"Look, here comes a Ford Mondeo
Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous?"
This song from the Arctic Monkeys debut album discussed the prostitution that occurred around their studio in Sheffield, England. The song gets into the nitty gritty of the characters: the prostitute and the client, who Alex Turner describes as a "scummy man" who will "rob you if he can" and has a "driving ban amongst some other offenses." Turner starts the third verse by describing the man's car, a Ford Mondeo. The Mondeo is the European equivalent of the Fusion, but unlike the stylish model on sale now, Mondeos in the early 2000s were dreary and commonplace. Therefore, Turner is making a sarcastic remark about the man's car, by referring to him as "Mister Inconspicuous," showing that by trying to blend in, the man is almost sticking out more in this situation.
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