After remixing a couple of songs, Interscope released a new version of Home. Winsome, Title: Deep Blue Something - Locust House It's all about the work! All rights reserved. TOUR DATES "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 15, 2011: Recording Industry Association of America, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deep_Blue_Something&oldid=995751826, Articles with dead external links from September 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2010, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. “All this time had passed,” Todd says. SKU: MN0135577 Load and play in any General MIDI device, App and DAW software. Seventeen years ago this month, Deep Blue Something's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the song you could not refuse humming regardless of its merits, peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Todd Pipes (born November 9, 1967),[13] has released a solo album, Taurus Petals, on Authentic Records. .”. “War Song,” says Todd, “is like the quintessential fast, jangly, Deep Blue Something sound—juxtaposed with heavy lyrics. Join our monthly newsletter to get the lastest happenings here at Kirtland Records. 04. The band independently released the album in 1993. Toby Pipes (born June 28, 1971),[13] formed the band The Hundred Inevitables, with Jeff Whittington and released an album, Studder, in early 2000. John suggested the string section. Albums include Breakfast at Tiffany's, Home, and Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box. “Rap-Metal all over the radio, then the craziness with Napster; all these record companies were panicking, everyone was getting fired… We were in an endless holding pattern.”, Interscope “didn’t know what to do” with Deep Blue Something’s next album, Byzantium. [19], "Deep Blue Something : Deep Blue Something's Toby Pipes - Rhapsody Music Downloads", "Deep Blue Something Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100", "Artist Chart History: Deep Blue Something", "Deep Blue Something : All Make Believe Off", "Round Hill Music, Gavin Rossdale Acquire First Four Bush Albums from Kirtland (Exclusive)", "Eddie V's Prime Seafood - Fort Worth, TX - Fort Worth - Lounge, Bar - Info", "Deep Blue Something Album & Song Chart History - Billboard", "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal", "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal", "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". THE POLYPHONIC SPREE DEEP BLUE SOMETHING. The mentions of 4 Non-Blondes and Semisonic are par-for-the-course. Love it or loathe it, there’s little avoiding the Deep Blue Something pop-rock smash “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Even now, twenty years after it peaked on the Billboard charts at #5, the song is interwoven into the fabric of ‘90s pop-culture. An Interview with Todd Pipes - Singer & Bassist with Deep Blue Something Very excited to interview Todd Pipes, Singer, Musician, Producer and Platinum selling member of the band Deep Blue Something. Clay Bergus – guitar, vocals John Kirtland – drums Toby Pipes – vocals, guitar Todd Pipes – vocals, bass Kirk Tatom – guitar, vocals. Fuzzy The accompanying single "Breakfast at Tiffany's" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in the United Kingdom. THE FIXX When you’re a producer, you get to go on to the next project.”. And on the highway, you have to get out in front of other cars. Toby contributed the bulk of the driving, infectious mid-tempo number, “Outta My Head,” with Todd adding a pre-chorus, and Kirk adding the bridge vocals. [15] Based in Dallas, Texas, and Los Angeles, California, Kirtland's business dealings led to his ownership of the back-catalog of the band Bush and royalty rights on the sales of certain albums by the band No Doubt. Deep Blue Something originally performed as Leper Messiah, after the line from David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust". They eventually signed with the Aezra label and released Deep Blue Something in mid-2001, breaking up shortly after. John Kirtland – drums “The Home album really was the classic indie-record success story,” says Todd Pipes. Cher’s complaint rock barb is much more aimed at Radiohead (who are on the soundtrack twice and clearly equal college radio), than stuff like this. LABEL CONTACT Tami Thomsen Kirtland Records 3100 Main St. Suite 347 Dallas, TX 75226 (214) 824-7700 PRESS KIT It has the germ of a good idea, and aside from the lyrics it sounds good. In late 1995, Tatom left the band and Bergus returned to his role as guitarist. S'inscrire sur Songkick pour suivre Deep Blue Something et être le premier averti quand l'artiste annonce un concert près de chez toi. When you’re in a band, you live and die by one record at a time. The band worked on their third album, titled Byzantium, with a planned release in 1996. The demand was so great that programmers put the song in regular rotation. Enter your email address below. Ask the members of Deep Blue Something, who never formally disbanded but released their last album in 2001. Deep Blue Something is an American