The band first experienced chart success when their second single "Take Me Out" reached #3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album Franz Ferdinand which entered the UK album chart at #3. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. From the album, three top-ten singles were released, "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée" and "This Fire". The band has also received several Grammy Award nominations.
The band is named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria whose assassination was one of the main reasons for the start of the First World War. The band decided on the name after seeing a racehorse named Archduke Ferdinand win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, eventually coming to the decision as the alliteration and sound of the name appealed to them.
- Discography
Franz Ferdinand (2004)
You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Blood; Franz Ferdinand (2009)
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009)
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013)
FFS (2015) (Collaborative album with the band Sparks)
Always Ascending (2018)
Hits to the Head (2022)
Glimpse of Love
Franz Ferdinand Lyrics
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Bring, bring me just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
A flash
A glimpse of perfect abs
In flimsy floral dress
Shows off her slender frame
Enjoys a private stroll
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Off duty beauty
Keeping it real
She's got
Flawless features
Grabs a bite to eat
Stepping out
Sports a bruise on her neck
As she's heading to
To the studio
Decadent
No, she's never been shy
No, she's never, never
Never been shy
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Body observation snap
Body transformation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Let's makeover
Body transformation snap
Body observation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Cut, makeover scene
Makeover scene
Makeover
Won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse of
Just a glimpse of love
The lyrics of Franz Ferdinand's song "Glimpse of Love" seem to be reflecting a longing for love or affection. The repeated plea for someone to bring just a glimpse of love suggests a desire for a fleeting moment of connection or intimacy. The mention of a photographer in the lyrics could be interpreted symbolically, representing someone who captures and immortalizes moments of love through their lens.
The song portrays love as something that will come, almost like a photograph being taken. The urgency in the repeated mention of needing a photographer emphasizes the longing for this glimpse of love to materialize. The lyrics also describe various scenes that may evoke love or desire, such as a flash, perfect abs, a flimsy floral dress, a private stroll, and a bruise on the neck. These scenes create a visual imagery of beauty, attraction, and perhaps even physical intimacy.
The mention of a "body transformation trap" and a "makeover scene" towards the end of the song adds an element of desire for self-improvement or change. This could suggest that the singer is willing to go to great lengths and conform to societal ideals in order to capture this elusive glimpse of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Won't someone
Is there anyone out there
Bring, bring me just a glimpse of love
To show me a small taste of love
Love love
The feeling of love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Love will manifest itself through a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Specifically a photographer
I need love
I yearn for love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Someone should bring me a photographer
A flash
A sudden burst of light
A glimpse of perfect abs
A brief view of well-defined muscles
In flimsy floral dress
Wearing a delicate, flowery dress
Shows off her slender frame
Displays her slim figure
Enjoys a private stroll
Takes a leisurely walk in solitude
Off duty beauty
An attractive person not currently working
Keeping it real
Staying true to oneself
She's got
She possesses
Flawless features
Impeccable physical characteristics
Grabs a bite to eat
Quickly eats something
Stepping out
Venturing outside
Sports a bruise on her neck
Has a visible injury on her neck
As she's heading to
As she's going towards
To the studio
To a place where work is done
Decadent
Luxurious or self-indulgent
No, she's never been shy
No, she's always been confident
Love love
The feeling of love
Body observation snap
A quick photograph of the body for examination
Body transformation trap
A situation that leads to changes in the body
Bring it on, bring it on
I welcome it, I welcome it
Let's makeover
Let's transform ourselves
Cut, makeover scene
Stop, the scene where a transformation takes place
Just a glimpse of love
Only a brief view of love
Oh, won't someone
Oh, is there anyone
Bring me a glimpse of love
Show me a brief view of love
Just a glimpse
Only a quick look
Just a glimpse of
Only a brief view of
Just a glimpse of love
Only a small taste of love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley, Julian Victor Corrie, Paul Robert Thomson, Robert Hardy
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Won't someone
Bring, bring me just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah
A flash
A glimpse of perfect abs
In flimsy floral dress
Shows off her slender frame
Enjoys a private stroll
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Off duty beauty
Keeping it real
She's got
Flawless features
Grabs a bite to eat
Stepping out
Sports a bruise on her neck
As she's heading to
To the studio
Decadent
No, she's never been shy
No, she's never, never
Never been shy
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Body observation snap
Body transformation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Let's makeover
Body transformation snap
Body observation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Cut, makeover scene
Makeover scene
Makeover
Won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse of
Just a glimpse of love
Lugiblast
Won't someone
Bring, bring me just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah
A flash
A glimpse of perfect abs
In flimsy floral dress
Shows off her slender frame
Enjoys a private stroll
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Off duty beauty
Keeping it real
She's got
Flawless features
Grabs a bite to eat
Stepping out
Sports a bruise on her neck
As she's heading to
To the studio
Decadent
No, she's never been shy
No, she's never, never
Never been shy
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Body observation snap
Body transformation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Let's makeover
Body transformation snap
Body observation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Cut, makeover scene
Makeover scene
Makeover
Won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse of
Just a glimpse of love
Monami Lp
Won't someone
Bring, bring me just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah
A flash
A glimpse of perfect abs
In flimsy floral dress
Shows off her slender frame
Enjoys a private stroll
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Off duty beauty
Keeping it real
She's got
Flawless features
Grabs a bite to eat
Stepping out
Sports a bruise on her neck
As she's heading to
To the studio
Decadent
No, she's never been shy
No, she's never, never
Never been shy
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
I need love
So someone better bring me a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Body observation snap
Body transformation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Let's makeover
Body transformation snap
Body observation trap
Bring it on, bring it on
Cut, makeover scene
Makeover scene
Makeover
Won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me a glimpse of love
A glimpse of love
Oh, won't someone
Bring me just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Love love
Love is gonna come as a photographer
Yes, a photographer, yeah yeah
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse of love
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse
Just a glimpse of
Just a glimpse of love
Franz Ferdinand
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Yeah you guys never disappoint!!
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Leon D
A lot of people here saying this video is so random and weird in its content, but I believe that in conjunction with the song lyrics it totally makes sense and pokes fun at the Instagram vanity culture we currently live in; beautiful, superficial, perfectly planned shots, of perfect lives, of want-to-be models...it even has aerial shots of food! And the sheep, yea...because everybody is just following. Probably my favorite song of the album along with The Academy Award.
Nathan
Canât it just be funny and quirky lol
Shantel Clancy
My interpretation of this video as well.
Well said! The over exaggerated filming of the Sheep. Absolutely Brilliant !!!
Hmmmm I wonder whom the Sheep really represent.đ
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Leon excellent summary! Best comment on vid.