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Alex Turner's Song From The Arctic Monkeys

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This hit single from the Arctic Monkeys is very complex and original. The song’s form seems pretty typical at first (verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus) A-B-A-B-C-B, but it instead uses a pre-chorus throughout the song that has background singers in falsetto along with the continued use of the lead singer’s dominant voice. This keeps listeners engaged. There is harmony during the chorus and the pre-chorus which is extremely engaging and prevents the song from getting monotonous. The song starts out with just a beat, and then with the electric guitar, and then Alex Turner’s voice comes in as the dominant figure in the song. Turner switches back and forth from cadences with upward contour to downward contour. When he ends on a low note,

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