Franz Ferdinand - "Eleanor Put Your Boots On"

[duh5]

From their UK website:

The band's new single Eleanor Put Your Boots On will be released in the UK through Domino Records on July 17th. For the single the band recorded and produced a totally new version in Benton Harbour, Michigan whilst the band were touring the US with Death Cab For Cutie. Having evolved enormously through months of touring, the song has been amplified & beefed up, taking the diaphanous romance of the original & filling it out with new instrumentation.

Proving itself as a live favourite over the past few months, the single will be available on 2 x 7” and CD and will feature two brand new tracks Wine In The Afternoon, an easy summer romp that recalls and celebrates the joys of skiving off work or school (and drinking wine, of course) and Ghost In The Ditch, a Nick McCarthy number recalling the off kilter charm of Syd Barrett.

Strange single choice, not a huge fan of this one, although I am interested in hearing the beefed up version.

[duh5]

I like the new version, here's the video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ws50OwSgdQ&search=franz%20eleanor

[HC]

This was actually one of my favorites off of "You Could Have it So Much Better." I'm interested in hearing the version as well.

[duh5]

Debuts at #30, their lowest charting single so far.

[sleepy eat pepper]

The video is awesome.

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

One of my favourites from "You Could Have It So Much Better...", doesn't really work as a single though which is (along with it being the 4th release) why it flopped.

Doesn't matter though to them I'm sure.

[duh5]

dannyuk said:

Doesn't matter though to them I'm sure.

Yeah, I doubt they care, I think they just released this one for the fans because it was an apparent tour favorite. I actually prefer the new version of the song.

I downloaded the single, and was surprised that Nick sings on the B-side. Never heard him sing lead before.

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

Yes I prefer the remix to the album original too, and it just proves that Franz Ferdinand don't need a killer riff to drag you into one of their songs, it's very different and I like that.

Must check out the video!