We got thrown in a riot van And the coppers kicked him in And there was no way he could win Just had to take it on the chin Smoked a bong a last night And stole somebody's telephone He thinks it's all alright But they've left him on his own, on his own But baby stop calling Over and over yeah And give me some funny cigarettes And do what they told you, yeah Pinched a car with one headlight And lost control the passengers were screaming Made him shut his eyes right tight And think of you, and hope that he was dreaming Then up rolled the riot van And called the fire brigade But it was already too late And there was no arrests to make Ohhhhh! But baby stop calling Over and over yeah And give me some funny cigarettes And do what they told you, yeah
When I first got into arctic monkeys, I had only had this version of the song and I thought that's just how it was, and to this day the album cut sounds so weird to me
Yo, same. I love how lazy and atmospheric it sounds (especially the guitar solo), which works really well with the general teenager aimlessness and contrasts with the more extreme lyrics. Love it
Back in the limewire days I downloaded this fully believing it was the album version. Was in a pub a few years later and it came on, that was the first time I heard the album version 😂
i like the lyrics on the original better, but the instrumental of the demo is so good, i notice a lot of the demos are somewhat better than the ones on the album
oh my god i listened to this yesterday and tonight i dreamt that i listened to this on spotify (that wasn't the whole dream lol) but it had a different name what the hell
wow... this version is really awesome. normally a lot of people say that about demo version just because they haven't heard it before and they're idiots, but this version sounds really different. it doesn't really sound like the arctic monkeys, but i like it a lot.
Lirics: I so wanted it long but she cut it short And now I'm catching a cold I told you not but no crack in the doobie But it was already rolled Oh, I turned down my lights And my curtains weren't closed I turned down my lights And my curtains weren't closed Oh well, I turned down my lights And my curtains weren't closed last night Oh baby, I must be mad Well, I don't care about your massage oils It's got my skin going red Cause I'm a mad mother-fucker With my curtains open Sitting tucked up in bed I turned down my lights And my curtains weren't closed I turned down my lights And my curtains weren't closed Oh well, I turned down my lights And my curtains weren't closed last night Oh baby, I must be mad
