This is one of those songs that makes me wonder how different my life would have been had I heard it when I was younger.  It was the B-side to “Roll With It,” the second single from their brilliant (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? album (read my most-read blog about it here), but I didn’t notice Oasis until the “Wonderwall” single came out a few months later.  Oasis only performed “It’s Better People” twice back in the day, and I was not lucky enough to be there at either show.  How was this song not included on the album?  It’s really powerful.

I have been listening to it over and over for the past few days since I got the Morning Glory deluxe edition.  As soon as the sound of Noel’s acoustic guitar strumming echoed out of my car speakers—which, by the way, is the ideal place to hear…