Pulp - Babies 

Common people is their signature song, but this is my personal favourite to be honest.

This is what Alex Turner thought he was doing in the Cornerstone video.

You know how many “Jarvis spotting” stories I’ve read? A lot. They can’t all be true. I doubt most of them. If they’re true, this guy wanders around England non-stop, aimlessly “bumping into” the entire country while wearing the most interesting clothes and shoes ever manufactured

My brother stopped his car, once, in Sheffield, to let a pedestrian cross. It was Jarvis Cocker, wearing fluffy slippers and a sassy dressing gown. A brilliant, one-off original!

''I went with her cause she looks like you'' - bloody genius!

this song makes my heart soar

The tenth Doctor during his heroin phase.

Best line in a song " I know you won't beleive it's true I went with her because she looks like you" pure gold.

Jarvis Cocker: The most charismatic man of the 90's. Look, he's the only one who can can had no shirt inside a suit jacket without looking stupid!

Well it happened years ago, When you lived on Stanhope Road. We listened to your sister, When she came home from school, 'cause she was two years older, And she had boys in her room. We listened outside and heard her. Alright. Well that was alright for a while, But soon I wanted more. I want to see as well as hear, And so I hid inside her wardrobe. And she came round four, And she was with some kid called David, From the garage up the road. I listened outside I heard her. Alright. Oh I want to take you home. I want to give you children. You might be my girlfriend, yeah. When I saw you next day, I really couldn't tell, 'cause you might go and tell your mother. And so you went with Neve, And Neve was coming on, And I thought I heard you laughing, When his Mum and Dad were gone. I listened outside, I heard you. Alright. Oh I want to take you home. I want to give you children. You might be my girlfriend, yeah. Well I guess it couldn't last too long. I came home one day, And all her things were gone, I fell asleep inside. I never heard her come. And then she opened up her wardrobe, And I had to get it on. Oh, listen We were on the bed when you came home, I heard you stop outside the door. I know you won't believe it's true, I only went with her 'cause she looks like you. Oh I want to take you home. I want to give you children. You might be my girlfriend, yeah.

Surprised no-one is commenting on how amazing the bass is in this song. I really have a soft spot for the 90's highly tuned, Peter Hook sound.

How many masterpieces can one band have

This is what all the modern hipster people of today wish they were

Remember during Britpop everyone was picking a side between Oasis and Blur. Seems ridiculous as Pulp were delivering stuff like this that was on another level. The "Different Class" album was light years ahead of anything Blur and Oasis put out.

RIP Steve Mackey (November 10, 1966 - March 2, 2023), aged 56 You will be remembered as a legend.

Alex turner didn't wanted to be one of the strokes... He wanted to be this guy

I feel like crying a little. This is such a sweet song. It reminds me of my teen years. Music was everything to me. It was my whole world.

One of the best pop songs ever heard. Masterpiece.

Jarvis has such an amazing talent for telling stories

How can someone be that fucking cool

Jesus Christ and all the saints, he is so beautiful, isn't he? What a gift to the world. Thank you Jarvis Cocker

Why have I never heard of Pulp before? This band is amazing (I'm a Yank - maybe they didn't get much airplay here in the US at the time). Great band, in the mold of New Order, Cure, Smiths, etc. This is what makes RU-vid great.

Jarvis has THE legs

PULP • babies Well, it happened years ago When you lived on Stanhope Road We listened to your sister When she came home from school 'Cause she was two years older And she had boys in her room I listened outside, I heard her Alright Well, that was all right for a while But soon I wanted more I wanna see as well as hear and so I I hid inside her wardrobe As she came home 'round four And she was with some kid called David Oh, from the garage up the road I listened outside, I heard her Alright Oh, I wanna take you home I wanna give you children And you might be my girlfriend A-yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah When I saw you next day I really couldn't tell 'Cause you might go and tell your mother And so you went with Neve Oh yeah, and Neve was coming on And I thought I heard you laughing When his mum and dad were gone I listened outside, I heard you Alright Oh, I wanna take you home I wanna give you children And you might be my girlfriend A-yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah Oh well, I guess It couldn't last too long I came home one day And all her things were gone I fell asleep inside I never heard her come Oh, and I opened up the wardrobe And I had to get it on, yeah Oh, listen Oh, we were on the bed when you came home I heard you stop outside the door I know you won't believe it's true I only went with her 'cause she looks like you My God! Oh, I wanna take you home I wanna give you children And you might be my girlfriend A-yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah

Jarvis is Mick Jagger Ian Curtis and David Bowie combine.

