Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance (Beneath the Boardwalk version)

different version of an awesome song

[@chachofournia]

I love how dirty it sounds. Unpolished. Perfect.

[@hermesdungeon]

Right, the radio version doesn't come close to this one

[@davidfigueroajr7873]

This is the way.

[@jasonelliot36]

Fkn awesome! Raw as fk. And load as fk thru beats! Musical experience

[@KnavishDave]

Feels swept in from the old streets of Sheffield

[@mazizathaaullah2258]

The drumset sounds so bad and I love it. Reminds me of the one I have in skl

[@turtleyoutubeaccount]

the fact that he wrote recorded most of these at 15-16 is so insane

[@notveryniceatall]

No it isn't

[@Chapelkid00]

I'll always remember this song as the last one I played in our common room at secondary school, as the music faded out, I disconnected my iPod from the speakers and left for the final time, that was 2 years ago, loved this song since it was released, beautiful.

[@sirhenners204]

Tom Jellis okay i’m doing this next year

[@Raver-1601]

Perfect song for the moment

[@iskagetti]

woah

[@armandbiro2954]

Holy shit i kinda wanna cry right now.

[@sebvnds]

​@@armandbiro2954 same here bruv

[@mangocrumble3419]

Alex's squeaky voice here that keeps cracking shows how far he has come as a singer

[@johnmarston3264]

It makes it better because he isn’t who he is today

[@scotchperson]

Mainly cause he was a teen and his voice was still deepening

[@edgarallanpoe209]

he was like 17 in this song i think

[@Official_KC]

@@scotchperson I'd say he sounded like this until the second album and then changed it intentionally on Humbug. It's just that he "learned how to sing" more than anything. He just wanted to go in a different direction I think. If you go watch the Teddy Picker video (which is them live), it's not that much deeper than here. Just a bit. And he was like 21 or so there I believe. He just changed his style up mostly, I'd say!

[@stephenmiddle6121]

Yeah preferred it back then, compared to the fake Scott Walker he is now

[@hhhilde_]

I love reading the comments under this video because in most comment section you can't find comments from 8 years ago, it's cool to me for some reason and I don't know why. These people listened to this 8 years ago and today in 2018 I listen to this demo for the first time

[@marcburger7528]

Hilde you should have listened to their first 2 albums way earlier!

[@marcburger7528]

Hilde Aaaaw nice, so you can feel the nostalgia

[@jumana6783]

Same

[@ikmalhanafi876]

Bro have a look other videos related this song, there still most comments since 8 years

[@ardentbubblynickel1232]

Hilde 8 years ago I was only 4

[@kyledude125]

This was my anthem of 2007. Reminds me of getting drunk with mates in the middle of a field on a hot summer's evening.

[@DoubleYellowLinesUzu]

Wow, to think they wrote this when they were 15/16!

[@ProtestantBoy]

More like 17/18

[@ninasbbm5133]

@@ProtestantBoy they were 16 going on 17 i believe

[@OldRetrofc]

Idk but, the young Alex's voice feel so good in this music, that it makes me feel that this version is better than the one who comes to the 1st album

[@ignacioalvarez5015]

@Axel Rangel-Rivera bromeas verdad

[@OldRetrofc]

@Axel Rangel-Rivera Really?! *Blow Mind*

[@OldRetrofc]

@Axel Rangel-Rivera this guy makes music today?!

[@buttertones]

@Axel Rangel-Rivera I knew it this dude sounds different

[@hoshiyomi439]

@Axel Rangel-Rivera false, this is alex turner singing.

[@gemisdacoolest]

I’m 14 and i’m thinking about making music cause I’ve loved music since I was little, so I’m starting to practice my guitar and to make some tunes.

[@AdrianMarr]

Do it! I'm sure it will be amazing

[@johnmarston3264]

Every now and then, i return to this song and it gives me hope and happiness. Faith in my future and to keep going. Idk, it just gives me that feeling. Phenomenal, arctic monkeys never stop doing what you do, please.

[@biohazard9503]

This is so raw, it's amazing... And the topping is the just barely out of tune guitars, makes you feel they've just gotten in a garage together and started playing, so raw...

