Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales Of San Francisco Lyrics






Fake Tales of San Francisco
Echo through the room
More point to a wedding disco
Without a bride or groom

There's a super cool band yeah
With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine
And all the weekend rock stars in the toilets
Practicing their lines

I don't want to hear you
(Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you no
(Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you
(Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you
I don't want to hear your

Fake Tales of San Francisco
Echo through the air
And there's a few bored faces at the back
All wishing they weren't there

And as the microphone squeaks
A young girl's telephone beeps
Yeah she's dashing for the exit
Oh, she's running to the streets outside
"Oh you've saved me," she screams down the line
"The band were fucking wank
And I'm not having a nice time"

I don't want to hear you
(Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you no
(Kick me out, kick me out)
Yeah but his bird said it's amazing, though
So all that's left
Is the proof that love's not only blind but deaf

He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar
I don't quite know the distance
But I'm sure that's far
Yeah, I'm sure it's pretty far

Yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem
You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham
So get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook, yeah





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  1. m.... ....

    Fred perry shirt 🖤⚡

  2. �.... S....

    O QUE QUE ACONTECEU??????????

  3. A.... ....

    Happy Birthday Alex :)

  4. O.... K....

    Is that prime alex xD

  5. D.... H....

    Im still here darling

  6. D.... I....

    *the band are fucking WANK

  7. K.... ....

    "the band are fucking wank

  8. J.... ....

    alex looks like that kid from how to train your dragon

  9. D.... !....

    Still my favourite track of theirs

  10. f.... R....

    Iwann u @PM them me cuffies parttime showgirl Whatssup cocco

  11. J.... N....

    :o como no sabía de este video.. ¿Porqué YT no me lo sugirió? Si es una joya

  12. S.... B....

    Oct 2019. Like/comment

  13. L.... S....

    They changed "fucking wank" to "not very good"

  14. C.... s....

    I love the monkeys right but they did the exact thing this song was about when recording suck it and see in big leather jackets and Quiffs with aviators

  15. R.... P....

    One of the best Bands of the Day or night for that matter..... But it dont matter lol

  16. B.... R....

    God this video came out the years when YouTube was first introduced to the world. Jesus I feel old.

  17. e.... ....

    Ellos nacieron en el lugar correcto en la época correcta y con el talento necesario

  18. m.... a....

    Algún latino por aquí?

  19. I.... B....

    This song was a decent cover of ours when we were an Arctic Monkeys cover band..
    I could never quite get the whole singing and playing this cool riff down properly, though.


    Hey. Also. This may have appeared as a normal comment earlier. BUT NO.
    IT'S A GROSS PROMO >:0
    If you're interested at all in music that sounds like AM, for the love of our god, Alex David Turner, click on our channel and listen to "No, Thanks, Please"!! You may or may not regret it ;)

    I.... B....

    Oh shit I thought this was just a random promo comment but you’re the band from San Diego who sounds A LOT like the Strokes.

  20. H.... B....

    I have 13 years old :¬)

  21. H.... G....

    this version absolutely KILLS the album version, lot more raw and gritty imo

  22. J.... O....

    15 SEGUNDOS DE ANÚNCIO MISERICÓRDIA YOUTUBE ASSIM NÃO DÁ

  23. T.... 2....

    GET OF THE BAND WAGON AND PUT DOWN THE HAND BOOK (X4)
    Yeah

  24. R.... M....

    Wha!!! Jamie sang "kick me out"

  25. S.... 1....

    Bullshitters anthem haha

  26. S.... V....

    We are a group of music lovers nerding out over our favorite songs that fall under a new theme each day. Come show us what you got! Today’s theme is “San Francisco”.
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/SupercordsMusicClub/

  27. r.... d....

    Where's the album version with the swearing??

  28. A.... W....

    This version is different from the spotify one

  29. N.... ....

    There are two versions for this song. The non video version sounds more live and includes less auto tune, then theirs the 5 minute w/ arctic monkeys version where it has much more auto tune and treble.

