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Britpop was a mid-1990s British -based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. Musically, Britpop produced bright, catchy alternative rock, in reaction to the darker lyrical themes and soundscapes of the US-led grunge music and the UK's own shoegaze music scene. The movement brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and ...
- Early 1990s, United Kingdom
Britpop, movement of British rock bands in the 1990s that drew consciously on the tradition of melodic, guitar-based British pop music established by the Beatles. Paul Weller of the Jam was considered ‘the Modfather of Britpop,’ while its two most prominent bands were Blur and Oasis.
May 13, 2013 · 11. Blur – ‘To The End’. The first time Blur showed their softer side on the second single taken from ‘Parklife’, 1994’s ‘To The End’ was a tender telling of a broken-down romance ...
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- Oasis - Wonderwall. Released: October 1995. Highest chart position: 2. Anyway, here's 'Wonderwall', as the famous meme goes. Think Oasis, and you immediately think of this track.
- Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger. Released: February 1996. Highest chart position: 1. In the years since it first emerged on 1995 album '(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?'
- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony. Released: June 1997. Highest chart position: 2. Even if you didn’t live through Britpop, you’re probably familiar with the iconic image of Richard Ashcroft charging down the streets of Hoxton, London, refusing to stop for anyone, save for a speeding car.
- Oasis - D’You Know What I Mean? Released: July 1997. Highest chart position: 1. The first single from Oasis’ third album 'Be Here Now' captured the band in their pomp, topping the charts with a seven-minute-plus epic.
- Pulp, “Common People” If Pulp is known for making a significant impact on Britpop, the most clear-cut reason is this song. Thematically and musically, the song has everything—the collision of class, sexual exploits, self-deprecation, a sing-along chorus, musical crescendo and catharsis.
- Oasis, “Wonderwall” In spite of all of Britpop’s various voices and styles, this will always be the track that best represents the genre. The song that even The Edge and Blur’s Alex James have said that they wish they had written.
- Blur, “Song 2” The song that launched a thousand victory celebrations in sports stadiums around the globe, this short fuzzy tune clocks in at just over two minutes and was supposedly inspired by the overwrought dynamics of American outfits like Nirvana and Pixies.
- The Verve, “Bittersweet Symphony” For a brief moment, The Verve were the best thing to happen to Britpop. Formerly ignored by the UK press, the quintet unleashed a force with 1997’s Urban Hymns, jump-started by the lead single, “Bittersweet Symphony.”
The 100 Greatest Britpop Songs · Playlist · 84 songs · 1.4K likes
Mar 29, 2017 · Britpop moved indie guitar music from the UK’s margins to the mainstream with remarkable speed. Parklife was the catalyst—a colorful, pop-centric palette of great scope and eclecticism ...
