"Oh you were reading a book about some idiot and telling me about another I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover Straighten the rudder girl, and sail me upstairs, and go and find somebody who cares Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight, we make a pair" And now the video makes more sense: Their relationship is the boat and he has to straighten it through the storm (lightning storm that she causes) like a Captain trying to save his boat ,he is trying to save this relationship even though he knows that they aren't "the perfect partners"
[Verse 3] Oh you were reading a book about some idiot and telling me about another I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover Straighten the rudder girl and sail me up stairs And go and find somebody who cares Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight we make a pair
The bridge part was part of the song before going into the studio to record it. The song was originally wrote with that included but it was changed in studio to have psychedelic noises and guitar solos.
Oh you were reading a book about some idiot and telling me about another I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover Straighten the rudder girl, and sail me upstairs, and go and find somebody who cares Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight, we make a pair
Honestly, no idea. They are his own lyrics though. The only version of the song, acoustic or full band, where he used those lyrics (as far as I know). You should check out the full band version of Crying Lightning at Dublin in '09 where incorporates Tom Jones into the last chorus, amazing stuff.
thanks for uploading!! They are so good! A great song for acoustic! :) very good new lyrics too! But the original has the amazing bass ofcourse.. Both have their charme! ;)
"Well you reading a book about some idiot And telling me about another I got so severely underwhelmed I though i might never recover Staighten the rudder girl And sail me upstairs And go and find somebody who cares Well we might not be the perfect partners But tonight we make a pair"
Outside the cafe by the cracker factory You were practicing a magic trick And my thoughts got rude, as you talked and chewed On the last of your pick and mix Said, "You're mistaken if you're thinking that I haven't been called "cold" before" As you bit into your strawberry lace And then offered me your attention in the form of a gobstopper Is all you had left and it was going to waste Your pastimes, consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I love that little game you had called "Crying Lightning" And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons The next time that I caught my own reflection It was on it's way to meet you Thinking of excuses to postpone You never looked like yourself from the side But your profile could not hide The fact you knew I was approaching your throne With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache Stood and puffed your chest out like you never lost a war And though I tried so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw And your pastimes, consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I hate that little game you had called "Crying Lightning" And how you like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons Uninviting But not half as impossible as everyone assumes you are Crying lightning And your pastimes, consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I hate that little game you had called "Crying Lightning" "Crying Lightning" "Crying Lightning" "Crying Lightning" Your pastimes, consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I hate that little game you had called "Crying"
"Oh you were reading a book about some idiot and telling me about another I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover Straighten the rudder girl, and sail me upstairs, and go and find somebody who cares Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight, we make a pair" Chords: Am, Dm, F, E.
Oh you were reading a book about some idiot and telling me about another I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover Straighten the ruder girl and sail me up stairs and go and find somebody who cares well we might not be, the perfect partners but tonight we make a pair.....
the more i listen to these acoustic versions the more i think about how it would be cool if they would just release "humbug: acoustified"
Such a good album
Actually it exists, but is very hard to find
well said, Tim, from 11 years ago
@@juampifernandez1419 where can I find it?
Dying Plant idk but there is a twitter account @ratiomonkeys and they might know where to find it
"Oh you were reading a book about some idiot
and telling me about another
I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover
Straighten the rudder girl, and sail me upstairs, and go and find somebody who cares
Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight, we make a pair"
And now the video makes more sense: Their relationship is the boat and he has to straighten it through the storm (lightning storm that she causes) like a Captain trying to save his boat ,he is trying to save this relationship even though he knows that they aren't "the perfect partners"
Thank you so much
This version is heaven I swear, the lyrics he added.... Fuckkkk wish this would have been the original.
This song literally gets me through life .
Really? For me its burittos.
+Haatchii bad ass bro
+Haatchii lmao , Tacos mean a whole lot to me too
Yosie Actually its burittos and a cold pint of Guinness. Preferably together. Tacos are good too,
+Haatchii have you ever had sweet rice water aka Horchata? Best thing ever
[Verse 3]
Oh you were reading a book about some idiot and telling me about another
I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover
Straighten the rudder girl and sail me up stairs
And go and find somebody who cares
Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight we make a pair
I love the conversation you made with annotations xD
Thank you Pedro.
me too
;-; r.i.p annotations
;-; r.i.p annotations x2
The bridge part was part of the song before going into the studio to record it. The song was originally wrote with that included but it was changed in studio to have psychedelic noises and guitar solos.
how'd you know?
