As a die-hard Oasis fan, it was never easy for me to admit how much I loved “Song 2.” I do not understand band rivalries, but in the Oasis-Blur feud of the 1990s I was obviously and enthusiastically Team Oasis. So fuck Blur.
But this song! It’s the only Blur song I can name. From what I understand, it’s not typical of much of their music, and it supposedly was meant to be a sort of parody of grunge. It’s a pretty good one, if that is the case, from the raunchy sounds to the screaming lyrics to the spare video that is somewhat reminiscent of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
“Song 2” stands up extraordinarily well after nearly two decades. It’s angry and confused and ends too soon, just like so many of us.
Well, I feel heavy metal
Woo hoo
And I’m pins and I’m needles
Woo hoo
Well, I lie and I’m easy
All of the time
And I’m never sure
Why I need you
Pleased to meet ya!
Fuck me hard, those lyrics rock my balls off! My favorite lyrics, probably just because of the lackadaisical way Damon Albarn sings them, are:
I got my head done
When I was young
It’s not my problem
It’s not my problem!
Woo hoo!
That last It’s not my problem! really gets me. So furious and without fucks to give. That’s some fucking rock and roll shit right there.
Excuse me while I listen to “Song 2” for the next 8 hours.
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I liked Oasis but would hardly call myself a superfan. I never quite got the rivalry although the Gallaghers always struck me as being dicks. Blur”s a good tune. Just heard it on the radio the other day. It’ll wind up on one of my posts one day down the road. BTW, you should totally front a band called the FuckAlls. 😂
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Oasis were the dumbest fucks in the history of music. Had some good tunes but wasted themselves by exploring their own rectums too closely. Blur was far more eclectic and courageous. Damon was a bit of a tosser, though.
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Good rock n roll song. Never seen the video or know anything about them. It was like a throw back to the old am radio days. No info just the song Just.
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