Sonny & Cher: I Got You Babe (1965)

I Got You, Babe
Artists: Sonny & Cher
Album: Look at Us
B-side: It's Gonna Rain
Released: July 9, 1965
Recorded: 1965
Songwriter: Sonny Bono
Cher Didn't Like It
Their Boss Didn't Like It
Ahmet Ertegun, the boss at the duo's label Atco Records, didn't think much of the song either. He planned to issue it on the B-side of "It's Gonna Rain." Bono was sure "I Got You Babe" was the hit.
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This was an era when disc jockeys could overrule record executives regarding airplay, so Bono brought a copy to the Los Angeles radio station KHJ and made a deal with their program director, Ron Jacobs. If Jacobs played the song once an hour, he could have it exclusively. The song got a great reaction. It was issued as the A-side.
Beavis & Butt-Head Liked It
In 1994 Cher re-recorded this with the cartoon characters Beavis & Butt-Head. This version hit number 35 in the UK.
Bill Murray, Not So Much
In the 1993 film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, Murray's character is awakened to this song every morning at precisely 6:00 a.m. on the alarm clock in his hotel room. The movie grew a cult of fans that watched it every February 2, giving it a foothold in popular culture. By association, "I Got You Babe" became part of the groundhog day tradition.
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