The Klaxonsification of the A’Monks on the ass-kicking first single from Favourite Worst Nightmare gets some visual accompaniment here, with a slinky-clad dance troupe doused in quick flashes of technicolor, spliced with some old-school archival film footage. First mention of Brian comes with a glimpse of a wide-smiled himbo, but the fact that the Monkeys themselves never escape the sepia — and that the tune ends on “See ya later, innovator” — has us thinking they’re attacking something a little closer to home than beach-fed excess. Good shite.
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As someone named Brian who’s name is frequently misspelled as “Brain,” I appreciate the Arctic Monkeys for their first foray into humor and wordplay. Also, this would be a great wrestling name, were I a wrestler.
great song
I hate to admit it, but this song is pretty damn good. Especially since their first album was all hype and no good tunes.
for the sake of arctic monkeys, i hope they dont mean this brian when they call their song brianstorm
http://feyabbey.com/photoshidden/brian2/pages/FremontSolsticeParadeJune2000-69-TarotCards-Brian.htm
Jeeeeesh, what a great song. I can only hope that the rest of the record hits as hard as this.
Sweet song/vid. Can’t wait for the album.
I thought they broke up?
Wow, I’m really impressed, great song and vid.
Like the song, not really a fan of the video.
I’ll go with the familly and say this is one great song
I’ve never been impressed by anything I’ve heard from them before, but this is actually pretty damn good. Well done, Monkeys (and if they’re taking a dig at the ‘nu rave’ thing, even better).
I really like the song and the video. I’m basing my judgement on the video on the fact that I actually watched and enjoyed the whole thing. Good job!
does this song sound like system of a down to anyone else?
ill be the first to say i dont like it much. not that its bad, i just dont enjoy it. i dont see that long of a career for them after this album
why are they so good?
That was ridiculous. How’s that even fair for the rest of the bands trying to make a good song? Do you even try? Good gawd.
Hey! I was first! My name’s Brian too, and my blog’s called “BRIANSTORMS”. It’s been online since Feb 2002.
Check it out: http://www.brianstorms.com