Song of the Day 12/1: Oasis, “Some Might Say”
Some might say that being snowed in at a remote Yorkshire pub over a long weekend with an Oasis tribute band would be an over-enthusiastic illustration of Sarte’s hell. Indeed, some already have. You can bet most of those people are not Oasis fans, and that they wouldn’t have braved a blizzard forecast to hear a band called Noasis in the first place.
Rather than subject you to the dulcet tones of Noasis, quickly dubbed “Snowasis” by Fleet Street wags, I’ll treat you to some recently released footage from the real Oasis’ legendary 1996 Knebworth Festival. Oasis headlined a bill that included the Charlatans (UK) and Ocean Colour Scene, playing to sold-out crowds of 125,000 both Saturday and Sunday nights. They were at the height of their powers, and their popularity — the more than 2.5 million ticket requests is still the most in British history.
OK, maybe I should treat you to an example of this particular tribute band, which has been at it since 2006, or nearly as long as Oasis existed before the Gallagher brothers could abide each other no longer.
One of the great rock groups. Oasis I mean. Maybe the best of the ’90s. (R.E.M. did most of its best work before that.) I don’t see the point of tribute bands. They just make me miss the original. I might make an exception if stranded in a pub during a blizzard.
Personally, I would love to be stranded at a remote pub anywhere in Britain, particularly the Yorkshire Dales or the Scottish Highlands. As long as the toilets were working, and there was hot water and the telly, it would be like heaven. I could always wear earplugs to deaden the sound of the band, but hey, they wouldn’t always be playing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XspY7d46k70