Babyshambles Lyrics

Baby Shambles (possibly an allusion to Jonathan Swift’s
satiric essay, A Modest Proposal) refers to a set of
recordings by United Kingdom rock and roll band, The
Libertines, and to a separate band formed by singer and
guitarist, Pete Doherty.

* The Babyshambles Sessions is a set of songs recorded
by The Libertines while in New York. The singer and
guitarist Carl Barat left before completion of the tapes,
which were intended for the second album. Bassist John
Hassall also lent a hand, playing the bassline on one song,
The Man Who Would Be King. It is thought that Barat played
drums on some tracks. Doherty then gave the tapes to a fan
who, at his request (a fact he later denied), made the
tracks available to the band’s hardcore fans over the
internet. A 3-CD