In 2008, Kevin Morby and Cassie Ramone shared a small apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn for a few months and wrote some songs. After meeting again in a house party, the two decided to start a band. The idea was to recapture the early, stress-free days of playing music before they were both in groups that had gained some success and created accompanying pressures. Despite the intention, nothing much came of the idea until the next winter when both bands again had a break. Justin Sullivan, who had played with Ramone in Bossy, began practicing with them on drums, and The Babies debuted as a three-piece in March 2009 at Dead Herring, their friends’ loft in Brooklyn. They played a few times before asking Nathanial Stark, formerly of Bent Outta Shape, to join on bass, and the full lineup’s first shows were in that summer.
The band released self-made tapes and singles for the small Wild World and Make a Mess labels before releasing their self-titled debut album for Shrimper in February 2011.They toured for much of the year, eventually replacing Stark with new bassist, Brian Schleyer.In early 2012, they left their Brooklyn home to record their second album in Los Angeles. Our House on the Hill was released on Woodsist late in the year.
In 2014, Cassie Ramone stated that the band is going to be "largely inactive" due to her focus on her own, as well as Morby's, solo careers.
There is another band with the same name:
2) THE BABIES (named after 1977 punk classic song: ''Boston Babies'' - SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS) are garage punk'n'roll trio from Zagreb/Vinkovci, Croatia. They're playing furious screamin' punk'n'roll in style like THE STOOGES, THE DEAD BOYS, THE SAINTS...
Known as energetic and wild live performers, in this moment one of the most perspective bands in their country, honestly addored by local rock-press and audience. Their debut CD album "The Babies" (Dancing Bear Records, 2003) is finally out ! In this moment, the band is on their promotional tour...
Also shared stage with bands like: NEW BOMB TURKS, NASHVILLE PUSSY, THE CYNICS, ZEKE, THE COSMIC PSYCHOS, THE DIRTYS, SPEEDBALL BABY, WANDA CHROME AND THE LEATHER PHARAOHS, STREET WALKIN' CHEETAS, THE BAMBI MOLESTERS and many many others...
That Boy
The Babies Lyrics
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That boy and his heartache
That boy and his heartache
That boy and his heartache
Don't don't don't, don't you come talk to me
Blind as a bat when it comes to the birds and the bees
Why do you think I wear holes in my jeans?
Oh, don't don't don't, don't you come talk to me
This world and its heartbreak
That world and its heartbreak
His world and his heartbreak
Oh, and her world and her heartbreak
Don't don't don't don't you come talk to me
Best friend died, don't you see?
His mother came, and lied down next to me
Oh, don't don't don't, don't you come talk to me
And, oh lord it's like an earthquake
Oh lord it's like an earthquake
Oh lord it's like an earthquake
Oh lord it's like an earthquake
Sometimes I get so scared that I can't breathe
And the ground moves right out from beneath my feet
And the sky is hanging low to the tree
Oh, don't don't don't, don't you come talk to me
Just cut me a break
Won't you just cut me a break
Just cut me a break
Won't you just cut me a break
Just make those hips shake
Just make those hips shake
Just make those hips shake for me
The Babies' song "That Boy" is a powerful and emotional ode to heartbreak, grief, and desperation. The repetition of "That boy and his heartache" and "Don't don't don't, don't you come talk to me" creates a sense of urgency and pleading from the singer, who is clearly struggling with some kind of emotional pain. The verses shift between the personal ("Why do you think I wear holes in my jeans?") and the universal ("His mother came, and lied down next to me"), suggesting that the singer's pain is both deeply individual and something that is felt by many.
The chorus of "Oh lord it's like an earthquake" drives home the sense of upheaval and chaos that the singer is feeling: "Sometimes I get so scared that I can't breathe / And the ground moves right out from beneath my feet / And the sky is hanging low to the tree." The plea for someone to "just cut me a break" suggests that the singer feels overwhelmed and in need of relief, but the final line ("Just make those hips shake for me") adds a glimmer of hope and a suggestion of release. It's a powerful and moving song that captures the complexity of human emotion and the struggle to find meaning in difficult times.
Line by Line Meaning
That boy and his heartache
The boy is going through a rough time emotionally and is heartbroken
Don't don't don't, don't you come talk to me
I don't want to hear from anyone right now
Blind as a bat when it comes to the birds and the bees
I don't understand relationships or how they work
Why do you think I wear holes in my jeans?
My distress is so strong that it literally manifests in the way I dress
This world and its heartbreak
The world is full of pain and heartbreak
Best friend died, don't you see?
I'm grieving the loss of my best friend
His mother came, and lied down next to me
His mother is trying to comfort me in my pain
Oh lord it's like an earthquake
My pain is so intense that it feels like an earthquake shaking my world
Sometimes I get so scared that I can't breathe
My distress is so paralyzing that it feels like I can't even breathe
And the ground moves right out from beneath my feet
My sense of stability and security is gone
And the sky is hanging low to the tree
Everything feels dark and oppressive
Just cut me a break
I need a moment of peace and respite from my pain
Just make those hips shake
Distract me from my pain with some fun and dancing
Contributed by Annabelle V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
cantina
this is such a good song.
A A
dat boi and his heartache
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