Blake Shelton’s Hit Song About Maternal Bonds

The country musician revived his early hit ‘The Baby’ after the song’s long absence.

Blake Shelton performs during Country Stampede 2009 at Tuttle Creek State Park on June 27, 2009 in Manhattan, Kansas. Rick Diamond/Getty Images

The classic children’s book “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch contains a verse that mothers have recited to their little ones since the story’s 1986 debut: “I’ll love you forever/ I’ll like you for always/ As long as I’m living/ My baby you’ll be.”

Almost 20 years after the book’s debut, rising country musician Blake Shelton released a heart-tugging song with the same sentiment titled “The Baby.” The Oklahoma native scored his second No. 1 hit with the song after topping charts with his debut single, “Austin,” in the early 2000s.