My iPod #128: Mystery Jets - The Boy Who Ran Away

"The Boy Who Ran Away" was Mystery Jets' third official single in 2006. Their first album "Making Dens" was out, and they were played a minority of the time on MTV2. Most of their airtime came in the NME Chart, before NME up and went to go and have their own channel.

At first, "The Boy Who Ran Away" wasn't to my liking. I would always skip the channel everytime the video came on. I take that back - it's not that it wasn't to my liking, it was just that I barely gave it a chance.

I did like their other songs though. "Alas Agnes" was a good one, as was "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" which weirded me out because the lead singer looked very similar to a friend I had in primary school. "The Boy Who Ran Away" must be alright then, shouldn't it?

Well, yes it is. I wouldn't be wasting my time on writing about a song I didn't like. The majority of people in the UK liked the song too; it reached #23 over here and remains to be the band's highest charting single.

The song tells a story about... a boy who runs away. From home apparently. But he ends up in a rubbish place, and goes home back to his parents even though he knows they don't like him. Pretty miserable. It's an upbeat song, so you probably wouldn't realise the tragedy.

Look out for the 'lo-lo-lo' bridge singalong too. That's catchy as hell.

Until tomorrow.

Jamie.

My iPod #14: Mystery Jets - Alas Agnes

Evening everyone.

I went to Coventry today, not for a fun day out or anything, but for an open day at its university. This time of year is very busy for me. I've got my A-Levels in the summer, two months and a bit to be more precise, and those exams basically decide whether my life is over or if it has only just begun. Coventry was alright. The weather was a bit shitty, but the place was nice and nothing was extremely bad about it.

Coventry is in England, which is also where London is. South West of London is the 'large suburban town' of Twickenham, where Mystery Jets come from.

Mystery Jets were much more popular during the mid-noughties. They've faded out quite a bit in the past few years, but it was in 2006 (2006 again... see?) when they burst onto the scene.

'Alas Agnes' is the penultimate track from their album 'Making Dens'. It's got a very pantomimey, showtime kind of vibe to it, like the last number in a musical; that was probably due to its music video and the subject matter.

The narrator thought he fell in love with a girl, but he can't tell whether it is a girl or actually a boy. His mind was in such a swirl, his mother shivered with fright.

The narrator eventually got dumped. He harms himself with cigarette burns. Although, he still can't help but reminisce about that sweet transvestite butt.

Oh, Mystery Jets. Surely there must be a musical about that. I would see it.

If you are American and like British music or are British and don't know Mystery Jets, Try these out for size.

It seems I only have American and British viewers on this blog, and some from Germany too.

Until next time.

Jamie.