Baby Hold On
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Baby Hold On is a song by American
rock singer Eddie Money
and well-known guitarist Jimmy Lyon
from the album Eddie Money
in 1977. It was released as a single and reached #11 on the Billboard
Hot 100. Money was sued by Ray Evans
and Jay Livingston
for plagiarizing the lyrics of the song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)". Money paid the damages in court.
A characteristic chord progression behind the melody is a major chord, followed by the major chord with an augmented 5th, and the major 6th.
2008 — English indie pop group The Ting Tings
use chords and drum beat similar to "Baby Hold On" as a starting point in the beginning of their song “Great DJ
" on the album We Started Nothing
.
The song was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
on the fictional radio station Emotion 98.3 in 2006.
The song was performed live by American singer/actress Cher
during her Heart of Stone Tour
and was typically the second song performed during the show. This version of the song can be seen on the commercial releases of the Tour, although it was cut out of televised version of the concert. The song is also credited simply as "Hold On".
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock singer Eddie Money
Eddie Money
Eddie Money is an American rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums...
and well-known guitarist Jimmy Lyon
Jimmy Lyon
Jimmy Lyon is an American rock guitarist.Lyon is known primarily as the guitarist for Eddie Money in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and as a member of the Greg Kihn Band in the early 1990s....
from the album Eddie Money
Eddie Money (album)
Eddie Money is the self titled debut album by American musician Eddie Money originally released in 1977. Containing two songs that achieved generous radio airplay , the album peaked at #37 on the charts, establishing Money as a successful artist...
in 1977. It was released as a single and reached #11 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100. Money was sued by Ray Evans
Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films...
and Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics....
for plagiarizing the lyrics of the song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)". Money paid the damages in court.
A characteristic chord progression behind the melody is a major chord, followed by the major chord with an augmented 5th, and the major 6th.
2008 — English indie pop group The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings are an English music duo comprising Jules de Martino and Katie White . They formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Studios in Salford...
use chords and drum beat similar to "Baby Hold On" as a starting point in the beginning of their song “Great DJ
Great DJ
"Great DJ" is the second single by English Indie pop band The Ting Tings. Vocalist Katie White states that the song was written by "playing a D chord on the guitar for hours, because that's all I could play. And then I put my finger on the wrong string, and got what I discovered was an augmented...
" on the album We Started Nothing
We Started Nothing
We Started Nothing is the debut album by the English New Wave duo The Ting Tings. It was released by the Columbia Label Group on 19 May 2008 in the United Kingdom. The US edition has a different cover image in several background colours....
.
The song was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a 2006 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with Rockstar North. It was published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable in late 2006 and later for the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. The game is the eighth...
on the fictional radio station Emotion 98.3 in 2006.
The song was performed live by American singer/actress Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
during her Heart of Stone Tour
Heart of Stone Tour
The Heart of Stone Tour is the fourth concert tour by American singer-actress Cher. The tour supported her twenty-first studio album, Heart of Stone. A mini tour was set up in the summer 1989, and a second leg started in 1990...
and was typically the second song performed during the show. This version of the song can be seen on the commercial releases of the Tour, although it was cut out of televised version of the concert. The song is also credited simply as "Hold On".