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The Fratellis — Chelsea Dagger
Album: Costello Music
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Released: 2007
Length: 3:32
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Owww!

Well you must be a girl with shoes like that
She said, "You know me well"
I'll see you and Little Steven and Joanna
'Round the back of my hotel, oh yeah

Someone said you was askin' after me
But I know you best as a blagger
I said "Tell me your name, is it Sweet?"
She said, "My boy, it's Dagger" Oh yeah

I was good, she was hot, stealin' everythin' she got
I was bold, she was over the worst of it
Gave me gear, thank you dear, bring your sister over here
Let her dance with me just for the hell of it

Well you must be a boy with bones like that
She said "You got me wrong"
I would've sold them to you if I could've just have kept
The last of my clothes on, oh yeah

Call me up, take me down with you when you go
I could be your regular belle
And I should dance for little Steven and Joanna
'Round the back of my hotel, oh yeah

I was good, she was hot, stealin' everythin' she got
I was bold, she was over the worst of it
Gave me gear, thank you dear, bring your sister over here
Let her dance with me just for the hell of it

Chelsea, Chelsea, I believe
That when your dancin' slowly, suckin' your sleeve
The boys get lonely after you leave
It's one for the Dagger and another for the one you believe

Chelsea, I believe
That when your dancin' slowly, suckin' your sleeve
The boys get lonely after you leave
It's one for the Dagger another for the one you believe

One you believe
Oh, no, no, no, no
One you believe
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Really annoying!
Posted 6 years ago by fbavent    [ Reply ]
Hmm a 6 but that is for the cover only !
Posted 6 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
 Leslie wrote:
I find this song annoying.

 

Posted 6 years ago by rockroll360    [ Reply ]
I had to spend a few minutes googling before I could work out what on earth the other commenters were wittering on about.

As an English person, who doesn't drink beer (and certainly not american style beers) with essentially no interest in sport, this song is a reference to enjoying dancing to it on dancefloors, and it seems quite bizzare that it is now a sports anthem in the US! 

I think this is a great, sly song, replete with asides about gender roles and expectations, and drug references ("gear" is usually taken to mean marijuana).

Some sources also suggest that the term "chelsea dagger" has been adopted to mean the blade formed when a bottle is smashed against a hard edge. 

All in all a great name for a burlesque dancer, and a puzzling choice of sporting anthem.
Posted 6 years ago by PockettVenus    [ Reply ]
Missing hawks playoff hockey!


Posted 6 years ago by tgallag    [ Reply ]
 oldslabsides wrote:
nice album cover.
 
Their burlesque / pin-up flavored music vids are nice too, if you're a fan of the genre{#Bananapiano}
Posted 13 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
I find this song annoying.
Posted 13 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
nice album cover.
Posted 13 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
Well, this is cool.  Kinda like The Sweet with out the falseto.
Posted 13 years ago by oenyaw    [ Reply ]
Song is a 6-7, but allowing it in that crappy beer commercial -> 1.
Posted 13 years ago by SoundsGoodToMe    [ Reply ]
 cohifi wrote:

I find this sort of offensive, but acceptable.

 
they are below the playoff line at the moment. so yeah, this song annoys me ever since they started scoring, and their games were on tv.


Posted 13 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:
Suck it, Hawks, you going no where this year. Hope you all enjoyed it while you can.
 
I find this sort of offensive, but acceptable.

Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]

hit the Mark! {#High-five}


Posted 14 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
I respected Chicagoland folk until I heard that they adopted this as a theme song.  {#Puke}
Posted 14 years ago by Bodhisattva    [ Reply ]
Suck it, Hawks, you going no where this year. Hope you all enjoyed it while you can.
Posted 14 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
old boy toews should really put his foot down and end this nonsense
Posted 14 years ago by jpstfx28    [ Reply ]
Hawks win, but Niemi is already gone! Without him, no win, imho.

Posted 14 years ago by meadowwoods    [ Reply ]
So glad, we won't be hearing this too long into the playoffs this year.
Posted 14 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
GO HAWKS!!!
Posted 14 years ago by lodian    [ Reply ]
 paddyc wrote:
The Chicago Blackhawks won, wiping out a 49 year drought of Lord Stanley's Cup!
 jools wrote:

Who won?
 
