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Babybird
Babybird are an English rock band formed by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Jones, who has been releasing music since 1995. While Jones' early solo work was released under the "Baby Bird" name, the altered "Babybird" was first used to distinguish the full band line-up that has changed often over the years. However, in recent years, Jones has recorded many of the Babybird albums himself, in addition to recording as a solo artist, and under various aliases including Death Of The Neighbourhood, Trucker, Black Reindeer, Deluder, Arthritis Kid and others. Stephen Jones started writing and recording songs at home and his first collection of these demos, '' I Was Born a Man'', was released in July 1995 using the name Baby Bird. He formed a band in order to tour and promote this work. In 1996, Babybird signed to Echo Records and their first single was released in July 1996. Babybird were dropped from their record label in 2000 after their third album, '' Bugged'', had poo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Gorgeous
"You're Gorgeous" is a song by British musical project Babybird, released as a commercial single on 30 September 1996. Babybird member Stephen Jones wrote the song and co-produced it with Steve Power. It was their only top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three, and reached the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Sweden. It is the track for which the band is best known. Lyrical meaning The song's lyrics are interpreted to describe the way a photographer exploits his models. The track is often mistaken as a love song due to the way it is initially presented, with one person complimenting the other until it is revealed that the narrator is a female model speaking to the photographer. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine from ''Allmusic'' (who gave the '' Ugly Beautiful'' album 4.5 stars out of 5) praised "You're Gorgeous" as a "effortlessly catchy" pop single, which "positively radiates with twisted sexuality". A reviewer from ''Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugly Beautiful
''Ugly Beautiful'' is a 1996 album by Babybird, the band's sixth, though their first for Echo Records. Released on 21 October, the album includes the singles " Goodnight", "Candy Girl", "You're Gorgeous" and "Cornershop". "You're Gorgeous" was a surprise top-three UK and international hit for the group. The album was written entirely by band-leader Stephen Jones. Many of the songs were written and recorded by Jones alone between 1988 and 1994. Several of the songs had been released in these demo incarnations on Jones' solo lo-fi work as Baby Bird that he did prior to forming the band with John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn. The majority of the album was produced by Jones with Steve Power. Darren Allison and Ian Caple each produced a song. Release and reception ''Ugly Beautiful'' received generally positive reviews. ''The Independent'' wrote, "It's not just that the songs sound less like dashed-off demos – there is also an increased depth of musical cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex-Maniac
''Ex-Maniac'' is the fifth studio album by the rock band Babybird, released by Unison Records in 2010. The album features Johnny Depp, who is said to be a "long time fan" of the band, playing guitar on "Unloveable", the first single from the album. Depp also directed the video for the single.- The album was produced by Bruce Witkin and Ryan Dorn, who were introduced to Stephen Jones, Babybird's frontman, by Depp. The album also features actor the Stephen Graham. The video's plot is an interpretation of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce. Critical reception ''The Press ''The Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One comm ...'' wrote that "these 11 instantly infectious songs find ones'slyrics as sharp as his ear for a tune, further invigorated by w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Jones (Babybird)
Stephen Jones (born 16 September 1962) is an English musician and novelist. Career Lo-fi period After studying at Nottingham Trent University, Jones became involved with an experimental theatre company, Dogs in Honey, in Nottingham in the late 1980s, writing songs for productions. By 1994, Jones had written over 400 songs and gained a publishing contract with Chrysalis Music. However, he was unable to gain a recording contract, and formed a plan to self-finance the release of a series of albums featuring his home demos, limited to 1,000 copies of each, under the name Baby Bird. The first of these was '' I Was Born a Man'', released in August 1995 and positively received by the NME. Babybird the band During the second half of 1995, Jones toured under the name Babybird with Huw Chadbourne (keyboards), Robert Gregory (drums), John Pedder (bass) and Luke Scott (guitar). Two further collections of demos were released, '' Bad Shave'' and ''Fatherhood'' (a fourth album, '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodnight (Babybird Song)
Goodnight is a 1996 single by Babybird, released from the album ''Ugly Beautiful''. The song originally appeared on Stephen Jones' solo album ''Fatherhood'', which had been released the previous December (where it was spelled "Good Night"), but was later re-recorded with a full band after Babybird were signed to Echo Records. The single was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ..., peaking at #28. Track listing #"Goodnight" #"July" #"Harry & Ida Swap Teeth" #"July 2" #"Girl with Money" #"Shellfish" References Babybird songs Songs written by Stephen Jones (Babybird) 1996 singles 1996 songs The Echo Label singles {{1990s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's Something Going On
