ARCTIC MONKEYS - MUSIC STYLE AND POPULARITY

Arctic Monkeys, one of the best international band, I continued with more others facts about this awesome band. The major musical influences of Arctic Monkeys are Oasis, The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, and Roots Manuva. The lyrics of Arctic Monkeys' singles often feature social realism as typified by "A Certain Romance", which comments on chav and indie culture; and observations of working class life, as typified by "When the Sun Goes Down", described as a "witty, poignant song about prostitution in the Neepsend district of Sheffield". Based on their lyrical style, Arctic Monkeys have been compared to acts such as the British rapper Mike Skinner of The Street and earlier artist such as Steven Patrick Morrissey and Jarvis Cocker, both known of their combination of observational lyrics and humour. Alex Turner sings in a strong Yorkshire accent, typified by the contraction of "something" to "summat" (as summit or like summut), use of "dun't" (like dunt) instead of don't. Their songs also include frequent references to popular culture both common and obscure; What Ever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not includes references to Romeo and Juliet, "Roxanne" by The Police and Franks Spencer, from Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em, leading one journalist to describe the band as having a "camp retro-futurist fascination" for 1980s popular culture. Arctic Monkeys have twice referred to Duran Duran in their lyrics. The first is in 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' ("Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand"). The second appears in the song 'Teddy Picker' ("Save it for the morning after" - a steal from the song 'Save A Prayer').
The popularity of the Arctic Monkeys in the UK, especially among young people, has led to politicians and journalist referring to the band in speeches and text. In May 2006, then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown stated in a interview with New Women magazine that he listened to them every day, claiming "they really wake you up in the morning", although in a later interview he was unable to name any of their songs. This has later been reported as a misquote. Subsequent interviews Brown has clarified that he said he didn't actually like them. He says he simply stated that they would certainly wake you up in the morning. He went to references this on his speech at the 2006 Labour Party Conference about the risk of global warming, joking that he was "more interested in the future of the Arctic Circle than the future of the Arctic Monkeys". Then, Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell also refered to the band at the 2006 Liberal Democrat Party Conference, mistakenly claiming that they had sold more records than The Beatles, a comment which led to much derision from the media. Helders and O'Malley have also expressed doubts about the Live Earth concerts in the 2007. They stated that it would be "patronising" given their age and that people should pay more attention to experts than to musicians about climate change. They also stated that it would leave them open to accusations of hypocrisy owing to the amount of energy they used in concerts. They did, however, claim to travel on normal airlines as opposed to private jets.

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