Here Comes My Baby

Album

Here Come The Tremeloes

Label

CBS Records

Genre

Sunshine Pop

Composer(s)

Cat Stevens

Entered Chart

Apr 8, 1967

Peak Date

May 26, 1967

Released

13 January 1967

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Epic 5-10139

B-Side

Gentleman Of Pleasure

This was written in swinging London in 1966 by Cat Stevens. It was almost released as Cat's first single, but "I Love My Dog" was thought to be stronger. After "I Love My Dog's" success, "Here Comes My Baby" was shelved for several months. The Tremeloes picked it up and it became their breakthrough hit in America and their first hit in the UK since their lead singer Brian Poole left them. The song's success helped establish Cat Stevens as a songwriter and he included it on his first album Matthew And Son. The Tremeloes' version leaves out the final verse from Cat Stevens' original. Steven's jazzy original was more laid back than The Tremeloes infectiously upbeat, goodtime jamboree feel that they bought to their version. However, all the general jollity disguised the fact it was actually quite a sad breakup song. Often when performing this live, The Tremeloes inserted the phrase "Parrot-face", when they sang the line, "I try to call you names." The Tremeloes had been a back up band for Brian Poole and when they split in 1966 after 8 UK hits, they looked to be another backing band set for oblivion. They bought in the good-looking Len "Chip" Hawkes as their bassist and lead singer and their career took off. They added a further 13 UK hits, of which this was the first and also one of several in America. Brian Poole however had little solo success and he eventually went to work in his family's butcher shop. Report an ad Len "Chip" Hawkes son is Chesney Hawkes who recorded the UK #1 hit "The One And Only" in 1991. The Mavericks covered this in 1999.

In the midnight moonlight hour
Keep walking a long and lonely mile
And every time I do
I keep seeing this picture of you

Here comes my baby, here she comes now
And it becomes as no surprise to me
With another guy

Well, here comes my baby, here she comes now
Walking with a love, with a love that's oh, so fine
Never to be mine, no matter how I try

You'll never walk alone
And you're forever talking on the phone
I try to call you names
But every time it comes out the same

Here comes my baby, here she comes now
And it becomes as no surprise to me
With another guy

Well, here comes my baby, here she comes now
Walking with a love, with a love that's oh, so fine
Never to be mine, no matter how I try

Here comes my baby, here she comes now
And it becomes as no surprise to me
With another guy

Well, here comes my baby, here she comes now
Walking with a love, with a love that's oh, so fine
Never to be mine, no matter how I try