lastnite

The single with the video. The very 70’s/80’s game show type setting and less that cinematic brilliance type focusing. It rocks! It’s so them. It looks like they’re just doing what they do, live sets to whoever will listen. Julian struts, modestly dances (bops), stamps and whinges, shakes his head, throws a mic stand away and flings the microphone around like a set of keys he doesn’t now what to do with. He allmost knocks Albert right over as he pushes past, bumps into Nikolai who stands rock solid, has a beer during Al’s guitar solo and gives Nick (shag hair on legs) a big smooch on the cheek. Albert pokes his head around like a bird, ‘fro flapping proudly and stumbles backward during the solo and knocks a mic over fab’s drumkit. Fab smiles undeneathe a mop of hair, keeping as good a time as him, tries to knock it back in place, but ends up knocking the other stand right over, Nick turns around, Fab smiles. Its so very the Strokes.

It’s a cool song. So very cool. The lyrics seem to change when they do it live, it sounds good every way they do it. Albert’s solo is bluesy and it rocks. Fab goes apeshit on the drums and looks like a muppet. Ohhhh I love it!

The beginning is very cool…eases you into the song like foreplay…and then they just fuck that idea and go straight down to rock that business like no one’s business.

Last Nite
Last night, she said:
"Oh, baby, I feel so down.
Oh it turns me off,
When I feel left out"

So I, I turned 'round:
"Oh, baby, don't care no more
I know this for sure,
I'm walkin' out that door"

Well, I've been in town for just now fifteen minutes now
And Baby, I feel so down
And I don't know why
I keep walkin' for miles

See, people they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they can't understand
Your Grandsons, they won't understand
On top of this, I ain't ever gonna understand...

Last night, she said:
"Oh, baby, don't feel so down.
Oh, it turns me off,
When I feel left out"
So I, I turn 'round:
"Oh, baby, gonna be alright"
It was a great big lie
'Cause I left that night, yeah

Oh, people they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they won't understand
In spaceships, they won't understand
And me, I ain't ever gonna understand...

Last night, she said:
"Oh, baby, I feel so down.
See, it turns me off,
When I feel left out"

So I, I turn 'round:
"Oh, little girl, I don't care no more.
I know this for sure,
I'm walking out that door," yeah