Bad Baby

Public Image Limited · Metal Box [1979]

Nearly ten thirty, I'm rising early

I've got an eye to buy the best

Before the rush

Someone left a baby in the car park

Never any reason

Don't you listen

One more sob story

Someone is calling

Seen through the window

Calling through mirrors

Don't you listen, don't interfere

Ignore it and it will go away



Someone is calling

Don't you listen, don't you listen

Someone is calling

Don't you listen, don't you listen

Bad Baby

Recorded in 1979 on Public Image Limited's seminal album Metal Box, 'Bad Baby' stands as a defining track of the post-punk era. The song features the band's signature raw energy and minimalist production, characterized by stark basslines and rhythmic guitar work that stripped away the excess of the late 1970s. As a pivotal moment in the group's evolution from The Sex Pistols, the recording captures the band's shift toward a more introspective and aggressive sonic landscape. Its enduring legacy lies in its ability to encapsulate the disillusionment and stylistic clarity that would influence countless artists in the punk and new wave movements that followed.