Blur - The Wassailing Song

[@SkicoNow]

The fact that this is seemingly the only Blur song where all four members of the band sing together makes it feel a lot more special

[@jamesheath7601]

Damon 0:28 Graham 1:07 Dave 1:47 Alex 2:27

[@rubyrue69]

omg its so cute to hear them all sing together.

[@polinadanilina4987]

[Chorus: Blur] Wassail, wassail all over the town Our toast, it is white and our ale, it is brown Our bowl, it is made of the white maple tree With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 1: Damon Albarn] So here is to Cherry and to his right cheek Pray God send our master a good piece of beef And a good piece of beef that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 2: Blur] And here is to Dobbin and to his right eye Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie And a good Christmas pie that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 3: Graham Coxon] So here is to Broad Mary and to her broad horn May God send our master a good crop of corn And a good crop of corn that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 4: Blur] And here is to Fillpail and to her left ear Pray God send our master a happy New Year And a happy New Year as e'er he did see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 5: Dave Rowntree] And here is to Colly and to her long tail Pray God send our master he never may fail A bowl of strong beer, I pray you draw near And our jolly wassail, it's then you shall hear [Verse 6: Blur] Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best Then we hope that your soul in heaven may rest But if you do draw us a bowl of the small Then down will take butler, bowl and all [Verse 7: Alex James] Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock Who tripped to the door and slid back the lock Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin For to let these jolly wassailers in [Chorus: Blur] Wassail, wassail all over the town Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

[@snowbelle74]

Полина Напольнова Thankyou 😍👍

[@neilwhitaker6284]

Thank you. I LOVE the lyrics.

[@pioneer1981]

Thanks for the lyrics

[@TheCelticGoldsmith]

Thank you. This is great to sing around the solstice fire!

[@alexiscjolly]

I believer the end of Verse 6 (2:19) should be "May the devil take butler, bowl and all," at least in this version of the song. But thanks for posting these!

[@ellieanated]

why is this the only time i’ve heard dave sing?? he has such a lovely voice 🥺

[@DrW83]

He's released a solo album now.

[@pioneer1981]

This is what gave blur the edge over oasis, pure genius!

[@matthatter2849]

That's why my best friend and I loved them as we did. They were our Beatles.

[@ellieanated]

i think this is the only blur song where graham genuinely sounds happy

[@someone-mq9bw]

The whole g a n g sings

[@barbecuetie1751]

Eleven Eggos 😤💪

[@damonalbran53]

why have i never heard this song i'm actually crying it's so beautiful

[@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841]

damon albran It's a rarity. I think it was only distributed as a special/limited edition single or something like that, way back yonder. Sure somebody out there knows the full proper story.

[@iansteuartfothringham1962]

@@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841 Here's the full story. I was at that gig! www.vblurpage.com/articles/stories/select_95/51_wassailing_song.htm

[@iansteuartfothringham1962]

Here's the story about it. I was at that gig, got one of the copies! www.vblurpage.com/articles/stories/select_95/51_wassailing_song.htm

[@kk-dm1jk]

i first heard it in star shaped

[@craigwestbrook8932]

This was actually sung while they served wassail. It was drunk in the mid 18 century

[@pearl.jasmine]

I'm so glad I discovered this from the Starshaped documentary, I love it!!

[@neilwhitaker6284]

me too, I watched that film so many times. I had Damon hair and clothes in the 90s now I'm an a middle aged Dad with long hair and a beard. It was a great time for music and style.

[@TheCelticGoldsmith]

I can’t stop listening to this! It makes me feel good

[@ephemeralistic469]

Gold, frankincense and Blur. I'm laughing so hard right now.

[@pyenapple]

I'm probably the only nerd in the world two have two copies of the original 45 of this.

[@fadedboy]

wow!

[@urbanmothdog]

I have 3 !

[@TwentyTwenty90]

Would you sell one?

[@kelldockham370]

@@TwentyTwenty90 I'm down to one! Alas.

[@singIeservingfriend]

How? Would you consider selling one?

[@christygum3384]

Incredibly beautiful in its simplicity. From the heart a carol arises to touch the heavens.

