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Wikipedia article




"'What Became of the Likely Lads'" is a song by the Libertines, which was released as the final single from their self-titled, second album, 'The Libertines'. The lyrics in this song ("What became of the dreams we had?", "What became of forever?") refer to the breakdown of the friendship between Pete Doherty and Carl Bart, and the subsequent collapse of the band. The song's title (and the chorus's lyrics) echo the title of a popular British situation comedy from the 1970s: 'Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?' The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart when released.

Pete Doherty claimed in an interview with 'Newsnight' that he had no input for the video of the song, which does not feature the band but two young boys on a council estate (Thamesmead), implied to be a young Pete and Carl. This is incorrect to the story of the two, because they did not meet each other until their late teens.

According to Carl Bart, in the cover photo, Doherty is not wearing a watch.'NME', 2003 Yearbook

Track listings



'CD 1'

# "What Became of the Likely Lads"

# "Skag & Bone Man" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)

# "Time for Heroes" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)

'CD 2'

# "What Became of the Likely Lads" (Re-worked)

# "The Delaney" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)

'7"'

# "What Became of the Likely Lads"

# "Boys In The Band" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)

'US CD EP'

# "What Became Of The Likely Lads" (Reworked version)

# "Skag And Bone Man" (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04)

# "Time For Heroes" (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04)

# "The Delaney" (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04)

# "Boys In The Band" (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04)

# "Don't Look Back Into The Sun" (Mick Jones Version)

# "What Became Of The Likely Lads" (Album Version)

Charts



References



Category:2004 songs

Category:2004 singles

Category:The Libertines songs

Category:Rough Trade Records singles

Category:Songs written by Pete Doherty

Category:Songs written by Carl Bart

Category:Song recordings produced by Mick Jones (The Clash)

Category:Music videos directed by Johan Renck

Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles

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