Kaiser Chiefs - The Angry Mob video free download


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"The Angry Mob" is a song by English indie band Kaiser Chiefs and is the title track to their second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. The name "The Angry Mob" is also the name of the band's fanclub and is possibly the inspiration for the band's blog. The song was released in the UK as the third single from Yours Truly, Angry Mob on 20 August 2007. The song discusses the way in which the media encourage knee-jerk reactionary thinking, and the way society at large keeps people under control via the tabloids and 24-hour drinking culture. The video depicts the working-class hen-night culture and culminates in two separate hen parties coming together in a "gang war" style fight after they have been banned from a high-class restaurant 'NOBLESSE' at the request of the upper middle-class diners. The diners gather at the window to enjoy the spectacle of the two groups that have turned on each other, however the hens then decide to unite to confront the diners instead. Despite only reaching #22 in the UK Singles Chart (the lowest peaking single by the band since the original release of "I Predict a Riot"), it has received significant airplay on contemporary radio stations. My best Kaiser Chiefs song!!!

Lyrics:

I can prove anything

I'll make you admit, again and again

That I can prove anything

The way that it's writ, again and again

And it's only 'cos you came here with your brothers too

If you came here on your own you'd be dead

It's only 'cos you follow what the others do

It's no excuse to say you're easily led

You could choose anything

And you choose to lose, again and again

And you could do anything

But why should you do anything again

And it's only 'cos you came here with your brothers too

If you came here on your own you'd be dead

You're winding yourself up until you're turning blue

Repeating everything that you read

So here we go with a letter

Can you fix it for me?

Because we need entertainment

To keep us all off the streets

So tonight you'll sleep softly in your beds

You could try anything

And no one would know apart from you and me

You could stop anything

It starts with just one and turns to two then three

And it's only 'cos you came here with your brothers too

If you came here on your own you'd be dead

You'll raise a glass until you raise a fist or two

And get a shopping basket wrapped round your head

So here we go with a letter

Can you fix it for me?

For twenty-four hours drinking

To keep us all off the streets

So tonight you'll sleep softly in your beds

We are the angry mob

We read the papers every day

We like who we like

We hate who we hate

But we're also easily swayed

(Repeat 8x)

Lead vocals: Ricky Wilson

Guitar: Andrew White

Bass: Simon Rix

Keyboard: Nick Baines

Drums: Nick Hodgson

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