Eddie Argos is criticised for being correct
Last weekend at the Glastonbury festival, Eddie Argos of Art Brut took time out of his set to criticise lyrics by The Killers and Kings Of Leon, questioning the meaning the lyrics like “This sex is on fire” and “Are we human? Or are we dancer?” He’s entitled to do so, because they are pretty average at best, but some people didn’t share his opinion and sent him some angry e-mails, including his own father. He told Spinner:
My dad likes the Killers. He sent me an email telling me, “It’s a good album. You should listen to it.” Those bands’ songs to me sound like they were written by robots. They don’t sound like they were made by people. They’re so produced, and sort of aimed at a demographic. They’re not about anything.
A lot of people have been emailing me: “You don’t read enough. You’re an idiot. ['Are we human? Or are we dancer?'] is a quote from Hunter S. Thompson.” But you put that quote in the context of the rest of the song and it doesn’t mean anything. Personally, I like songs to be about something.
With Sex on Fire, an angry Kings of Leon fan sent me an email saying, “It’s not meant to be taken literally.” Yeah, I know the sex isn’t actually on fire. I’m not an idiot. But I can’t imagine anybody having any sort of emotional response to ‘Your sex is on fire,’ unless of course they have set their genitals on fire, accidentally, at some point — then I’d understand.
People who read this, please don’t start hating me and emailing me and shouting at me. It’s just my personal preference. I’m sorry.
I think he states a really valid opinion but at the same time I can easily see why people disagree with him and it boils down to an argument that will probably never end.
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Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by Max
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