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YouTube - Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby
from wikipedia
"Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, who recorded the song in 1961. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting the week ending March 10, 1962.
The song features a prominent riff from well-known harmonica player Delbert McClinton. According to a CNN article[1] from 2002, "while touring the U.K. in 1962 with a little known group called The Beatles, harmonica player Delbert McClinton met John Lennon and gave him some harmonica tips. Lennon put the lessons to use right away on 'Love Me Do' and later 'Please Please Me'." Lennon included the song in his jukebox, and it is also featured on the related compilation album.
"Hey! Baby" was covered by Ringo Starr and released as a single in 1976. (#74 US Pop)
Country-rock singer Juice Newton remade the song in 1978 on her debut solo album, Well Kept Secret. The song was released as a single but did not chart.
In mid-1982, Canadian country pop singer Anne Murray covered the song, reaching #7 on the US Country Singles chart and #26 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Murray also reached #1 on the RPM country and adult contemporary charts in Canada.
A live version was recorded by Adam Faith for a live album in the `60s. Shortly afterwards he began to concentrate on more middle of the road material and ballads, though Faith himself is said to have preferred rock `n` roll.
Singer and DJ DJ Ãtzi released a cover version of "Hey Baby" in 2001. In 2002, it was re-released when it became the unofficial theme song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.