 
Well done - at least you won something - which is more than the English can... we got knocked out of the soccer world cup.
Posted 14 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
 paddyc wrote:
The Cup cometh to the Windy City!  Nice job!
Thanks for a great season.  Party on Garth!
 
Oh man! It's not like I wasn't already sick of this song from the Amstell commercial, then I had to hear it over and over and over and over and over...

But I am super happy for the Hawks, who seem like the coolest bunch of guys evah!

Posted 14 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
The Chicago Blackhawks won, wiping out a 49 year drought of Lord Stanley's Cup!
 jools wrote:

Who won?
 


Posted 14 years ago by paddyc    [ Reply ]
 paddyc wrote:
The Cup cometh to the Windy City!  Nice job!
Thanks for a great season.  Party on Garth!
 
Who won?
Posted 14 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
Great track for bouncing around on your office chair!!
Posted 14 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
The Cup cometh to the Windy City!  Nice job!
Thanks for a great season.  Party on Garth!
Posted 14 years ago by paddyc    [ Reply ]
The Cup tonight!  Go Hawks!!!

 Stanley Cup

Posted 14 years ago by refugeelawyer    [ Reply ]
Could care less about Blackhawks or Flyers...just stoopid stuff.
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Come on.  Give us a break - 49 freakin years - Godspeed Hawks
Posted 14 years ago by paddyc    [ Reply ]
Just one victory and we're on our way! Go Hawks!

Posted 14 years ago by jt2shoes    [ Reply ]
 Shaken_Bake wrote:
This is the STUPIDEST hockey celebration song I have EVER heard!  Really, REALLY?
 
Couldn't agree more.  Ridiculous.

Posted 14 years ago by eddief    [ Reply ]
Go Hawks!
Posted 14 years ago by treehugger    [ Reply ]
This is the STUPIDEST hockey celebration song I have EVER heard!  Really, REALLY?
Posted 14 years ago by Shaken_Bake    [ Reply ]
...play the Nylons version of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" instead. ~that's my 20¢

Posted 14 years ago by 3enny_3lanco    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
Just noise
 

Please tell me you're not standing on the porch waving your walking stick and following the above with grumbles of "darn kids these days".
Posted 14 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:

 

Playing for the lord Stanley Cup!

Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
Stanley Cup baby!!!!!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by C019740    [ Reply ]
More_Cowbell wrote:

First place!

 
Bring on the Flyers!!  We want the cup!!  It's been too long. 

Posted 14 years ago by dgavenda    [ Reply ]
What video game thisn would ... then Bob...
Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
I could hardly log in fast enough to rate this song a big ZERO.  So much noise is right.
Posted 14 years ago by riverjim    [ Reply ]
Just noise
Posted 14 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:

 
First place!

Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 Al_Koholic wrote:
This is in the new Amstel commercials.  Catchy tune.
 
Good pick by Amstel.  Never seen the ad, but the song certainly makes me wish I was lifting a pint!

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Manson (again)
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
 Al_Koholic wrote:
This is in the new Amstel commercials.  Catchy tune.
 
Aha!  So that's why I recognize it.  Good stuff

Posted 14 years ago by andrewmi    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
I like the song, and I like what I've heard from the band, but every time I see this band name come up...

 

WOW!   Sam Kinnison back from the grave...and looking lots worse for the wear!
Posted 14 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
This is in the new Amstel commercials.  Catchy tune.
Posted 14 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
I would be very happy if they put every record of this song into one of those pellets they use to fire up the national ignition facility.

Posted 14 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
OH HELL YEAH!!! {#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by KahunaMatata    [ Reply ]
Absolute fun! {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 15 years ago by dggeek    [ Reply ]
 Mike_Sneade wrote:
{#Puke}Absolute bilge.
 
Well put.  Just awful.

Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
{#Puke}Absolute bilge.
Posted 15 years ago by Mike_Sneade    [ Reply ]
I actually don't mind this song, however I cannot believe that this kind of song made it onto RP over some of the stuff I've had rejected.
Posted 15 years ago by choderama    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

patrick_kane

 
Good call. Go Canucks.

