Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not es un álbum de Arctic Monkeys, publicado en 2006. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «The View from the Afternoon», «I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor», «Fake Tales of San Francisco» y «Dancing Shoes».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" representa un debut explosivo y un hito fundamental en la discografía de Arctic Monkeys. Con este trabajo, la banda de Sheffield canaliza la energía cruda del post-punk y el garage rock, convirtiéndose en la crónica sonora de la juventud británica de principios de siglo. El disco está impulsado por riffs de guitarra frenéticos, una sección rítmica implacable y, sobre todo, por las agudas y detalladas observaciones líricas de Alex Turner sobre la vida nocturna. Su ascenso, alimentado por internet, cambió las reglas de la industria musical.
Cada canción, desde "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" hasta "A Certain Romance", es un clásico instantáneo, un retrato vívido y sin filtros. El álbum se convirtió en el debut más rápidamente vendido en la historia del Reino Unido en su momento. Es una obra generacional, un torbellino de energía y ingenio que capturó un instante en el tiempo con una autenticidad arrolladora.
Listado de Canciones
- The View from the Afternoon3:38
Letra
Anticipation has the habit to set you up For disappointment in evening entertainment but Tonight there'll be some love Tonight there'll be a rukus yeah Regardless of what's gone before I want to see all of the things that we've already seen Lairy girls hung out the window of the limousine And of course its fancy dress And they're all looking quite full on in bunny ears and devil horns in hell Anticipation has the habit to set you up For disappointment in evening entertainment but Tonight there'll be some love Tonight there'll be a rukus yeah Regardless of what's gone before I want to see all of the things that we've already seen I want to see you take the jackpot out the fruit machine And put it all back in You've got to understand it you can never beat the bandit no And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox And all that it says is that you've drank a lot You should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind You should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind You can pour your heart out but her reasoning will block Oh! You send her after nine o'clock Anticipation has the habit to set you up For disappointment in evening entertainment but Tonight there'll be some love Tonight there'll be a rawkus yeah Regardless of what's gone before And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox And all that it says is that you've drank a lot You should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind You should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind You can pour your heart out around three o'clock When the 2 for 1's undone the writers block - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor2:53
Letra
Stop making the eyes at me I'll stop making the eyes at you What it is that surprises me Is that I don't really want you to And your shoulders are frozen (cold as the night) Oh, but you're an explosion (you're dynamite) Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand Lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang, go I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don't know if your looking for romance or I don't know what you're looking for I said I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 Well, from 1984 I wish you'd stop ignoring me Because you're sending me to despair Without a sound, yeah, you're calling me And I don't think it's very fair That your shoulders are frozen (cold as the night) Oh, but you're an explosion (you're dynamite) Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand Lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang, go I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don't know if your looking for romance or I don't know what you're looking for I said I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 Well, from 1984 And there ain't no love, no Montague's or Capulets Just banging tunes in DJ sets and Dirty dancefloors And dreams of naughtiness Well, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don't know if your looking for romance or I don't know what you're looking for I said I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 Said from 1984 - Fake Tales of San Francisco2:56
Letra
Fake tales of San Francisco Echo through the room More point to a wedding disco Without a bride or groom There's a super cool band, yeah With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine And all the weekend rockstars in the toilets Practicing their lines I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear, you know (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear you I don't want to hear your Fake tales of San Fransisco Echo through the air And there's a few bored faces in the back All wishing they weren't there And as the microphone squeaks A young girl's telephone beeps Yeah, she's dashing for the exit And she's running to the streets outside Oh, you've saved me! She screams down the line The band are fucking wank And I'm not having a nice time I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear, you know (Kick me out, kick me out) Yeah, but his bird thinks it's amazing, though So all that's left Is the proof that love's not only Blind but deaf He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar I don't quite know the distance, but I'm sure that's far Yeah, I'm sure that's pretty far And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham So get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Yeah - Dancing Shoes2:22
Letra
