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Arctic Monkeys — Fake Tales Of San Francisco
Album: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not
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Released: 2006
Length: 2:55
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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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 trilbys 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, no (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 you

Fake Tales of San Francisco 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, oh, she's running to the streets outside
"Oh, you've saved me", she screams down the line
"The band were 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, no (kick me out, kick me out)
Yeah, but his bird said 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 it'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

Get off the bandwagon, put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon, put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon, put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon, put down the handbook, yeah
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 pktinkler2984 wrote:


Sorry?

Apologies for the late reply but, yes, the quote is from an old sitcom with Ronnie Corbett, called "Sorry!".  When he swore in front of his Mother his Dad would reprimand him with a "Language, Timothy..."

You had to be there...
Posted 2 months ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Just went and reviewed my Arctic Monkeys ratings and they are consistently at 2-3 for me...that's to say I just straight up think they're crap...and this  song didn't change my mind one little bit...
Posted 1 year ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
these Monkeys are eating  spiders from mars
 
I hear that !
Posted 1 year ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:

"Language, Timothy..."



Sorry?
Posted 2 years ago by pktinkler2984    [ Reply ]
I always love the segues of influence.......

Costello to the Artic Monkeys. Well played.
Posted 3 years ago by doktorkev    [ Reply ]
 TeoUCSB82 wrote:
JohnErle wrote: Noticed the same thing, biggest difference (aside from it sounding "rougher") is the lyric which starts " 'Oh you saved me!' She screamed down the line" and was changed from "the band's a f***ing wanker, I'm not having a nice time" to "the band weren't very good"... Think I like the album version better =) Get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook...">


It's a perfect lyric to capture the disdain: the band were (wa') f**king wank and I'm not having a nice time - captured perfectly in his Sheffield accent. I can hear her saying it as if in ear shot as she walks by lol
Posted 3 years ago by glowworm    [ Reply ]
Meh
Posted 3 years ago by baylees    [ Reply ]
"Language, Timothy..."
Posted 4 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Sounds lke Television ..Tom V..the outro Marquee moon.
Posted 4 years ago by neotrogg    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:
The fact that the Artic Monkeys aren't wildly popular in the United States is proof that good music taste is dead in this country...
 

Or perhaps proof that different people have different concepts of music that resonates with them?
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
The fact that the Artic Monkeys aren't wildly popular in the United States is proof that good music taste is dead in this country...
Posted 11 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
these Monkeys are eating  spiders from mars
Posted 11 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Love it - love the energy.
Posted 11 years ago by bagpipe    [ Reply ]
If the wiki about these guys is to be believed, the lead singer/guitarist didn't start playing the guitar until 2001 and by 2006 they were famous and had a record out.  I hate that kid.
Posted 12 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Sweet tune-awesome crescendo two-thirds in....
Posted 12 years ago by durden66    [ Reply ]
nicely anarchic :o)
Posted 12 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
Simply awful!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
!
Posted 12 years ago by musman    [ Reply ]
There is really no such a thing as an Artic monkey. They are fake. So are their tails.
 Not sure about the band.
 

Posted 13 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Like jewellry, this at first listen seems too big, gaudy and tawdry to be real. After a few more listens, it's clearly too big, gaudy and tawdry to be fake.
Posted 13 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
Good Sheffield boys, solid debut album and they keep on rockin'
Posted 13 years ago by UncleChig    [ Reply ]
this is pretty hot
Posted 13 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
god i hate this gawd awful band  {#Puke}
Posted 13 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
6.4 is really low. This is a great song! But not a new band :P They are pretty old now.
Posted 13 years ago by flapser    [ Reply ]
 denizenusa wrote:
They do sound like Bowie, don't they?
 
No way - Bowie is from the south of the UK, and the AM's are from the north.  The accents are TOTALLY different and very distinctive!
Posted 13 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Possibly the most talented new young band from ENGLAND!

Sounds soooo different from US-bands - doesn't it?

