Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies are a Swedish rock band originally from Nässjö and currentl… Read Full Bio ↴Backyard Babies are a Swedish rock band originally from Nässjö and currently based in Stockholm. The band was formed in 1989 and over the years they have released eight studio albums and won two Swedish Grammy Awards. They are largely attributed with popularizing sleaze rock in Scandinavia and Sweden. Their single "Minus Celsius" appears as a playable bonus track in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and "Degenerated" is available as a downloadable song for Guitar Hero World Tour.
History
Formed in 1987, Backyard Babies originally consisted of singer/bassist Tobbe (Tobias Fischer), guitarist Dregen, guitarist Johan Blomqvist, and drummer Peder Carlsson. They were then called Tyrant and played several live shows in their local area and recorded a rough demo. Tobbe was soon replaced by frontman Nicke Borg on vocals and guitar, and Blomqvist switched to bass. Fischer went on to be a professional photographer and web designer in Stockholm, continuing to work occasionally with his old bandmates.
In 1989, the band changed their name to Backyard Babies and recorded two more demos and did a national tour of Sweden. The band self-released a debut EP titled Something to Swallow. This got them signed in 1993 by Swedish label Megarock Records.
Backyard Babies released their debut album Diesel & Power in 1994. The music on it took influences from rock, punk, and blues. In addition to the album, the band also released the single "Electric Suzy" with a cover of "Taxi Driver" by Hanoi Rocks as the B-side. After touring with former Hanoi Rocks members in Demolition 23 and doing a short headline tour in late 1995, premiering new songs that remain unreleased, the band was put on hiatus, as guitarist Dregen formed the garage rock band The Hellacopters. Dregen appeared on two albums with the Hellacopters" Supershitty to the Max! (1996) and Payin' the Dues (1997).
The Backyard Babies reunited in 1997, with a new record contract with MVG Records. They recorded their most critically acclaimed album, Total 13. Critics compared the album favorably to the New York Dolls, Ramones, and The Damned. They toured the United Kingdom with good response. A single was released from the album, "Bombed (Out of My Mind)", with the B-side "Rocker" featuring a duet with Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe. Their next single was the self-released "Is It Still Alright to Smile?". The B-side of the single was a cover of the Faster Pussycat track "Babylon" featuring guest appearances from Ginger of the Wildhearts and Nicke Andersson who had played with Dregen in the Hellacopters. In 1998, the band toured the United Kingdom once more, this time in support of Alice Cooper.
After the collaboration on the song "Babylon", Dregen, Ginger, and Nicke Andersson formed the side project Supershit 666, which released a six-track EP in 1999. Dregen returned to the Backyard Babies soon after as the band took off for another tour of the United Kingdom, this time in support of AC/DC.
The Babies recorded a follow-up to Total 13, titled Making Enemies is Good which has been described by some critics as a more "controlled chaos" approach than their previous effort. Two of the singles from it were hits "The Clash" and "Brand New Hate", the latter of which was co-written with Ginger. They toured in support of the album with Motörhead.
On 15 October 2002, Backyard Babies guitarist Dregen was on the front pages of Swedish national newspapers. After returning home from a club where he was DJing, he and his friend were assaulted, robbed, and knocked unconscious. Dregen suffered a broken jaw but the band continued recording their next album; Stockholm Syndrome. The album, released in 2003, was viewed by some fans as a return towards a more energetic and raw sound. The album won them a Swedish Grammy. The album spawned three singles, "Minus Celsius", "A Song for the Outcast" and "Friends".
During 2005, the band toured the United States (with openers The Chelsea Smiles & Crash Kelly) and Europe alongside Social Distortion. The album People Like People Like People Like Us, produced by Nicke Andersson of The Hellacopters, was released in 2006. It spawned two singles: "The Mess Age (How Could I Be So Wrong)" and "Dysfunctional Professional". A self-titled album was released in August 2008. The first single was "Fuck Off and Die". The second single "Degenerated" is supported by an animated video clip. Their self-titled 2008 album reached number 1 on the Swedish albums chart.
The compilation album Them XX was released in 2009 to honor the band's 20th anniversary. The accompanying tour was rumored to be their last. After a hiatus, the band reconvened with an announcement in May 2014. Their 2015 album Four by Four reached number 2 on the Swedish albums chart. In September 2018 they played at the Hard Rock Hell Sleaze festival in Sheffield, England. The band released their eighth studio album, Sliver & Gold, in 2019. In 2022, in an interview with The Sound Lab, Dregen confirmed Backyard Babies were on hiatus due to commitments with The Hellacopters but there were plans to create more music in the future.
