Jones had begun writing songs and recording home demos as part of an experimental theatre group in Sheffield. A collection of these demos (I Was Born a Man) was released in the summer of 1995, under the name Baby Bird. Following a warm critical reception for this record, he recruited a band made up of Huw Chadbourne (keyboards), Robert Gregory (drums), John Pedder (bass) and Luke Scott (guitar), in order to tour and promote his work.
During 1995, two further albums of demo recordings were released under the name Baby Bird (Bad Shave and Fatherhood) and two in 1996 (The Happiest Man Alive and Dying Happy).
By the end of the year, a decent public following had been built up, as well as quite considerable excitment within the press and music industry. Babybird were signed to Echo Records (a division of the Chrysalis Group), and the first "proper" single, a full-band recording of "Goodnight", which had appeared in demo form on Fatherhood, was eventually released in the summer of 1996, becoming a minor chart hit in the UK.
"You're Gorgeous"
The second single, You're Gorgeous, reached number 3 in the UK in October 1996, and was also one of the biggest selling singles of the year, going on to chart around the world. This remains the song for which Stephen Jones and Babybird are best known.
However, it presented a much more commercial face to the public in comparison to Jones' previous work. The early demo albums won Jones great credibility with those who heard them, but had not reached a wide audience (each one being a one-off pressing). Arguably, the commercial sound and success of "You're Gorgeous", which received massive exposure by comparison, made it hard for many to take Jones seriously as an indie artist. Essentially, what he was best at was no longer what he was best known for.
After "You're Gorgeous"
The album Ugly Beautiful was released to a warm reception, but was not the unmitigated critical triumph that some had anticipated from Babybird's first studio-recorded album. The album produced two more hit singles, Candy Girl and Cornershop.
Babybird returned, minus keyboardist Huw Chadbourne, in 1998 with There's Something Going On, preceded by a single, Bad Old Man. The album was a modest success and was followed by further minor hits, If You'll Be Mine and Back Together.
In 2000, a line-up of Babybird comprising Stephen Jones, Luke Scott and Matt Hay created a third album. Bugged, which was well-received critically (it might be suggested that it is an album of the right quality, but four years later than expected). However, sales were poor and the two singles from it, The F-Word (later the theme tune to a UK TV cookery show of the same name) and Out of Sight barely dented the charts. Babybird were dropped by their record label soon after. A third single from the album Fireflies was released on Animal Noise records, but sold few copies. The band subsequently split.
Stephen Jones went on to write fiction, release solo work and score a film, Blessed, in 2004.
In October 2005, a posting on the official Babybird website announced that the band had reformed as a three-piece featuring Stephen, Luke Scott and Robert Gregory, and would be releasing new material in 2006.
The last CD, called "Between My Ears There's Nothing But Music", was released in autumn 2006 and didn't seem to have encountered a big success.
Stephen Jones has also released Solo material, not to be confused with the american artist of the same name.
In September 2009, Stephen Jones launched an online Babybird community, on which he regularly posts.
A brief tour of the UK was undertaken in November 2009 with the lineup of Stephen Jones, Luke Scott and Robert Gregory. This tour was to promote the new album, Ex-Maniac, due for release in February 2010. Johnny Depp, a long time fan, appears on the album Ex-Maniac, as guitarist in the first single off the album, Unloveable.
I Know
Babybird Lyrics
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For all you know it's all I know for all I know it's all you know
There's nothing left between us
Nothing left between, there's nothing left between us
And nothing in between
Come back come back come back come back
My little heart is not alone
Under a card you made your home
There's nothing in my brain
There's nothing in your heart
There's nothing left to stop us
Nothing left to start
Come back come back come back come back
We've decided not to speak, decided not to hear
Decided not to fall apart to wait another year
But there's nothing left between us
Nothing left between, there's nothing left between us
And nothing in between
There's nothing left between us
There's nothing left between
There's nothing left between us
And nothing in between
Come back come back
There's nothing left between us
Nothing left between
There's nothing left between us
Nothing in between
There's nothing left between us
There's nothing left between
There's nothing left between us
And nothing in between
Come back come back
Come back come back
All I know is all you know and all you know is all I know
For all you know it's all I know for all I know it's all you know
With nothing left between us
Nothing left between
There's nothing in between us
And nothing in between
With nothing left between us
And nothing in between
There's nothing left between us
And nothing in between
Come back come back
Come back come back
The lyrics of Babybird's "I Know" seems to be about a relationship that has come to an end due to miscommunication, misunderstandings, and lack of communication. In the first stanza, the singer speaks about how they both only know what the other knows and that they are left with nothing between them. He pleads for his lover to return to him and laments over the missed opportunity to talk things through. The second stanza highlights the fact that they have both decided not to communicate, ignoring each other altogether, and waiting for another year to come by. However, they both know that there is nothing left between them and that there was nothing between them, to begin with. Finally, the chorus repeats the fact that there is nothing between them and that their relationship is over.
