My iPod #285: Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

After a year and a bit of waiting, "Do You Want To" was Franz Ferdinand's 'we're back' single in 2005, their first one from their then upcoming second album "You Could Have It So Much Better" with Franz Ferdinand. The band went on to shorten the name.

I remember the first time I watched the "Do You Want To" video well. And the second time.... and the third. And so on. That's because (after, again, premiering the day before on Channel 4) it was repeated every hour on MTV2. The band pretend to be drunk, or just act really stupidly, at a casual gathering. It seemed that they were pleased that everybody's favourite Scottish band had returned, after what seemed like a long, long... long year and a bit. It was very hard to hear the same thing over and over without getting a bit sick of it; fortunately it isn't an annoying track.

The anticipation towards a night out is the subject of many songs. Take this one, for example. That is what "Do You Want To" is about too. But in this case, Alex has his eyes on someone that he wants to take out for a night in the town. That someone is the listener... and we are very lucky to be chosen. With the infectious "doo doo doos" and the memorable chorus, it's very hard to refuse Alex's offer.