"Flathead" by The Fratellis
There are songs that make you want to drink by yourself in a corner of your room. There are songs that make you want to tell a cop to go fuck himself right to his face. There are songs that make you feel like love can really save us all and there are songs that make you feel like love will be the bullet that eventually ends your life. There are songs that make you feel everything much more strongly and there are songs that make you feel nothing in particular.
And then there are songs that make you want to gather all your friends at your favorite bar so you can drink bottles of champagne and eat Pixie Stix while dancing on the tables as the bartender gives a big thumbs up that lets the crowd know the drinks are on the house tonight. This is one of those songs:
And, yes, I know it was recently used in iPod ads. I don't care. This song is the sound that really cool people hear in their heads all the time. It's roof-top parties and Saturday nights in late Spring. It's the dazzling white lights of being young in the city, or at least of not being too old to remember what being young in the city was like.
I really like this song.
Thanks to Blythe at the Bee-Spot for doing the legwork on this one.
posted by Clinton at 10:16 AM
14 Comments:
Ooh la la! Me like! Spring is coming! Rooftop parties!
I know! One of the ONLY things I don't like about my current apartment building is that our roof is strictly off-limits because of some sort of damage that's been done up there.
BOOOOO!!!!!
LAAAAAME!!!!!
I like the song too, although the lead singer's voice has an unfortunate resemblance to the lead singer of jet. And i was about to go- "this video looks like a fuckin ipod commercial" till i read the second part of your post.
thirdly, that girl in the red dress? Her rack is just TOO HUGE to be taken seriously. Got milk? Yea, she does. A LOT OF IT.
-Jew
Re: Girl with too huge rack; Oddly enough, I'm okay with that.
I remembered that you have an affinity for breasts... as a wise scholar once said: "Boobies - You could hit me with a rock when there's boobies about and the only response you'd get from me is an extended, full-of-awe, "Wow" like I've just discovered the secrets of the universe. Because I have."
-J
I think you accidentally said "wise" when you meant to say "drunk."
But, yes, boobies... a fan, me. They always get my vote.
Music is awesome.
They also get bonus points for either being inspired by or sharing by coincidence the name of the gangsters in the Goonies.
Mama Fratelli would be proud.
I totally missed the possible Goonies connection. Well played, sir... well... played.
I'm partial to Chelsea Dagger by them. It reminds me of Manchester United hooligans drunkingly singing along at the local.
Yeah, I've liked everything I've heard of theirs; going to have to make a run to Best Buy, looks like.
oh hey, look at that. a shout out! i feel special. thanks!
oh, and thanks for making me buy the whole malajube album. or i guess itunes should thank you. it's perfect springtime music.
No problem; I like to give credit where it's due.
Got to get the Malajube album; I should thank you for making me pick up Pulp's greatest hits collection. So we're even.
That video is so good is better than take two genericviagra before do to a party .This music is the best one just goood.
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