Balaclava

Arctic Monkeys - Balaclava

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Favourite Worst Nightmare
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spynow wrote:
August 2008

Best song

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JejuneKids wrote:
June 2008

amaroK_usr is absolutely right. great song. great everything.

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conditionals wrote:
May 2008

Bass outro > You.

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mcc1200 wrote:
May 2008

great

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kingfr3sh wrote:
May 2008

awesome.

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vortex77 wrote:
April 2008

Bivakmuts !!

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wba4eva_ wrote:
April 2008

forgot how good this was.

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amaroK_usr wrote:
April 2008

Hence the relevance here. Although it is true enough, they were used in the Crimean war, which is where the name comes from, it's not referring to the war itself.

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amaroK_usr wrote:
April 2008

metalib: Wrong again :P Seriously, how could he keep on a balaclava if that's what he's thinking about, doesn't fit the context. The Balaclava of this song is purely metaphorical, but it's referring to a mask that covers the entire face except for mouth and eye holes. It has two uses, firstly to keep the face warm, but more importantly is it disguises the identity of the person wearing it. Hence

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Terrier13 wrote:
April 2008

totally agree with eeer666. simply the best one from FWN.

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EEER666 wrote:
March 2008

best song from Favourite Worst Nightmare ^_^

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metalb wrote:
February 2008

Yes my bad. Baklava is amazing though. The Battle of Balaclava was a battle in he 1854 Crimean War between the Allied Forces, France and the Ottomans. The Russian Charge of the Light Brigade happened there. I'm 100% sure that's what he's talking about.

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opethdamna wrote:
February 2008

mmm Baklava

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aschlietuna wrote:
February 2008

supar :)

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Denbi wrote:
February 2008

Metalbs version sounds great

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xiempiethps wrote:
February 2008

i'm sorry sweet but i'd much rather.. keep on the balaclava

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mardybumbum wrote:
February 2008

totally love the bass and the whole composition thingy int he last 30 secs

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Sergiohappy wrote:
February 2008

Grupazo!!!! peazo de tema, haber si sacan ya uno nuevo y seguimos disfrutando.

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JejuneKids wrote:
February 2008

Balaclava is actually one of those masks you see criminals where while robbing a bank in movies. metalb is thinking about Baklava. Different :) Arctic Monkeys <3

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metalb wrote:
February 2008

Balaclava is a greek dessert. it's honey and walnuts in crisp layering. It's awesome.

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