Discography
Diesel & Power (1994)
Total 13 (1998)
Making Enemies Is Good (2001)
Stockholm Syndrome (2003)
People Like People Like People Like Us (2006)
Backyard Babies (2008)
Four by Four (2015)
Sliver & Gold (2019)
History
Formed in 1987, Backyard Babies originally consisted of singer/bassist Tobbe (Tobias Fischer), guitarist Dregen, guitarist Johan Blomqvist, and drummer Peder Carlsson. They were then called Tyrant and played several live shows in their local area and recorded a rough demo. Tobbe was soon replaced by frontman Nicke Borg on vocals and guitar, and Blomqvist switched to bass. Fischer went on to be a professional photographer and web designer in Stockholm, continuing to work occasionally with his old bandmates.
In 1989, the band changed their name to Backyard Babies and recorded two more demos and did a national tour of Sweden. The band self-released a debut EP titled Something to Swallow. This got them signed in 1993 by Swedish label Megarock Records.
Backyard Babies released their debut album Diesel & Power in 1994. The music on it took influences from rock, punk, and blues. In addition to the album, the band also released the single "Electric Suzy" with a cover of "Taxi Driver" by Hanoi Rocks as the B-side. After touring with former Hanoi Rocks members in Demolition 23 and doing a short headline tour in late 1995, premiering new songs that remain unreleased, the band was put on hiatus, as guitarist Dregen formed the garage rock band The Hellacopters. Dregen appeared on two albums with the Hellacopters" Supershitty to the Max! (1996) and Payin' the Dues (1997).
The Backyard Babies reunited in 1997, with a new record contract with MVG Records. They recorded their most critically acclaimed album, Total 13. Critics compared the album favorably to the New York Dolls, Ramones, and The Damned. They toured the United Kingdom with good response. A single was released from the album, "Bombed (Out of My Mind)", with the B-side "Rocker" featuring a duet with Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe. Their next single was the self-released "Is It Still Alright to Smile?". The B-side of the single was a cover of the Faster Pussycat track "Babylon" featuring guest appearances from Ginger of the Wildhearts and Nicke Andersson who had played with Dregen in the Hellacopters. In 1998, the band toured the United Kingdom once more, this time in support of Alice Cooper.
After the collaboration on the song "Babylon", Dregen, Ginger, and Nicke Andersson formed the side project Supershit 666, which released a six-track EP in 1999. Dregen returned to the Backyard Babies soon after as the band took off for another tour of the United Kingdom, this time in support of AC/DC.
The Babies recorded a follow-up to Total 13, titled Making Enemies is Good which has been described by some critics as a more "controlled chaos" approach than their previous effort. Two of the singles from it were hits "The Clash" and "Brand New Hate", the latter of which was co-written with Ginger. They toured in support of the album with Motörhead.
On 15 October 2002, Backyard Babies guitarist Dregen was on the front pages of Swedish national newspapers. After returning home from a club where he was DJing, he and his friend were assaulted, robbed, and knocked unconscious. Dregen suffered a broken jaw but the band continued recording their next album; Stockholm Syndrome. The album, released in 2003, was viewed by some fans as a return towards a more energetic and raw sound. The album won them a Swedish Grammy. The album spawned three singles, "Minus Celsius", "A Song for the Outcast" and "Friends".
During 2005, the band toured the United States (with openers The Chelsea Smiles & Crash Kelly) and Europe alongside Social Distortion. The album People Like People Like People Like Us, produced by Nicke Andersson of The Hellacopters, was released in 2006. It spawned two singles: "The Mess Age (How Could I Be So Wrong)" and "Dysfunctional Professional". A self-titled album was released in August 2008. The first single was "Fuck Off and Die". The second single "Degenerated" is supported by an animated video clip. Their self-titled 2008 album reached number 1 on the Swedish albums chart.
The compilation album Them XX was released in 2009 to honor the band's 20th anniversary. The accompanying tour was rumored to be their last. After a hiatus, the band reconvened with an announcement in May 2014. Their 2015 album Four by Four reached number 2 on the Swedish albums chart. In September 2018 they played at the Hard Rock Hell Sleaze festival in Sheffield, England. The band released their eighth studio album, Sliver & Gold, in 2019. In 2022, in an interview with The Sound Lab, Dregen confirmed Backyard Babies were on hiatus due to commitments with The Hellacopters but there were plans to create more music in the future.
