Supergrass' first official single as a band. Sounding like it was recorded in a few minutes in cramped and compact room, "Caught by the Fuzz" is an autobiographical account of lead singer Gaz Coombe's first time of being arrested by the police when he was only 15.
The song is very quick. Quite punk-esque, with a semi-talking verse and a belter of a chorus which all end with the word 'tonight'. Well, it's not really a chorus. But if you listen to it, you will understand what I mean.
The film "Hot Fuzz" has this track playing during the credits, so if you wanted to know what that song was called.... here it is.
It is the second song on the band's first album "I Should Coco", a bit of Cockney rhyming slang for those of you who aren't familiar.
Well, here I am. The end of another letter. It's the end of 'B'. I've been doing this since the day I finished my A-Levels, and now I'm in university. That's crazy. It's weird to think about. It seems very fitting for it to end on this note.
When will 'C' start? God only knows. I wouldn't say this is the end of "My iPod", but I can't see a point in the near future when I'll start writing about my favourite songs in alphabetical order. It's a shame. It will be back... soon. Hopefully.
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The video for this song is now censored when it plays on "MTV Rocks" in the UK. It takes out all the best scenes too. Why?! I don't get it.
"By the Way" was the Chili Peppers' first single and title track of the band's eighth album in 2002. The song proved to be very popular in the USA and the UK reaching number one in the many charts they have in the former, and number two in the latter.
The music video features Dave Sheridan (Officer Doofy) who kidnaps Anthony Kiedis with his taxi, a lot of other shit happens, Anthony escapes and Sheridan picks up Chad Smith at the end. It's action-packed to say the least. If you haven't seen it, it's probably one of the best videos that accompanies the tone and mood of the song.
The song initially trolls you with its quiet, Scar Tissue-esque introduction before launching into a pumping combat/style instrumental break driven by Flea's bass and Anthony's rapping before launching into the uprising chorus. It's brilliant stuff to listen to.
I guess that's it. I'll see you when I see you. I hope you'll be waiting for......... me.
Are all you Arctic Monkeys fans out there excited? Well, I can't blame you if you're waiting in anticipation for their new album "AM" which comes out next week! Yes, it is another Arctic Monkeys song. This wasn't deliberate, "Brick by Brick" just happened to be after "Brianstorm".
Can you remember when you were waiting for "Suck It and See" to be released? I do. It wasn't a very exciting time. GCSEs were going on and everything. Furthermore, the thought of a new Arctic Monkeys album just didn't matter to me anymore. "Humbug" was alriiight. It was a bit moody, darker and very mature compared to their first two albums. So when 'their new song called "Brick by Brick" appeared on the front page of the NME website, I was curious but wasn't expecting anything amazing.
It was the first song to be revealed from "Suck It and See" but was more of a teaser than anything. It has its own video too, which you can obviously see above. I didn't pay much attention to it, because nothing much happens in it. Personally, "Brick by Brick" is my favourite song from the album. It's a standard 3 minute rock song, the lyrics are easy to remember and the lead vocals are shared between Alex and Matt. I remember doing my Spanish GCSE in 2011, finishing it and knowing that I aced it and "Brick by Brick" just came into my head on the bus home. I felt so good.
I did end up downloading "Suck It and See", but wasn't very impressed by it. "Brick by Brick" is the only song from it that I have on my iPod. Oh, well. "AM" should be better. Right?
