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The Babys

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    (1974-1981)
    Formed in London by band member Mike Corby and manager Adrian Millar
    1977 line-up:
    Mike Corby - guitar, keyboards
    John Waite - vocals, bass
    Wally Stocker - guitar
    Tony Brock - drums
    Recorded 'Isn't It Time,' 'Everytime I Think of You,' 'Back on My Feet Again' and 'Midnight Rendezvous'

Why they might be annoying:

    Other names considered were the Cry Babys and the Big Babys.
    Settling for the Babys to try and capture a fair teen audience share, Corby, Waite and Millar all claim to be the originator of the title.
    During an argument Waite cut Corby on the face with a broken beer bottle.
    Inner tensions resulted in the firing of Corby and Millar in 1978, the two men who formed the group.
    They never caught on in their home country as the U.K. was embracing the punk movement of the time.
    Band members felt their record label put them on the back burner and promoted its girl rockers - Pat Benatar and Blondie with Deborah Harry.

Why they might not be annoying:

    The odd pluralization of their name was not of their doing but a printer's mistake, but they liked the way it looked and it stuck.
    They had three female back-up singers called the Babettes.
    Two of their songs reached the Top 20 on the charts in the U.S. and 'Isn't It Time' hit #1 in Australia.
    After the group's demise Waite found solo success and with replacement Babys Ricky Phillips and Jonathan Cain formed Bad English.
    Stocker went on to play for Rod Stewart and Air Supply.
    Brock drummed for Stewart and produced songs for Keith Urban.

Credit: Scar Tactics


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 20.83% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 53 Votes: 45.28% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 58.54% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 74 Votes: 75.68% Annoying