Franz Ferdinand Songwriting Tips

[Evan42881]

Great fucking band :)

[JANELVIS63]

great video!!!!!!!!!!

[HeySunshineyDay]

Ehm Alex, you should let talk Nick some time...

[SuperBluebird2010]

pause at 0:21 LOL

[FerdinandFranziska]

Nick must be very very patient.

[newspapertux]

0:45 Annoyed, 1:29 Really Annoyed 

[lucasvill31]

1:23 mic steal

[Beanieboy182]

love how alex was looking at the trees in the interview haha so bored

[ananon3423]

This is good advice. I wish I could understand what they were saying.

[MrRollingStone72]

Shit song-writers to pick from,ahaha :)

[MarkBuerschaper]

Interesting views on the songwriting process.

[mariananocturneop9n2]

They are so.. SO HOT

I want both of them so bad!

[Featureman]

Many different kinds of songwriters. Leiber-Stoller and Chuck Berry and Hank Williams. I also enjoy the imagination of Shel Silverstein and the unusual patter of Roger Miller. I admire each songwriter who uses his own style.

[lennonsbiggestfan]

why ask them for songwriting tips, rediculous, they are shite, they may as well be asking me about songwriing. absolute disgrace of band, genuinely shit !

[jik1992]

Nick looks pissed.

[jellybelly903]

Alex is somewhat annoying. Let other people talk for gods sake

[Houbjee]

What has Alex do with his hair XD

Tough, Nicks hair is lovely.

[idontsufferofmadness]

alex is so right about lyricism. it's so forgotten and thought of as rubbish.

and i love nick's hair. :P

[scruffydoggy]

Very good, enjoyed that!

[astroboirap]

lolz i wonder what happened to them? they've dissapeared. flushed away with other indie poop.

[captaincutshaw]

Ha Alex is a right chatterbox. Classic Lead Singer Syndrome.

[thebeatschool]

check out my channel for more vids on chord progressions and melodies.

[Nickdoherty7]

there's someone who can write what Alex says in the interview, 'cause I'm not english and I don't understand all the words that He says, his accent is so tight!

Thanks!

[katiebaddeley]

This is really helpful (:

[DeSmurfen125]

Hahaha!! I'm kinda the same as Nick!! xD only I must smile all day but that's not a big point!! =D Nick <33

[JiS01]

Great guys! Why does Nick TOTALLY looks like me? lol

[mkmaniacs]

lol he prob didnt notice hes talking too much

[Nicauska27]

Nick look is very handsome heree!

That hairstyle fits him sexyy!

:D

[serengeti11235]

Poor Nick...Alex didn't give him a chance to answer...it seems to me

[kstarquasar1]

nick looks bored every time alex speaks

[thetwilighttriforce]

Maybe he's tired or he thinks what he should say :P

[spinalCJ]

cool. seems like a decent chap

[THandFranz]

Que? no entender en subtitulos [[español]] plis?

[BillyVax]

Alex Kapranos the Greek

[miketrigs93]

half cypriot i think :)

[BillyVax]

it doesn't make a difference...his name is greek

[deadgreystar]

one of his parents is greek, other is scottish, born and raised in glasgow. Yeah hes a greek ;)

[BillyVax]

yeah his father is greek I think...

[PowerrangersAreCool]

Alex his voice =)

[PowerrangersAreCool]

his voice is sooooo sweet

[BillyVax]

Take your middle finger and put it in your ass

[Sukriti]

ahahahhaba nice.

[gutterinstitutions26]

pause it at :22.

:)

that is all.

[SociallySinister]

OHMYGOD.

Alex is so brilliant. XD

[Bellvoices]

"bewk" ^^

[karziflora]

God, 2 die 4 this Scottish Accent, Damn...

love it!!!

[DesperadoBlack]

whoops my bad i thought you said England

[DesperadoBlack]

not UK, scotland

[SuperiorSwagon1]

lead singer sounds like an egotistical dick gobbler..wont even let his band member talk or acknowledge him in any way...just what we need, another bono

[chrismpaclibar91]

I know this band from the UK

[u1retro1k]

It's so sad how Nick's smile slowly dwindles down after he laughs.