Fresher, down-to-earth, real and....yes, just better!
WRONG...?
 
Not that new - they have been around for a few years now...
Posted 13 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
Ah I like this. It's edgier and harder than yer garden variety RP fare. It's not that I'm all about harder/edgier, but every now and then it's good when Bill cranks up the juice to "11.". The only problem is that this strikes me as a bit poppish in that "alternative rock" way.
Posted 13 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Possibly the most talented new young band from ENGLAND!

Sounds soooo different from US-bands - doesn't it?

Fresher, down-to-earth, real and....yes, just better!
WRONG...?
 

Yes. great band... regardless of country of origin...
Posted 13 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
"And all the weekend rockstars in the toilet
practicing their lines."

brilliant lyric!

Posted 13 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]
Possibly the most talented new young band from ENGLAND!

Sounds soooo different from US-bands - doesn't it?

Fresher, down-to-earth, real and....yes, just better!
WRONG...?
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Love this song and many of the songs i've heard by these guys. Thanks for the variety RP!
Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Just think this is junky. It's not the high caliber I expect from RP playlists. I'll take it gracefully though..and enjoy that I've never heard this before. Still better than most crap on regular radio.
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
FANTASTIC!!!!!

BEST NEW BAND!
Why USA has nothing comparable?
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I f—-ing KNEW this playlist was recycled.. regardless it's a good one.
Posted 14 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]
Enjoying the theme here in SF :)
Posted 14 years ago by zogma    [ Reply ]
 hcaudill wrote:
Great segue:

Eric Burdon & the Animals - San Franciscan Nights
Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales Of San Francisco
 
Parents and Children see the world differently... or maybe not
SF is the American "Moveable Feast"... different bits of flavor wherever and when ever you go

Living there is a "Mortageable Feast"... can' eat the house but it eats you...


Posted 14 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
Finally we have stopped getting stuff from the rubbish 3rd album.  Every track on the first 2 albums is better than the best track on the 3rd album.  Oh and by the way in divergence to the general feeling here, those first 2 albums are in my opinion unique and brilliant.  And though i also love Bowie i really don't get the link people are claiming.  

Posted 14 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Had this seriously not been played on RP since 2006? This is a great song. I really wish RP would dig a little into the back catalog more often.
Posted 14 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
Great segue:

Eric Burdon & the Animals - San Franciscan Nights
Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales Of San Francisco


Posted 14 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
ZZZZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ ZZZZZ See ya.
Posted 18 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
reminds me of supergrass.. no wait.. reminds me of white stripes.... hmm. :)
Posted 18 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
I heard the whole album..... nothing that sond in your head after....like a bad fast sex rendez-vous....
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
bigstory wrote:
The UK's latest saviour of rock. Let's watch the scene build them up then tear 'em to shreds an album or two from now. It never stops.
What do you think, they will be dating members of the Royal Family before you know it.