rock band who are known for their 1995 hit single "Breakfast at Tiffany's" from their second album Home. HELL TEXAS At its heart, this shouldn’t be a bad song. Kirk Tatom – guitar, vocals, LABEL CONTACT “One day we realized we’d worked seven days a week for three years,” says Todd. En tournée : non Prochains concerts 2020 : rien; 111,825 fans reçoivent des notifications pour les concerts. Download Breakfast At Tiffany's song on Gaana.com and listen 100 90s Breakfast At Tiffany's song offline. BOOKING joy@mobagency.com. . Lead singer/bassist Todd Pipes and his brother, guitarist Toby Pipes, used their fame & industry connections to launch a production studio and now produce several Dallas-area bands. Todd released two solo albums while Toby started another band, Little Black Dress. VIDEOS The group was founded in 1991 in Denton, Texas, by brothers Todd and Toby Pipes, students at the University of North Texas at the time. “By doing everything ourselves, we knew that any day off—if you have crew, bus, hotel—costs you. Written by: Todd David Pipes. BURDEN BROTHERS Ed Sheeran thought he wrote the x track "Photograph" on 6th Street in Denver, so he got a tattoo saying 6 ST. Todd Pipes recalled to Q magazine November 2008 that promoting this song got to be pretty tiresome. 03. [10][11][12] The EP was released as a digital download on June 29, 2015.[10]. Kirtland Records John runs his own record label, Kirtland Records, whose roster includes The Toadies, Sarah Jaffe and The Polyphonic Spree. [2] Home achieved gold-record status; however, the band parted ways with Interscope and went on creative hiatus for several years, only releasing the follow-up Byzantium in Japan and some European countries. It languished until 1998, when DBS got the rights to release it themselves on Arizona-based Aezra Records. It’s bizarre, what that does to people. THE BOOM BOOM BOX Deep Blue Something left their mark on alternative rock history with their 1995 hit "Breakfast at Tiffany's." HOME, ALPHA REV After all these years, it’s still an uplifting experience working with these guys again.”, 01. PAT MCGEE BAND Clay Bergus – acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals, Toby Pipes – acoustic & electric guitars, lead & backing vocals, Todd Pipes – bass guitar, lead & backing vocals, Kirk Tatom – acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals, This page was last edited on 22 December 2020, at 18:24. [4][5] According to Todd Pipes, the lyrics of the song were inspired by Audrey Hepburn's performance in the feature film Roman Holiday, but he thought that the Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany's would make a better song title. However, this movie, of all things, manages to be the only thing the couple in Deep Blue Something’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” have in terms of compatibility. This makes it easier to get started. JOHN SINGER SERGEANT CONTACTS . [16][17] However, Kirtland Records continues to feature Texas-based indie bands such the Burden Brothers, The Polyphonic Spree and Toadies, and was the issuing label for Deep Blue Something's 2015 EP, Locust House. BOB SCHNEIDER The worldview of Todd Pipes, who wrote nine of the 12 songs on Deep Blue Sometbing's debut album, Home (the other three had lyrics by his brother Toby), is that of the educated American twenty-something of the 1990s: referencing art objects from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's to the paintings of Kandinsky, he and his friends suffer the travails of romance, compromise, and suicide while trying to establish … Print and download Breakfast at Tiffany's sheet music by Deep Blue Something. Tami In 2005, he formed a new band Little Black Dress with Nolan Thies. It was brutal.”, It didn’t help matters that every radio station wanted DBS to do breakfast interviews. Clay Bergus was also enthusiastic about playing with DBS again. This is the most recent information about Deep Blue Something that has been submitted to amIright. artists. TOADIES. It was released on September 25, 2012. “But now I cannot wait to tour with this band. It was the band's only hit, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. All Make Believe Off “We continued this schedule all over the world,” says Todd. [8] Although the lawsuits were finally settled, Interscope put the album on hold, focusing on other label artists such as Limp Bizkit. If we have more information about Deep Blue Something, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible). SMILE SMILE Their passions redirected, Todd and Toby worked and worked. Originally Performed by Deep Blue Something "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a 1995 song recorded by American alternative rock band Deep Blue Something. But when he returned it turned out the street was actually 6th Avenue. It was released on November 25, 2008. live photos. [3], Bergus left the band before the band started recording their first album, 11th Song. Deep Blue Something. We figured that’s what we’d do, too—start making records and going on the road.” DBS self-released 11th Song (1993) and Home (1994), and a rigorous tour schedule financed their widening reach into new cities and band merchandise. “But that’s good when you’re doing something you love.” But after wrapping up a project, Toby asked Todd if he happened to have any Deep Blue Something material, saying it might be fun to get the band back together. “I absolutely fell in love with production,” Todd says. War Song http://deepbluesomething.us. When a local rock club in Lubbock, Texas used a snippet of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in a radio ad, listeners besieged stations with calls asking about the tune. Deep Blue Something . “In Denton in 1991,” says Pipes, “there were a ton of bands around, and everybody had this DIY attitude. bob schneider. 