Scott of the Arctic
Arctic Monkey Alex Turner had this to say in the latest issue of Hot Press…
‘Me two favourite songs at the moment are ‘Sheba’, which is by a 50s rock’n'roll band called Johnny & The Hurricanes, and Scott Walker’s version of Jacques Brel’s ‘Jackie’ - them lyrics are pretty smart!’
And
‘David Bowie came backstage in New York, which was more exciting for our manager Geoff than it was for us. If he’d brought Scott Walker with him though, I’d have been shitting meself!’
(Just a word to any skeptical film buyers out there in regards to the demographic appeal of this film…the Arctic Monkeys are all -barely- 20 year olds!)
and a free dvd of this film (when complete) to the first person to fully explain the multiple-references in the title of this post…
June 22nd, 2006 at 1:39 am
Robert Falcon Scott, naval officer and explorer who discovered the South Pole a close second to Amundsen, then perished while returning to the base along with his crew. he is referred to as “Scott of the Antarctic”.
Joan of Arc, French heroine but also the band who recorded a cover of Scott Walker’s “Thanks for Chicago, Mr. James”. the band’s singer, Tim Kinsella also recorded “My Death” (Scott + French links, again).
have I won?
June 22nd, 2006 at 1:52 am
Close…then again, you have no competition thus far!
June 22nd, 2006 at 4:58 pm
Scott refers to Scott Walker (of course), Arctic refers to the Arctic Monkeys (of course), and the combination of the two refers to the sketch by the brilliant Monty Python’s Flying Circus: “Scott Of The Antarctic”.
How’s that?
June 23rd, 2006 at 6:13 am
go deeper. look for a clue.
June 24th, 2006 at 5:25 am
i just noticed this thing today, but I would have guessed this without the clue…. Scott wrote the track “Scope J” for German chanteuse Ute Lemper, and he used a sample from the track “Arctic Crossing” from Rob Ellis’ album “Music From The Home”. Also, Scott’s track uses an excerpt from the “Sleeping Bag Poem” by Herbert George Ponting, featured in the film “Scott of the Antarctic”. Which all ties in nicely with the band name ‘Arctic Monkeys’, of whom Scott said in the June 2006 issue of Q Magazine (interviewed together with Walker-fan Jarvis Cocker): “You can hear they’re going to progress, they’re not going to stop at this”. Ehm, did I win?
June 24th, 2006 at 5:47 am
Almost too easy for a pro like you Robert! Of course you win…well done. email your address to plasticpalace_llc@yahoo .com, and we’ll get a DVD out to you (when it’s done, hopefully before Scott’s next album comes out!)
October 14th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Hi Stephen, just a quick message to let you know that I received the DVD! Was in the mailbox today (Sunday), so it must have been delivered after I’d checked it yesterday. Thanks for being a man of your word
All the best, Robert