This is a rehash of a track Kapranos recorded around 1996 with The Blisters, called 'The Only Difference.'(check http://www.franzferdinand.org to d/l a copy) That song was quite a bit more electronic, with only a single guitar besides the synth. The (quite different) lyrics referenced Alex's friend Andrew Conway and alluded to his job as an astrophysicist.
As for this version? I like it, but it has such a different flavour from the earlier song that they just don't compare. It's one of my favourite tracks on YCHISMB, especially considering 3/4 of the songs on the album sounded better as live bootlegs than as polished studio tracks.
This is a rehash of a track Kapranos recorded around 1996 with The Blisters, called 'The Only Difference.'(check http://www.franzferdinand.org to d/l a copy) That song was quite a bit more electronic, with only a single guitar besides the synth. The (quite different) lyrics referenced Alex's friend Andrew Conway and alluded to his job as an astrophysicist.
As for this version? I like it, but it has such a different flavour from the earlier song that they just don't compare. It's one of my favourite tracks on YCHISMB, especially considering 3/4 of the songs on the album sounded better as live bootlegs than as polished studio tracks.