THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

608-Arctic Monkeys-Fluoresent Adolescent.

2007-Number 5 single.

Best Bit-At 0.09. Some good old plain, straight to the point talk, from Yorkshire folk.

The Arctic Monkeys were formed in Sheffield, England, in 2002, by Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, and keyboards,) Jamie Cook (guitar, and keyboards,) Andy Nicholson (bass, and backing vocals,) and Matt Helders (drums.) Nicholson left the group in 2006, and was replaced by Nick O’Malley (bass guitar.) They have released six studio Albums, all of which have reached Number 1 in the UK. They have also achieved 14 top 40 UK singles, two of which have reached Number 1. Their 2006 Album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not,’ became the fastest selling debut Album in UK chart history, selling 363,735 copies in it’s first week of release, it went on to win the 2006 ‘Mercury Music Prize’, and has since gone 6x Platinum.

‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ is taken from the Arctic Monkeys second studio Album’Favourite Worst Nightmare’ from 2007.The song was co-written by the bands principle song writer Alex Turner, and his then girlfriend Johanna Bennett, who went on to marry Matthew Followill of the Kings of Leon in 2009. Alex Turner was born on January 6th, 1986, in Sheffield, England, he has been named by some music critics as the best lyricist of the 21st Century. Turner cites the poetry of John Cooper Clark (see also best songs 816) and the lyrics of Roots Manuva, and Method Man (see also best songs 369 and 166) as inspiration.Johanna Bennett has spoken about the song, saying that she and Turner were on a Mediterranean holiday, and were reminiscing about characters they knew at school. The song is about ageing, and nostalgia for youth. It describes a woman who dreams of her youth, while her current life is unsatisfying, and boring.

‘You used to get it in your fishnets, now you only get it in your nightdress.’