Alex, let him talk! :)

[nataliaMCR]

PQUE SON TAN CUCOS? *_*

[thesleepmonster]

oh my, people in youtube are funny. :)) comments are insane (even if they are from a year ago.)

[Iw0nderab0utl0ve]

i agree

[54spiritedwill54]

they can write good music... and lyrics too.

[brilliantfranz]

nicks like jesus im soooo bored i could die

[Franz3]

either that or he's just about to kill kapranos for not letting him talk...or both

[Aurel0500]

tips? where?^^

[MrsJohansen]

I love Nick's laugh! Is so adorable!

[AriannaAzra]

Aha, at the very begining Alex does the same expression for the guy taking the picture XD

Then again at :21

[latiasandlatios4ever]

obviosly ur IQ is very low,cave men's dont write,they draw 1 stick with a round and 4 line's to make their story.

[deformedhell]

lmao u got that guy good

[circulation211]

Seems that alex always finds a way to change his appearence in every video and live shows... sometimes his hair, clothes, sometimes hes skinny as hell. But great musician.

[zionravescene]

Is Alex Kapranos related to Nicky Campbell?

[mezza20693]

God I Love Franz Ferdinand

Take Me Out, This Fire, The Fallen

BEST SONGS

[Isaxman]

"the music is easy-peasy" yeah its true. But even though it's simple, and has little meaning to it, it still is somehow good. That's the cool/weird thing about Franz Ferdinand

[gbgg9409]

Ha! The look on Alex's face at 0:22 is priceless!

[gothiccitizen]

love their accent!! alex and the whole band!!!!!

[ChernobylTaco]

"The music is easy peasy, anyway."

Nick McCarthy is my hero.

[scissorgill]

i was there:D

AMAZING day!

[uksctv]

We have added this to the UK SOngwriting Contest channel at uksctv. It's good to see accomplished songwriters talking about their craft,.

[magicalmisa]

"the music's easy peasy anyway"

[crazy4franz4ever]

oh Nickie is so hot in this video <3<3<3

[Ceolteor]

I like Franz as songwriters. The sound really inspires me- if I could be in any band it would definitely be this one.

This is one thing Franz Ferdinand and the Beatles have in common in terms of songwriting- they didn't think about it, they just did it. And they do it well

[procione]

Exactly

[procione]

Listen, the Beatles wrote their first hits - still some of the best songs ever composed - with the few chords they knew.

And if you don't want to hear about the Beatles because you think they too are 'music for the masses', well... then I am afraid we speak two different languages - which is also true linguistically speaking. Haha!!

[MadameLil]

With a name like Fatscumfilth, someone's not happy with their own life ...

[procione]

Yeah, they can write good music... and lyrics too.

[procione]

Yeah, because Take Me Out is this sort of hit. And so are many others by the Franz....

[DARTHWHEATBREAD112]

Hey, walk away was a great song. very well written. And a great music vid

[DangerRifai]

Of course not, but I think you should come back and reassume your argument AFTER you've had a top ten hit/million selling album.

[glovesniffer99]

Er, no. Given that the average member of public can't differentiate between a major 3rd & a diminished 5th they are not a good judge of good or bad in music. The fact that they have had commercial success would make me suspicious of their talent. I'll continue to write good music in future & not what the masses want to hear if it's all the same with you.

[DangerRifai]

Excuse me, but I'm sure knowing the difference between a major 3rd and diminished 5th doesn't automatically make you a good songwriter. After all, Jimi Hendrix himself couldn't have told you the difference.

[MadameLil]

Wow ... another jealous, bitter one!

[procione]

I don't know what is your idea of a well written song... it's a matter of taste, did you know?

I do believe that Franz Ferdinand write great songs.

Can I hear one of yours?

[procione]

Write a song like 'Take Me Out' and then we can start discussing......

