Babylon Zoo was a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on January 21, 1996, went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release - a record at the time.
Jas Mann had formerly been in an indie music band, called The Sandkings, which he left in 1992, because of musical differences.
Babylon Read Full BioBabylon Zoo was a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on January 21, 1996, went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release - a record at the time.
Jas Mann had formerly been in an indie music band, called The Sandkings, which he left in 1992, because of musical differences.
Babylon Zoo was signed to Phonogram Records after A&R rep Clive Black heard their first three-track demo tape in May 1993. When Black moved to Warner Bros. Records in 1993, he took Mann's contract with him. An album had been prepared and sleeves for a single, "Fire Guided Light", were printed, but Babylon Zoo's debut was put on hold again when Black moved once more to EMI in 1995, where the band were signed on to a seven-album contract.
However, promotional copies of the song "Spaceman" had already been distributed, and chosen to tie in with the release of a new Levi's jeans TV advert. The single went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart and also went to Number 1 in the single charts in twenty-three countries.
An album entitled The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes was produced at Mann's New Atlantis Productions music/artwork/video centre. It was released in 1996 and included new-age tracks such as "Is Your Soul for Sale?" and "I'm Cracking Up I Need a Pill". It debuted at #6 on the album charts and reached the Top 20 in 17 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
In 1997, Jas Mann was lampooned on the channel 4 TV series, Brass Eye.
Three years later, in 1999, a follow-up album was released entitled King Kong Groover, but Mann decided not to promote the album as he was not getting support from his label EMI since the departure of the man who had signed him, Clive Black. Mann subsequently decided to move to India and work for an aid agency.
Years active 1992–2000
Jas Mann had formerly been in an indie music band, called The Sandkings, which he left in 1992, because of musical differences.
Babylon Read Full BioBabylon Zoo was a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on January 21, 1996, went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release - a record at the time.
Jas Mann had formerly been in an indie music band, called The Sandkings, which he left in 1992, because of musical differences.
Babylon Zoo was signed to Phonogram Records after A&R rep Clive Black heard their first three-track demo tape in May 1993. When Black moved to Warner Bros. Records in 1993, he took Mann's contract with him. An album had been prepared and sleeves for a single, "Fire Guided Light", were printed, but Babylon Zoo's debut was put on hold again when Black moved once more to EMI in 1995, where the band were signed on to a seven-album contract.
However, promotional copies of the song "Spaceman" had already been distributed, and chosen to tie in with the release of a new Levi's jeans TV advert. The single went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart and also went to Number 1 in the single charts in twenty-three countries.
An album entitled The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes was produced at Mann's New Atlantis Productions music/artwork/video centre. It was released in 1996 and included new-age tracks such as "Is Your Soul for Sale?" and "I'm Cracking Up I Need a Pill". It debuted at #6 on the album charts and reached the Top 20 in 17 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
In 1997, Jas Mann was lampooned on the channel 4 TV series, Brass Eye.
Three years later, in 1999, a follow-up album was released entitled King Kong Groover, but Mann decided not to promote the album as he was not getting support from his label EMI since the departure of the man who had signed him, Clive Black. Mann subsequently decided to move to India and work for an aid agency.
Years active 1992–2000
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
Animal Army
Babylon Zoo Lyrics
Tyrannosaurus marches before us
Lions laugh at the smell of a gun
Ride on the back of an elephant's shoulders
Tell all your friends you're an angel
Animals dance along, animals.
Tyrannosaurus marching towards us
Lions a mass coming out of the grass
Ride on the back of an elephant's shoulders
Tell all your friends your an angel
An angel
An angel
Leopards dancing, in my paradise
Animal armies, in my...
Tyrannosaurus marching towards us
Lions a mass coming out of the grass
Ride on the back of an elephant's shoulders
Tell all your friends your an angel
An angel
An angel
Leopards dancing, (leopards dancing), in my paradise
Tigers dancing, (tigers dancing), in my paradise
Chrome and candy, (chrome and candy), in my paradise
Animal armies, (animal armies), in my...
Leopards dancing, (leopards dancing), in my, (in my), paradise, (paradise)
Tigers dancing, (tigers dancing), in my, (in my), paradise, (paradise)
Solar planets, (solar planets), in my, (in my), paradise, (paradise)
Animal armies, (animal armies), in my, (in my)...
Paradise... Paradise.. (Paradise)
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JASBINDER SINGH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on specific lyrics, highlight them
Gareth Davies
Shame so many people probably never listened to this album, it's the first one I ever bought on cassette. I was hooked on it for months. Listening to this now, it was so ahead of its time. The guitar tones are amazing and the vocals are on point. Still have the CD blasting in the car from time to time
Fama Kate
@Gabi X I like all the songs on this albums which is pretty rare. For me the best song on this album is "Fire Guided Light".
Gabi X
Respect your opinion but don't agree.
The first 2 tracks and the last are good, the rest is just boring and the songs are way too similar.....
Faat Hailijka
Babylon Zoo a été, et en l'occurrence Jas Mann puisque c'est lui qui fait pratiquement tout (les instruments, les arrangements, les orchestrations et bien sûr la voix, c'est tout juste s'il ne balaie pas le studio juste avant de partir) LE Bowie de mes jeunes années et, curieusement, à les comparer aujourd'hui tous les deux, je ne suis pas du tout sûr du "vainqueur". Ce titre, cet album-là, sont l'épitomé d'une sorte d'art ultime qui conjuguerait la rage du rock'n'roll, la grâce suave des mélodies pop et l'avant-gardisme fatalement futuriste dont joue (et se joue) notre divin lutin. Son parcours ensuite ne m'étonne pas, encore un mec pas du genre à chanter blanc quand il pense noir. Hat-trick !
Justanother reviewer
The guitar riff is off the scale AMAZING!!
Vinyl Junkie
Babylon zoo needs to come out for Record Store day. Both albums would be good and would love to have them on vinyl
Andres Toro Londoño
This band came from somewhere in the future but placed in the past... 👏👏👏🎸🎤🎹
Frances Yen
I have this album! love it!
Stupendous Horrendous
This album/song will always bring back fond memories. I first listened right around the first time I read Watchmen. This album and that comic will always bring the other to mind when I partake in one.
Melissa Abrahams
So under rated. So brilliant. Freaking 90s art.