I Got You Babe

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The song "I Got You Babe" was a 1965 hit written by Sonny Bono and performed by the duo Sonny & Cher. This song propelled them to fame, selling over a million copies. Sonny Bono was married to Cher from 1964 to 1975. The duo later achieved further success with their television variety show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.12

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Sonny Bono
Sonny and Cher
…their first major hit, “I Got You Babe,” which was written by Sonny. The pop single sold more than a million copies, and it made Sonny and Cher famous. He subsequently wrote a series of popular songs that included “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” (1966) and “The…
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…their first major hit, “I Got You Babe,” which was written by Sonny. The pop single sold more than a million copies, and it made Sonny and Cher famous. He subsequently wrote a series of popular songs that included “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” (1966) and “The…
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Cher
Sonny and Cher
…came in 1965 with “I Got You Babe,” which sold more than three million copies. The duo went on to score a number of hits. With their noticeable height difference, they made for a visually striking couple. But by the late 1960s their popularity had begun to fade.
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…came in 1965 with “I Got You Babe,” which sold more than three million copies. The duo went on to score a number of hits. With their noticeable height difference, they made for a visually striking couple. But by the late 1960s their popularity had begun to fade.
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