Jarvis cocker,..one of the most under appreciated genius's in the business,...he's just,...f'kin awesome,..love the way he's so grounded and didn't disappear up his own arse,..and this is prolly pulps best ever song...

He is so young and so gorgeous in this video. I would let him give me children every day of the week.

90's referencing the 70's. Fuck I'm old.

90's, I miss you.

I love the bass lines of Steve ❤️ Rest in peace 😢

The many different, heartbreaking, riffs in this are like a velvet purse - Babies is high romantic seediness. It's exquisite. There won't quite be a Pulp again as it requires first hand, bewildered, knowledge of supermarkets that are all decorated in various shades of brown, of environments where Rita Sue and Bob Too is a sympathetic contemporary, of the descent of the north amongst the chattering classes, of the culturelessness of Thatcherism and, yes, even of free university tuition that meant more of the intelligentsia were of very different backgrounds (and were cooler because lack of money didn't obsess them) . No more a taste of honey unless it's a euphemism.

Jarvis Cocker is the coolest nerd in the world.

I'm obsessed by this song: it reminds me all the girls I loved in my life. It's a sensual masterpiece: no other British artist in the 90s has produced a wonderful product like that.

I'd wish to dance so cool like Jarvis someday :(

I want to move my legs like he does.

This is British pop at its finest ,so bittersweet full of drama longing and God when it hits the chorus the hairs on the arm stand. Genius .

Jarvis is the sassiest guy alive tbh also I've been obsessed with this song for a little over a month

Wow I wish British people were real.

What a blast from the past.. Pulp were one of the coolest bands ever. Listen if you can To the synth in the back ground. It's amazing. Jarvis is like a cross between a lizard and elvis,

Jarvis is an amazing mix. He has the swagger of Mick Jagger, the charisma of Freddie Mercury, the edgy cynical front of the Gallaghers, a bit of Bowie and the looks of Jim Morrison. Amazing guy. Why the hell weren't Pulp bigger than Oasis?????

RIP Steve Mackey, the sound of his bass in this song is amazing 😞

I'll never get tired of watching this guy dancing........amazing!!!

If you've got this song in your life, your life is good. Long live pulp and their poptastic genius.

R.I.P Steve Mackay thank you very much for all Of the memories

Probably the best Pulp song of all time....... and that's not an easy call to make

It wouldn't suprise me one bit if this story really happened to him.

Jarvis, the only white man in England that can dance

one of those rare songs that can fill you with different emotions - for me it's nostalgia , sadness and regret - you'd think that anything that made you sad - you'd want to avoid - aahh the beauty and magic of music .. J.C. what a fuckin legend

Best frontman in the entire 90's 'Britpop' era. Wish I had 10% of his dance-moves.

Dear mother of god, this is a MASTERPIECE

I think only Jarvis and Dave Gahan can pull off the "no shirt underneath outerwear" look.

Britpop big four - Pulp, Blur, Oasis, Suede Good old days

The "Steve's song"... :'(

He shook my hand at Glastonbury festival, love Pulp seen three times and he is a proper front man, so engaging and had the audience in the palm of his hand. Superstar.

I think we can all conclude from this video that music used to be more interesting and stimulating and regardless of your age group/generation this will always be a banger

wait a minute, how the fuck does this only have 11mil views?????????????????

He is like a flamboyant dylan moran, I think thats why this band is so awesome to me, also his expressions and constant 60's flashbacks and disco references.

That's it! I'm going to The Thrift Shop, today, to buy some 90's clothes...which, as we all know, were just Thrift Shop clothes from the 70's. But I don't care. Whatever it takes. It will be unacceptable if a new "Cool Britannia", 90's Britpop revival doesn't happen here in The US. Remember, The Future begins with you and this "you" says The Future is 90's Britpop mashed with whatever, cr#ppy trends of the Present, unable to live up to it.

Forget Common People. This is their best tune.

I have to pause this at 41 seconds... while I gather my thoughts... It hurts my heart to see and hear this wonderful song.... I will press play in a moment xxx I love this soooo much x

It's almost painful to handle all that Cocker Charisma xx

This is a song for the ages...it is just perfect. Oasis better? Nothing they did beats this pop masterpiece and I dont care how many stadiums they filled lol Bravo Pulp for this wonderful piece of ART!

jarvis- C00L as fuck

The older I get the more convinced I am that Pulp were the best band of the '90s.

I had an impossibly skinny body like Jarvis when I was young...never got close to looking as cool as him though.

Why is that britthish comedian singing in this band?

Without a doubt one of my favorite songs to come out of the 90s.

Dear pulp please start making music again people need real artists like you the music scene today is babar and needs irradicating and replacing with real music

One of the best bands and songs of the 90's

This is great... I just discovered this band because WestWorld season 3 used one of their songs. Now I’m in love with Pulp!

