― Bill E, Monday, 1 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Prude, Monday, 1 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― C.D., Monday, 1 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate, Tuesday, 2 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― keith, Thursday, 4 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jens, Friday, 5 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Handsome Dan, Wednesday, 28 August 2002 12:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Thursday, 29 August 2002 04:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gygax!, Thursday, 29 August 2002 06:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chris (chris), Thursday, 29 August 2002 08:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― J0hn Darn1elle, Thursday, 29 August 2002 10:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Paul Cunningham, Thursday, 29 August 2002 13:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
Didn't Chuck Eddy draw a specific comparison between the JAMC and Poison in Stairway to Hell? This could be the root of it.
Rediscovery: Johnny Kidd and the Pirates' "I Hate Gettin' Up In the Morning," at least when covered by the Squirrels.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 August 2002 13:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 August 2002 15:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Paul Cunningham, Friday, 30 August 2002 07:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
(and variations thereof....)
― jimmytm, Saturday, 31 August 2002 01:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen, Saturday, 31 August 2002 03:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
― charles joseph eddy, Wednesday, 6 November 2002 20:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 6 November 2002 20:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
Not to mention "Do It Again".
I'm sure there's a cool one on the new McAlmont & Butler album but I forget which.
― Charlie (Charlie), Wednesday, 6 November 2002 23:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 7 November 2002 06:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 20:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Monday, 28 April 2003 05:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 28 April 2003 05:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 03:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― di smith (lucylurex), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 04:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 08:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Ian Edmond (ianedmond), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 12:46 (twenty years ago) link
― J (Jay), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 13:27 (twenty years ago) link
Also, "No Dancing" by Elvis Costello
― scott woods (s woods), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 13:49 (twenty years ago) link
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 14:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 16:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 10 July 2003 03:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Pabst Blue Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 26 July 2003 21:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 26 July 2003 21:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 26 July 2003 21:59 (twenty years ago) link
along with "Cut Dead" and "Something's Wrong" too!
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 26 July 2003 23:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Pabst Blue Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 01:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Pabst Blue Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:46 (twenty years ago) link
― wl (wl), Friday, 1 August 2003 05:48 (twenty years ago) link
The Beatles, "What You're Doing" (Not exactly, but Ringo supposedly had "BMB" in mind when he played it.)
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Magic City (ano ano), Thursday, 20 January 2005 22:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jole, Friday, 21 January 2005 07:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 21 January 2005 08:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― koogs (koogs), Friday, 21 January 2005 15:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Koens (Koens), Thursday, 3 February 2005 12:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Flyboy (Flyboy), Thursday, 3 February 2005 12:39 (nineteen years ago) link
A bunch of Outrageous Cherry songs, I think
― Pillbox, Saturday, 17 May 2008 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Alan Parsons Project: "Don't Answer Me".
Also, Norwegian popsters Popium and Sissy Wish have both used it a lot.
― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 17 May 2008 09:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Devil Dogs - Get Down on Your KneesJay Reatard - An Ugly Death
― bendy, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 23:51 (fifteen years ago) link
The Whore Moans - Rise and Shine (also ends with people singing "Be My Baby")
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:45 (fifteen years ago) link
love to get a copy of the mixtape
― Mark, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 04:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Deerhunter: "Vox Humana"
― The Perfect Weapon 2, Thursday, 16 July 2009 08:52 (fourteen years ago) link
After reading Tom's piece today I thought I'd post a few more many of which use the beat somewhere other than the intro but there we go.
A couple of years ago there was a decent list on Wikipedia but clearly a section on Whigfield's version is more encyclopaedic!
Ruby Suns - 'Kenya Dig It'The Carpenters - 'Only Yesterday'Long Blondes - 'New Idols'The Concretes - 'Say Something New' (as alluded to in 2005)Supergrass - 'Butterfly' Deerhoof - 'Matchbox Seeks Maniac'Hot Hot Heat - 'A Good Day To Die'Brendon Benson -'The Pledge'Lucky Soul -'Give Me Love'Glasvegas - 'Daddy's Gone'Television Personalties - 'This Angry Silence'Ravonettes - 'Little Animal'Au Revoir Simone - 'A Violent Yet Flammable World'Horrors - 'Who Can Say'Editors - 'Weight of the World'Gene - 'Fitting Fit'Ian Brown - 'Destiny or Circumstance'Shins - 'Turn On Me'Gliss -'Morning Light'Alessi's Ark - 'Memory Box'Kings of Leon - 'The Bucket'The Gaslight Anthem - 'Great Expectations'Concrete Blonde - 'Joey'The Explorers Club - 'Forever'Green Day - 'Homecoming'Pipettes - 'Sex'R.E.M. - 'Radio Song'ELO - 'The Way Life's Meant To Be'
― Mitchell Stirling, Friday, 9 July 2010 15:28 (thirteen years ago) link
A new song with this drum beat is "When Will You Come?" by Wavves
― tjms, Tuesday, 3 August 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOCozpgMAgw
― Beach Pomade (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 3 August 2010 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inXrH3SwMoQ
Add Still Corners' rather lovely 'Endless Summer' to the pile.