Posted 18 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
There's something good here--but I'm trying to figure out if it's enough........
Posted 18 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Fun, but nothing original or inspired.
Posted 18 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
denizenusa wrote:
They do sound like Bowie, don't they?
Homage or rip off? I am trying to figure that out.
Posted 18 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
that initial guitar riff sounded a bit like punk-era Joe Jackson, too. Glad to hear some bands doing straight-ahead punk/rock these days. Sarah
Posted 18 years ago by sfearll    [ Reply ]
denizenusa wrote:
They do sound like Bowie, don't they?
No. Best Arctic Monkey is a non-singer one.
Posted 18 years ago by master_betty    [ Reply ]
They do sound like Bowie, don't they?
Posted 18 years ago by denizenusa    [ Reply ]
TeoUCSB82 wrote:
Noticed the same thing, biggest difference (aside from it sounding "rougher") is the lyric which starts " 'Oh you saved me!' She screamed down the line" and was changed from "the band's a f***ing wanker, I'm not having a nice time" to "the band weren't very good"...
I didn't even notice the lyric change. That shows how much attention I pay to the lyrics when listening to the radio. The version on the album is one of my favorite songs right now. They got a great groove going on that one. I can only assume the final version would be doing a little better than this in the song ratings if RP was playing it.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
Now that I've been living with the album for a while, it seems like this is a different mix.
Noticed the same thing, biggest difference (aside from it sounding "rougher") is the lyric which starts " 'Oh you saved me!' She screamed down the line" and was changed from "the band's a f***ing wanker, I'm not having a nice time" to "the band weren't very good"... Think I like the album version better =) Get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook...">
Posted 18 years ago by TeoUCSB82    [ Reply ]
Now that I've been living with the album for a while, it seems like this is a different mix. Is this the version that was floating around the 'net building up the pre-release buzz? It has the somewhat raw quality of a demo, but the album version is more polished, yet still gloriously groovy.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
I'm thinking I shouldn't like this...but I'm slowly being sucked in.....help !!!
Posted 18 years ago by LennytheB    [ Reply ]
The UK's latest saviour of rock. Let's watch the scene build them up then tear 'em to shreds an album or two from now. It never stops.
Posted 18 years ago by bigstory    [ Reply ]
again... Rock ON RP - YEEAAHH !
Posted 18 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Some of these wannabe bands that are (seemingly) everywhere of late really kick. This ain't one of 'em.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Johnny_Truant wrote:
When I walked into my medieval philosophy class the other day, my professor had her laptop blaring music through a set of external speakers that she brought expressly for the purpose of exposing the class to The Arctic Monkeys. She raved about them the whole time she took roll. It was a strange moment for me, but I guess you had to be there. Anyway, I would like to hear more of them.
Medieval Philosophy class..That's a course one can use in the real world!