Posted 15 years ago by choderama    [ Reply ]
 Quinnston wrote:
Get out your seat and dance around stupid song
 
Agreed and forego grammar while at it.

Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:
Blackhawks start Friday!
 
patrick_kane

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:

 

Blackhawks start Friday!
Posted 15 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
If Elvis is King, the Fratellis must be his Knights.

I'm signing up to be a page or roadie or whatever they need.
Posted 15 years ago by thubeav    [ Reply ]
Do do do do da da do do do di do. 
Don't know if there's a connection but I find this music just as annoying as Elvis Costello.

Posted 15 years ago by Antochius    [ Reply ]
 countyman wrote:

OWEN!!!!!!
Sorry, wrong flick.
 
  Sorry, wrong flick.

The Goonies

Edit: Oh, wait. You were quoting the wrong flick because of Anne Ramsey. I get it.

Posted 15 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
I like the song, and I like what I've heard from the band, but every time I see this band name come up...

 
OWEN!!!!!!
Sorry, wrong flick.


Posted 15 years ago by countyman    [ Reply ]
 bbryan wrote:
Dig it - more than a little nod to T. Rex
 

i didn't pick up on that, but no wonder i like it so much.

and if you like this, you'd like J. Roddy Walston.
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
ugh!
Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
Get out your seat and dance around stupid song
Posted 15 years ago by Quinnston    [ Reply ]
"Last Played: Never", yet I have already rated this and I'm pretty certain it was played last week. Seems like some part of the website needs repair...

Posted 15 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Dig it - more than a little nod to T. Rex
Posted 15 years ago by bbryan    [ Reply ]
5 points for the song plus 1 for the cover {#Roflol}
Posted 15 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
I like the song, and I like what I've heard from the band, but every time I see this band name come up...

Posted 15 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:

 
I'm so glad that I didn't have to hear this song very much on Sunday while watching Game 4...

Posted 15 years ago by pikester    [ Reply ]

As a Vancouver Canucks fan, I am ethically obliged to give this song a 1. 


Posted 15 years ago by templefrost    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:
2 for the song +1 for the cover.
 

8 for the song +1 for the video
Posted 15 years ago by bmccaul    [ Reply ]
8.

Rest of the album hovers around a 6. 
Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Cool Rocky stuff.. pretty similar to Marylin Manson's New model( N°15) from mechanical animals album
Posted 15 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
The Chicago Blackhawks have destroyed this song for me.

Not that I would've rated it more than a 5 to begin with.
Posted 15 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
I watched the video and got a boner
 


Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
{#Crashcomp}
make it stop!!
Posted 15 years ago by nimesay    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:
2 for the song +1 for the cover.
 
and boom goes the dynamite.


Posted 15 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
I like the tune, LOVE the corny 50's pinup cover!
Posted 15 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
some wannabe-60s ... how innovative ... {#Shhh} 1 point for the cover.

Posted 15 years ago by milchschnitte    [ Reply ]
2 for the song +1 for the cover.
Posted 15 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 nigelr wrote:
Cover looks like the 'Boys' Own Omnibus'!
 
Have you seen any of their videos?  I saw one the other day that looked like an explosion in a burlesque factory - all these gorgeous women running around in frilly knickers and corsets.   Bloody marvellous.
(edited after reading further down the comments page) - I see others here have seen the same video.   rrrrowwwwrrrrrrr :D

Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
Antidepression song. {#Dance}
Posted 15 years ago by frednic    [ Reply ]
choooooon!

Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
 kellis wrote:
{#Bananajumprope} Da da doo, da da doo, dada doo de doo dedoo {#Bananajumprope}

 

Tee hee!
Posted 15 years ago by Bluesgrrl    [ Reply ]
Cover looks like the 'Boys' Own Omnibus'!
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Nice, lively set!  It must be morning in LA!
Posted 16 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
already it had a time....
Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
This is currently my three year old son's favorite song. Everytime the Amstel Light ad comes on, he sings the chorus!
Posted 16 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
These guys sound like The Murdocks:

https://www.myspace.com/murdocks

Posted 16 years ago by FlamingLotus    [ Reply ]
 rtb wrote:
BMO's support of the TFC has killed this song for me.

