Arctic Monkeys - My Propeller (Official Video)
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2010
- Arctic Monkeys - "My Propeller" from 'Humbug', released 2009 on Domino Record Co.
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![Arctic Monkeys - My Propeller [FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 - live at Ashton Gate, Bristol - 29-05-2023]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EXwqOJdf2XY/mqdefault.jpg)
this song and crying lighting are amazing
James Nesbitt-Long Best song is Jewellers Hands on this album
Cornerstone
Secret door
@@weethetniet9427 dance little liar is cool too
Every song on humbug is amazing
Does anyone else think the humbug era is very mystical and has a magical kind of feel? Love it hahaha
No, you're just on crack
no i agree
Who needs crack when you've got this band lol
Sarah Holt it is
Agree
This album has some kind of dark mystical vibe, and I love that so much.
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@@scythian8644 tşkkr ederm
no it doesnt
@@treehugerz7042 cry
like is a villain soundtrack
If that was an euphemism, then I wouldn’t be saying that my propeller wouldn’t spin- ‘cos you wouldn’t wanna go shouting that out, would you?
-Alex Turner
I find it adorable how Alex didn't notice it sounded quite like it when writing the song's chorus. Lol.
it's... it's not a euphemism??
Writer's block.
august types in lower case because that's edgy nope. He said in an interview from 2009 that it’s too vulgar and straight forward, he’ll never write something like that.
*Cough* Kneesocks *Cough*
2:16 Is the epitome of an eargasm.
KingExcrementus thx for the repeat button
true that
ure every where dude
KingExcrementus ikr
Is great but I would say thay the epitome of an eargasm is the second guitar solo of Comfortably Numb, or the instrumental part in "Touching II" by Iamthemorning.
Humbug is so underrated.
Yes it is :(
Humbug is the best AM album, and one of the best albums ever in my opinion! Every song is so good!
Fucking massively under rated loved this album took a totally different direction. It was well crafted and a bit dark made it even better.
it's literally a fans favourite
Idk why people say this when this album is all fans talk about. It’s funny because this album was very poorly received from what I’d heard but somehow years later , everyone loves it. I wonder if TBH & C will go in the same direction
I love this entire song but 2:16 on is some of the best music I've ever heard period.
WalkUpSlowlyDownSmash Literal eargasm.
@@Jobe-13 I really wish people would stop using that phrase.
why?
Idk
@@lukenardoni2454 eargasm
2:28 My propeller, won’t spin, and I can’t get it started on my own, when are you arriving? 🗣️🔥🔥‼️‼️
My favorite part fr
I hope they release another Humbug-esque album....Humbug is my fav.
whats wrong with am?
@105084716990904749685 Nothing really, I just dont think AM is as good as Humbug is all.
I agree humbug is a great album, I just think that AM is a more refined kinda Humbug/suck it... they've tried loads of different sounds over the years and i like the way they're headed with AM :) sorry if i came across rude with the first comment, i was probably drunk..Ps my fav album is Favourite Worst Nightmare
i heard the new album has humbug vibes from the people who’ve seen them live and the new videos of new songs. the album was also leaked and i have the link but i really don’t wanna listen to it, it comes out in 2 days anyway so
Well, now we have Tranquility Base... which is the closest to it (or TLSP to some)
Am I the only one who doesn't think this song is a sexual innuendo? To me this is like being in love with a girl who doesn't give you the attention you're craving. When the girl isn't around, you're depressed and de-motivated. "When are you arriving?" He wants to see her badly so that he can feel uplifted again, and the propeller allows him to start moving again and being motivated. Sure it can have a sexual meaning too, but I don't really like to think of it that way imo.
Yes, Alex said that this is not about his cock, its about a mood
+Adam Sinclair I think it's about the effects of drugs. He needs someone to give him the drugs, or to start his propeller because it won't spin. AKA he isn't himself without taking drugs,
When you put it like that, it seems it could well be related to drugs too. 90% of AM songs are related to girls though, so that's why I assumed it was about a girl.
this song could be about anything
he cant get it up
guys i think his propeller wont spin and he cant start it on his own but idk though??
dead on
You’re reaching
not funny didnt laugh
NAH MAN YOU JOKING, IS IT TRUE ???? 😭😭
You are very pretty
this song is so underrated
I agree.
totally
this record is underrated
shadow0444 totally agree
Yes :c
Humbug is obviously their best albums. Most feeling, most emotion, best overall sound. It's dark, interesting with a perfect theme. Not too long, keeps you waiting for more and a better percentage of awesome songs. It's the first all around album they've ever made.
