Ronnie Spector - Don’t Worry Baby
Writing by richard on Saturday, 22 of December , 2007 at 9:19 am
Though I am far more familiar with the Beach Boys version, Ronnie’s comes to mind a lot because I believe it captures the true feeling of the song. With a title like Don’t Worry, Baby, how can it possibly be a cheerful song? The Beach Boys didn’t create a cheerful song, but they merely have that California sound and slightly depressing harmonics in their voice. But at the same time, it might as well have been sung by the Mamas and the Papas.
Ronnie Spector, formerly of the Ronnettes, delivers the lyrics with such emotional precision, I cannot help but feel a little pain in my heart every time I listen to or think of the song. There are times when anyone can feel down, and you try to tell someone not to worry. It doesn’t matter; no words can help. I sense the same hopelessness in Ronnie’s delivery. It is as if she wants desperately to help the boy through his hardship, knows the futility of saying, “Don’t worry, baby,” but is so affected she must try something. Even if it is ineffective.
But with her voice, maybe it isn’t as ineffective as I think it should be. It delivers a tenderness that only Ronnie’s voice can provide. The voice that made her a strong instrument of strength and confidence in “Be My Baby”,” gives the listener a momentary bit of bliss.
Coincidentally, it is “Be My Baby” which Brian Wilson points to as inspiration for writing the song Don’t Worry Baby. And now, here I am believing that Ronnie Spector took Don’t Worry Baby to heights even greater than Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. It is with this song that the Beach Boys began building like a symphony and producing the harmonies that would eventually lead to Pet Sounds.
Ronnie… you’ve done so much for my ears.
Category: Ronnie Spector
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