The song seems to be suggesting that sometimes, we struggle to communicate and are left with nothing. We build walls around ourselves and refuse to communicate, hoping for time to heal everything, but in reality, we are missing out on something important in the process. The singer is imploring his lover to return to him and start afresh, to communicate and try to work things out. But with nothing left between them, it is clear that their relationship is done.
Line by Line Meaning
All I know is all you know and all you know is all I know
We share the same knowledge and understanding
For all you know it's all I know for all I know it's all you know
We both have limited knowledge of the situation
There's nothing left between us
Our relationship is over
Nothing left between, there's nothing left between us
There is no longer any connection between us
And nothing in between
There is no other factor influencing our current situation
Come back come back come back come back
Please return to me
My little heart is not alone
I feel lonely without you
Under a card you made your home
You found comfort in a particular location or memory
Now all I hear is your pretty voice silent on the telephone
We no longer communicate verbally
There's nothing in my brain
I do not have any thoughts or ideas about our relationship
There's nothing in your heart
Your feelings for me have disappeared
There's nothing left to stop us
There is no reason to prevent us from ending our relationship
Nothing left to start
There is no hope for us to begin again
We've decided not to speak, decided not to hear
We have made a conscious decision to avoid communication
Decided not to fall apart to wait another year
We have agreed to try and keep our relationship together despite its issues
With nothing left between us
Our relationship has ended and there is nothing left to say or do about it
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DANIEL JOHNSON, PARIS ALEXANDRIA JONES, TORENCE HATCH, VINAY VYAS, GLENDA PROBY, JEREMY COLEMAN, JUSTIN DAVIE
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Wolfie Love_Playz
So, this is my story
Yesterday my dad got on my balcony and came to me telling me that there was a NEST and a MAMA BIRD IN OUR GRILL.
I thought he was joking, but then I saw it for myself and believed him.. today we went to check on them and we found 4 baby eggs in a deep part of the nest as if the mama was trying to hide them or keep them warm.
I found this video but I don’t know what to do.. anybody got any ideas? Anything would be appreciated! You don’t have to like, just please give some advice, this is my first time dealing with this and I’m honestly confused on what to do..
Duolingo 6
Yesterday, I found I baby cardinal on the ground. I thought it was to young to learn how to fly, so I has to have fell out of its nest. I called my dad and said if it was ok to see the bird and he said yes. I visited it and it looked fine so i went back in. My dad told me it’s going to die at night so we had no choice to bring it in. Later, I bring him in BUT we had to go to Walmart. When we came back it was lying on the ground dead 😱😭
One like = one prayer
David Di Franco
Thank you! I found a fallen nest today and this really helped.
FA ST
I fell off of a nest, what do I do? :P
ThiccPax
David Di Franco yo can someone reply quick, there is a baby bird that fell out of its best out front. It doesn’t look hurt . But what should i do
Amanda Kirk
Thank you for posting this video. Used it yesterday when we found featherless baby doves on the ground and the basket nest totally worked!❤️
Bird Bath
Look at bird bath
🐙🦓
Michelle Self
Wonderful! Thankyou for helping nature❤🙏🏻
candyflossss14
Thank you so much for this post. I rescued a baby bird hanging (entangled) from her nest (must have tried to fly sooner than she could - naughty one). I placed her in a shoe box and was searching the net for next steps when I came across this video. I removed some of the thread and hair she was entangled in and placed her back in the nest. Her mommy came after a while and took her back in care.
Michelle Self
Wonderful ! Similar just happened but this birdie fell out , LUCKILY ON VERY PLUSH GRASS and I removed the stringy stuff from birdie and hope momma comes back .
Laura Ackerman
I just found a baby bird... I climbed the 🌲 and put them back in the nest!!!!!!! I AM A PROUD 12 YEAR OLD!!!
Im a real Fairy
Shouldnt of done that it will be stuck and it parents dont come back