I do agree that's it not about chavs now, it's just about anyone who hasn't got any 'romance'. It's not pegging down anyone who wears those kinds of shoes ('it's what the point is not') but it's just on segregation society. Especially youth culture. Or just the lack of romance in all of it. The way people are sort of pinned down to following trends like Reeboks/Fighting with pool cues for Townies, and Converse/Boys in bands for Indie/Emo kids. That's where the lack of romance is, that people conform to the common form.
What's beautiful about the song is that he's resigned to saying that he's part of the whole thing; the Monkeys are arguably a 'scene' band, and they do normal lad things like get pissed and try to pull on the weekends so he's really not much different from the rest. I personally, and I know others have, felt an affinity with this part of the song, because we've all got mates who like to soup up cars with sub woofers and act like dicks when pissed, and still have that Craig David ringtone from 3 years ago but we've also all got mates who are posers and act like twats just because they're in a band and they think they're better than you. And often we distance ourselves from it because in our own mind we're different. But we've all known these people for years, from primary school and they're all still the same people they always were, but have all been slightly misguided in some way or another along that way. Me included. But they're mates, and they always will be. There's no point getting angry with it all. . . Anyone can get angry about the 'idea' of chavs, for example, but when you know them well enough to be your mate, it's very very different.
The last verse really add some harmony to it all, I can see why they play it last in the sets.
Does anyone else think Alex nicked the Classic Reeboks line from 'Albion' by The Libs? He fuckin' did y'know!
I do agree with some of what your saying, except for where your assigning the lyrics with different groups (especially the "boys in bands" thing because that is not an insult, i think you would want some kids to be in bands rather than hangin round the streets otherwise there wouldn't be any arctic monkeys right know) I think its generally at the dickheads who waste their youth life drinkin every night by the abandoned warehouse. and you cant call arctic monkeys "normal" otherwise everyone would be like the arctic monkeys and i personally don't mind different "groups" in youth...
I do agree with some of what your saying, except for where your assigning the lyrics with different groups (especially the "boys in bands" thing because that is not an insult, i think you would want some kids to be in bands rather than hangin round the streets otherwise there wouldn't be any arctic monkeys right know) I think its generally at the dickheads who waste their youth life drinkin every night by the abandoned warehouse. and you cant call arctic monkeys "normal" otherwise everyone would be like the arctic monkeys and i personally don't mind different "groups" in youth culture as long as their not dickheads.
I do agree that's it not about chavs now, it's just about anyone who hasn't got any 'romance'. It's not pegging down anyone who wears those kinds of shoes ('it's what the point is not') but it's just on segregation society. Especially youth culture. Or just the lack of romance in all of it. The way people are sort of pinned down to following trends like Reeboks/Fighting with pool cues for Townies, and Converse/Boys in bands for Indie/Emo kids. That's where the lack of romance is, that people conform to the common form.
What's beautiful about the song is that he's resigned to saying that he's part of the whole thing; the Monkeys are arguably a 'scene' band, and they do normal lad things like get pissed and try to pull on the weekends so he's really not much different from the rest. I personally, and I know others have, felt an affinity with this part of the song, because we've all got mates who like to soup up cars with sub woofers and act like dicks when pissed, and still have that Craig David ringtone from 3 years ago but we've also all got mates who are posers and act like twats just because they're in a band and they think they're better than you. And often we distance ourselves from it because in our own mind we're different. But we've all known these people for years, from primary school and they're all still the same people they always were, but have all been slightly misguided in some way or another along that way. Me included. But they're mates, and they always will be. There's no point getting angry with it all. . . Anyone can get angry about the 'idea' of chavs, for example, but when you know them well enough to be your mate, it's very very different.
The last verse really add some harmony to it all, I can see why they play it last in the sets.
Does anyone else think Alex nicked the Classic Reeboks line from 'Albion' by The Libs? He fuckin' did y'know!
I do agree with some of what your saying, except for where your assigning the lyrics with different groups (especially the "boys in bands" thing because that is not an insult, i think you would want some kids to be in bands rather than hangin round the streets otherwise there wouldn't be any arctic monkeys right know) I think its generally at the dickheads who waste their youth life drinkin every night by the abandoned warehouse. and you cant call arctic monkeys "normal" otherwise everyone would be like the arctic monkeys and i personally don't mind different "groups" in youth...
I do agree with some of what your saying, except for where your assigning the lyrics with different groups (especially the "boys in bands" thing because that is not an insult, i think you would want some kids to be in bands rather than hangin round the streets otherwise there wouldn't be any arctic monkeys right know) I think its generally at the dickheads who waste their youth life drinkin every night by the abandoned warehouse. and you cant call arctic monkeys "normal" otherwise everyone would be like the arctic monkeys and i personally don't mind different "groups" in youth culture as long as their not dickheads.
I TOTALY AGREE! Specially with the second paragraph.
I TOTALY AGREE! Specially with the second paragraph.