He Is the Artic Monkey
I have loved this song since I heard it the first time. Now that I've heard this version, I love it even more
THESE FREAKING ANNOTATIONS
They absolutely made my day
Oh you were reading a book about some idiot
and telling me about another
I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover
Straighten the rudder girl, and sail me upstairs, and go and find somebody who cares
Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight, we make a pair
wow, will this text use it only for this version?
This should replace the solo in the normal version
i love that part, fucking beautiful
Brutal. All his lyrics are so incisive but damn
Obrigado amigo, Vc é um amigo kk
I’ve come back to this weekly for the past decade
@agustinntin
Verse:
Am F Am E Am G C G#
First chorus:
Am
Second and ending chorus:
F Dm Am
Listening to Alex's voice in this, and remembering how much I miss it.
If you thought this 12 years ago I’d love to know how much you miss it now
@@Alfie-u5r real
I like this version more than original
You do realize that he's not Alex Turne. Riiiightttt?
? w h a t
dat added verse tho
shut up, he is alex and he is reading our comments
ste pendejo jaja
why are their acoustics versions better than the originals. i love these so much
damn this kid, tells a story in every song-paul maccartney worthy
i wish he would go back to his heartbroken songs all of them are gold
@@OneBullet4586 ugh. Bleeding hearts everywhere.
fuck YES
Not lennon worthy tho
Better than Mccartney
ESTE SECULO PERTENCE A ELES. SÓ PRECISAR LANÇAR MAIS UM CD FODASTICO E VIREM PARA O BRASIL
i can't stop listen to this version.. thanks for uploading!
Love this acoustic version
can't stop listening to it!
How I wish they played this version live 🥲
Honestly, no idea. They are his own lyrics though. The only version of the song, acoustic or full band, where he used those lyrics (as far as I know). You should check out the full band version of Crying Lightning at Dublin in '09 where incorporates Tom Jones into the last chorus, amazing stuff.
JebaJebaJemeh Hella late but do you happen to know the lyrics to that version he did in Dublin in 09?
He's talking about this version ruclips.net/video/Mi-cIIoBJWg/видео.html
10 years of this video!
so beautiful I love him
"I think you're sexy Alex" 😂
FrigglyFluff I can actually imagine Nick saying that x"D
+Rushati Mukherjee When does that happen ;-;
Aamir Qazi Isn't displayed on phones
died at the annotations hahaha
Is this the best thing on RUclips?
"A sexy hobo though"
JAMIE ILY
The best version.
so beautiful i will cry
I like the part of the conversation,discussion of couple,and that the point of the music..
THE CONVERSATION JAJAJAJAJ
any given song about rainy afternoons ====> i like 👍
still going back to this.
Absolute class!
From their Sirius XMU session where they also did Cornerstone, and a killer version of Fire And The Thud :)
wow man his voice gives me shivvers
cada ves amo mas a esta banda :)
I want to cry. So fucking beautiful.
thanks for uploading!! They are so good! A great song for acoustic! :)
very good new lyrics too! But the original has the amazing bass ofcourse..
Both have their charme! ;)
great version
i wish the extra verse was included in the original
love the piano!!
excellent! 5*****
they should do more acoustic stuff...
this sounds great and gay so I'm all for it
😂😂😂
Juan Hoyos Why is their comment so upsetting to you?
Juan Hoyos e person was most likely joking, and why couldn't someone be proud of thier sexuality?
Juan Hoyos well that's a good point, but i doubt labels will ever not be used.
+Juan Hoyos they label everything, i was a teenager in the 90's and fucking hated the GRUNGE label.
"Well you reading a book about some idiot
And telling me about another
I got so severely underwhelmed
I though i might never recover
Staighten the rudder girl
And sail me upstairs
And go and find somebody who cares
Well we might not be the perfect partners
But tonight we make a pair"
Is it true he improvised the middle bit? It's fantastic. Genuinelly "cool" lyrics.
The last minute is a fucking art piece
so beautiful...
