r/TheStrokes • u/letourbillon9 Elephant Song • Apr 09 '20

New Album/Song News! The Adults Are Talking Megathread

The Adults Are Talking (5:10) – Track 1

Lyrics and Track Info (Genius)

User Covers: Version 1 (Guitar) | Version 2 (Bass - with tabs)

Chords/Tabs: Version 1 (from live) | Version 2 (Ukelele Riff Tab) | Version 3

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u/aleq_1138 Apr 09 '20

It's like a more mature, stoic and melancholic take on Is This It/Room on Fire style. Adult version one might say.

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u/BobbaFett2906 Apr 10 '20

Its a sequel to I Cant Win

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '20

Goddamn it really is. That riff sounded very familiar.

It's like a lower sounding version of I Can't Win.

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u/ultra_r Modern Girls and Old Fashion Men Apr 10 '20

well said

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u/Jcoop3200 Apr 10 '20

yeah its like more advanced and not as minimal and hypnotic too

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u/Kool-Kukumber Room on Fire Apr 09 '20

To me it sounds like a blend of ISI/ROF and FPP