Posted 18 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Have you ever said "glottal stop" while using a glottal stop?
Posted 18 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
Rock ON RP - YEEAAHH !
Posted 18 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
When I walked into my medieval philosophy class the other day, my professor had her laptop blaring music through a set of external speakers that she brought expressly for the purpose of exposing the class to The Arctic Monkeys. She raved about them the whole time she took roll. It was a strange moment for me, but I guess you had to be there. Anyway, I would like to hear more of them.
Posted 18 years ago by Johnny_Truant    [ Reply ]
yet another good band I have never heard of.
Posted 18 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
There's SoCal & NoCal... ...BAM BAM!!
Posted 18 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
tammaye wrote:
while i don't agree with you re: suckiness, it does make me think of the Stripes*... relax and rock out, my friend. *i just took the time recently to read the Rolling Stone Top 100 Guitarists of all time and what i want to know is how the fark Jack White rated higher than THE EDGE?? to whom do i direct my outrage?
...sorry, tammaye, I agree that Jack White is better than the Edge. He plays the parts of 2 guitarists and a bassist, which is extremely impressive whether you like the music or not...
Posted 18 years ago by birdboy    [ Reply ]
tammaye wrote:
*i just took the time recently to read the Rolling Stone Top 100 Guitarists of all time and what i want to know is how the fark Jack White rated higher than THE EDGE?? to whom do i direct my outrage?
I don't get the impression that The Artic Monkeys intend their music & image to be taken entirely seriously... Besides, I can't help myself from pointing out that I find guitar riffs from "the edge" to be dull and pedantic. Just my 2 cents worth - don't get too worked up about it.
Posted 18 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
tammaye wrote:
i just took the time recently to read the Rolling Stone Top 100 Guitarists of all time and what i want to know is how the fark Jack White rated higher than THE EDGE?? to whom do i direct my outrage?
How about to Rolling Stone?
Posted 18 years ago by Oregon_Steve    [ Reply ]
KevinM wrote:
I dunno, I first thought of "White Stripes Wanna Be's" White Stripes suck so these guys are starting off on the wrong footing.
while i don't agree with you re: suckiness, it does make me think of the Stripes*... relax and rock out, my friend. *i just took the time recently to read the Rolling Stone Top 100 Guitarists of all time and what i want to know is how the fark Jack White rated higher than THE EDGE?? to whom do i direct my outrage?
Posted 18 years ago by tammaye    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
Hit the link to Amazon but didn't see it listed...
It's available on iTunes.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
I'm really growing to like this song. Good stuff.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Too much of a Bowie rip-off. Decent song though.
Posted 18 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
Listing on Amazon According to this, an "eponymous" disk is due out on February 2...
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
thanks for the introduction. love the vibe of this band. can't walk normal when this sucka is cranked on the system.
Posted 18 years ago by buck-arkansas    [ Reply ]
Hit the link to Amazon but didn't see it listed...
Posted 18 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
ruthless wrote:
+1
Posted 18 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
trompetilla wrote:
like this!
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
I like it
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
like this!
Posted 18 years ago by trompetilla    [ Reply ]
shakitten wrote:
Sounds a trifle like the Ziggy Stardust days of Bowie. Not quite sure it's good Stardust, though...
Definitely some Bowie qualities in there. I thought it was him at first - maybe that guitar sound. And the vocals.
Posted 18 years ago by Caribbeing    [ Reply ]
OUCH OUCH OUCH
Posted 18 years ago by absolutemotion    [ Reply ]
Sobient wrote:
sounds like a mix of Ima Robot and the White Stripes in there sometimes.
huebdoo wrote:
Reminds me of the Jam or early Elvis Costello
Nah, go back to the source - Diamond Dogs, Bowie.
Posted 18 years ago by srbarry    [ Reply ]
sounds like a mix of Ima Robot and the White Stripes in there sometimes.
Posted 18 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
Can we get them to do something about those damn cute penguins? Oh, I guess they'd have to be antarctic monkeys.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the Jam or early Elvis Costello
Posted 18 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]
I hear they're going, er, bananas for these guys in the UK. Sounds cool enough to me.
Posted 18 years ago by fureanbode    [ Reply ]
This is going to take a long time for me to warm to. Quite annoying on first hearing...a 3.
Posted 18 years ago by ChicoCyclist    [ Reply ]
This is as obnoxious as h3ll.
Posted 18 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
KevinM wrote:
I dunno, I first thought of "White Stripes Wanna Be's" White Stripes suck so these guys are starting off on the wrong footing.
Yeah, but they have a bass player!
Posted 18 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
shakitten wrote:
Sounds a trifle like the Ziggy Stardust days of Bowie. Not quite sure it's good Stardust, though...
Hmmmm... the last few seconds remind me of "China Girl".
Posted 19 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
i like this!
Posted 19 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
That's the best band name I've heard in years. My favorite odd band name of all time has to be a band advertized once in Austin, the Sawdust Boogers. Sheesh!
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
I dunno, I first thought of "White Stripes Wanna Be's" White Stripes suck so these guys are starting off on the wrong footing.
Posted 19 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Dig it. From their web site: "But the reasons it started are as pure today as they ever were and that's gotta be a damm sight better then formed a band, drank some JD, took some drugs, had some birds or whatevers cool these days. All thats left to say is, welcome to anyone and long live it all say..."
Posted 19 years ago by GregX59    [ Reply ]
Sounds a trifle like the Ziggy Stardust days of Bowie. Not quite sure it's good Stardust, though...
Posted 19 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
winter wrote:
1st rating & 1st comment - woohoo! Seriously, though - I like this. Fun stuff, good riff, moves well.
What I was thinkin'...
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Love it, especially the name of the band. An instant favorite of the fabled Alaskan Snow Monkeys!
Posted 19 years ago by froggy    [ Reply ]
digging it :)
Posted 19 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
Catchy...I like it a lot.
Posted 19 years ago by Wisecrowe    [ Reply ]
excellent
Posted 19 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
I was here!
Posted 19 years ago by Faithful_Fool    [ Reply ]
1st rating & 1st comment - woohoo! Seriously, though - I like this. Fun stuff, good riff, moves well.
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]