This is so much better than the studio version
greatness 100
just brilliant !
si la versión original me gusta esta me encanta
How can I find this version on Spotify?
fantastic
look at the way i'm sitting
What does Alex says at 0:38? I mean, I know that is I HAVENT BEEN but I can no listen that pronunciation. I am not American btw
You're mistaken if you think I hadn't been called cold before
alvaro muñoz godoy he's not american either, he's from the UK
To mee (no native speaker either) it sounds like he's saying something like" I'ven't "but it's a really soft sound
haven't been caught cold befor
Haven't been called cold before
Fell in love with it (L)
Todo dia eu não aceito q essa n seja a versão original
ah yes, now that you told me it's hard to imagine I didn't hear that :P
I've heard a few acoustic tracks featuring piano by Arctic Monkeys and I was intrigued as to what session they were recorded. Help?
thank you nick =}}}}
Covering on bass it's great
haha, i just watched it through the end because of the conversation in the video XD
Outside the cafe by the cracker factory
You were practicing a magic trick
And my thoughts got rude, as you talked and chewed
On the last of your pick and mix
Said, "You're mistaken if you're thinking that I haven't been called "cold" before"
As you bit into your strawberry lace
And then offered me your attention in the form of a gobstopper
Is all you had left and it was going to waste
Your pastimes, consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I love that little game you had called
"Crying Lightning"
And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons
The next time that I caught my own reflection
It was on it's way to meet you
Thinking of excuses to postpone
You never looked like yourself from the side
But your profile could not hide
The fact you knew I was approaching your throne
With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache
Stood and puffed your chest out like you never lost a war
And though I tried so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction
There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw
And your pastimes, consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called
"Crying Lightning"
And how you like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons
Uninviting
But not half as impossible as everyone assumes you are
Crying lightning
And your pastimes, consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called
"Crying Lightning"
"Crying Lightning"
"Crying Lightning"
"Crying Lightning"
Your pastimes, consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called
"Crying"
A.M💕
:O
incredible
does anyone know the chords that go in 2:30 ? i've searched everywhere, and i cant't find that chords, plz heelp
+Gustavo Lam Valenzuela Am Dm(rare variation 0 1 3 0 instead of 0 2 3 1) F - E7
The acoustic version is amazing is there tabs for this song
Where did you find this version?!??!
@DANCELITTLEL1AR
It´s the same song with different lyrics.
Just added by Alex I think. :)
immaculate
YES YES YES YEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Oh wow!
"Oh you were reading a book about some idiot
and telling me about another
I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover
Straighten the rudder girl, and sail me upstairs, and go and find somebody who cares
Well we might not be the perfect partners but tonight, we make a pair"
Chords: Am, Dm, F, E.
Oh sweet! Thank you
Oh you were reading a book about some idiot
and telling me about another
I was so severely underwhelmed
I thought I might never recover
Straighten the ruder girl
and sail me up stairs
and go and find somebody who cares
well we might not be, the perfect partners
but tonight we make a pair.....
very polished, nice middle bit as well.
te amo, Pietra ♥
Claramente essa versao deveria ser cantada ao vivo
We all love Alex, but Nick is such a babe 😍
@alliepalliepie haha, thanks.
j'adore
01/9/2020 4:08am
@barosenfeld say thanks to me for putting this up!!!
Loved the ballons, hahaha.
Does somebody know the chords of this version?
@barosenfeld actually if you era carefully in the bbc radio 1 performances john ashton plays it on his guitar ;) great isnt it?
perfectt
does anyone know the strumming pattern?
+Cameron The Fuzzball down down down up down down down up down down down up down down down up
+Haatchii thanks so much! :3
+Cameron Jones :3
świetne
Todos hablan de la canción pero nadie de la conversación en la foto.
Was he making that up or is it from something else?
@JonnyMonk3782001 What part in the middle ecxactly are you referring to?
rip best annotations
RUclips removed them...oh well.
@@Scoob505 I'm using an extension that restores annotations, fucking hilarious to see them the first time I watched this
@@Derin_Halil ohh please keep me updated. I miss my masterpiece
is that from 2:29 from a different song or did he just add something?
does anyone know the piano? thx
@FakuKaulitzUzumaki 3 people are crying thunder and not lightning?
sad and sensual
I think they were really thinking what you wrote ;D
2:27
Fucking great man
how ya like that silver?
show me what ya got