Pagan Babies (band)
Pagan Babies | |
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A promotional shot of the band. From left to right: Janis Tanaka, Kat Bjelland, Deirdre Schletter, and Courtney Love. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Sugar Babydoll |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1985–1986 |
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Pagan Babies were an American rock band formed by Kat Bjelland and Courtney Love in 1985. Love and Bjelland initially conceived the band in Portland, Oregon under the name Sugar Babydoll, and the group was joined by original members Jane Weems on drums & Suzanne Ramsey on keyboards. Later joined by bassist Jennifer Finch upon their relocation to San Francisco. The group would go through several lineup and name changes before recording a four-track demo under the Pagan Babies name with drummer Deirdre Schletter and bassist Janis Tanaka.
Two of the group's songs—"Best Sunday Dress" and "Quiet Room"—were later reworked and re-recorded by Love's band, Hole, and Bjelland's band, Babes in Toyland, respectively.