[@ludrixte1938]

This is the kind of song that you play to people and if they’re not blown away, you secretly judge them

[@marilou_3695]

I love this comment section so much, you can just appreciate people all over the years discover or rediscover this demo, it's so fun to read it all (sorry English isn't my 1st language:))

[@mylo9992]

first day of 2021, gonna come back to this in a few years

[@risalwaysright]

please remind me to come back whenever you do, mylo :)

[@era5727]

@@risalwaysright come back

[@dimasirvinghandlesgod]

@@risalwaysright come back

[@Tyler_Durdenx_]

​@@risalwaysright come back

[@alexturnersgf29]

come back

[@colosalblack]

I saw them in Madrid in Febuary. Best concert I've been to. There´s something magical about their performances.

[@craiglane1089]

How old were they when they wrote this!? Unbelievable song from an unbelievable band

[@1312-e7v]

Craig Lane around sixteen 💯💯💯

[@the-ph2pk]

Random Green Day Fan 182 damn

[@danielyourestillachad5542]

Edit: 16 actually and they released the official version when they were 19-20

[@brickmotion5969]

I think 18 years old, wikipedia says that they released this album in 2004, most of them were born in 1986 so i think they were 18 in that time.

[@Devin-eg8ms]

15 or 16

[@slinkycrown8757]

I love listening to bands debut lp’s, ep’s or whatever and this is so good I wish they would play some music like this again. They have changed their sound sooooo much.

[@trumanyellow]

"A Certain Romance" Well oh they might wear classic Reeboks Or knackered Converse Or tracky bottoms tucked in socks But all of that's what the point is not The point is that there ain't no romance around there And there's the truth that they can't see They'd probably like to throw a punch at me And if you could only see them, then you would agree Agree that there ain't no romance around there You know, oh, it's a funny thing, you know? We'll tell them if you like We'll tell them all tonight They'll never listen Because their minds are made up And course it's all OK to carry on that way 'Cause over there there's broken bones There's only music, so that there's new ringtones And it don't take no Sherlock Holmes To see it's a little different around here Don't get me wrong though there's boys in bands And kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their hands And just 'cause he's had a couple of cans He thinks it's alright to act like a dickhead Don't you know, oh it's a funny thing you know We'll tell them if you like We'll tell them all tonight They'll never listen 'Cause their minds are made up And course is all OK to carry on that way But I said no, oh no! Well oh, you won't get me to go Not anywhere, not anywhere No, I won't go, oh no, no? But over there there's friends of mine What can I say, I've known them for a long long time And yet they might overstep the line But you just cannot get angry in the same way No, not in the same way No not in the same way Oh no, oh no, no!

[@timmcPherrin]

takes me back to my sophomore year of high school when the debut came out. beautiful.

[@carolinaalcantara1539]

I remember I used to listen to this in 6th grade on my way to elementary school! I love these songs.

[@alexturnersgf29]

valid as hell

[@mhmdshl]

Nostalgia. Still not forgotten.

[@lazarolim9170]

it’s funny how fans from the AM album just discovered this, well welcome to the demo.❤️

[@clarissamiranda8391]

Thanks for the welcome lol

[@AllanMenezes]

my favourite song, amazing version

[@ayantika7]

😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️wish I lived in Sheffield and they had handed me one of these

[@curtisholmes9988]

Ayantika Nath I live in Sheffield

[@yanaitzuria1042]

You can get this version in the bootleg abum beneath the borderwalk

[@yanaitzuria1042]

Boardwalk

[@coldzero8584]

you don't wish you lived in sheffield trust me it's a shit hole here

[@enzobaldwin6121]

ColdZero Pretty much everywhere sucks one way or another.

[@bailey.mckinlay]

i cannot wait to make so many memories to this song :’)

[@lovelystrokes]

ahhh! :( that sucks. i saw them a couple of weeks ago and they didn't play any of those. they played "i bet you look good on the dancefloor" though. i wish i had seen them when they had first started out :/

[@ZOMBIESL4YERx]

@virgin mary hello

[@e_vhutch3161]

I finally got this album on vinyl 😊😊😊

[@buttertones]

What?

[@biohazard9503]

@@buttertones read the comment you dense cabbige, or do you not understand basic English?

[@johnmarston3264]

@@biohazard9503 vinyl is considered old and out of touch, by the people of this generation so it’s understandable how someone wouldn’t know of it. I know of it because i’m fluent in the past.

