My iPod #226: The Fratellis - Cuntry Boys & City Girls

And that's not me being vulgar. That is the title of the track.

You've gotta love a bit of wordplay. The boys are from the country, but are also obsessed about the the female sex organ, you see.

What it's all about is basically all in the title name. Girls from the city goes to the country, boys see them and are attracted, girls find themselves 'strangely' attracted to them.... good times occur.

I honestly can't sing along to this because the lyrics aren't embedded in my head, even though I've had "Costello Music" for yeeeears so I have to come to the conclusion that I put it on my iPod because it sounded really good.

Americans probably don't know the song because it was removed from the US version of the album, probably to censor the rude word within the song title, so here it is! After seven years of it being released I am very sure that you've heard it anyway.

My iPod #59: The Fratellis - Baby Fratelli

Apparently, 'fratelli' is 'brother' in Italian. So here we have The Brothers with the song 'Baby Brother'.

Evening, everybody.

The Fratellis are a three-piece band from Scotland. They haven't been around for some time, but around 2006/07 the band was one of the most popular indie rock bands in the UK.

I first came across the band when I was eleven - a time when MTV still showed music, and 'MTV Rocks' was 'MTV2' and a much better music channel.

"Creepin' Up the Backstairs" was their first single, but it was released as a song on their first EP and so it was not eligible for a placement in the charts. It's good, I like it. The band re-recorded for inclusion on their first album, but I much prefer the video version.

They released "Chelsea Dagger" which became their most popular song due to its memorable hook, and because it is played in many sports stadiums when a team scores a goal.

"Baby Fratelli" was the album's fourth single. You may recognise it as a song that is played in the film 'Hot Fuzz'. I've never seen that film, but the actual music video for the song features random clips of it that are thrown amongst the band performing the song on a rooftop somewhere.

Even though they are Scottish, I always get this Italian vibe when I listen to their music. Especially on their first album. I know they are called The Fratellis, and that itself is an Italian word, but it's just something about their songs. I always get a picture in my head of Italian people. And images of people doing the can-can.

The latter springs to mind in this song, particularly in the final chorus when the horns kick in.

I don't know what this song is about, I just like it.

Until tomorrow.

Jamie.