank Wilson in the early 1960s and invited him to join the band and did sign him. Em We were out on a date in my daddy's car. Jackie Gleason had Cochran on his television show several times. A fifth version of the song was cobbled from the Boblo recording, rechanneled for stereo, on Radical Musik Records, probably around 1973. The song was one of several teen tragedy songs from that period. J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers version, [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002], Learn how and when to remove this template message, No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees, "Best Of '99: Author Of Pearl Jam's Biggest Hit Has God To Thank", "Last Kiss by Uncovering the Cover • A podcast on Anchor", "Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson And The Cavaliers", "Top 100 Hits of 1964/Top 100 Songs of 1964", "Pearl Jam's 'Last Kiss' Becomes Band's First No. We were out on a date in my daddy's car, We hadn't driven very far. We hadn't driven very far. In 2011, Trent Dabbs recorded a cover of "Last Kiss" for the hit television series The Vampire Diaries in Season 2, episode 18: "The Last Dance". There were people standing all around. "[29] Pearl Jam included "Last Kiss" on the 2003 B-sides and rarities album, Lost Dogs, and on the 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003). We hadn't driven very far. It is ranked as the 27th biggest Canadian hit of 1973. We were out on a date in my Daddy's car Intro: G Em C D G G Em Oh where, oh where can my baby be?C D The Lord took her away from me.G Em She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good, C D G so I can see my baby when I leave this world.G Em We were out on a date in my daddy's car, C D we hadn't driven very far.G Em There in road, straight ahead, C D a car was stalled and the engine was dead. The song was supposedly based on the true story of Jeanette Clark and J.L. It was the Saturday before Christmas; the pair were with a group of friends, riding in a 1954 Chevrolet, driven by Hancock, in traffic. Wilson joined the Cavaliers after his discharge from Goodfellow Air Force Base (San Angelo, Texas) in 1962, but had left for a while, unsure of the future. I held her close I kissed her our last kiss This remains Pearl Jam's highest-peaking song on the Billboard Hot 100. Well, when I woke up, the rain was pourin' down. She's gone to heaven, so I've got to be good. Meadow Ryann covered this on her debut cover album, Wings. The Lord took her away from me. Roush was killed instantly, but Wilson, sitting in the front seat, and Bobby Wood (vocalist / piano) from Memphis, sitting in the back, both suffered serious injuries, including broken ribs and a broken ankle. The Lord took her away from me. The narrator borrows his father's car to take his girlfriend out on a date, and comes upon a stalled car in the road. Tambourine Man’; June 21, 1965, Lyricapsule: Nirvana Drop ‘Bleach’; June 15, 1989, Lyricapsule: Derek and the Dominos’ First Gig; June 14, 1970. There were people standing all around. J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers - Last Kiss (Original) Lyrics. Aire Records, located in Dublin, Georgia, credited the song to Perry Music, as did the Gala recording. who sang the original song "where or where can my baby be the lord took her away from me" .? The Boblo record featured "Last Kiss II" b/w "Hey! Never forget the sound that night There in the road straight ahead, A car was stalled, the engine was dead. LAST KISS Chorus G Em Oh Where oh where can my baby be C D the lord took her away from me G Em She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good C D G So I can see my baby when I leave this world. Wilson, with or without the Cavaliers, continued to record until 1978. The cryin' tires, the bustin' glass Cochran would later go on to Miami, where he found moderate success playing nightclubs, with his band, CC Ryders. "[22] Regarding the cover, guitarist Stone Gossard said, "You can try album after album to write a hit and spend months getting drum sounds and rewriting lyrics, or you can go to a used record store and pick out a single and fall in love with it. The Lord took her away from me. The haunting refrain “Oh Where Oh Where Can My Baby Be?” just stays with you, cuts through whatever else is going on around you and makes you listen a little closer. The record was first released locally, on Le Cam Records (#722), then on Tamara Records (#761), becoming a local hit. Hancock and Clark's friend Wayne Cooper, who was riding with them, was killed instantly. The Lord took her away from me Oh where, oh where can my baby be? The Le Cam #722-A disc running time is noted as 2m 14s, while both the Tamara Records #761 release and the Josie Records #923 platter have a time of 2m 25s, an 11-second difference. Cochran went into the ministry, in later years; he doesn't talk about his rock and roll years anymore. Oh Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone? We were out on a date in my Daddy's car We hadn't driven very far There in the road, straight ahead The car was stalled, the engine was dead I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right The narrator then gives her the titular "last kiss" as she fades into death and enters