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when i was on holiday this year i saw this sign and had to take a photo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/mal...87/DSC01015.jpg
We need more pictures in here...
...There, that's better
and because one can never have enough pictures ...
I just saw their vids and I have to say, really, really, really gross- it's total exploitation of women's bodies. It's disappointing b/c given how awesome the music is, you'd think they'd have a more original idea for a video than something that's been used, umm, many, many times in the history of advertising: half-naked women.
Every mediocre pop star sticks a half naked women in the vid- it requires zero originality and zero creativity.
I think it sounds like I'm hating on them, but the truth is I can't get enough of their music- indescribably good songs...so it was kind of a shock to see their videos.
I guess I've been spoiled by the brilliance of GOI, AMW, HIGA and DWYW (all 3 versions)...videos that make you go, "that is beyond cool."
BTW I guess one IS a bit spoiled by everything OK Go did...
I totally don't care anymore about misogynistic aspects of their videos.
They're just SO GOOD.
Yesterday, I listened to For the Girl on repeat for 3 hours while doing hw.
I've got 2 exams this week to study for, so yeah, The Fratellis will be on repeat again.
They make me wish I could go to a pub and just dance on the tables and counters.
I have a question tho, and I know there are some Fratelli experts here. In Gutterati, who says "I hate your fookin lyrics"? I googled it and one place said it was someone in the audience and another place said it was Jon- I can't trust that second place tho b/c it also said they were brothers which is wrong. At least, I think that's wrong. They changed their last names, right?
I love Scottish accents!!!
And the gutterati? hm, i think it is:
maybe that's just what you found, it is really hard to tell...
I always thought they all did just cuz I thought "fratelli" was a play on "fraternity" somehow, as in they're such good friends that they're brothers- but I totally made that up.
Who does it sound like to you? And, actually, you can hear this person's voice in Cigarello- or maybe Flathead, I forget which. But at the end of the song. And there's clapping and laughing and stuff- so I'm wondering, did they record a performance? Or is this their own clapping and shouting during a recording session?
(oh and i really am not sure about this whole name issue *wikipedia*
ok- now i am sure and i was right YAY, but the name Fratelli is actually the maiden name of Barrys mother and he took it and the other two adopted it)
Hey it says here that there will be a new album in april!!!
Oh, and i have seen them perform celsea dagger (i think...) at rock im park, a huge german festival and this video is on youtube and there Jon says something like "I really wish i'd never written this song" ... as part of the song and i dunno, it made me think...that it must be pretty hard to always play these songs even if one's not in the right mood...
And Barry's mother! That's so sweet! Thank you for the explanation! haha, too many ! marks
http://www.imf.com/link_player.html?video_...te%20llis%20imf
They explained it!
They said they fill their videos with girls b/c videos stress them out since vids aren't their thing and they're not good at it, so girls are the only thing they can think of to fill it.
Well, I think that's a really admirable thing to say. Although I suppose I betray everything I yell about by saying that.
But the fratellis are so incredibly good, you can't help but fall in love with them.
I wanna go to Scotland!
Me too!!!! Whenever I go, I'll stop in Boston and pick you up and we'll head off to Glasgow, okay?
Anyway, I saw The Fratellis on my birthday (it was some other girl's birthday too and they said happy birthday to her
ok- now i am sure and i was right YAY, but the name Fratelli is actually the maiden name of Barrys mother and he took it and the other two adopted it)
Apparently there are a lot of Italians, or Italian descendants, living in Scotland (and loads of feuds between different families who own ice cream shops, it puts me in mind of Bugsy Malone, LOL). Paolo Nutini's Italian/Scottish, and I reckon Barry's mother must be Italian too - Fratelli sounds Italian to me. Makes sense, no?
And Sally - I know what you mean. The first version of the Don't Ask Me video would be really disappointing for me because of the half-naked, dancing girls... if it didn't have some absolutely beautiful shots of Damian gazing up at the camera through his hair
We should all go to Scotland! Except flights to Scotland for me are definitely not cheap. If you do go, can you find a Scottish boy and mail him to me?