[@ricek.l9973]

@@johnmarston3264 not really there are a lot of people this generation who collect vinyls and actively use them. It's just very convenient to listen to music on a phone

[@johnmarston3264]

@@ricek.l9973 yeah i collect old video games and old files all sorts of old stuff, a lot of it’s older than me. but i don’t necessarily connect with vinyl too much cuz just like you said. It’s more convenient on a phone.

[@b1rr4]

The best version.

[@AGH2401]

This will always be my favourite song. No doubt

[@nicolasrouland8089]

Best version ever, everything is just perfect.

[@richardhamilton2054]

Lyrics at the end are so fuckin spot on love it

[@akhila3644]

i wish i'd discovered this sooner

[@veryberry_yt]

This is the best version of the song ngl

[@larapedro1982]

they were so young, and you can see just how talented they are

[@rochelle638]

My life changed when I downloaded this back in 2006

[@volcom1722]

Yeah as said before, the bands get so sick of the songs. And you won't understand until you write a song. I get sick of songs I'm writing when they're not even finished cause you play them over so many times it just gets terrible. Hell, they're probably already sick of Suck It And See.

[@culusdeorum7023]

who isn't

[@Matthew-no4dn]

This comment is weird to think about 6 years later

[@TomaszKalusMusic]

oh god, you're so right. I mean, there are bands that are okay with that, to play the same tune for 10, 20, 30 years every time live. But although I haven't written a whole lot of songs, I got sick of every one of them at some point lol

[@volcom1722]

​@@Matthew-no4dn 7 years later I come back to this and.. damn.

[@Matthew-no4dn]

@@volcom1722 must be funny getting a notification from a comment posted many a year ago, on a video you most likely don't remember watching lol

[@mahoney43211]

the best version!

[@zulaltnz]

I only realised that I am still such a fan of this band when I cane back to listen to this “album” in 2022

[@hotcoffeeandhappytime]

beautiful sound

[@IsolationJD]

Omg it's Alex turner

[@OldRetrofc]

@@IsolationJD is not the oficial, because he don't have the certificate seal in his account

[@longman9787]

@@OldRetrofc hes joking mate

[@noodleiswholesome5946]

​@@OldRetrofc r/woosh

[@lovelystrokes]

i just wanted to know why they don't want to play it anymore. it's one of my favorites! :(

[@brendarayon21]

This is so preciooous

[@katejames2633]

brilliant song with a wonderful message!

[@pablock0]

I love this song so much I'm almost crying... it's been so long

[@dude19288]

Biggest grin on my face

[@claran828]

makes me cry :'(

[@okayjango]

so raw and so perfect how it sounds

[@paigelou1se]

this remains my favourite song ever

[@Confessionsovergin]

One of the best songs of the decade... now goodnight, it's wayy too late.. It's okay though, cause I have this song to keep me company...WhOOOO!!! Fuck, I'm drunk. I hope i dont get a handgover.

[@sophie931]

Geno it’s been 5 years but did you get a hangover or not I’m curious

[@Sam-ni2dq]

This haunts me at night relica please mate tell me , did you get a hangover , please

[@luketalbot7253]

Sam 😭

[@xdkais]

DID YOU GET A HANGOVER? i was 6 when yoy commented this

[@hedvigjones727]

Wow I Discovered this in 2019

[@aknopsis5]

2007 ☺️

[@jamesroyle6888]

Beneath the boardwalk was a massive gift for sheffield kids around 04 when it was doing the rounds. We knew we were finally gonna have a voice and be up there with Manchester and Liverpool. That was before they were even signed.

[@tomhughes4807]

I imagine playing this song live In front. Of a crowd of people I know in a club where I go myself in a band with my mates and thinkin I’ve made it at 19 years old at 3:45

[@Brigister]

much better than the official version!

[@ozarrr]

brigister this is the official version.

[@akshaysodhi_1044]

nah

[@akshaysodhi_1044]

@@ozarrr nah to you too

[@bolsonaroelulaemum6982]

Wait, i'm 15 again, oh, how i miss MySpace, this song screams 2000s era.

[@shkleepy2831]

Bom nome amigo

[@ClemFamdango]

Something wonderful can happen.

[@IBeGodly]

This is my favorite AM tune!

