1. 개요
익스페리멘탈 록 밴드 배틀즈의 2007년 첫 정규앨범인 Mirrored에 수록된 곡이며 해당 앨범의 리드 싱글이기도 하다. 여러 인디음악의 형식을 가져왔지만 복잡하지 않은 특유의 리듬감과 칼박에 가까우면서도 그루비한 드럼 사운드, 반복적인 구절 덕분에 실험적인 성향이 강한 곡임에도 평범하게 들을 수 있을법한 곡이다. 이를 증명하듯 여러 게임 OST로 사용되었으며 광고 음악으로도 자주 사용되었다. [1] 당연하지만 평론가들에게도 좋은 평을 받았는데, 피치포크 선정 2007년도 TOP 100 트랙 중에서도 2위를 차지하였으며 NME 선정 2011년도 기준 근 15년간 최고의 트랙중 54위 랭크되기도 하였다.
2. 가사
가사는 전반적으로 뮤지션의 역할이 달라지면서 점점 주객이 전도되고 있는 현 음악계의 현실을 이야기하고 있으며 뮤지션의 역할이 다른걸로 대체될 수 있음을 암시하고 있다.| People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Kitchen is the cook, whoa, ey, oh Scissors are the barbers, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh The chorus full of actors People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Kitchen is the cook, whoa, ey, oh Scissors are the barbers, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh The chorus full of actors People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town |
[1] 대표적으로 리틀빅플래닛와 Major League Baseball 2K8란 게임에 사용되었으며 그 외에도 포드 F-150과 닷지 다트광고에도 사용되었다.