The Fratellis – Flathead

Song

"Flathead" is a song by Scottish indie band The Fratellis from their debut album, Costello Music, released on 4 March 2007; there was an EP released with the same name in the United States after it had been used in a commercial for Apple iPod.

On 11 March 2007, the song entered the Official UK Singles Chart at #67 on the strength of downloads alone, despite not being released as a single in the UK, after the song was used on an iPod/iTunes TV advert. It was also featured in the trailer for Shaun the Sheep on CBBC.

"Flathead" was also released as a download for the video game Rock Band.

Video

The video was directed by James Sutton and features the band playing with the three girls who appeared on the Costello Music album cover. In the video, three British glamour models who have appeared in various magazines play the three girls. Casey Batchelor plays the girl in the red dress, Natalie Oxley plays the girl in the dark blue dress, and Charlotte McKenna plays the girl in the white dress.

Despite the Costello Music album cover's similarity with the video, there are also a few differences. The girl in the red dress does not place a vinyl record of the single "Henrietta" down, and the singles of "Chelsea Dagger" and "Whistle for the Choir" are not on the floor next to the girls, like on the cover. The bottle with the F on it is also not featured in the video.

This video had huge success in the USA and launched James Sutton into the spotlight.

Artist

The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli (born John Lawler), bass guitarist Barry Fratelli (born Barry Wallace), and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli (born Gordon McRory). Their singles "Chelsea Dagger" and "Whistle for the Choir" were both top ten hits in the UK charts.

The Fratellis sono un gruppo musicale indie rock britannico, formatosi a Glasgow, Scozia nel 2005.

Well
Just because she feeds me well
And she made me talk dirty in a pink hotel
Doesn't mean she's got eyes for me
She might just want my bones you see

Hey flathead dont you get mean
She's the second best killer that I ever have seen
They don't come much more sick than you
I could go on if you want me to

It's just so wrong so very nice
And I told you once and you killed me twice
I saw you one time at the back of the club
Chewing on glass and a ticket stub

I heard they kicked the boy 'till he bled
Then stood and said oh my god till she said
bara bap bara ra ra ra...

Well
Everybody knows you're the one to call
When the girls get ugly round the back of the wall
Josephine says you got a bleedin nose
So taking it with her wherever she goes

Hey flathead don't check me in
Well hers is a tonic and mine is a gin
They don't come much more slick than you
I'd drive your car if you asked me to

Said the boy's not right in the head
So he stood and got a kickin instead till she said
bara bap bara ra ra ra...

Bap ba da da do

Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh...
Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh...

And she said the boy's not right in the head
Then I stood and said oh my god till she said

(clapping)

Bara bap ba ra ra ra...

Dunque
Solo perché lei mi nutre bene
E mi fa parlare sporco in un hotel rosa
Non vuol dire che ha i suoi occhi su di me
Lei potrebbe volere solo le mie osse vedi

Ehy sciocco non essere cattivo
Lei è la seconda miglior assassina che ho mai visto
Loro non sono molto più malati di te
Potrei andare ancora avanti se vuoi

E' così sbagliato così bello
E te l'ho detto una volta e tu mi hai ucciso due volte
Ti ho visto una volta nel retro del club
Masticando sul vetro e strappando un biglietto

Ho sentito che hanno calciato il ragazzo finché non ha iniziato a sanguinare
Poi si è alzato e ha detto oh mio dio fino a che lei non ha detto
bara bap bara ra ra ra bara...

Dunque
Tutti sanno che tu sei quello che chiama
Quando le ragazze diventano cattive attorno indietreggi verso il muro
Josephine dice che hai un naso sanguinante
Quindi lei lo porta dovunque lei vada

Ehy sciocco non controllarmi
Dunque il suo è un tonic e il mio è un gin
Loro non sono molto più lisci di te
Guiderei la macchina se me lo chiedi

Dice che il ragazzo non sta bene in testa
Quindi lui si è alzato e ha preso un calcio invece finché lei non ha detto
bara bap bara ra ra ra bara...

Bap ba da da do

Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh...
Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh...

Dice che il ragazzo non sta bene in testa
Quindi lui si è alzato e ha preso un calcio invece finché lei non ha detto

(battimano)

bara bap bara ra ra ra...
bara bap bara ra ra ra...