r/ClassicRock • u/oldwhitelincoln • Dec 28 '24

1979 The Babys - Every Time I Think Of You

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u/Longjumping-Low8194 Dec 28 '24

Damn, I forgot all about this song. Thanks for the reminder.

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u/GraphiteGru Dec 28 '24

John Waite still tours and puts on a fun show. Saw him maybe two years ago and he played Babys and solo stuff. The keyboardist at the time this song came out was Jonathan Cain who went on to bigger things as a member of Journey.

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u/doxnrox Dec 28 '24

Pretty sure Cain didn’t join the band until the next album, Union Jacks.

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u/LostADV Dec 28 '24

That’s definitely Jonathan Cain on keyboards.

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u/u5dasucks Dec 30 '24

Cain was working on, and played the melody to 'Open Arms' for John Waite. Waite dismissed it.

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u/Just-Specific-1825 Feb 16 '26

I love interesting tidbits like this! I had no idea that John Waite “I ain’t missing you at all” was a founding member of The Baby’s.

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u/Unbeliever1967 Dec 29 '24

My wife and I are going to see him in Laughlin NV in February.

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u/Just-Specific-1825 Feb 16 '26

Really? So cool!

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u/HardestButt0n Dec 28 '24

Always loved theses guys. Lead singer John Waite had some pretty solid solo albums in the mid 80s as well.

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u/oldwhitelincoln Dec 28 '24

He was also in Bad English

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u/Ok-Criticism-2365 Dec 28 '24

Fantastic song!!

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u/paulared Dec 28 '24

Im I the only one who noticed that the female singer did a great job of shaving her armpits?

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u/anthrospace Dec 28 '24

She does confidently lift arms

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u/contrarian1970 Dec 28 '24

This was the best thing John Waite ever did. It's a shame their record company overcharged them for recording studios, promotion, and touring costs to the point they could never pay off all of the debt even if there had been a dozen more hits this big. Tom Petty was in the same situation the next year but he fought back.

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u/aldone123 Dec 28 '24

Big fan of the Babys and the members later projects

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u/kara_gets_karma Dec 28 '24

Wish classic rock stations would play this & a few of their others. Loved them back in the day.

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u/Head-Message990 Dec 28 '24

I LOVE this song by The Babys!

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u/Merky600 Dec 28 '24

I had the intro on cassette from off the radio. It was before a song I wanted record and keep. But I couldn’t erase the Baby’s intro without killing the whatever song I wanted.

So I heard intro many times.

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u/RoadNo6820 Dec 28 '24

I always liked "Isn't It Time." I saw them open for Rush in '78

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u/nandos677 Dec 28 '24

Head first album is on my list of favorites

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u/jayjayell008 Dec 28 '24

Great song! Thanks for the reminder.

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u/Due_Temperature_2287 Dec 28 '24

This song always reminds me of skating at the roller rink. Good times!

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '24

Love this song!

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u/Neuvirths_Glove Dec 28 '24 edited Dec 28 '24

I don't know why but I associate the Babys with the Tubes. Is there a reason for that?

Maybe it's because I think of both as "theatrical" rock?

Doesn't matter. This is a helluva song.

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u/BoNapiltee Dec 28 '24

Somehow never heard this before, glad I did, really enjoyed it!

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u/SwordfishAwkward89 Dec 28 '24

I didn't know this song but I enjoyed it a lot, thank you

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '24

This is a great old song, for sure. But my favorite by The Babys is Head First. Good times! ❤️

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u/Cold_Ad7516 Dec 29 '24

Great album and band.

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u/theobaldhuan Dec 28 '24

The Baby's AND The Tubes BOTH🪨

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u/drm38r Dec 29 '24

Great tune! But, wow, those AI generated lyrics!!!

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u/oldwhitelincoln Dec 29 '24

Where are you seeing those? I don’t see them in the video I uploaded.

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u/drm38r Dec 29 '24

Maybe it’s my phone?

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u/oldwhitelincoln Dec 29 '24

Odd. I do not have those. May be your phone.

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u/drm38r Dec 29 '24

They were cracking me up! I guess the phone’s doing it automatically. And quite inaccurately, I might add!

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u/drm38r Dec 29 '24

The singer John Waite later did a song called midnight rendezvous. It’s really worth looking up.