[scotchqueen]

Oh dear.When Alex speaks I kinda glaze over-not because he's dreadfully boring-but because I get lost in his eyes *bliss*

[tonksloopy]

Same here! :P

[scotchqueen]

I'm too busy watching his big,bulging...Adam's apple move up and down

[tonksloopy]

AND his lips...and I'm trying to fantasize what's under that black shirt he's wearing. He's exposing his clavicle...how filthy.

[scotchqueen]

Whats doon his troosers?

Nick's hand. hehehehe

[tonksloopy]

that's why they're showing them from the torso up ;D

a lot of X-rated hullabaloo going on below the belt

[scotchqueen]

Nick's all like butter wouldn't melt.The dirty little swine,while Alex is over excitable.Which he would be...

[tonksloopy]

he he he :D

playing find the salami ;O oh snap I SAID IT!

[scotchqueen]

"Mein Gott!

I vant a taste ze Wurstchen! It iz ze BIGGEST,FIRMEST,JUICIEST Wurst-POPPEN!I VILL HAVE ziz WURST!!!!"

[tonksloopy]

serve a hot plate of ze wusrt...slabs upon thick slabs of it ;P

[scotchqueen]

"Zis Wurst tastes of ze Kapranos semen!..

Sehr Gut Wurst!"

[tonksloopy]

LOL!

ja! *stuffs wurst into Nick's mouth*

you like? ;D

of course you like...

[scotchqueen]

"I VANT MOORE OF ZIZ!

MOOORELOOOOAAADSMOOORRE!"

*cough cough splutter*

[tonksloopy]

*gags* oh dear...I think I'm at my limit, but the glutton that I am wont let me STOP! XD

MORE WURST!......you're right, we're gonna be kicked out reeeal soon ;D

[scotchqueen]

Fuck Nick-you're right

I want a MOUTHFUL of your 'wurst' AND Mr.Sexy lips 'Wurst' I want to suffocate to death on your 'Wurst' you fucking nasty little imps.

[tonksloopy]

;D *stuffs another wurst* amen to that...

[scotchqueen]

'A' men?-nein ZWEI SCHMEXXXXY MEN!

Gehen wir!

Sorry-One cannot control zis German tongue...

[tonksloopy]

the same goes for my Spanish tongue ;D

but I've managed to control it a bit over the years he he...ME QUIERO COMER A LOS DOS FRAZ BOYS!! ENTEROS Y CON CREMA! hem hem...

[scotchqueen]

Er...ja,ja! to vatever you said lol-

sounds dayum hawt

Hort mal alle zu! ^^Fukken HOT!!!

[tonksloopy]

speak a little more of that german me lady i quite like it ;D

fook yeah! *stuffs her face with a wurst*

[scotchqueen]

Fook? By 'eck! I reet proper loove that ;D

Er,Bitte legen Sie sich hin-Machen Sie den Mund auf

hehehehe

[scotchqueen]

gut verdrehen

[tonksloopy]

no idea what you said darling *stuffs wurst in mouth* but it sounded HOT! *munches*

[scotchqueen]

Thats only the gist of the sordid details...

[tonksloopy]

*slaps another slab of wurst into queen's plate* how you like them apples? ;D

[scotchqueen]

The same as I like my testicles-juicy and firm

I can't believe what I'm typing lol-sleep deprivation,people-sleep deprivation!

[tonksloopy]

I literally haven't slept right since last week! O_O

(been too busy with ze Nick boy since you have Alex ;D)

[scotchqueen]

Tell me aboot it-they ain't half demanding little buggers

[tonksloopy]

guuuh... -_- oh scotch, my head feels like it's going to explode...must---stay---AWAKE! O_O

gaaah...*watches video* ooh yeah, exposing that clavicle alex, you dirty dirty thing you...

[scotchqueen]

guh-even his collarbones are sexual

[tonksloopy]

his earlobes, his fingers, his wrists...everry little curve in his thin, slinky body ;P

[scotchqueen]

fuuuuck when he arches his eyebrow at the beginning.I seriously think there's something going on-that look Nick gives him at 1:00!

