I Am the Mob
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"I Am the Mob" is a song by Welsh rock band Catatonia
from their album International Velvet. It became the band's second top 40 hit, peaking at No.40. The song's lyrics are based around gangster movie The Godfather
, with lines "I put horses' heads in people's beds, cause I am the Mob", and "That Luca Brasi
: ah, he sleeps with the fishes".
The video was directed by Kevin Allen
, director of Twin Town
and was filmed in the highlands of Scotland
, showing the band playing with toy boats and fishing. However, the song received very little airplay, due to the lyrics being considered un-friendly for radio stations.
The B-side "My Selfish Gene" later appeared on the International Velvet album.
Catatonia (band)
Catatonia were an alternative rock band from Wales who gained a national following in the United Kingdom in the mid to late 1990s. The band consisted of Cerys Matthews on vocals, Mark Roberts on guitar, Paul Jones on bass , Owen Powell on...
from their album International Velvet. It became the band's second top 40 hit, peaking at No.40. The song's lyrics are based around gangster movie The Godfather
The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...
, with lines "I put horses' heads in people's beds, cause I am the Mob", and "That Luca Brasi
Luca Brasi
Luca Brasi is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather, as well as its 1972 film adaptation .-In the novel and film:In The Godfather, Luca Brasi is one of Don Vito Corleone's personal enforcers...
: ah, he sleeps with the fishes".
The video was directed by Kevin Allen
Kevin Allen (actor)
Kevin Allen is a British screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor. He is best known for writing and directing the cult black comedy feature Twin Town set in Swansea . He also directed the films The Big Tease and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London and hit UK TV series Benidorm...
, director of Twin Town
Twin Town
Twin Town is a 1997 revenge comedy film made and set in South West Wales. It was directed by Kevin Allen and had a working title of Hot Dog; a hot dog van features in a number of scenes in the film. It stars real-life brothers Rhys Ifans and Llŷr Ifans and also features Dougray Scott...
and was filmed in the highlands of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, showing the band playing with toy boats and fishing. However, the song received very little airplay, due to the lyrics being considered un-friendly for radio stations.
The B-side "My Selfish Gene" later appeared on the International Velvet album.
Formats and track listings
- UK CD single
- "I Am the Mob"
- "Jump or Be Sane"
- "Selfish Gene"
- "I Am the Mob (Luca Brasi Mix)"