"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is the second single by singer-actress Cher from her second studio album The Sonny Side of Chér. The song was written by Cher's then-husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and is one of Cher's biggest selling singles of the 1960s. Also in 1966, Nancy Sinatra released her version of the song on her album How Does That Grab You?. It featured tremolo effect guitar (played by Billy Strange) and melancholy singing.
Lady Gaga covered song at Jazz at Lincoln Center for the special TV program "Cheek to Cheek LIVE!". The song live version available as the bonus track on iTunes edition her and Tony Bennett's jazz collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek.
Performances
| Dates | Location | City | 
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| 2014 | |||
| July 28 | Rivington F+B | New York City, NY | 
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| September 5 | Harper's Bazaar: NYFW Fete | ||
Lyrics
I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
"Remember when we used to play?"
Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
I used to shoot you down
Music played and people sang
Now for me no church bells rang
Now he's gone, I don't know why
And till this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie
Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, he hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
My baby shot me down
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