Released July 98

Tracks:

1.If You’ll Be Mine (4.20)
2.Poolside (4.23) (+, #, @, ¤)
3.Worn (4.28) (+, #, ¤)
4.Memorise (4.22) (*, ¤)
5.I Want Nothing (4.23) (*, ¤)

Catalogue numbers:

Echo cd1: ecscd65 (+)
Echo cd2:ecscx65 (*)
Echo mc: ecsmc65 (#)
Echo 7”: ecs65 (@)
Echo Promo (1 Track Picture CD)
EU CD: umd80536 (¤)
French promo: VISA4442 (Cardboard sleeve)
Australian cd: mush018252 (Mushroom) (¤)

Selected tracks:

Babybird - Poolside [ 4:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup

babybird - Memorise [ 4:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup

Note:

The second single from ’There’s Something Going On’ but in terms of Babybird’s commercial direction at the time, it probably should have been the first.

At least from my Scandinavian perspective, Bad Old Man was the last BB single ever to be released here, but I’m sure ‘If You’ll be Mine’ would have done well on a few Radio Stations (at least very late at night).

Taken from an album with a seemingly darker feel, this song is a characteristic BB-tune combining a downplayed atmosphere, a typically arresting chorus and some carefully arranged electronic drum patterns.

An obvious single from an album unusually free of singles. B-side ‘Poolside’ exhibits a mesmerizing vocal range from Jones over a loud drum loop (actually I’m not sure its looped but it sounds like it).

‘Worn’ is great melancholic stuff, and ‘Memorise’ and ‘I Want Nothing’ from single two are equally worth a listen. And as with the previous single, go get the 5 track version.

Lyrics

If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours.
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I�ll be yours.

I tick like a bomb,
a little bomb with feelings
in every single country,
under every ceiling.

There’s no feeling, there’s no feeling at all
There’s no feeling, there’s no feeling at all

If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours.
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours.

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

I’m built like a house
A little house that’s peeling
As it peels away then you’ll see
There’s no feeling, there’s no feeling at all
There’s no feeling, there’s no feeling at all

If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours.
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours.

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

I burn like a tree at the end of the garden.
We’ve put up a swing for the children.
There’s no feeling there’s no feeling at all.
With the world on TV she’s she’s given up believing
There’s nothing left to see,
I was teasing.
I was teasing, I was teasing her on
I was teasing, I was teasing her on

If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours.
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours,
If you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours.

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la la la

All singles:

■ Cokeholes (2008) | ■ Lighter ‘n’ Spoon (2008) | ■ Too/Much/Dive (2006) | ■ Friend (2002) | ■ Double A EP (2000)  | ■ Out of Sight (2000) | ■ The F-Word (2000) | ■ Back Together (remix) (1999) | ■ If You’ll Be Mine (1998) | ■ Bad Old Man (1998) | ■ Cornershop (1997) | ■ Candy Girl (1997) | ■ You’re Gorgeous (1996) | ■ Goodnight (1996) | ■ Snake Caves / Lemonade Baby (1995) | ■ Larry Bright (Mortal Wombat) (1995)