 
No more than the Amstel Light commercial, but it's still a fun song.

Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajumprope} Da da doo, da da doo, dada doo de doo dedoo {#Bananajumprope}

Posted 16 years ago by kellis    [ Reply ]
Retro headbanger bubblegum music?
Posted 16 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
Wheeee! {#Dancingbanana} What a fun song!

Posted 16 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
what does Costello music refer to?
Posted 16 years ago by Gednabb    [ Reply ]
This is pretty bad.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
I hate this song. In short, it inspires the worst kind of anger. 
Posted 16 years ago by jacquitabler    [ Reply ]
Okay now, this is just fun.  {#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 16 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Something about this song makes me want to kick in the teeth of every member of this band.
Posted 16 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
BMO's support of the TFC has killed this song for me.

Those who understand this post know what I mean.
Posted 16 years ago by rtb    [ Reply ]

Pretty much awful.  I thought I was hearing it for the first time and logged on to rate it "2," only to find that I already gave it a "2" at some point.

So not only awful... forgettable.
Posted 16 years ago by element1    [ Reply ]
Woo hoooooo! Love this song, love this CD. FUN!!!

{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 16 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
 Alafia wrote:
This song is ridiculous.


 

Yeah. So?
Posted 16 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
sabige wrote:
This is one of those CDs you butt-dance to in the car with the sunroof open in the summertime. Anybody else butt-dance? Be nice, this is a family place.
Was that you bouncin' down the Ike on Saturday? This is fun. Cheesy but fun. Give it a 5.
Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
sabige wrote:
This is one of those CDs you butt-dance to in the car with the sunroof open in the summertime. Anybody else butt-dance? Be nice, this is a family place.
Yeah, but sometimes I forget I have on my iPod riding my motorcycle. I just look plain stupid then.
Posted 16 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
This is one of those CDs you butt-dance to in the car with the sunroof open in the summertime. Anybody else butt-dance? Be nice, this is a family place.
Posted 16 years ago by sabige    [ Reply ]
"Dam good city" "Dam good tradition" "Brewed in Amsterdam" "One dam good beer"
Posted 16 years ago by RockinBlueVoodoo    [ Reply ]
Great song, but it's hard to separate this one from all the commercial airplay. It'd be nice to hear any of the other awesome unknowns on this album!
Posted 16 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Rock and Roll... So nice to know it exists, even if it's on the other side of a giant ocean.
Posted 16 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
Darkmatter wrote:
Me too. The redhead in particular!
This is cute... The album cover comes literally alive in this video of theirs: (click here)
Posted 16 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]
One of the most fun concerts I have ever attended! The drummer is nuts, he reminded me of Animal from The Muppets!
Posted 16 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Yes, fun music, fun album cover, fun all around, lets sit around the record player, whee!
Posted 16 years ago by davyjrshort    [ Reply ]
KateD wrote:
Love the album cover! ;-)
Me too. The redhead in particular!
Posted 16 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
The Kooks meet Franz Ferdinand?
Bingo. Add Arctic Monkeys and you have a trend. The fun part is that the music is pretty darned good. A propos of another post, my daughter (14) was floored that I'd bought this. She immediately borrowed it, and I haven't seen it since.
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
MrDill wrote:
fair to say there's not a bad song on this album at all
Agreed. Why aren't more of them on the RP playlist? Do I need to upload some?
Posted 16 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
fair to say there's not a bad song on this album at all
Posted 16 years ago by MrDill    [ Reply ]
Elivis Costello music ?
Posted 16 years ago by Tailypoe    [ Reply ]
Fun, fun, fun.
Posted 16 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
My Daughter just asked me yesterday if I had heard of this group. I had not so I listened to several of the songs on YouTube and liked them. Here today they show up on RadioParadise. I added this album to my Amazon wish list for the next time I order stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by Clif    [ Reply ]
This song is ridiculous.
Posted 16 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
The Kooks meet Franz Ferdinand?
Green Day with an authentic accent?? love that pin-up girl cover art too!
Posted 16 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]