I think we all agree that 2:16
I transcend into a different reality whenever that part comes
ive been sitting here 15 mins replaying that part💀
Humbug is a fantastic album
I've become a huge fan of Arctic Monkeys, but I'm questioning deeply why their fanbase is a bunch of damn hipsters. You either get the fans that hate other fans for liking "Do I wanna know" ( which is a great song, so like... are they wrong for liking it because its on the radio? And... can you honestly deny being a hipster if that's your reason? ) or you get the type that are like "This song is so underrated and underplayed." I see this on pretty much every song, even though this song has had 5.3 MILLION views.
Please stop turning good bands into cults. Just enjoy the music.
Tyler Fields thanks to AM that's what created the hipster fanbase
Best comment
Exactly the fans that hate the people that like AM really annoy me everyone has different tastes
@@timothylowery6918 stoopid
lmao chill that's literally what happens with every band/artist
Lyrics
If you can summon the strength, tow me
I can't hold down the urgency
You've got to make your descent slowly
And oil up those sticky keys
Coax me out my low
And have a spin of my propeller
It's a necessary evil
No cause for emergency
Borrowed the beak of a bald eagle
Oh, momentary synergy
Coax me out my low
Sink into tomorrow
Coax me out my low
And have a spin of my propeller
My propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own
When are you arriving?
My propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own
When are you arriving?
My propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own
When are you arriving?
My propeller
Thanks !!
When Alex were a lad, he used to buy those polystyrene aeroplanes. You know the ones, where you got 3 strips that would slot together to make a hand held aeroplane that you could throw and it would glide through the air. Well, you also got a propeller for the front of it. One day, Alex and Jamie went to the corner shop for a 10p 'mix up' and an aeroplane to play with down the old quarry. But when he opened up the packet he discovered no propeller! So... He went back to the corner shop to speak to the keeper, "Propeller is missin' from this mr" he said. "There's nothin' I can do bonny lad... Sorry" replied the shop keeper. "But I bought it from 'ere" Alex responded, "Aye.. Well it must of been a bad batch. You'll have to take it up with Plane makers. Bugger off!" Shouted the keeper. Alex then ran home as fast as his legs could carry him. He proceeded to ring the number on the back of the packet. After explaining his situation, the Plane makers agreed to send Alex a new propeller. It would take 5 days to arrive however. After day 2, Alex and Jamie were very bored and getting impatient. Seeing this, Alex's mam told them to write a song about their situation. MY PROPELLER was born!!! And so, we are here, listening to My Propeller.. Not about a penis, but about a young boy wanting to play with his toy aeroplane down the old quarry.
hahahhaha, i love your explantion!
Bonny lad lol
This comment deserves all the likes!
have a cookie, have more, have the whole box.
scoonboon Sounds legit but is that the real meaning of the song? Im inclined to believe you. Being a fan for awhile. I know Alex wrote alot of songs based on his childhood. Any way, I LOVE THIS ALBUM
That fucking INTRO
the intro is the only part of this song I like tbh, there should be a full song that sounds like it :(
@@tomvanner8163 nah the best part is the outro
@@arjunnnnnnnn totally agree
@@3fleurhopefully u will change ur mind
This song is very underrated.
I am aware this song might have a sexual innuendo, but it never fails to make cry. The way it builds up, the repetitions, and the strength of the final chorus just always hit me so hard.
fatkidlovescakee actually, the song has nothing sexual to it. It's actually about a lack of creative flow, and lacking in original ideas
DanIsNotAnAngelOfTheLord oh thank god its not erectal dysfunction
no way. its about his dick not working with other chick besides the one
Anarquistus Anonimus no it’s not. He’s literally said this in an interview
@@lorrie9462 so?. Just trying to be not obvious then.. Its in every aspect of the song...
What I like about my propeller is that it sounds like a 007 song
Fucking yes! Hahah
Exactly!!!
que significa eso? ;(
@@fana.b7652 Hace referencia a la película de acción del agente 007
they should do a Bond theme
If you can summon the strength, tow me
I can't hold down the urgency
You've got to make your descent slowly
And oil up those sticky keys
Coax me out my low and have a spin of my propeller
It's a necessary evil
No cause for emergency
Borrowed the beak off a bald eagle
Oh, momentary synergy
Coax me out my low
Sink in to tomorrow
Coax me out my low and have a spin of my propeller
My propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own
When are you arriving?
My propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own
When are you arriving?
My propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own
When are you arriving?
My propeller
is it not... to hold me... if you can summon the strength to hold me?
coax me of my load
you are right... I stand corrected. and I'm from Sheffield!
Some of the shortest lyrics Alex has ever written
Arctic Monkeys save my life everyday.
69 likes lmao
lemme ruin that :D
@@_koalafied 70 right now
If Alex of 2010 had seen himself today, he wouldn't have believed it. However, he's always perfect in a different way.
Yeah, you're right. They never stay the same, because they don't want to be boring and they want to try their abilities in something new.
Joan Runaway
i guess alex 2006 would have been amazed by the way he looked in 2010. the 2010 alex probably would have cried over how he looks nowadays. i dont like the suit. the quiff is alright worn in that rock n roll style, not the showmaster style
***** i am not quite sure about that, especially on that psychedelic part. alex said because AM had such positive acclaim they might do something like a sequel (which I dont believe but anything in that direction would be not my style)
i'd love them to go in a "evil twin", "r u mine", "you and i" kind of direction
I agree with you. They are always changing, but they are always perfect.
i’m such a big “my propeller” fan. i wake up and listen to “my propeller”, then i go eat my “my propeller” cereal; after that, i proceed to go to my “my propeller” shower and wash myself with “my propeller” soap; when i am done with that, i dry myself with my “my propeller” towel. once i am dry, i put on my “my propeller” clothes and spray my “my propeller” perfume. since i’m ready for the day, i go to the “my propeller” store and pick up more “my propeller”. when i’m done shopping, i drive in my “my propeller” car back to my “my propeller” house. i fix myself up a “my propeller” dinner and then go to sleep in my “my propeller” bed while “my propeller” is lulling me to sleep.
REAL
Least orthodox AM fan
fr@@wait...5091
real
I heard this live at Bristol yesterday and it was one of the best experiences paired with the fact that they performed mardy bum for the first time in 10 years
Setting this as my alarm was not a good decision for my heart.
@ Noah Murrells Bro, try having the Doctor Who theme songs as your alarm
my propeller is a song that I could listen to in front of the ocean
alternative penguin LOL your profile pic😂 Badi
Coax me out my low.
Sink in to tomorrow.
- Favourite part of the song for me.
I will never know what this song is about, and it kills me.
"My propeller won't spin, and I can't get it started on my own"
- He can't seem to find his drive without the help of a special someone.
it's most likely about his penis.
Actually, Alex said himself that it wasn't about his penis. But I think I understand the song now; after it helped me through my exams, I developed a special connection with it. I reckon Derek is right and it's about how Alex needs a woman to "spin his propeller" and get him working again, to "coax him out his low", which could be depression.
Nando Whitaker Lmao that made me laugh.
Nando Whitaker you sir deserve a medal
I totally agree.Humbug is their best album so far.The music,the songs lyrics,the whole atmosphere just makes me feel so emotional...
tbhc and humbug own my heart
the video is not random at all, it has a special psychedelic sense and in my opinion that's what the whole song is about..
this is so dangerously good
Humbug supremacy
Not matter how their style changes...the Arctic Monkey will still be one of the BEST bands ever in the history of Alternative/Indie music.
So far...I haven't disliked any of their songs so far!!! Hope they keep creating wonderful music..and poetry
this is probably the oldest comment I’ve ever found - 10 years lol
It's true!
This aged like fine wine.
after TBHC & The Car, this comment feels even more true
This comment aged so well
I feel like the meaning of the song refers to everybody having their own personal propeller (metaphor for their driving force in life), and you will always need somebody beside you to help that propeller spin.
I wish I thought about it like this. I'm just very dirty minded lol😅
This song safed my life
i think every drummer in the world should hear this song.. the drumming is amazing and coming from a simple guitar riff
I wanna marry this song so badly
Humbug was awesome
ArcticMonkeys55 *is :3
This reminds me of something in the way by nirvana for some reason
Just because the álbum "bleach" is in Black and white?
