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Baby Animals are a 1990s hard rock band from Australia.
The Baby Animals were formed in Sydney in 1989 by singer Suze DeMarchi, drummer Frank Celenza, guitarist Dave Leslie, and bassist Eddie Parise. De Marchi had previously recorded threes singles with EMI in the United Kingdom, and before that had played with Perth bands Photoplay, The Kind, and DD and the Rockmen.
November 1989 saw the band’s first gig at the Kardomah Café in Sydney, under the name 'Woody's Heroes', and the start of constant touring through the city’s pubs and clubs. The name 'Baby Animals' came about after seeing an advertisement for a local TV show, Wheel of Fortune, hosted by 'Baby John Burgess'. Another version suggests the name came from a calendar in a mall. In at least one interview, however, DeMarchi mentioned they changed the origins of the name in different interviews as it got boring answering the same questions.[citation needed]
The Baby Animals' early success was driven by The Angels including one of the band’s demos "Break My Heart" on the B-side of their single "Dogs Are Talking", along with tracks from two other rock and roll bands - Rob Tognoni's Desert Cats & The Hurricanes. A national tour showcasing all four bands shortly followed.
Raise your head to the sound of the bell
Throw your money in the wishing well
Look to the stars and make a wish
For fame, fortune, money and wealth
One by one you will soon
Wake up to find, yeah
A great wall in front of you
Said look at the big boys now
Ooh he's laughing all the way home
He's got some big time friends
Plenty of money to earn
Make your move it's the sign of times
What you need could be all in your mind
Sing it, yeah
One by one you will soon
Wake up to find, yeah
A great wall in front of you
Look at the big boys now
Ooh he's laughing all the way home
He's got some big time friends
Plenty of money to burn
Look at the big boys now
Ooh their crying
He's lost his lunch time friends
Plenty of loving to learn
One by one you will soon
Wake up to find, yeah
A great wall in front of you
Said look at the big boys now
Ooh he's laughing all the way home
He's lost his big time friends
Plenty of loving to learn
Ooh yeah
Look at the big boys now
Aah he's crying
He's lost his lunch time friends
Plenty of loving to learn