505:

This is one of my favourite Arctic Monkeys' songs; it is one of their tenderer, slow outputs. Upon listening closely to the lyrics, I came up with a high concept story of a man travelling to a room '505' to meet a woman.

I'm going back to 505

If it's a seven-hour flight or a 45-minute drive

In my imagination you're waiting lying on your side

With your hands between your thighs

Stop and wait a sec

When you look at me like that

My darling, what did you expect?

I probably still adore you

With your hands around my neck

Or I did last time I checked

I'm not shy of a spark

The knife twists at the thought that I should fall short of the mark

Frightened by the bite no it's no harsher than the bark

A middle of adventure, such a perfect place to start

I'm going back to 505

If it's a seven-hour flight or a 45-minute drive

In my imagination you're waiting lying on your side

With your hands between your thighs

But I crumble completely when you cry

It seems like once again you've had to greet me with goodbye

I'm always just about to go and spoil the surprise

Take my hands off of your eyes too soon

I'm going back to 505

If it's a seven-hour flight

Or a 45-minute drive

In my imagination you're waiting lying on your side

With your hands between your thighs

And a smile

The way I pictured this story being told was a lead male strolling down an empty endless road miming the lyrics. This would make the words more personal to the character. This long shot of him walking would then be cut by short scenes of a beautiful female waiting in motel room number 505. She would be acting out various lines from the song. ie "waiting lying on your side with your hands between your thighs". Mid way through the song the pace picks up (02:30), this would be the point where the protagonist starts to run for his life, desperate to get to room 505 before the woman leaves. It would then end with the male reaching a room 505 and opening the door to be faced with an empty room, and then a cut to show the woman leaving a different motel with room number 505.

The concept was well received amongst the group. However the greatest concern was setting. I imagined this being shot on a desolate, empty road like route 66, and the woman would be waiting in an old, battered roadside motel. This was of course unfeasible, and the only settings available are in the local area or greater London. We couldn't particularly think of anywhere suitable. So although it was a good concept, we decided to put it to the side for a minute, and think of a more realistic, easily approachable video.