Possibly the shining pinnacle of the indie rock quartet's repertoire this 2003 never appeared on an album, but a searing anthem to a refreshing new postpunk English sound. Written by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty, before the latter's notorious drug problems destroyed the band for several years. Produced by former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, and championed by Mick Jones of the Clash, they were the most exciting new act for a decade. The opening 'Yee-ah!" shout, the staccato guitar intro and buildup still has a real energy, and contrasts nicely with Doherty's softer voice. The title is a fusion of two obvious Oasis and Velvet Underground tracks, and the lyrics are inspired the the frontmen's troubled, but very close friendship alongside Doherty's drug abuse, as well a reference to Barât playing New Order's Blue Monday at the wrong speed. High octane all over.
Yeee-ah!
Don't look back into the sun
Now you know that the time has come
And they said it would never come for you, oh-oh-oh.
Oh, my friend you haven't changed
You're looking rough and living strange
And I know you got a taste for it too oh-oh-oh.
And they'll never forgive you but they won't let you go, oh no
She'll never forgive you but she won't let you go, oh no.
Don't look back into the sun
You've cast your plans but you're on the run
And all the lies you said, who did you save?
But when they played that song at the Death Disco
It started fast but it ends so slow
And all the time it just reminded me of you.
They'll never forgive you but they won't let you go (let me go!)
She'll never forgive you but she won't let you go, oh no.
They'll never forgive you but they won't let you go (let me go!)
She'll never forgive you but she won't let you go, oh no.
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