Friday, June 26, 2009

Song 2

You've heard Song 2 before. It is arguably the most ubiquitous sports arena rocker in the United States. You hear it playing between whistles and innings everywhere you go. There's no denying its catchiness and rockability. However, I submit to you that it is perhaps the most popular song ever in America to also simultaneously and horiffically misrepresent the band playing it to an entire country. Ironically, what you might not realize about the song is that it was essentially written as mockery of Americans and their grunge music of the early to mid 90s.

Blur - Song 2
Found at skreemr.com

In truth, Blur's sound was not at all like Song 2.They are, instead, much poppier and in my opinion better, and the band and its leader Damon Albarn (Gorillaz,Deltron) enjoy a popularity in Britain on par with the likes of Oasis or Radiohead. Not many of their other songs will ever play in an arena in the states though. Here's a much more Blur-ish song:

Blur - Girls & Boys
Found at skreemr.com

With that, I humbly recommend Parklife, which spent a week as the UK's top album way back in 1994.

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