Mr. Writer
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"Mr. Writer" is the first single from rock band the Stereophonics
taken from their third album Just Enough Education to Perform
. It was released in March 2001. It reached #5 in the UK charts.
The song is track 3 on the album. A live version from Millennium Stadium Cardiff is on the "Vegas Two Times
" single. It was written in response to a journalist who had toured with the band and had later given them negative reviews. The song has been attributed as one of the factors that has caused the group's uneasy relationship with the media. A live acoustic version is track 1 on CD2 on the "Mr. Writer" singles, along with live acoustic versions of "Hurry Up and Wait
" and "Don't Let Me Down".
and features clips of the band performing in a snowy globe and some other clips of the band dressed as clowns driving in a car which soon catches fire and is brutally destroyed. Then the band run off into the dusk at the end of the video.
Stereophonics
The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...
taken from their third album Just Enough Education to Perform
Just Enough Education to Perform
Just Enough Education to Perform, also known by its acronym J.E.E.P., is the third studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Released on 17 April 2001, the album topped the UK Albums Chart with 140,000 copies sold. and spawned three top-ten singles in the form of "Mr. Writer", "Have a Nice...
. It was released in March 2001. It reached #5 in the UK charts.
The song is track 3 on the album. A live version from Millennium Stadium Cardiff is on the "Vegas Two Times
Vegas Two Times
"Vegas Two Times" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, featured on their 2001 third studio album Just Enough Education to Perform. Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, the song was released as the fifth and final single from the album on 1 April 2002, reaching number 23 on the...
" single. It was written in response to a journalist who had toured with the band and had later given them negative reviews. The song has been attributed as one of the factors that has caused the group's uneasy relationship with the media. A live acoustic version is track 1 on CD2 on the "Mr. Writer" singles, along with live acoustic versions of "Hurry Up and Wait
Hurry Up and Wait (song)
"Hurry Up and Wait" is the fifth single from rock band the Stereophonics and the final single taken from the their second album Performance and Cocktails. It was released in November 1999. It reached #11 in the UK charts as did previous single I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio.The song is track 3 on...
" and "Don't Let Me Down".
CD2
- "Mr. Writer (live acoustic)"
- "Hurry Up and Wait (live acoustic)"
- "Don't Let Me Down (live acoustic)"
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by David SladeDavid Slade
David Aldrin Slade is a British film director who began his career making music videos. His work includes videos for artists such as Aphex Twin, Rob Dougan, System of a Down, Stone Temple Pilots, Tori Amos, and Muse.-Life and career:...
and features clips of the band performing in a snowy globe and some other clips of the band dressed as clowns driving in a car which soon catches fire and is brutally destroyed. Then the band run off into the dusk at the end of the video.