Fratellis, The - Acid Jazz Singer Lyrics

Welcome back to this song you british fucks

I think I am the only latino listening this great song. Like you are too😅😂

this is the album with the looooooooonnnnnggggg songs but still GREAT SONGS (no sarcasm)

Well let me tell you something
Let me tell you so
This could be the one thing
That you really need to know
You gotta stop once in a while
Shake off that face of yours

Cause nothing comes easy
Oh it just comes free
You could sing it better
If you sing for me, oh sister

Well I cannot claim
This advice is my own
I landed in the gutter
One night, crawling home
She said don't you look ridiculous
I checked her out meticulously

And I would've stopped to argue
But my teeth were broke
I said I'd love to contradict you
But my life's a joke, oh sister

And she said I'm no genius and I've lost myself
The books are on the table, and the secret's on the shelf
And it's a one time, keep it slow
Wind 'em up and here we go
Get a ride today
And you would still be here tomorrow

Some said she was saintly
Some she was a swinger
Me, I only knew her as the acid jazz singer, come on

Well I'm a lucky man
But maybe so is she
And maybe this is just the way it has to be
It's all based on speculation
It's a crazy my occupation to me
And though I didn't much believe her
I was bound to call
I really didn't wanna miss a single thing at all
Oh sister

And she said I'm no genius and I've lost myself
The books are on the table, and the secret's on the shelf
And it's a one time, keep it slow
Wind 'em up and here we go
Get a ride today
And you may still be here tomorrow

Some said she was saintly
Some she was a swinger
Me, I only knew her as the Acid Jazz Singer, come on

And she said I'm no genius and I've lost myself
The books are on the table, and the secret's on the shelf
And it's a one time, keep it slow
Wind 'em up and here we go
Get a ride today
And you may still be here tomorrow

Some said she was saintly
Some she was a swinger
Me, I only knew her as an acid jazz singer, come on

I haven't seen her lately
Well, I'll have to ring her
Put your hands together for the acid jazz singer, come on
La, la, la, oh
La, la, la, oh
La, la, la, oh
Come on
Come on
Come on

Sitting in my company's smoke room jammin to this

Please elaborate on this company smoke room friend.

Genius.

"Well I'm a lucky man and maybe so is she"

Sounds a lot like his sister is transsexual...
Listen to this paragraph:

Well I'm a lucky man and maybe so is she
And maybe this is just the way it has to be
It's all based on speculation
Seems a crazy occupation to me
And though I didn't much believe her I was bound to call
I really didn't want to miss a single thing at all, oh sister

Sounds like he is describing his "sister" coming out to him and his initial reaction.

Jazzpah that's exactly what I was thinking! It almost sounds like shes a drag queen, which would make sense considering he says he meets her on the streets when hes all beaten up in the beginning

oh hell yeah

great tune. one of their best!

as a musician I find these guys amazingly talented. love their stuff

I just wanted Asuka pics

This songs great, I don't know why people hate this album

I think it's because it's quite different to their debut album (Costello Music) people had around 2 years to get used to that being their definitive style. Whilst it is still great music, I myself personally had a hard time listening to this album becuase of their debut album. I think people just didn't associate it with the 'Fratellis' style' happens to all the greatest bands eventually.

Jay Wilko and now listen to the new album. Jeez. Sounds nothing like the first 2

vladimyr morris people hate this album?! I don't think it as good as Costello music but it's still a damn good album

vladimyr morris I think people were so in love with Costello Music, they couldn’t see this album as it is.

I love all the albums except I haven’t listened to in your own sweet time.

So stoked to see these guys at The House of Blues tomorrow night!

+Courtney Harris how were they?

+chrizles they were really awesome! Super recommend them!

+Courtney Harris I just don't like how Jon plays some of their older songs from Costello music, like henrietta, whistle for the choir, and flathead

He plays the guitar parts differently

Loooove this band!!!!!! 

My neighbour and I used to blast this and dance around the kitchen singing it while we were doing the dishes when we were like 8.

@*****
Hahaha It wasn't like an apartment or anything. I don't think it was an issue.

thats cute :D

Reynad brought me here<3 Hearthstone :D

I thank the random blogger for reminding me of this song

A month later, but I thought I'd pop in and tell you that he meant that, upside down, the downward-pointing thumb looks like a thumbs-up. ;)

Costello was maybe one of the best album of 2006!

The books are on the table, the secrets on the shelf,wind them up and we go come on !

There is nothing really to see, they must have had a problem with the audio though

I'd say they're about equal.

Somewhat different styles.

WOW WHAT A HIPSTER!!! jk youre cool

I wish people on the east coast actually knew about these guys so i might have a chance of not being called a hipster haha oh well

Nooo acid jazz singer

7 people were looking at their computers upside down

Lucky Dog haha also 6 years later you got your first like!

ponies brought me here....... jk

acid bath singer?

i dont get it why are we argueing about bands when the songs by the fratellis and thats what we're listening too, i mean im definately listening to it clearly the videos differant for the rest of you?

great but weird lyrics

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about the kooks or the monkeys: The kooks have not exactly the same style, even if this is still British pop rock. The Fratellis have even said that "We are not like those teenager/pop, for example the kooks. Our sound is stronger. (...)" And I think the last Fratellis album was inspired by the Monkeys. "My Friend John" beginns by a riff which sounds like Arctic Monkeys. So if you like britpop and rock, you must like all those bands. ROCK ON!

@000AMITY000 it's japanese.

@rina9199 im going to get a (chinese???) keyboard so i can PISS EVERYONE OFF FOR FUN!!

love this song!! :)

これのどこがジャズなんだｗ

@lordevarts acid jazz singer is the name of the song not the type of music they are playing

this is shit sry

@lordevarts Of course this is style is no acid jazz, the name of the song is "Acid JAzz" :D

Great song - thanks for posting. Amazing how many hits this gets with just a still photo as the visual. I've got a video posted under my moniker daddyagogo here of the main Fratellis guy in a new band Codeine Velvet Club at SXSW 2010. I was very happy to be in attendance.

@patchgoof you and me both.

My new favourite band. I never would have been introduced to them if it wasn't for Run Fat Boy Run soundtrack.

goin 2 see them!