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.