According to his book 'Bad Vibes: Britpop and My Part in its Downfall', Luke Haines (The Auteurs' singer and songwriter), this song is (and I quote):
'part sarcastic riposte to British bands who cannot find their own voice, forever worshipping at the altar of US rock, part self-mythologising history of my fledgling band'
This is one of The Auteurs' earliest songs and was written at a time when British rock/indie music was at a real low and American grunge music, most notably Nirvana, was dominating. Bands like The Auteurs and Suede, perhaps somewhat unconsciously and/or unwillingly, began a sort of uprising of British music that would eventually go on to be labelled by the media as 'Britpop'
According to his book 'Bad Vibes: Britpop and My Part in its Downfall', Luke Haines (The Auteurs' singer and songwriter), this song is (and I quote):
'part sarcastic riposte to British bands who cannot find their own voice, forever worshipping at the altar of US rock, part self-mythologising history of my fledgling band'
This is one of The Auteurs' earliest songs and was written at a time when British rock/indie music was at a real low and American grunge music, most notably Nirvana, was dominating. Bands like The Auteurs and Suede, perhaps somewhat unconsciously and/or unwillingly, began a sort of uprising of British music that would eventually go on to be labelled by the media as 'Britpop'