Jarvis Cocker the original hipster, before hipster was a thing...he's so swag a licious, but what a great story teller. Love the way he delivers a line...

Lyrics Well, it happened years ago When you lived on Stanhope Road We listened to your sister When she came home from school 'Coz she was two years older And she had boys in her room We listened outside and heard her Alright Well, that was alright for a while But soon I wanted more I want to see as well as hear And so I, I hid inside her wardrobe And she came home 'round four And she was with some kid called David And from the garage up the road I listened outside, I heard her Alright Oh, I want to take you home I want to give you children You might be my girlfriend, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah When I saw you next day I really couldn't tell 'Coz she might go and tell your mother And so you went with Neve Oh yeah, Neve was coming on And I thought I heard you laughing When his mum and dad were gone I listened outside, I heard you Alright Oh, I want to take you home I want to give you children You might be my girlfriend, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah Oh, I guess it couldn't last too long I came home one day And all her things were gone I fell asleep inside I never heard her come Oh, I then opened up her wardrobe And I had to look in it all, yeah Oh, listen We were on the bed when you came home I heard you stop outside the door I know you won't believe it's true I only went with her 'coz she looks like you My God! Oh, I want to take you home I want to give you children You might be my girlfriend, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oww Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Yeah

I once sang this song to a girl one night, I took her home, I gave her children, she became my girlfriend and now she's my wife

Pulp is the original car seat headrest

cocker wrote the deepest songs of his generation

This could be a "Skins" or "Euphoria" episode, but smarter...

steve, thank you for the amazing music. love you man. 💗

The first time I ever saw a weird but strangely compelling band called Pulp.

In my top ten tunes of all time There's just something simple about it It just strikes a cord And I thank pulp for that

For a few years Jarvis Cocker was the sexiest dude on the planet. Guys need to learn to dance.

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Jarvis' dancing... That, my friends, is how you do it!

He still reminds me of David tenant.

Alright ladies and gentlemen...I'm just here to read the "the 90s was so much better" from all of us 40 year olds who fucked up their lives making poor decisions.

I love the crazy way he dances

(Fantasy Type) "Babies" (A1) Well it happened years **ago** when you lived on Stanhope **Road**. We listened to your *~sister~* when she came home from school 'cos she was two years *~older~* and she had boys in her room. We listened outside and heard her. Alright. (B1) Well that was alright for a while but soon I wanted **more**. I want to see as well as hear and so I hid inside her **wardrobe**. And she came round four and she was with some kid called David from the garage up the road I listened outside I heard her. Alright. Oh I want to take you *~home~*. I want to give you *~children~*. You might be my girlfriend, yeah. (B2) When I saw you next day I really couldn't tell 'cos you might go and tell your mother. And so you went with Neve and Neve was coming **on** And I thought I heard you laughing when his Mum and Dad were **gone**. I listened outside, I heard you. Alright. Oh I want to take you *~home~* I want to give you *~children~*. You might be my girlfriend, yeah. . (B3) Well I guess it couldn't last too **long**. I came home one day and all her things were **gone**, I fell asleep inside. I never heard her *~come~*. And then she opened up her wardrobe and I had to get it *~on~*. Oh, listen we were on the bed when you came home, I heard you stop outside the door. I know you won't believe it's true, I only went with her 'cos she looks like you. Oh I want to take you home...I want to give you *~children~*. You might be my girlfriend, yeah

Pulp's finest moment, and surely one of the greatest singles of all time. I've been listening to it for years and years and I still get the same buzz every time I hear it. Great video too. Miles better then the remake.

Aged like a fine wine. What a cracking track.

UGHH I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T WATCH THIS VIDEO'TIL NOW I've been obsessed with this song since I discovered it on Spotify.

he's channelling Shaggy off Scooby -Doo, somehow it works

This makes me feel so... nostalgic !!! Pulp lives for ever!!

Pulp's music is like James Acaster's humor: cheeky but can't help but love it.

1:33 the girl looks like Julian Casablancas lmao

Jarvis marry me

I love that Keyboard chick!!

RIP Steve Mackey

20 odd years later and this is still one of my favourite songs

Jarvis Cocker is the only man that manages to put on a blazer without nothing under it and still look ok, like there is nothing wrong with that

The singer: flash! The guitarist: flash! The bassist: camp, erm, flash! The keyboarder: flash! The drummer: "Hello, I'm just a drummer."

Still and always will be the BEST Pulp song EVER

Those were the days 🫠 I was young and so cool back then . Now I'm ancient, in my 40's and fatter Groan