Get on your dancing shoes There's one thing on your mind Hoping they're looking for you Sure you'll be rummaging through And the shit, shock, horror You've seen your future bride Oh, but it's so so absurd For you to say the first word So you're waiting and waiting The only reason that you came So what you scared for? Don't you always do the same It's what you there for, don't you know The lights are flashing Down in here tonight And some might exchange a glance But keep pretending to dance Don't act like it's not happening As if it's impolite To go and mention your name Instead you'll just do the same As they all do, and hope for the best The only reason that you came So what you scared for? Well don't you always do the same It's what you're there for but no Get on your dancing shoes You sexy little swine Hoping they're looking for you Sure you'll be rummaging through Oh and the shit, shock, horror You've seen your future bride Oh, but it's oh so absurd For you to say the first word So you're waiting and waiting - You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight2:10
- Still Take You Home2:50
Letra
It's ever so funny I don't think you're special, I don't think you're cool And you're probably alright But under these lights you look beautiful And I'm struggling I can't see through your fake tan Oh, ya know it for a fact That everybody's eating outta your hand What do you know? Oh, you know nothing! Yeah, but I'll still take you home Yeah, I'll still take you home So what do you know? Say you don't know nothing! Fancy seeing you in here You're all tarted up and you don't look the same I haven't seen you since last year And surprisingly you have forgot my name But you know it And you knew it all along Oh, you say you have forgotten But you're fibbing go on tell me I'm wrong So what do you know? Oh you know nothing! But I'll still take you home Yeah, I'll still take you home So what do you know? Oh, you don't know nothing, no! Woah Yeah, so what do you know? Yeah! Oh you know nothing, no! Yeah, but I'll still take you home Yeah, I'll still take you home I said what do you know? Oh, you know nothing, no! I fancy you with a passion You're a topshop princess, a rockstar too You're a fad you're a fashion And I'm having a job trying to talk to you But it's alright Put it all on one-side Everybody's looking You've got control of everyone's eyes Including mine - Riot Van2:12
Letra
Up rolls a riot van And sparked excitement in the boys But the policemen look annoyed Perhaps these are ones they should avoid We got a chase last night From men with truncheons dressed in hats We didn't do that much wrong Still ran away though, for the laugh Just for the laugh Please just stop talking 'Cause they won't find us if you do Oh, those silly boys in blue Well, they won't catch me and you "Have you been drinking son? You don't look old enough to me" I'm sorry, officer Is there a certain age you're supposed to be? Cause nobody told me And up rolls the riot van And these lads just wind the coppers up They ask why they don't catch proper crooks They get their address and their names took But they couldn't care less Thrown in a riot van And all the coppers kicked him in And there was no way he could win Just had to take it on the chin - Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured2:22
Letra
We'll ask if we can have six in If not we'll have to have two Well, you're coming up our end, aren't you? So I'll get one with you Oh, won't he let us have six in? Especially not with the food He could've just told us no, though He didn't have to be rude You see her with the green dress? She talked to me at the bar Well, how come it's already two-pound-fifty? We've only gone about a yard Didn't you see she were gorgeous? She were beyond belief! But this lad at the side drinking his Smirnoff Ice Came and paid for her a Tropical Reef And I'm sitting going backwards And I didn't want to leave I said: It's High Green, mate Via Hillsborough, please Well, how funny were that sketch earlier Up near that taxi rank? Oh no, you would have missed it Think it were when you went to the bank These two lads squaring up, proper shouting 'Bout who were next in the queue The kind of thing that would seem so silly But not when they've both had a few Well, calm down, temper, temper You shouldn't get so annoyed Well, you're acting like a silly little boy Oh, they wanted to be men and do some fighting in the street He said: No surrender No chance of retreat And so why are we in the taxi? 'Cause I didn't want to leave I said: It's High Green, mate Via Hillsborough, please Drunken plots hatched to jump it Ask around: Are you sure? Went for it, but the red light was showing And red light indicates doors are secured - Mardy Bum2:26
Letra
Now then, mardy bum I've seen your frown and it's like Looking down the barrel of a gun And it goes off And out come all these words Oh, there's a very pleasant side to you A side I much prefer It's one that laughs and jokes around Remember cuddles in the kitchen Yeah, to get things off the ground And it was up, up and away Oh, but it's right hard to remember That on a day like today When you're all argumentative And you've got the face on Well, now then, mardy bum Oh, I'm in trouble again Aren't I? I thought as much 'Cause you turned over there Pulling that silent disappointment face The one that I can't bear Can we just laugh and joke around? Remember cuddles in the kitchen Yeah, to get things off the ground And it was up, up and away Oh, but it's right hard to remember That on a day like today When you're all argumentative And you've got the face on Yeah, I'm sorry I was late But I missed the train And then the traffic was a state But I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate That reoccurs, oh, when you say I don't care But of course I do, yeah, I clearly do So laugh and joke around Remember cuddles in the kitchen Yeah, to get things off the ground And it was up, up and away Oh, but it's right hard to remember That on a day like today When you're all argumentative And you've got the face on - Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But...4:25
Letra