+EvanClaude 115 I think he is referencing the beginning of the Nirvana song "come as you are" and the guitar riff.
+coffeewithcream same here
Yeah *-*
Me too, probably because Come As You Are.
This song sounds like it belongs in a James Bond movie.
the most of artic monkeys songs fits perfectly in a bond's movie
you should check out The Last Shadow Puppets, they have a lot of songs like that
ikr
literally every humbug song
@@acertainayush i agree
I love this song because it can be interpreted in a lot of different ways and it seems like Alex doesn't go into detail about the meaning to keep it that way.
for a long time i assumed it was a song about getting a blow job. "make your descent slowly" is self explanatory "oil up those sticky keys" could be seen as lube up those hands "have a spin on my propeller" ....suck it. these could be seen as sex references. however, changing the perspective, i can also see this song being about drug dependency.
"coax me out my low" anyone who's had problems with drugs know the depressing feeling of being sober, then feeling alright once they've got their bit. "it's a necessary evil" you feel like you need drugs but you know they're harming you. "when are you arriving? coz my propeller won't spin and i can't get it started on my own" the 'propeller' could be his creativity or motivation, and until his fix arrives, he feels no creativity or motivation to do anything.
Once more, it could be about being in love with someone. "momentary synergy" could be referring to that moment you see the person you love, and it feels like you know they are the one, being in perfect synergy for that moment. "coax me out my low, sink into tomorrow, coax me out my low, and have a spin of my propeller" might be him wanting the person he loves to be around him to take away his depression and sink into tomorrow like nothing else matters. "it's a necessary evil" Love can make people crazy and do things they wouldn't usually do, sometimes more harmful things than good, but you need that love in your life, making it a necessary evil.
I don't personally believe the toy plane story. The rest of the album's songs have similar undertones (obsession, love, sex and drugs) and its very out of place to have just one song be about his toy plane's propeller not working as a child.
One of my favourite song. Really like the atmosphere, that riff, the lyrics, everything...
Happy birthday Humbug, love of my life
How can a song be SOOO good like this?
I'm surprised : Arctic Monkeys just can't do bad songs ! All their songs are great ! From the first till last ! And Humbug is so much different from the first album...and let's not forget Alex's and Miles's side project - Last Shadow Puppets...just FANTASTIC !!! The best band ever !!! (for me at least)
Such an amazing song. Humbug is probably my fav album, although I like all of them. I love they go into a new direction with every album and it's a surprise everytime, to me always pleasant :) And for the record, it's not about his lack of excitement downstairs
This music video is underrated. Everyone always says that the cornerstone music video is the best but i love this one because it looks so cool
dude. Alex Turner's voice is something else
I think was nick because in the video he's wasn't Alex singing
@@tomyhughes1538 dude what? you trynna tell me that Alex isnt singing this song or?
@@usmc6270 I think, or is my imagination, I mean, looks like more nick face
Edit: it's the Alex voice but in the video he looks like more nick face. Is that or I'm blind
@@tomyhughes1538 its Alex's voice. You can tell, his voice is kinda unique. also, matt isn't a singer. alsooo, alex was younger here. that's why he kinda looks like matt
@@usmc6270 I'm saying I was nick, no Matt xD, but yeah it's Alex 100%
‘He he the song is about a handjob’
Bruh the propeller analogy is more about the woman taking him out of his depression ‘coax me out my low’. A propeller is basically connected to the engine of a boat, hence the song is about needing his girl to get his ‘drive’ back
Best a.m song EVER to listen to when high
Like now ✨
have you heard "jewellers hand" "dance little liar" or "if you were there beware"? I think these are better for that purpose, but My Propeller works too
+Paulo Mendes Potion Approaching man
don't sit down 'cause i've moved your chair
The propeller thing is a metaphor to refer to his imagination. He can't make it work without any kind support. That's the song about.
It's been so long yet still I can't get over this song. Humbug will always be my favourite.
I don't think this song is about hand jobs cause Alex Turner denied that ‘My Propeller’ was about, erm, his propeller. He said: “If that was a euphemism, then I wouldn’t be saying that my propeller wouldn’t spin- ‘cos you wouldn’t wanna go shouting that out, would you?”
Your erectile dysfunction is the last thing you'd want broadcasted on the radio, huh.