    N.... ....

    auto tune? m8 it is "live" lol

  30. W.... ....

    when an insult becomes a compliment 1:22

  31. Y.... F....

    uuuuuuuu

  32. S.... O....

    They played gigs in san francisco since 2006 , dont complain , enjoy this masterpiece of song

  33. B.... Y....

    AYNUR, ŞU DÜNYADA MUTLU OLMAYI EN ÇOK HAK EDEN İNSAN SENSİN :)

  34. R.... N....

    2019 anyone?

  35. P.... C....

    dont make songs like this anymore

  36. A.... n....

    I was preparing for the “and the band are FUCKING WANK and I’m not..” and was very disappointed

  37. P.... ....

    I fucking love this song

  38. A.... 1....

    Am I a poseer? I mean I’m 15 and started listening their songs a week ago, I like sm AM bc I discovered them through I wanna be yours but I like more their old songs
    I’m getting confused !!

    A.... 1....

    I think the majority of fans are in agreement that their first 3 albums are their best, you should listen to them in full starting from first to last, it's cool to hear how they evolved. In my opinion the 2nd album is the best, Balaclava being a personal favourite. Give them a listen!

    A.... 1....

    Also you have to listen to 505, fantastic song.

  39. B.... V....

    It's, "You're from New York City, I'm from Rotherham". Not, "You're NOT from New York City, I'm from Rotherham".

  40. B.... Q....

    going straight to to be honest+casino after this is kinda mad

  41. R.... R....

    oh my god they're children. fake tales is such a good tune, i wish they would play it live again.

  42. K.... ....

    Im amazed at the amount of people in the comments who don’t understand that 1) People freaking change 2) Alex adopts an American accent and dresses/acts differently because that’s the THEME OF THE ALBUM. That’s the aesthetic and it’s part of the music.

  43. J.... K....

    Absolutely not a criticism, love all arctic monkeys and think am is the best but Alex was much more genuine in the early days. He just got up and sang and said what he felt. Now he’s more of a showman. For example Brandon Flowers has always stayed genuine and just seems really excited and happy to be singing instead of playing cool like Alex does now. Nothing wrong with it, just sayin

  44. R.... U....

    2019? <3

  45. C.... F....

    This is one of my favourites, and this video is so old lmao.. they're just a bunch of teenagers

  46. M.... G....

    Here bc of matty tbh

  47. Y.... C....

    kick me out ulaan

  48. A.... L....

    2019 December

  49. R.... B....

    2 December 2018 i'm here

  50. A.... T....

    censorship is fucking wank

  51. A.... G....

    Still here in 2018.

  52. G.... P....

    give me that AM always

  53. T.... M....

    strange that this isn't the album version

  54. L.... R....

    Mi cancion favorita❤

  55. A.... T....

    One of their best songs!

  56. I.... A....

    PES 2012 !!

  57. p.... b....

    im sorry but everything after 2007 was shit with these guys two great albums that were fresh new takes on post punk with a hint of indie rock and stylings of sheffield lads, it was great. then josh homme worked with them and they just decided to rip off qotsa but do it with way less charisma and clumsier writing. then alex got dumbed and became a massive douche that is what the band calls out on this song and then made one of the blandest rock albums of all time with AM a record i cant stand. i will say the new albums an improvement but not by much. if this is considered "evolving" as a band then im glad other acts dont. almost everything is worse now, instrumentals, songwriting, lyrics, excitement, the passion. only thing thats better is the production and i personally prefer the older rougher sound

  58. a.... a....

    La verdad no son tan buenos como los pintaban al menos en sonido suenan normal-basico

  59. O.... S....

    Someday video version british

  60. I.... ....

    FUCKING WANK

  61. K.... ....

    Im not even someone whos into MAKING music or singing or clubbing and all that jazz but this genuinely looks like an amazing way to spend one's youth.

  62. N.... O....

    when jimmy had the microphone
    and listened to his granny voice

  63. E.... M....

    le quitaron una parte:´v
    XD

  64. G.... C....

    who's listening in 2018!!