I've seen your eyes as they fix on me What is he doing? What on earth's the plan? Has he got one? You better give me some pointers Since you are the big rocket launcher And I'm just the shotgun Well, I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes That might be a surprise, but it's true I'm not like you And I don't want your advice or your praise Or to move in the ways you do And I never will 'Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail I've seen your eyes as they fix on me Full of confusion Your snarl is just so condescending Try to explain that we're on to a win If the fee we got in Near recoups what we're spending He said "I can't believe that you drove all that way Well how much did they pay you? How much did they pay you? You'd have been better to stay round our way Thinking about things But not actually doing the things" 'Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail 'Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail All you people are vampires - When the Sun Goes Down3:17I said: "Who's that girl there?" I wonder what went wrong So that she had to roam the streets She don't do major credit cards I doubt she does receipts It's all not quite legitimate And what a scummy man Just give him half a chance I bet he'll rob you if he can Can see it in his eyes, yeah That he's got a driving ban Amongst some other offences And I've seen him with girls of the night And he told Roxanne to put on her red light They're all infected but he'll be alright 'Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know? I said he's a scumbag, don't you know? Although you're trying not to listen Avert your eyes and staring at the ground She makes a subtle proposition I'm sorry love, I'll have to turn you down And oh, he must be up to summat What are the chances? Sure it's more than likely I've got a feeling in my stomach I start to wonder what his story might be What his story might be, yeah They said it changes when the sun goes down Yeah, they said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here Around here And look, here comes a Ford Mondeo Isn't he Mr. Inconspicuous? And he don't even have to say owt She's in the stance ready to get picked up Bet she's delighted when she sees him Pulling in and giving her the eye Because she must be fucking freezing Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky It doesn't stop in the winter, no And they said it changes when the sun goes down Yeah, they said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here Well, they said it changes when the sun goes down Over the river going out of town They said it changes when the sun goes down Around here Around here And what a scummy man Just give him half a chance I bet he'll rob you if he can Can see it in his eyes, yeah That he's got a nasty plan I hope you're not involved at all
- From the Ritz to the Rubble3:11
Letra
Last night, these two bouncers and one of em's alright The other one's the scary one and his way or no way, totalitarian He's got no time for you, looking or breathing How he don’t want you to, so step out the queue He makes examples of you and there's nowt you can say Behind they go through to the bit where you pay And you realize then that it's finally the time To walk back past ten thousand eyes in the line And you can swap jumpers and make another move And still in your brain you've got something to prove To all the smirking faces and the boys in black Why can't they be pleasant? Why can't they have a laugh? He's got his hand in your chest, he wants to give you a duff Well secretly I think they wants ya all to kick off They want arms flying everywhere and bottles as well It's just something to talk about, a story to tell ya Well, I'm so glad they turned us all away, we'll put it down to fate I said a thousand million things that I could never say this morning Got too deep, but how deep is too deep? This town's a different town today Said, this town's a different town to what it was last night You couldn't have done that on a Sunday That girl's a different girl today Said, that girl's a different girl to what you kissed last night You couldn't have done that on a Sunday Of course not Well, I'm so glad they turned us all away We'll put it down to fate I thought a thousand million things That I could never think this morning Got too deep, but how deep is too deep? Last night, what we talked about It made so much sense But now the haze has ascended It don't make no sense anymore I said last night, what we talked about It made so much sense But now the haze has ascended It don't make no sense anymore - A Certain Romance5:27
Letra
Well oh they might wear classic reeboks Or knackered converse, or tracky bottoms tucked in socks But all of that's what the point is not The point's that there ain't no romance around there And there's the truth that they can't see They'd probably like to throw a punch at me And if you could only see them, then you would agree Agree that there ain't no romance around there You know, oh, it's a funny thing, you know? We'll tell 'em if you like We'll tell 'em all tonight They'll never listen Because their minds are made up And course it's all okay to carry on that way Is over there there's broken bones There's only music, so that there's new ringtones And it don't take no sherlock holmes To see it's a little different around here Don't get me wrong, oh there's boys in bands And kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their hands And just cause he's had a coupla cans He thinks it's alright to act like a dickhead Don't you know, oh, it's a funny thing, you know? We'll tell em if you like We'll tell em all tonight They'll never listen Because their minds are made up And course it's all okay to carry on that way I said no Oh, no! Well, oh, you won't get me to go! Not anywhere, not anywhere No, I won't go Oh, no, no! Well over there there's friends of mine What can I say? I've known 'em for a long long time And they might overstep the line But you just cannot get angry in the same way No not in the same way So not in the same way Oh, no, oh, no, no