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Mu Wu-wei

I think you had to be a teenager in the mid 90s to understand how monstrous, world-beating, and era-defining this single was. A classic among an album of classics, no other song could compete for the title of exemplar 90s ballad like this. Being an Oasis song, the lyrics have no meaning, which is part of the appeal. Its universal in scope, in a way they would never match again. Its a perfect piece of pop wizardry. Its a testiment to its longevity and relevance that, while the song was released a good ten years before YouTube, this videos been viewed over 137 million times. Only Oasis could release a live album with the braggadocious title Familiar to Millions and have it actually be true. Ryan Adams covered the song in 2004 and won a Grammy for it. Cocky, sometimes insipid, lacking in musical innovation, Oasis was still the best of any mainstream band from the 90s without a doubt.

Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:52:40 +0000

I think you had to be a teenager in the mid 90s to understand how - TopicsExpress

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