''There's Something Going On'' is the second studio album by the rock band Babybird, released in 1998. Unlike the band's previous album, ''Ugly Beautiful'', only one of the tracks is an alternative version of an original recording made by lead singer, Stephen Jones, before the band was formed. The original version of "I Was Never Here" can be heard on ''Fatherhood''. The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception ''The Irish Times'' wrote that "Baby Bird's mix of sweet pop and sour grapes is not always palatable, but sometimes it's a welcome tonic for jaded Britpoppers." '' Spin'' deemed it "bittersweetly twisted." The album was voted No. 14 in ''NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...s albums of the year for 1998. Track listing # "Bad Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between My Ears There Is Nothing But Music
''Between My Ears There Is Nothing But Music'' is the fourth studio album by rock band Babybird released in 2006. It was the first album that they recorded after leaving Echo Records The Echo Label was a British record label started by Chrysalis Group in 1994, and linked with Pony Canyon in Japan. The Chrysalis Group were the original owners of Chrysalis Records, which they sold to EMI. In 2005, The Echo Label recorded a ... in 2000. It was released by Babybird Records. Track listing # "Too Much" (3:47) # "Dive" (3:32) # "Snails" (3:12) # "Old Skin" (4:00) # "Little Things" (3:40) # "70" (3:46) # "Lighter 'N' Spoon" (3:21) # "Divorce Song" (3:55) # "Shoutabout" (3:53) # "Better Than Love" (3:23) # "Beautiful Place" (9:19) Note: The last track is listed as "Beautiful Place" on the cover but as "Lost in a Beautiful Place" in the lyric booklet that comes with the CD. The song concludes at 5:11. A silence follows until 6:13 when an unlisted song ends the album. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugged (album)
''Bugged'' is the third studio album by rock band Babybird released in 2000. It was also the last album the band released on the Echo Records label before being dropped. The band subsequently split but re-united once again in 2006 for their fourth studio album ''Between My Ears There Is Nothing But Music''. The album features the single "The F-Word" which was later used as the theme tune for Gordon Ramsay's television series of the same name. The song "Getaway" was also used in an episode of ''Trigger Happy TV ''Trigger Happy TV'' is a hidden camera/ practical joke comedy television series. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for three series on the British television channel Channel 4 ...''. Track listing All tracks by Stephen Jones # "The F-Word" - 3:03 # "Getaway" - 4:59 # "Out Of Sight" - 4:28 # "Fireflies" - 3:39 # "Eyes In The Back Of Your Head" - 3:53 # "Till You Die" - 3:10 # "Wave Your Hands" - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatherhood (album)
''Fatherhood'' was the third of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird in 1995. The album includes a version of the song " Goodnight", which was subsequently released as the first single by Jones' band Babybird (written as one word). It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set '' The Original Lo-Fi''. Critical reception "...a mixture of whimsy, egotism and madness with a good bit of talent stirred in...his puzzled world-view is unique. He fills the 20 tracks with strangenesses. Weirdly wonderful." – The Guardian "Fatherhood is another unpredictable and magical journey through the thoughts of Stephen Jones, a man who is clearly in love with sweet melodies and the millions of ways you can fuck them up...you might find the whole experience as cigar-puffingly satisfying as becoming a dad." – The Independent Track listing All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones. #"No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happiest Man Alive
''The Happiest Man Alive'' was the fourth of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name ''Baby Bird'' in 1996. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set '' The Original Lo-Fi''. The album includes a version of the song "Candy Girl", subsequently a UK top-ten hit for Jones' band Babybird (written as one word). Liner notes All songs recorded on a 4-track tape recorder no bigger than a VCR. No Casio keyboards, no bellows-operated jazz synthesisers, no calor gas amplifiers have been used in these recordings. My attitude to resourcefulness-dictated-by-poverty never quite ran to stretching elastic bands over a washing-up bowl; though this technique, however tempting, is probably closer in spirit to Baby Bird than to musicianship. ''The Happiest Man Alive'' is quality control on the grandest scale imaginable. Critical reception "...an oblique sadist of spectacular talent. The Happiest Man Alive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pleasures Of Self Destruction
''The Pleasures of Self Destruction'' is the sixth studio album by rock band Babybird released in 2011, on Unison Records. The album features Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ..., who is said to be a "long time fan" of the band, on guitar on one track, the first track "Jesus Stag Night Club" Track listing All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones. # "Jesus Stag Night Club" (4.20) # "Beautiful Haze" (4.29) # "The Best Days of Our Lives" (3.28) # "I Love Her" (3.54) # "Not Love" (3.00) # "Can’t Love You Any More" (4.35) # "Don’t Wake Me" (4.10) # "I’m Not a Killer" (3.55) # "www.song" (4.06) # "A Little More Each Day" (3.45) # "Song for the Functioning Alcoholic" (3.32) # "The World Is Ours" (2.36) # "Remember Us" (4.22) References {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was Born A Man
''I Was Born a Man'' was the first of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird in 1995. The album was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set '' The Original Lo-Fi''. The album includes a version of the song "Cornershop", which was subsequently a hit single for Jones' band Babybird (written as one word). Critical reception "I'll just say that I Was Born A Man is the only record I've heard this year with lyrics worth remembering and music that's impossible to forget, because I'd rather you listen to it than me talking about it." - Melody Maker. "...whatever ultra-naff low-fidelity keyboard tinklings he undertakes; he carries with him incredibly touching pieces like Dead Bird Sings that create, in the middle of this tank top of a record, an altogether different kind of sadness." - NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |