Save the Whale

This is the opening track of Beyond the Pale, the debut studio album by British rock band Jarv Is, led by former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker.

This title of this surreal track popped into Jarvis Cocker's head as he was leaving the cinema after watching Nick Broomfield's Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love documentary. The film recounts the relationship between Leonard Cohen and his "muse," Marianne Ihlen.

The opening lyrics are a positive take on the global malaise. Take your foot off the gas Because it's all downhill from here Cocker explained to Q magazine: "It partly comes from my grandad: when we were driving long distances, when we got to the top of the hill, he would put the car into neutral and coast downhill. Until we were on the flat again. Going downhill can be all right because you get your own momentum."