[@IAmARealAlien]

Little did he know AM would get a new meaning just a few years later…

[@LordEizen]

this is the only version i knew xD now the album version seems weird to me ;p

[@eric_dos_reis]

Me too

[@kennethbradshaw2582]

I wounded what to get it an argument with Alex i probably get verbally slapped🐒

[@leah1068]

brilliant

[@josephstalin7803]

Decent enough

[@AsArabeIIa]

im in love with this song

[@lilmatt375]

@simocullen7 I know its annoying... i saw them in Sheffield and during flourescent adolescent they played mardy bum for about 1 minute!!!! the crowd went MAD!!!!! find it on youtube ABSOLUTELY INSANE!!!! on the night, it was the songs off the first album that got the place jumping... shame they didn't play many :(

[@leofern4nde5]

Melhor música, melhor versão 💙

[@13BambiLaBomb13]

what an amazing band!

[@nicholaswoltersdorf5792]

This version absolutely dunks on the one from WPSIATWIN…. and that version is pretty good

[@sharinglungs3226]

I miss this Arctic Monkeys dearly. Is any band out there making music like this?

[@disbandedgnome2]

sweet old days :)

[@kenstone8070]

A proper British song

[@RayAlegriaMusic]

This is my favourite version!

[@leninkTTo]

oh memories! i was a fucking kid back in those days!!! Brilliant!!

[@lilmatt375]

@alxturner9 stood near the front, got doused in beer all night but was one of the best experiences of my LIFE!!!!!!!!!! I wish i went to see em in the proper early days down at the boardwalk or summat :(

[@OwenDawson250194]

flipping brilliant this

[@randomtrips9494]

I like so much this version

[@jackwatson6342]

this gives me the chills

[@saultecol7557]

La mejor versión que hay

[@Camila-ov3nk]

best version

[@manuelv98]

brick by brick is kinda a suckish song when you listen to it. But if you ever get a chance to see them live and they play that song its amazing. the energy and passion put into that song and the bass. Its just amazing so is dont sit down cuz i moved your chair.

[@tomsewart9267]

Brick by brick is their best song

[@IAmARealAlien]

Tom Sewart no.

[@pablock0]

nostalgia

[@Confessionsovergin]

My favorite version of this song...

[@Sekaiferret]

You can hear that they just started and it's perfect.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

I have a feeling that this is his most natural voice right here.

[@nicolasaguilar5940]

Amazing.

[@arazzZ69]

te amo arctic monkeys

[@coldzero8584]

I do wish it had the mental guitar peaks in the intro like the final version has, but apart from that not bloody bad.

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

I dont care what anybody says from this amazing garage rock band to the mess they are now. Liam was right these guys who go to the state's for a few years and come back like some 50's grease balls and talk with an accent are all 🤡's😂

[@RachaelFenton]

What? I'm 15.... what am I doing with my life? :'(

[@GuyWithGaming]

How is it being 19?

[@alba4387]

Rachael Fenton I´m asking myself that same question ever since i knew alex turner´s age and the year of this album..

[@sosban]

bum

[@aly8950]

Rachael Fenton how's the 19 life?

[@D35troy3r199]

I was 15 when I was your age too

[@irakearte]

This is the version of the first song I played with the guitar. I feel old xD

[@maticorrr]

Beautiful

[@lilmatt375]

@alxturner9 the whole night was a dream... how good was secret door :) brianstorm and do me a favour were immense!!!!!!!!! when the sun goes down was fucking epic too

[@pablock0]

The first version I heard, never accepted the album's one.

[@barbfu902]

way better than the album version

[@threeoutchange669]

Omg this version

[@rommlll]

simpler moments in me life well over there theres friends of mine...!

[@neonowe_]

can you fucking belive how raw is that shit

[@bentownsend4017]

Are you a fan?

[@neonowe_]

@@bentownsend4017 yes

[@El-Gucher]

this version is 100 times better than the one on whatever...

[@rscomofas]

so much better than whatever people say i am, that's what i am not version

[@avvioavvi2890]

Oh my jeeesus

[@MonkmisterTLB]

Yeah this is better than the official album version.

[@nurulazzahhidayahibrahim5667]

This version on repeat in 2004

[@evilnarc]

@DoubleYellowLinesUzu Seriously? holy shit! I've got a lot of catching up to do

[@yacaqmierpongo]

love this version better than the WPSIATWIN version

[@GSideYT]

18 year *