Discography
Diesel & Power (1994)
Total 13 (1998)
Making Enemies Is Good (2001)
Stockholm Syndrome (2003)
People Like People Like People Like Us (2006)
Backyard Babies (2008)
Four by Four (2015)
Sliver & Gold (2019)
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Backyard Babies Lyrics
07 Spotlight The Sun It´s taken me forever But I don´t want to go I don´t…
8 Balled I´ve seen you in the nightclub I´ve seen you dressed up…
A Song for the Outcast Roses are red The seed has been spread Three can keep a…
Abandon I thought: release the endless pain! I think it´ll never be…
Babylon Livin' on the road is so much fun Boy,you are ugly…
Back on the Juice you never defeated me, or anything that you wanted me…
Backstabber He thinks he's Jesus and I think not He really thinks…
Bad to the Bone I got wheels under my guns And I got steel…
Be Myself And I I'm a coward I'm a whore I'm not a problem to…
Big Bad Wolf What if they do It’s not me or you Fuck what they…
Bigger W-A Trigger Ao! What were you thinkin' When you went down? It's kinda f…
Bigger W/A Trigger Ao! What were you thinkin' When you went down? It's kin…
Bite & Chew My baby girl she's mean to me She a wrapped up…
Blitzkrieg Loveshock Here we are, did so far. From the things that we…
Bloody Tears I′ve been speeding down this road Waiting for a sign to…
Bombed I don´t care what you say 'cause I´m born to…
Bombed (Out of My Mind) (Borg, Dregen, Carlsson) I don't care what you say `cause I…
Brand New Hate Makin' enemies is good Makin' enemies is good Makin' enemies…
Can't Find the Door Excuse me I need a little more money Just a drink to…
Can´t Find The Door Excuse me I need a little more money Just a drink to…
Cockblocker Blues When I dance I'm tailed by a dog called Ego And…
Colours Fell out of heaven A.D. But it meant nothin' to me You…
Come Undone You're good, you're bad You're happy, you're sad Your mom …
Degenerated Who´s the man? Who´s your God? Who´s the creep that you´ve…
Diesel & Power Come on, little honey Let me show you why I've got this…
Drool I sprayed a picture of spiderman Next to hitler and uncle-s…
Dysfunctional Professional Well you been on top of the world At least thatÂ's…
Earn The Crown Every time I hit the streets I'm fast Like a cannonball…
Eight-Balled I´ve seen you in the nightclub I´ve seen you dressed up…
Eightballed I've seen you in the nightclub I've seen you dressed up…
Electric Suzy Baby, baby, I got something for you Little Suzy come down Br…
Everybody Ready Everybody ready? Everybody ready? I'll be the first in line…
Ex-Files I`m warm when I`m cold I`m cold when I`m warm And nothing…
Fill Up This Bad Machine Well, I've been drivin' around the countryside Way too many …
Fly Like a Little... Coming down on a sunset street I live my life with…
Friends I know a man Back in Japan Backyard Babies Is his favorite…
Fuck Off And Die This time I think I'm gonna let it all out Open…
Get Dead You say it's wrong But I say alright Alright is wrong Or mig…
Ghetto You You want to hear a story A story 'bout a broken…
Go to Hell Out of money Out of cash, man It's the only thing that…
Gods Favourite Hey, babe, I must be God's favourite I'm riding all alone Ca…
Gotta Go I gotta go now, and I don't need you Sometimes it…
Gotta Go! (Borg, Dregen, Carlsson) I gotta go now, and I don´t…
Heaven 2. 9 Someone put me on a plane Goodbye, farewell, adios my friend…
Heaven in Hell I know I talk too much Baby, won't you give it…
Heroes & Heroines He's like a king In her eyes he's everything Nitroglycerin…
Hey I'm Sorry With my plastic gun like father & son I walked in…
Hey I´m Sorry With my plastic gun like father & son I walked in…
Hey, I'm Sorry With my plastic gun like father & son I walked in…
Highlights I saw red, I saw green I think I saw what…
Hold 'Em Down You've got speed I need soul It's like I'm back in that…
I Got Spades I walk in the rain and the street seems to…
I Love To Roll I love to roll with the 1, 2, 3,4! Flashback! Time…
I'm on My Way to Save Your Rock 'N' Roll I gotta get this out of my head I don′t believe…
Idiots Here you go, you really wanna make it There you go,…
Juicy Lucy Now I wanna tell you a story about a girl…
Kickin' Up Dust Good girls go to heaven Bad boys go to hell And I…
L I saw red, I saw green I think I saw what…
Let's Go To Hell Out of money Out of cash, man It's the only thing that…
Lies Well, I'll be your cigarette man Do whatever I can Honey, …
Like a Child Sometimes I could steal something real Sometimes I could ste…