― Mitchell Stirling, Thursday, 5 August 2010 11:54 (thirteen years ago) link
The Cars, "All Mixed Up", very clearly around 1:45 but also other placeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDnvHZO3zSg&feature=player_embedded#at=121
(Thanks to JBR for posting to this thread: Benjamin Orr vs Doug Yule
― stars on 45 my destination (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 May 2011 12:22 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azVPDgENSeI
― Self-Taught Dougie, Saturday, 14 May 2011 12:36 (thirteen years ago) link
(xp) I probably shouldn't admit this on ILM but I genuinely had no idea the Red House Painters version was a cover.
― russ conway's game of life (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, 14 May 2011 12:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Pet Shop Boys - Kings Cross
― daavid, Saturday, 14 May 2011 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Hefner - The Weight Of The Stars
― Beggar On A Beach Of Shite. (PaulTMA), Saturday, 14 May 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
ABBA could have used this drumbeat to great effect on "Ring Ring".
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 14 May 2011 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link
What about "Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band? It's in the breakdown about 2/3 of the way through the song.
I just did a podcast about this actually: http://soundsfamiliarpodcast.tumblr.com/post/22381881971/sounds-familiar-1-the-drums-from-be-my-baby-and
― Blake Cooper, Monday, 7 May 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq6xGdFgNac
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:19 (twelve years ago) link
There's a whole Wikipedia entry for this:
Songs that use the Be My Baby drum beat
Search Spotify too - I came across someone who put together an even more extensive playlist
― Lee593 (Lee626), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:37 (twelve years ago) link
'everybody wants something' by the zit remedy is almost entirely made up of the be my baby intro beat
― the aower of aussy (electricsound), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:39 (twelve years ago) link
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)
― cock chirea, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:51 (twelve years ago) link
I remembered this thread when we were doing the poll: Cocteau Twins- "In the Gold Dust Rush".
― LeRooLeRoo, Saturday, 5 October 2013 03:40 (ten years ago) link
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, especially this past week:
Badfinger - "Baby Blue"
― hopping and bopping to the krokodil rot (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 5 October 2013 03:44 (ten years ago) link
“If you listen closely,” Blaine says, “I played the same beat on ‘Strangers in the Night’ that I played on ‘Be My Baby,’ just slower and softer.”
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 05:50 (nine years ago) link
The Cure "Kyoto Song"
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 2 July 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
Not sure what's already been said, but I've got a few:
"Reviens Vite et Oublie" Les Fingers"Night" and "Glory Days"Bruce Springsteen"I'd Much Rather Be With the Boys" Rolling Stones"Is There Something I Should Know" Duran Duran"Heat of the Moment" Asia"Domino" Cocteau TwinsIn addition to "Just Like Honey", "Cut Dead" and "Sowing Seeds" J&M Chain"Big Pink Cake" Razorcuts"Candy" Magnetic Fields"No Stories" Bartlebees"Monster" BJM"Resurrection" Misfits"A Higher Power" Jens Lekman"Run" Tillmanns"A Violent Yet Flammable World" Au Revoir Simone"Vox Humana" Deerhunter"Ghost Mouth" Girls"Perfection as a Hipster" God Help the Girl"Lewis Takes Action" Owen Prallet"A Candle's Fire" Beirut"Baby Don't You Cry" Fergus & Geronimo"Baby's Wearing Blue Jeans" Mac Demarco"The Devil" Nadine Shah"Every Time the Sun Comes Up" Sharon Van Etten"Tammy Faye" Young People"Tearing the Posters Down" Dick Diver"Love, Texas" Marriages
― sbes114, Friday, 24 July 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link
Lansing-Dreiden do this on the first track of their first album, but it's a total fake-out and works perfectly
― gawker's psychotic monkeys (imago), Friday, 24 July 2015 21:43 (eight years ago) link
One of my favorite songs of 2015, "Secrets" by Le Pie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_HkvC9czXk
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 11 September 2015 07:08 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V-FYolawTw
The Ohio Express "Chewy Chewy" has a nearly perfect "Be My Baby" break including the bass riff just the final chorus (1:23 in the above video)
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 22:56 (seven years ago) link
opening track of the new Suede album does this, admittedly after a minute and a half of orchestral largesse
― imago, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 23:48 (seven years ago) link
track 3 of the new mitski album does this, presumably through gritted teeth
― imago, Thursday, 9 June 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
afghan whigs, "algiers"
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 June 2016 20:21 (seven years ago) link
Lisa Prank - Turn It Up
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Thursday, 7 July 2016 08:41 (seven years ago) link
Erich Bachmann - Mercy
― chad valley of the shadow of death (ledge), Tuesday, 9 August 2016 14:04 (seven years ago) link
Ok I made a short video to show how absolutely weird the @spotify song recommendation engine is. I thought I was going crazy. pic.twitter.com/0OwGvZOQIz— Walter Hickey (@WaltHickey) July 18, 2018
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 23:42 (five years ago) link
Au revoir Simone - a violent and flammable world
― Ross, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 23:45 (five years ago) link
Candi Staton's wondrous "i'm just a prisoner (of your good loving)" .― jed_ (jed), Friday, March 18, 2005
Swaps (perfectly mic'd/engineered) rimshots in for snare hits.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 4 April 2021 05:41 (three years ago) link
Einsturzende Neubauten - "Sand"
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 7 December 2023 17:50 (five months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn90THdOpd4The Last Dinner Party - The Feminine Urge
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 19 April 2024 08:08 (three weeks ago) link
"Greyhound Bus Station" by Plush has this, but not as an intro. More of a mid-song fill, I guess.
― henry s, Friday, 19 April 2024 12:01 (three weeks ago) link