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30 March 2020, 17:44 | Updated: 30 March 2020, 17:46
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent (Official Video)
One of the best-loved Alex Turner songs - and a tune that never gets old.
Coming off their second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare in 2007, Fluorescent Adolescent proved that Alex Turner’s ability to combine observational wit with the perfect melody was not a fluke.
It was, however, the first track where Turner relinquished the position of sole lyricist, creating the song alongside his then-girlfriend Johanna Bennett, The pair were playing a word game on holiday.
"We had cut ourselves off from everything," Bennett told The Observer in July 2007, shortly after the song was released as a single. "We were in a really quiet hotel and didn't watch TV or listen to that much music. So as not to drive each other mad we started messing around with these words like a game, singing them to each other.
"It'll always be a good memory for Alex and I. He doesn't usually write lyrics with other people, though I think he enjoyed it."
It proved to be a good memory for a lot of people - the song made Number 5 in the UK singles charts, ably assisted by a video featuring actor Stephen Graham dressed as a mad clown.
Here's a tremendous version recorded live WRXP in New York, back in December 2009.
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent (WRXP Sessions)