Lonely X-Mas Sometimes love can be bad And sometimes it seems like everyb…
Look At You Look at you, man, look at the band Look at the…
Love Days go by with cigarettes And someone put a coin…
Made Me Madman One got down three to go Well, everybody cares but no…
Minus Celcius I searched the world Around for you In every corner I see…
Minus Celsius I searched the world Around for you In every corner I see tw…
Mommy's Little Monster Mommy's little monster dropped out of school Mommy's little…
My Demonic Side I'm in a world of reality But think again cause it's…
Nomadic i guess it's time to make it easier on ourselves is…
One Sound One sound, one love! Something you should think of We press …
P.O.P Oh yeah alright okay c'mon we're in the backseat of…
Pain Killer I see your phone's been cut off again Did you shoot…
Painkiller I see your phone's been cut off again Did you shoot…
Payback C'mon and let my lips do the talkin' Let my creepers…
People Like People Like People Like Us People like people like people like people like people like…
Pigs For Swine Sit back and put your Toys aside for a while It…
Piracy Do you remember back in the day? I always had my…
POP Oh, yeah, alright, okay, c'mon We're in the backseat of my…
Powderhead I wanna get some sunshine Before the sun goes down…
Roads I call you they call you Everyone's calling you my better…
Robber of Life I've been here, been there I've been every god damn where Yo…
Rocker I'm in construction of destruction But I think I'm on…
Saved by the Bell Let's keep in mind the sweet relief I've been waiting aroun…
Say When She puts her voicemail in my head With every girl I…
Shame I've been down too many times I can't feel my bones I've…
Should I Be Damned She's down and dirty She's everything a mother wouldn't lik…
Shut the Fuck Up I buy when you're selling out But the price has never…
Something to Swallow My baby keeps talkin' but dogs talk too much. baby Well…
Spotlight The Sun It´s taken me forever But I don´t want to go I don´t…
Star War Everybody's here With a face in the crowd No more lookin' ba…
Stars (Borg, Dregen) I do like flowers but I don't like…
still alright to smile So I tried to find out who I am It's…
Still Alright To Smile? You want to hear a story A story 'bout a broken…
Strange Kind of Attitude I feel something runnin' through my veins And it feels like…
Subculture Hero Hey, baby, you will rot in hell I´m so god damn…
Taxi Driver I′ll be your taxi driver for you, honey Take you anywhere…
Teenagers From Mars We land in barren fields On the Arizona plains The inseminat…
Th1rt3en Or Nothing Thirteen or nothing! Reach out for the sky again I′m calli…
The Clash Do you believe, leave the things that i admire My mistake,…
The Kids Are Right The kids are right from doing wrong! Check him in Check her…
the mess age Sammy Hagar Miscellaneous The Message Raise your brow above …
The Mess Age ( How Could I Be So Wrong I've been too crazy I don't feel that good Just breaking…
The mess age (how could I be s I've been too crazy, I don't feel that good Just breaking…
The Mess Age (How Could I Be So Wrong) I've been too crazy I don't feel that good Just breaking…
The message Sammy Hagar Miscellaneous The Message Raise your brow above …
The Ship You, yeah you, I am talking to you and you…
Things To Do Before We Die How would you feel if I was dead Not everyone will…
Too Tough To Make Some Friends Too tough to make some friends Too tough to make some…
U.F.O. Romeo I can't, can't, can't, can't do Can't, can't, can't, can't d…
Voodoo Love Bow I keep my motivation on But I'm afraid of what I'll…
Walls I don′t believe you So I'm going far away tonight I′ve been…
Wasted Years It doesn′t make no common sense I can see right through You'…
We Go a Long Way Back Everybody wanna see the fat old lady sing now Everybody kno…
Where Were You i gotta do it tonight we don't belong now it's been much…
Where Were You? I gotta do it tonight We don't belong Now it's been much…
White Light District I got a feeling it ain′t right To turn your back…
Wild Dog Did you get what you were looking for I think you're…
Wireless Mind You wanna know where I come from You wanna see what…
Year By Year All my dreams are haunting me Nothing seems to be for…
You Cannot Win Such a hopeless deviate A girl born way to late All set…
You Tell Me You Love Me You Lie When you burn out There is no doubt Nobody can hear you…
Zoe Is a Weirdo She's got a ticket and she wanted to go First class…