Biography:
The Strokes is an American rock band from Manhattan, New York, United States, formed in 1998. The band rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in garage rock/post-punk revival. The band consists of Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (lead guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (rhythm guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass guitar) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums and percussion).
Upon the release of their debut album, Is This It, in 2001, the group was met with much critical acclaim, being hailed by some as the "saviors of rock and roll.
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- At The Door
- Automatic Stop
- Between Love And Hate
- Call It Fate, Call It Karma
- Call Me Back
- Chances
- Gratisfaction
- Hard To Explain
- Hawaii
- Heart In A Cage
- I'll Try Anything Once
- Is This It?
- Last Night
- Last Nite
- Machu Picchu
- Modern Girls And Old Fashioned Men
- On The Other Side
- Razor Blade
- Razorblade
- Reptilia
- Soma
- Someday
- Somedayy
- Taken For A Fool
- The End Has No End
- The Modern Age
- Threat Of Joy
- Under Control
- Under Cover Of Darkness
- Undercontrol
- What Ever Happened
- You Only Live Once
- 12 51
- 15 Minutes
- 80S Comedown Machine
- A Minor 4
- All The Time
- Alone Together
- Barely Legal
- Call It Fate Call It Karma
- Clear Skies
- Drag Queen
- Electricityscape
- Elephant Song
- Evening Sun
- Fear Of Sleep
- Games
- Happy Ending
- I Cant Win
- Ill Try Anything Once
- Is This It
- Ize Of The World
- Juicebox
- Killing Lies
- Life Is Simple In The Moonlight
- Meet Me In The Bathroom
- Metabolism
- New York City Cops
- Oblivius
- One Way Trigger
- Partners In Crime
- Red Light
- Slow Animals
- Take It Or Leave It
- Tap Out
- The Way It Is
- Trying Your Luck
- Two Kinds Of Happiness
- Vision Of Division
- Welcome To Japan
- When It Started
- You Talk Way Too Much
- Youre So Right
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Ten decisions shape your life
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You'll be aware of five about
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Seven ways to go through school
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Either you know the star left out
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BRIDGE
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Seven ways to get ahead
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Seven reasons to drop out
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And i said i can see me in your eyes
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You said i can see you in my pat
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That's not just friendship thats romance to
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You like music we can dance to
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Sit me down
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Shut me up
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I'll calm down
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And i'll get along with you
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VERSE
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There is a time where we all fail
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Some people take it pretty well
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Some take it all out on themselves
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Some the just take it out on friends
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BRIDGE
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Oh everybody plays the game
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And if you dont your called insane
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don't don't don't don't it's not safe no more
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Iv'e got to see you one more time
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Since you were born
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In 19
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Sit me down
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Shut me up
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I'll calm down
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And i'll get along with you
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Everybody was well dressed
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And everybody was a mess
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six things without fail you must do
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So that your women loves just you
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All the girls played mentle games
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And all the guys were dressed the same
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PRE-CHORUS
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Why not try it all
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if you only remember it was
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ooooooooh
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ooooooooh
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CHORUS
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Sit me down
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Shut me up
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I'll calm down
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I'll get along with you
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