...And the award for most nonsensical lyric of the year goes to... The Young Knives. "I am the Prince of Wales / and if all else fails / I am the Prince of Wales" trills their bassist, the exuberantly monickered House of Lords.
This trio of self appointed fruitcakes wouldn't be able to get away with such decadence if their screwball pop wasn't quite so infectious, but it is so they do, and 2006 had better watch out because there's a whole album of this heading our way.
Eccentric, overblown and as English as a red telephone box, The Young Knives look set to put Ashby-de-la-Zouch back on the map.
I love this song
That is all.
i'm your monarch, i am your monarch!
It deserved a 10! Nice review though.
i really like
this band.
They finally got a bit of the recognition they deserve !
did anyone see
the NME review of this? it made me angry :-(
?!
what did it say?!
it's a good sign
if the NME hate them !
They don't hate them
they are just inconsistent!
They called it 'Shouty clatter-rock from Sparksian paedo-likes' (???) and also said
'I wouldn't dream of suggesting that dressing your pop records with a vocal that brings to mind the tortured yelping of a frightened mongoose is anything other than a good thing. The Young Knives clearly have a game plan that includes adherence to the following: liking Sparks; trying not to sound like that idiot from The Darkness (and failing); looking like an IT consultant recently sacked after being caught spending 11 hours a day painstakingly downloading the most outré child porn the internet has to offer. My suspicion is that no-one in their right mind could possibly want to even listen to, never mind own, a Young Knives record, but I have unimaginably bad taste, so the band shouldn't worry too much.'
what
a twat eh
The NME is totally
queer. I didn't used to like The Young Knives (thought it all a bit shouty) but think they're great these days. Poptastic even!
it was probably that tit James Jam again
I dislike him almost as much as I like this song.
sigh..
that's terrible, fair enough the person doesn't like it but they're just attacking the band and not commenting on any aspect of the music whatsoever!
Bastards
I've had the bastard chorus in my head for two fucking days now..... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHHH!!
Catchier than E.coli from those rancid hot-dog merchants in Islington. Good though, annoyingly good.