[tonksloopy]

the eyebrow! yes! I've been rewinding that part constantly... *melts*

uhg, did you spot the other look he gave him at :46? it only lasts for about two seconds! but it's to DIE for...Nick sooo wants him ;D

[scotchqueen]

I did!..in fact-he's ALWAYS giving Alex 'looks'

He wants him as much as we do...

[tonksloopy]

stop at :21! xD hilarious! and yummy ;P

and throughout the whole thing Nick is like:

"look at my sexy lexy, he's so fooking gorgeous and intelligent during interviews..just watch him..."

[scotchqueen]

He's looking at him thinking "I'm having you in zat tent after zis Greeky"

[tonksloopy]

oh GAWD! I just pictured a whole scene in my head ;D

[scotchqueen]

I bet-mine involves the backstage buffet...

[tonksloopy]

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING! xD

[Cwolfgal]

Lmao!!!!!

[nelsonolan]

hes married mate

[scotchqueen]

Manuela doesn't mind sharing

Mate

[Yara2248]

xDDDDDDDDDDDD

[scotchqueen]

I want Nick to shout at me in German-don't care what he shouts-as long as its in German

[tonksloopy]

is that what you said in German? :D

[scotchqueen]

No.

It was sommat like "lay down and open your mouth" ;D

Nick often says that when he's in Alex's company

[tonksloopy]

oooh....yummy ;D let's see, let me translate it:

acuestate tantito y habre tu boca mi Nicky (o Alex) ;D cual quiera de los dos...

[scotchqueen]

Oooh h-h-hot 'n' spicy

[tonksloopy]

want more ;D

Laura eres una mujer bella y pervertida

[scotchqueen]

did you just call me a pervert? *gasp*

I've never been so insulted! ;D

[tonksloopy]

yes i did...a beautiful pervert... ;D

call me a pervert in German! xD

[scotchqueen]

A BEAUTIFUL perv? ah-thats alright then ;)

You,my dear are a ausgezeichnet pervertieren!

[tonksloopy]

oooh yeah. I'm gonna write that down somewhere ;)

so where were we again? I faintly remember something about sausages...

[scotchqueen]

Ah,yes 'sausages' or 'Wurst'

and mouths,and Nick and Alex's spunk...

[scotchqueen]

Evening Primrose Oil,by Tori Amos.The closest I've felt to being a woman.

[njitram00000]

the narrator isnt scottish

[procione]

Yeah he is so cute... too bad we cannot almost hear his voice here!! lol

[toocold20]

nick looks so hot in this wow

:)

[Spikeygal]

Damn good day. Thank you for posting this! ^^

PS. I was so tempted to ask Alex where he got his socks. They were awesome. xP

[procione]

Very nice video! Well, I would have loved to hear also Nick's songwriting tips!! Is it the video editing or is it Alex talking too much? ;-) lol!!!

[SilasCilice]

It's in Alex's natural behavior to hog a camera and mike, but we forgive him for it [sometimes].

Wow, Alex finally looks his age!

[procione]

You can actually see that when the journalist is posing the second question, Nick is about to reply when suddenly Alex starts speaking again... hehehe!!! So you are definitely right, it's his natural behaviour and he just can't help it. :)

[scottishgentry]

Alex is lead singer so ppl would rather listen to him also it is to do with video editing

[procione]

Well of course Alex is the lead singer, but we all know that Nick's is equally important when it comes to songwriting. Plus, his lyrics for Ghost in a Ditch or Jeremy Fraser are excellent. However, I know that during the presentation at Edinburgh both Alex and Nick spoke a lot and were great fun, so it is really a matter of news reports approach. Alex is a marvellous speaker, I know, but sometimes he should remember to leave some space to his mates too. :)

[SilasCilice]

Yeah. I would kill to hear Bob or Paul speak.

Especially Paul and his Scottish accent. :D

[procione]

Yes, absolutely! :D