  65. l.... ....

    My favorite

  66. �.... c....

    LOVE EVERY SINGLE SONG BY THEM

  67. A.... W....

    the band were fuck wrank and i'm not having a nice time

  68. L.... R....

    this is what we need to return to asafp

  69. V.... K....

    Yeah😘 I will use it on my channel playlist!

  70. �.... c....

    Love this song

  71. J.... F....

    i love cok

  72. J.... G....

    This is honestly dope

  73. C.... T....

    The unit at the very start "Bruce Works" that they had, I worked there back in 2015/16 for a furniture company. There's still the posters of Bob Marley and various others stuck to the ceiling that they put up

  74. E.... d....

    Fake tales of San Francisco
    Echo through the room
    More point to a wedding disco
    Without a bride or groom

    There's a super cool band, yeah
    With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine
    And all the weekend rockstars in the toilets
    Practicing their lines

    I don't want to hear you
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear, you know
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear you

    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear you
    I don't want to hear your

    Fake tales of San Fransisco
    Echo through the air
    And there's a few bored faces in the back
    All wishing they weren't there

    And as the microphone squeaks
    A young girl's telephone beeps
    Yeah, she's dashing for the exit
    And she's running to the streets outside

    Oh, you've saved me!
    She screams down the line
    The band are fucking wank
    And I'm not having a nice time

    I don't want to hear you
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear, you know
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    Yeah, but his bird thinks it's amazing, though
    So all that's left
    Is the proof that love's not only
    Blind but deaf

    He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar
    I don't quite know the distance, but I'm sure that's far
    Yeah, I'm sure that's pretty far

    And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem
    You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham
    So get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Yeah

  75. n.... o....

    still living bc this song

  76. M.... W....

    Best fucking song ever

  77. B.... H....

    This is so old that Jamie is singing 😛

  78. F.... R....

    Fake tales of San Francisco
    Echo through the room
    More point to a wedding disco
    Without a bride or groom

    There's a super cool band, yeah
    With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine
    And all the weekend rockstars in the toilets
    Practicing their lines

    I don't want to hear you
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear, you know
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear you

    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear you
    I don't want to hear your

    Fake tales of San Fransisco
    Echo through the air
    And there's a few bored faces in the back
    All wishing they weren't there

    And as the microphone squeaks
    A young girl's telephone beeps
    Yeah, she's dashing for the exit
    And she's running to the streets outside

    Oh, you've saved me!
    She screams down the line
    The band are fucking wank
    And I'm not having a nice time

    I don't want to hear you
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear, you know
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    Yeah, but his bird thinks it's amazing, though
    So all that's left
    Is the proof that love's not only
    Blind but deaf

    He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar
    I don't quite know the distance, but I'm sure that's far
    Yeah, I'm sure that's pretty far

    And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem
    You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham
    So get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Yeah

  79. F.... R....

    Falsos Contos De São Francisco

    Falsos contos de São Francisco
    Ecoam pela sala
    Mais atenção a uma festa de casamento
    Sem noiva nem noivo

    Tem uma banda super legal, yeah
    Com seus chapéus e com suas taças de vinho branco
    E todos os artistas de fim de semana nos banheiros
    Praticando suas falas

    Eu não quero te ouvir
    (Me expulse, me expulse)
    Eu não quero te ouvir, você sabe
    (Me expulse, me expulse)
    Eu não quero te ouvir
    (Me expulse, me expulse)
    Eu não quero te ouvir
    Eu não quero ouvir seus

    Falsos contos de São Francisco
    Ecoam pelo ar
    E tem algumas caras entediadas no fundo
    Todas desejando não estarem lá

    E enquanto o microfone chia
    O celular de uma jovem garota toca
    Yeah, ela esta caçando pela saída
    Ela está correndo rua afora

    Oh, você me salvou!
    Ela grita no telefone
    A banda é ruim pra caralho
    E eu não estou me divertindo