the afterlife. A car was stalled, the engine was dead. Where, oh where, can my baby be? Cœur de Pirate covered the song for the soundtrack of the 2014 season of the Canadian TV show, Trauma. By popular demand the cover was released to the public as a single on June 8, 1999, with the proceeds going to the aid of refugees of the Kosovo War. Going back to basics has put Pearl Jam back on top. "Hold me darling for a little while" Baby" (Boblo 101-A), produced by Bobby Smith, offering another take on the song, with different lyrics, a faster tempo, and different instrumentation. [58] Mexican singer-songwriter Gloria Trevi released her version of the song in 1989, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. [30] Live performances by Pearl Jam of "Last Kiss" can be found on various official bootlegs and the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. [17] Their version climbed up the charts very slowly, and spent three weeks longer on the American charts than the Cavaliers' much bigger hit.[18]. We were out on a date in my daddys car. The song was written by Wayne Cochran, who lived on Route 1941 in Georgia, about 15 miles from the crash site. The group formed when Dion DiMucci joined The Belmonts - Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, 1937 – April 4, 2016), Fred Milano (August 22, 1939 - January 1, 2012), and Angelo D'Aleo - in late 1957. There was an intense emotional response from the community after the tragedy, and Cochran used those feelings to finish the song, which he dedicated to Jeanette Clark. He was 49 years old. [2] Cochran subsequently re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. The narrator later regains consciousness in the midst of a rainstorm, and finds several people at the scene of the accident. The Aire disc was easily the most different version of all, with heavy reverb and a staccato drumbeat. She's gone to heaven, so I've got to be good. Last Kiss Lyrics: Well where oh where can my baby be / The Lord took her away from me / She's gone to heaven so I got to be good / So I can see my baby when I leave this world / We were out on a The song tells the all too tragically common story of a car accident. The rhyme was first time published in 1864, and it is actually based on the tune of the German folk song "In Lauterbach hab' ich mein' Strumpf verlorn". is an American nursery rhyme written by teacher, performer and music publisher Septimus Winner. In all, Cochran recorded four versions of the song, the original, Gala #117, Boblo Records #101, King Records #5856, and Aire Records #150, released as "Last Kiss" b/w "Edge of the Sea", with Cochran sharing vocals with an unnamed male vocalist. So I can see my baby … Well, where oh where can my baby be? F G The Lord took her away from me. She's gone to heaven so I got to be good G Em We were out on a date in my daddy's car, C D We hadn't driven very far. During the late 1970s, "Last Kiss" was covered by the Asparagus Valley Cultural Society and was also sometimes performed as the encore to their show.[59]. ... ELO were the original singers. Who sang oh what a feeling? When I woke up, the rain was pourin' down. Well, where oh where can my baby be The Lord took her away from me She's gone to heaven so I got to be good So I can see my baby when I leav by meeting again and Justin bieber sang baby baby oh to her and she came back to him. In the song's chorus, the narrator vows to be a good person so that he may reunite with his love when his time comes, believing she has made it into Heaven. The song reached number five on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Last Kiss" came to the attention of record promoter Sonley Roush, a Texas promoter eking out a living, looking for the next big thing. Derivative but a good job. The Lord took her away from me. She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good, So I can see my baby when I leave this world. He re-recorded "Last Kiss", for release on King Records, in 1962, dedicating it to Clark, a fact which probably explains association of the song with the tragic crash. There in the road, straight ahead J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers had their first and only commercial success with "Last Kiss". Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 –December 31, 1985), was an American singer, musician, and Golden Globe-nominated actor. An annotation cannot contain another annotation. "[25], In the following year the cover of "Last Kiss" began to be played by radio stations and was ultimately put into heavy rotation across the US. Their two other friends, Jewel Emerson and Ed Shockley, survived with serious injuries. Cochran would go on to re-record the song for release on Aire Records (1962),[4] in a slightly different tempo, with some changes to the lyrics and for re-release on King Records in 1963. Something warm was pouring in my eyes, But I found my baby … It peaked at number four on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. [23] He convinced the rest of the band to try out the song and it was performed a few times on the band's 1998 tour. Wilson went on with the tour, though, taking only a week off. Wayne Cochran's drummer had been dating Jeannette Clark's sister at the time of the wreck.