90’s post-grunge was a wasteland with the exceptions of Beck (if you can count him as mainstream anyway) and Tool, foreshadowing something else. In 2009 they were the first band signed onto Exploding Plastic Records, a new Idol Records sub-label. “Everybody wasn’t fully into it anymore. He released an EP "Mainsail To Skyking" on Idol Records. [9] They later signed with Aezra Records, an independent label based in Phoenix, Arizona. Hit Trax song files are 'gig ready' for singers, bands and entertainers. Todd Pipes – vocals, bass They have earned Best Producer honors from the Fort Worth Weekly three years in a row and have been highlighted in Mix Magazine. [10][15], Clay Bergus has been a manager at Eddie V's Prime Seafood in Fort Worth since its opening in spring 2009. “I didn’t think it was gonna work,” Todd says, “but I’m amazed; it turned out fantastically.”, DBS wound up with five new songs for the EP, titled Locust House. “Just because you do ‘Breakfast with DBS and WZZZ’ in Delaware, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do the same in Munich or Copenhagen.”, When DBS finally circled back to Dallas, “our friends said, ‘Wow… you look bad.’” A year of nearly non-stop touring—and truck-stop cafeteria food—had taken a toll on them. Genres: Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Power Pop. Label: Kirtland Records Dallas, TX 75226 Originally appearing on the album 11th Song, it was later re-recorded and released on their album Home. The ex-girlfriend of the Deep Blue Something lead singer revealed this week that she actually hates the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. FAVORITE (0 fans) Sheet Music Playlist. “I said, ‘Yeah, absolutely!’” Toby reached out to Kirk, inquiring about a couple of songs they’d written previously. [10], In 2014, Todd Pipes posted an Instagram photo teasing that the band was back together and working on a new project, eventually revealed to be an EP titled Locust House. “I turned into a workaholic. Chuck Berry's only #1 hit was "My Ding-a-Ling," a novelty song about a boy and his... you know. We will come on to it, but the development out of grunge of whiny singers (Hello Eddie Vedder) could encompass Deep Blue Something, but … “If you weren’t grunge, you were on your own.” They also had that indie work ethic: “We played 250 shows a year because that’s what everybody seemed to be doing.”. “Fuzzy” dwells in the watery, Cure-ish territory DBS loves, but has a happy, hand-clappy chorus like you’d hear in early 1980s power pop. Toby Pipes – vocals, guitar Members: Todd Pipes (born 9 November 1967, bass/vocals), Toby Pipes (born 28 June 1971, guitar), Kirk Tatom (guitar), John Kirkland (born 16 July 1969, drums) and Clay Bergus (born 29 April 1971, replacing Tatom on guitar). The band regrouped with all members at the end of 2014 and signed to John Kirtland's independent label, Kirtland Records. They eventually signed with the Aezra label and released Deep Blue Somethingin mid-2001, breaking up shortly after. [9] Their self-titled album, which contains five tracks from Byzantium, was released by Aezra in 2001. Deep Blue Something is an American rock band best known for its hit single “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” The group was founded in 1993 in Denton, Texas by students … Deep Blue Something discography and songs: Music profile for Deep Blue Something, formed 1993. John Kirtland also had immediate ideas for songs to be included. SARAH JAFFE The title is also a play on words. “When this started happening, we had labels fighting over us,” says Todd. “It was us,” explains Todd. SARA HICKMAN A self-titled album followed in 2001, but the music industry was mired in post-9/11 muck. “It’s about my fascination with people and their relationship to cars, how getting into a car transforms them. [7] the fixx. Checkout and download. “At the time, record companies were obviously looking for the next big grunge act,” Todd recalls. Getting that last 5 to 10 percent out of your track is what I do! So much so, in fact, that DBS can’t complain about the label being whip-cracking overseers. PRESS. That’s when DBS CDs began to sell. Music video by Deep Blue Something performing Halo. (C) 1995 Interscope Records The brothers enlisted drummer John Kirtland and guitarist Clay Bergus. 05. 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