The Cribs: "Men's Needs" (2007)

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is The Cribs' third album, released on May 21, 2007. It reached 13 on the UK Album Charts. Critically acclaimed, it was voted #9 in the annual 'Albums Of The Year' in influential UK music magazine NME, amongst various other end-of-year lists. The single 'Men's Needs' was voted #3 of the year in the same magazine.

The album was produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, and features a spoken word collaboration with Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth.


- Lyrics:

Have you noticed i've never been impressed
by your friends from new york and london
i'll level accusations like the press
until you realise that you've dressed yourself in tatters
because the man's needs
man's needs
are full of greed
full of greed
a man's needs
man's needs
are lost on me
a man's needs
man's needs
are full of greed
full of greed
a man's needs
i'm not bothered
what you say or how you dress
i'm a mess, so you've always seemed inviting
but really
this all seems quite meaningless and i remember
that you never seem to see
the fact that man's needs
man's needs
are full of greed
full of greed
a man's needs
man's needs
are lost on me
a girl's needs
girl's needs
just don't agree
don't agree
with man's needs
have you noticed i've never been impressed by your friends from new york and london?
but really this all seems quite meaningless and i remember
that you never seem to see
the fact that man's needs
man's needs
are full of greed
full of greed
a man's needs
man's needs
are lost on me
you say a man's needs
man's needs
apply to me
i don't agree
a man's needs
oh oh oh oh