history of the song
Teddy Picker was released in 2007 on the 3rd of December, by the Arctic Monkeys, it was their 2nd song on their "favourite worst nightmare" album.
In terms of narrative, the song is about the struggle for fame that people go through and the expectation that fame will actually come to people in the first place. The first verse summarises this well "they've sped up to the point where they provoke, the punchline before they have told the joke" This is another way of saying people want to get the reward of fame and fortune, ie the "punchline" before they have put in the necessary steps to get there, i.e the "joke."
And so a joke with the best part removed is no longer funny, and Turner is comparing this to the hunger for fame people have, perhaps that he success is determined by their hard work. The repetition of this line exaggerates the point that Turner is trying to make that he disliked the way that these people act. The Arctic Monkeys have been working hard for years prior to this and aren't like the people that they are describing.
The song is not formulaic (verse, chorus, verse) but instead progresses to different tempos and instrumentals. perhaps you could argue this is like the career of an artiste that Turner is describing, with it's ups and downs and changes of pace.
In terms of narrative, the song is about the struggle for fame that people go through and the expectation that fame will actually come to people in the first place. The first verse summarises this well "they've sped up to the point where they provoke, the punchline before they have told the joke" This is another way of saying people want to get the reward of fame and fortune, ie the "punchline" before they have put in the necessary steps to get there, i.e the "joke."
And so a joke with the best part removed is no longer funny, and Turner is comparing this to the hunger for fame people have, perhaps that he success is determined by their hard work. The repetition of this line exaggerates the point that Turner is trying to make that he disliked the way that these people act. The Arctic Monkeys have been working hard for years prior to this and aren't like the people that they are describing.
The song is not formulaic (verse, chorus, verse) but instead progresses to different tempos and instrumentals. perhaps you could argue this is like the career of an artiste that Turner is describing, with it's ups and downs and changes of pace.
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