Arabella Lyrics

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A song about a space aged lover named Arabella serves as track four on the Arctic Monkeys' 5th album AM. It furthers the album’s motif of passion’s incessant pull, both for better and worse, with the titular woman’s unavoidable appeal.

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Genius Answer
Who is Arabella?
Genius Answer

Arabella is a portmanteau of Alex Turner’s ex-girlfriend Arielle Vandenberg and the title character from the sci-fi movie Barbarella.

What did Arctic Monkeys say about "Arabella"?
Genius Answer

Turner told NME that this was the favorite song he wrote on AM, and compared the lyrics to physicist Brian Cox’s show Wonders of the Universe.

What happens to Turner's vocals in the bridge?
The guitar reminds clearly Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” isn't it?
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