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The First Big Weekend by Arab Strap
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Arab Strap Is An Independent Rock Band From Falkirk Scotland UK Signed For The Majority Of Their Albums To Independent Record Label Chemikal Underground. The Duo Had A Short Lived Flirtation With A Major Label At The Peak Of Their Critical Acclaim After "Philophobia" When They Signed To Go!Beat Records A Former Independent Label Now Owned By Universal . Vocalist Aidan Moffat And Multi-Instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton Met In Falkirk Bonded Over Their Mutual Love For Drag City Recording Artists Such As Smog And Will Oldham And Began A Collaboration In 1995. The Band Is Completed By Violinist Jenny Reeve And Cellist Stacey Sievewright. Arab Strap's Marked Characteristics Include Frank And Forthright Lyrics Delivered In A Scottish Brogue. Aidan Moffat And Malcolm Middleton Confirmed The Rumours About The End Of Arab Strap On 8th September 2006. They Celebrated Their Ten Years Of Tears With A Tour Through The UK And The Rest Of Europe. After UK/Europe They Made A Short Secret Tour In Japan As The Last Of Arab Strap. In 2016 However They Have Reunited A Decade After Their Breakup And Will Be Touring Throughout The Year 2017.
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“The First Big Weekend” Was Arab Strap’s Debut Single Released In 1996 And Included On The Band’s Debut Album The Week Never Starts Round Here Released The Same Year. The Song’s Lyrics Describe The Narrator Aidan Moffat’s Experiences On The Weekend Of The England Vs Scotland Football Match Played During The 1996 European Football Championships. The Song’s Arrangement Set A Blueprint For Much Of The Band’s Later Material With Most Of The Lyrics Being Spoken Rather Than Sung With The Exception Of The “went Out For The Weekend” Refrain Towards The End Of The Song Over A Backing Of A Drum Machine And Guitars .
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Arab Strap Is An Independent Rock Band From Falkirk Scotland UK Signed For The Majority Of Their Albums To Independent Record Label Chemikal Underground. The Duo Had A Short Lived Flirtation With A Major Label At The Peak Of Their Critical Acclaim After "Philophobia" When They Signed To Go!Beat Records A Former Independent Label Now Owned By Universal . Vocalist Aidan Moffat And Multi-Instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton Met In Falkirk Bonded Over Their Mutual Love For Drag City Recording Artists Such As Smog And Will Oldham And Began A Collaboration In 1995. The Band Is Completed By Violinist Jenny Reeve And Cellist Stacey Sievewright. Arab Strap's Marked Characteristics Include Frank And Forthright Lyrics Delivered In A Scottish Brogue. Aidan Moffat And Malcolm Middleton Confirmed The Rumours About The End Of Arab Strap On 8th September 2006. They Celebrated Their Ten Years Of Tears With A Tour Through The UK And The Rest Of Europe. After UK/Europe They Made A Short Secret Tour In Japan As The Last Of Arab Strap. In 2016 However They Have Reunited A Decade After Their Breakup And Will Be Touring Throughout The Year 2017.
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“The First Big Weekend” was Arab Strap’s debut single, released in 1996, and included on the band’s debut album The Week Never Starts Round Here, released the same year. The song’s lyrics describe the narrator Aidan Moffat’s experiences on the weekend of the England vs Scotland football match played during the 1996 European Football Championships. The song’s arrangement set a blueprint for much of the band’s later material, with most of the lyrics being spoken rather than sung (with the exception of the “went out for the weekend” refrain towards the end of the song) over a backing of a drum machine and guitars). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.