Number 10

Song & Artist: Song 2 - Blur
Album & Date: Blur - 7th April 1997
Nationality of band: English
Members at release: Damon Albarn (Vocals - England); Graham Coxon (Electric Guitar - Germany); Alex James (Bass Guitar - England); Dave Rowntree (Drums - England)
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbBvKaM6sk&ob=av3e

My rant;

Ze Germans are coming (said nasally).... Did I ever mention that the Germans bombed my grannies fish and chip shop? Long story...

The second song and second single on the album with 2 minutes and 2 seconds of thumping drums, simple effective riff followed by dirty dirty grinding on the guitar and insane lyrics. This is the English trying to do grunge and it was (and therefore is) alternative.

I have been told not to use names on this blog, but: Years ago when John and I started debating this list I told him it needed a 'bolter' at 10. Something that, while brilliant, is not generally considered. And this is the 'bolter'.

This song reminds me of sitting on my bed in '97/'98 listening to my neighbour Lisa tell me about some drama she was having. Radio Hauraki was on in the background and as she got to the most critical part of her story this track came on and I yelled out wooo hooo much to her disgust. She kept talking and i kept wooo hoooing until we were both laughing like meat heads.....

Ah music, bringer of memory.

Bands:

5 - America
5 - England

Countries:

19 - America
19 - England
1 - Tanzania
1 - Germany

Decade

6 - 90's
2 - 70's
2 - 60's

Year

2 - 1994
2 - 1997
1 - 1975
1 - 1965
1 - 1991
1 - 1979
1 - 1993
1 - 1968

Genre:

3 - Alternative
2 - Grunge
2 - Rock
1 - Glam Rock
1 - Punk
1 - Post Grunge