My mama would play this in the cause when I was young,now I play it in the car and sing with her,she made me a big Arctic monkey fan,and it’s shaped me X
The Humbug era was amazing. It gets better as time goes on
Someone start up this poor man's propeller
Even after 13 years shit still ain’t working
It's not 'weird'.It's influenced by psychedelia. Which is great.
This song is too iconic by the way. GREAT opening for the album and when they play it live HOOOOOOOLY FF IT GETS 100 times better.
Best tune they've put out, hands down, always find myself coming back to it despite listening to it countless times.
The aesthetic of this video is so cool
MY PROPELLEEEER
Great song for a soundtrack in Quintin Tarantino movies
For me Humbug was the Arctics 1st album aimed at an international audience. The 1st 2 albums were totally British albums. All the songs on them are about British life & British people. That's probably why their 1st 2 albums are their most popular in the UK. Although when AM came out, that put the Arctics on another level all together.
Hi I Recommend a song that's called 'the Bond Villain' By Robert Nix
0:00 to 0:05 they need a song with just that drum line it’s so good
2:15 is this what you came for? Because this is my fav part
Why?
humbug is literally the best album ever
I love the concept of this music video, the eyes and the stencil like art/filter, it is so underrated
I do know it's the first song I came about AM but from 2005 to nowadays, I just love them from their punk rock sound to this lounge and soul day and everything in between about Alex.
-domino records: okey we have a budget for three videos
-arctic monkeys : *spend the budget on crying lighting and my propeller*
-domino records: but what about cornerstone
-alex: let me grab my red sweater and a record player
I'll never understand why AM gets so much shit. This isn't that far removed from some of the songs on AM. Is it because they finally blew up? Or because there's new fans that have only listened to AM?
+Eric Layton I have to admit that I discovered them from AM, but I listened to all of their other previous albums, and I can say for sure that AM is not as good as their old albums
How old are you?
+djhero0071 who me? Why do you want to know that?
No. The other dude. And I wouldn't say AM is WORSE than their older albums. I guess it's just more mainstream which can be good or bad depending on how you look at it.
Same thing here
Impossible to listen to that song once only...
love how everyone argues about what the song is about. Just shows the genious of alex's lyrics that there are so many different interpretations from people. personally i think its about him wanting someone to help him out of a low depressing mood, spinning his propeller and snapping him out of it.
humbug is ANOTHER thing.
I love Humbug so much, I think it's so original. At first you might think some songs like My Propeller or Crying Lightning, or Dance Little Liar are boring or dark, but then right before it ends it explodes in a magnificent chorus and you think thank god I listened to the end...
this is soooo cool, the sound, the visuals. totally in love
Been binge listening to their music all day 🙃. I don't regret it at all. And this might actually be my favorite song so far
Humbug is one of the best out of their many albums that is amazing. There's like no words to describe. I love My propeller out of this album. I wish i was born earlier when Arctic monkeys released all their album. My favorite part is 2:16 . Am honestly so exited to see them in the 2023 world tour. I'm very grateful. Arctic Monkeys
Saw them in 2007..complete fire.
yes i feel incredibly behind from AM fanbase bc i wasn't even born when they released Favorite Worst Nightmare and it's one of my favourites. I just started listening to them after The Car was released and oh my god i wish i did sooner.
Terrifically awesome track that is one of their finest in their career thus far, it has their incredible dynamic structure with music along with those lyrics, The Arctic Monkeys will always move forward surprising then get praised for it.
I need to hear them play this song live so I can cry my heart out and die happy
i cant hold down the urgency
it's the most beautiful underrated song by the arctic ♥
the video catches the mood and the atmosphere of the song just perfect.
this is awesome.
I love this whole album, easily their best as a project.
The way im craving this song everyday 😫
Dark and sultry
Love it
My favourite song ❤️
I cant explain how much I love it when the "oooh" comes in...
Come As You Are vibes and I like it
this song is amazing!!! i heard a friend of mine played it in class and i just had to look it up for repeated listen!!!
2:16
netflixer omg ur everywhere
netflixer omg clique member too be my fren
yes I strongly agree
words cannot describe the amount of love i have for the humbug album and this song :)
It's so damn good
mnogo dobra stvar,jedan od najboljih bendova sadasnjice.
i just love this song so much
The Humbug era sounds like mystical and... mysterious? Idk how to describe it, but I LOVE it so much
Hi I Recommend an indie song & video Called 'Looking into The mirror' By Robert Nix