    Eu não quero te ouvir
    (Me expulse, me expulse)
    Eu não quero te ouvir, você sabe
    (Me expulse, me expulse)
    Yeah, mas seu pássaro está achando maravilhoso, embora
    Tudo que restou
    É a prova de que amor não é só
    Cego, mas também surdo

    Ele fala de São Francisco, ele é do Bar Do Hunter
    Eu não sei direito a distância, mas eu tenho certeza que é longe
    Yeah, eu tenho certeza que é bem longe

    E sim, eu adoraria te contar todos os meus problemas
    Você não é de Nova York, você é de Rotherham
    Então saia do trailer da banda e largue o manual
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

    Saia do trailer da banda e largue o manual
    Saia do trailer da banda e largue o manual
    Saia do trailer da banda e largue o manual
    Saia do trailer da banda e largue o manual
    Yeah

  80. d.... ....

    They never had a better sounding snare in their whole recorded output

  81. J.... C....

    Fake Tales of San Francisco
    Echo through the room
    More point to a wedding disco
    Without a bride or groom
    There's a super cool band yeah
    With their trilbys and their glasses of white wine
    And all the weekend rockstars are in the toilets
    Practicing their lines

    I don't want to hear you
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear, you know
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear you
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear you
    I don't want to hear your

    Fake Tales of San Francisco
    Echo through the air
    And there's a few bored faces at the back
    All wishing they weren't there

    And as the microphone squeaks
    A young girl's telephone beeps
    Yeah she's dashing for the exit
    Oh she's running to the streets outside
    "Oh you've saved me, " she screams down the line
    "The band were fucking wank
    And I'm not having a nice time"

    I don't want to hear you
    (Kick me out, kick me out)
    I don't want to hear, you know
    (Kick me out, kick me out)

    Yeah but his bird said it's amazing, though
    So all that's left
    Is the proof that love's not only blind but deaf

    He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar
    I don't quite know the distance
    But I'm sure that's far
    Yeah I'm sure it's pretty far

    And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem
    You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham
    So get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
    Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook

  82. J.... M....

    Hmmm... this sounds quite different to the version on the album, even some of the lyrics are different.

  83. A.... W....

    get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook

  84. L.... S....

    “Talking alone to Turner, I suggest he is hounded by an early lyric from "Fake Tales of San Francisco": "You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham." Like Pete Townshend's "I hope I die before I get old," it's become a stick to beat him with in every interview, with the implication that he is now the person he was criticising.
    "No," Turner corrects. "I'm now the person those people were pretending to be." He grins. "That suddenly felt very crass coming out of my mouth. That lyric was just for a small circle of people, to make them laugh. It didn't occur to me that it would end up striking a chord with a larger circle."

  85. r.... ....

    _the band aren't very good_






    *THE BAND ARE FUCKING WANK*

  86. H.... C....

    Ahhhhhh o primeiro de todos,que nostalgia :')

    Eles ainda podem estar foda, o ultimo álbum também é foda, mas para mim essa foi a época mais realmente foda de todas, as melhores musicas no melhor tempo ..

  87. M.... T....

    Does anyone actually read other people's comments? coz everybody seems to think they're the only ones to write "You're not from New York city you're from Rotherham" Why's that? Dunno but this Grass is fuckin lovely

  88. P.... ....

    The bassine is similer to the one in crying lightning

  89. �.... ....

    Time passed so quickly

  90. J.... J....

    2018 from rotherham :D

  91. M.... B....

    amo esta canción

  92. G.... L....

    Anyone figured what 0:39 shot is about?

  93. T.... ....

    my favourite video ever

  94. D.... R....

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MmHyfXuSXu0

  95. D.... R....

    Big Up https://youtu.be/MmHyfXuSXu0

  96. N.... 9....

    *2017* *??*

    N.... 9....

    Niner 99 2018?

  97. C.... t....

    1:31 when someone tries to rob you, but you're a guitarist.