[@Damonkang]

i always listen to this every christmas season . lovely

[@wot_wot]

wow, Damon sings in such a low voice in the chorus

[@neilwhitaker6284]

I loved this song from the film of Blur's around 1992, I think called Starshaped. Just thought of this song driving down a snow covered road with my baby girl and looked it up! Thank you for the post, its a beautiful song with many memories for me.

[@okapi23]

I hope you're well.

[@neilwhitaker6284]

I don't remember writing this comment but it looks like something I'd write. Why is there the number 6284 after my name?

[@tuddler]

It's the energies, like a spiral. The sacred circle

[@michaelvaidic]

One of their very best

[@michaelvaidic]

I like when Alex goes up with the melody

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Thankfully, this song survived the remastering for the box set.

[@cosmicnoodle9490]

This is too precious, I'm crying

[@singIeservingfriend]

Incredible song

[@jenrobinson5399]

I came to find this today as I am fed up and I always liked this one on the blur vhs I had years ago

[@williambrown9293]

wow first time ive listened to this, it blue my mind

[@sebastian4451]

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!

[@welchie9228]

It's that time again!

[@rosie3256]

i just know this was graham’s idea

[@mee2eg]

Genius folklore!

[@kagomeshuko]

This is the Gloucester Wassail . . . if you search that you can find many versions.

[@SirZorgulon]

Wæs hæil to everyone listening to this on Twelfth Night!

[@damonschick]

Love this one so much :) damon is a music god :)

[@MickMould1]

Marvelous

[@Noahwalter-e7b]

It sounds like a Pirate song

[@beeonchair2141]

I can’t believe blur actually had the right lyrics to the wassail song

[@brandlessheadphones]

These singles have a price tag of almost $300!

[@pirateslifeb]

+gustavo hernandez that's so crazy!

[@loganstroganoff1284]

Christmas is coming boys ✝️🎄 its wassailing time!!!

[@cosmicnoodle9490]

Is that time of the year

[@monstferrante2584]

sounds like chumbawamba

[@Gravitayy505]

ITS SO BRITISH

[@Noahwalter-e7b]

It is but not as British as parklife

[@MrSlaternater]

White maple tree? Surely it should be field maple?

[@anetaklepkotletaa]

Blackmore's Night- Magical world?

[@Imofran]

I have this... 7 incher.

[@alicepayne9726]

Are some of the verses graham????

[@watashiwanoodle4103]

Yes, I believe so. Certainly sounds like him.

[@grahamsjobby6751]

Ali Payne Yes the first verse is by Damon, the second by Graham, the third by Dave and the last by Alex.

[@applemask]

They have a verse each, even Dave Rowntree.

[@raisin4521]

yes it goes 1. all 4 2. damon 3. all 4 4. graham 5. all 4 6. dave 7. all 4 8. alex 9. all 4

[@myriamwizzard3825]

That song like a celtic song

[@philipahmed2608]

It's ENGLISH !!! not all "folk" is Irish or Scottish

[@Rose_Phippen]

ha I know this is a year late but the tradition of wassailing originates to Anglo Saxon times, so English :)

[@johnandre2962]

Celebrating ancient English/Anglo-Saxon culture like this is why Blur are far superior to Oasis. The Gallagher brothers would have no idea about this sort of thing.

[@2dswifey237]

This sounds more like Cornish singing than Anglo-Saxon tbh

[@ViscountWoodspring]

@@2dswifey237it’s a West Country Somerset thing, definitely Anglo-Saxon

[@jengrove2300]

@@ViscountWoodspring It's the Gloucestershire Wassail

[@2dswifey237]

Pls this sounds Cornish i-

[@Wotsitorlabart]

But it isn't.

[@2dswifey237]

@@Wotsitorlabart a bit late but ok

[@Wotsitorlabart]

@@2dswifey237 Better late than never - as my old dad would say. And your comment did look rather lonely.

[@paulcrisp9861]

The times when England belonged to the English 🙏❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aug twenty three ye old England

[@tomosprice7512]

Who are the English anyway? The Romans, the Anglo Saxons, the Vikings or the Normans? Celts maybe?

[@paulcrisp9861]

​@@tomosprice7512I go for the latter 🤣😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aug twenty four