Franz Ferdinand
Davie Scott discovers the story behind Franz Ferdinand's self-titled debut album from 2004.
To complement the 6 Music Festival, taking place this year in Glasgow, we repeat highlights of a series in which musician Davie Scott reveals the stories behind classic Scottish albums.
In this episode, first broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio Scotland in 2011, Davie discovers the story behind Franz Ferdinand's 2004 self-titled debut. With a certain suaveness, optimism and confidence, the band bagged the Mercury Music Prize, three top-10 singles and 3.6 million album sales worldwide. They made a bigger impact on America than Robbie Williams and Oasis combined, and did it with a lot less bluster. Their influences include Talking Heads, Chic, Pulp and Joy Division, and these combined to reach a far wider audience than your average indie band.
Take Me Out topped several 'Best of 2004' lists, and seemed never to be off the Queen Vic's jukebox in Eastenders. The NME described their music as 'intoxicating', while others compared their worldwide appeal to that of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Duran Duran.
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Franz Ferdinand
Jacqueline
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Dire Straits
Money For Nothing
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Franz Ferdinand
Tell Her Tonight
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Julie Driscoll
Tramp
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Franz Ferdinand
40 Feet
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Franz Ferdinand
Michael
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Sparks
Achoo
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Paul McCartney
Temporary Secretary
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Franz Ferdinand
Cheating On You
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Franz Ferdinand
Darts Of Pleasure
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Franz Ferdinand
The Dark Of The Matinee
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Franz Ferdinand
This Fire
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Franz Ferdinand
Take Me Out
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Heaven 17
Play To Win
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The Verve
The Drugs Don't Work
- Hut Music.
Broadcasts
- Tue 21 Mar 2017 02:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
- Fri 4 May 2018 02:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
- Fri 3 May 2019 02:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
- Tue 21 Apr 2020 03:30麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
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