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The Baby (song)
"The Baby" is a song written by Michael White and Harley Allen and recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton. It was released in October 2002 as the first single from Shelton's album '' The Dreamer''. The song became Shelton's second number one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart in early 2003, and held that position for three weeks. Content The song describes how a mother thinks of her children, especially the narrator. He describes being the youngest child in his family, and tells of various situations where he is referred to as "the baby" of the family. Later on, the narrator tells of receiving a telephone call to come to the family's home state of Louisiana, where his mother is dying (it is unclear whether she was in a local hospital or if she was at the family house under hospice care); however, he arrives shortly after she is pronounced dead. The narrator then laments the passing of his mother, stating "I softly kissed that lady / A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red"). His second and third albums, 2003's '' The Dreamer'' and 2004's '' Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'', are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, ''Pure BS'' (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit " Home" as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, ''Startin' Fires'' was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays ''Hillbilly Bone'' and '' All About Tonight'' in 2010, and the albums ''Red River Blue'' in 2011, '' Based on a True Story...'' in 2013, ''Bringing Back the Sunshine'' in 2014, ''If I'm Honest'' in 2016, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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__NOTOC__ Year 843 ( DCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * August – Treaty of Verdun: The Frankish Empire is divided into three kingdoms, between the three surviving sons of the late emperor Louis the Pious. King Louis the German receives the eastern portion (everything east of the River Rhine), called the Eastern Frankish Realm, which is the precursor to modern-day Germany. Emperor Lothair I receives the central portion (Low Countries, Alsace, Lorraine, Burgundy and the northern half of Italy), called the Central Frankish Realm. King Charles the Bald receives the western portion (everything west of the River Rhône), called the Western Frankish Realm, which later becomes France. * Battle of Blain: Breton forces under Erispoe, count of Vannes, defeat the Franks led by Renaud d'Herbauges, near the town of Messac, at the River Vilaine. This battle marks a Breton war b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
