Inside The Song with Graham Coxon from Blur - "Song 2"

[@Producelikeapro]

If you could see the behind-the-scenes of any song, which song would it be?

[@christhechive]

Grace - Jeff Buckley

[@patkelly3966]

Don't Bang The Drum - The Waterboys.

[@acommon]

Boston - More Than A Feeling

[@crischristopherlibranda]

Goin The Distance - Michael Bolton

[@GerardKlein]

@@christhechive +1

[@chrisofnottingham]

Successfully managing to pull off being a teenager while middle aged

[@flowerdoodle2438]

Precisely

[@geidi.primes]

tony hawk but into music

[@thomas79marshall]

successfully?

[@jorgepeterbarton]

being in a sucessful band type neverland syndrome -in a good way of course

[@465marko]

"BEING" a teenager, right. Crucial word there, I misread it the first time

[@paulsmith2920]

Imagine if Blur had actually done an whole album in this style.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed! I love Blur and the variety of their music is truly superb!

[@danoleary6910]

But that was never their thing. Listen to any blur album and the range is huge; to do an album in one style would be so anti-Blur.

[@duvan-solis]

@@danoleary6910 well, he said imagine...

[@TheRuns2]

It would need to be around 25 songs. :)

[@DecemberGuy77]

Check out The Golden D by Graham Coxon. Very much an entire album in this vein.

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

Weird how this and Creep started as jokes and turned into classics. Music, gotta love it ...

[@punpunpunyama9271]

Creep is still a joke among radiohead fans though

[@primtones]

Having fun stimulates creativity.

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

@@punpunpunyama9271Guess I'm not a fan then! :)

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

@therainman777 at least jonny hated it from the beginning. That's why he had all the crazy distorsion in it he was trying to ruin it.

[@TheMAU5SoundsLikThis]

@therainman777 I imagine it's the same with Smells Like Teen Spirit and Nirvana. It's not really that they hate the song, it's that they hate the type of people it attracted, the type of people that became 'fans' as a result of the song, the type of people that came to the gig just to see 'that' song. On another note, 'Elephant' by Tame Impala started as a joke too, they used to jam it at their sound check for a few years, before even the first album came out. Kevin Parker was reluctant even to release it.

[@devildriver11111]

3:31 "I'm what?" ...... "...yeah...."

[@Producelikeapro]

HundBloed73 haha yes we were talking while the track was playing about the lyrics! That’s just one bit Eric unmuted haha

[@dummytree]

​@@Producelikeapro I'm pins and I'm needles! As in "needles and pins".

[@eatasalad]

Literally me when i have no idea what someone is saying

[@polt1664]

7:19 Those "ree-er ree-er" sounds from the bass are so simple but they add so much to the riff, its so sonically pleasing.

[@allroundlad]

It's those little tasteful things that make the final picture that much better

[@snooootch]

I was really confused when I misread the title of this video as “the making of Sonic 2 with Graham Coxon”

[@chrischurchill4978]

I "met" Graham years ago when I was working as a cook in a cafe called Revival in central Bristol. I think he ordered a baked potato with beans and cheese. Seemed like a lovely bloke. I remember acting like I had no idea who he was when I should have said "dude, if you ever need a bassist....

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Chris Churchill we’ve all been bashful my friend! I’ve met people who I admire and been afraid to talk to them! Everyone, absolutely everyone have people they admire! We are all fans of someone

[@hankfontaine]

I said something like that to Tom Morello once 😂

[@josephking1947]

He's a great guitarist and Blur are a great band I met him ounce in the mixer in Camden I was with two mates when a girl we knew brought him over to us I had no idea who he was if I did I would of complimented him as I like what he does, after a brief introduction the conversation was music the mod scene and taking the piss at one point he asked are you lot in a band? I replied yeah we're in the salvation army I play the triangle, after a couple of drinks we were off to a club, the last thing he said was wait for me I'm going to the club with you lot but unfortunately he was quite fucked at that point and didn't make it.. oh well..

[@angrynorway]

I worked there too... Most famous people I met was Sam O’Neil and Martha Wainwright. Different times, tho.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hank Fontaine yes, we’ve all done it!!

[@ferabra8939]

2:01 Graham manages to play the actual drum track with his mouth, kick snare AND hi hat.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed!

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

Lots of people can do that. Beatbox?

[@Blitterbug]

@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. Hmmm... it's harder than it looks - a rare skill to do it right and completely off the cuff, imo

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

@@Blitterbug No It looks easy because it is. Kids do it. I think you might be easily impressed?

[@Blitterbug]

@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. Do you?

[@danolivier4899]

Blur was always a perfect mix of emotional, quirky, melodic, experimental and rocking

[@H0n3yMonstah]

I always preferred them over oasis at the time, and still do.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, agreed! Love this band!!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@H0n3yMonstah great band!!

[@andrewtregoning]

unique band, there will never be another blur

[@noursarhan8695]

Perfectly said my dude! What a marvellous combo

[@Timeboycomedy]

Graham is such class and Alex James is criminally underrated as a bassist

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes and Yes! Both wonderful musicians

[@MattF12765]

No, Alex James is highly rated in the Bass world. Definitely never been underrated.

[@shaitet]

@@MattF12765 I don't see him get talked often at all wdym.

[@bann13]

my biggest take away is that , while the song sounds simple, there are actually a lot of little things that they have added to sweeten it (extra bass line melody, one note on guitar in the chorus, extra pair of hands on the drums...etc) and that's why it never sound right when played live. They can never recapture it with just the four of them playing their instruments. This is ultimately a imagined punk song

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@arkainjalex12]

I mean.... that's how I feel about all live music. It always lacks the extra bells and whistles, so to speak, of studio-recorded music. Live music is "inferior" but is balanced by the energy and atmosphere in the room.

[@bann13]

@@arkainjalex12 if i am brutally honest, there are bands that can pull off a live version that is just as good if not better than studio version. Don't get me wrong blur is a fabulous band, I saw them live in the most recent tour, but some songs they can't really do justice. Song2 is one of them

[@Okla_Soft]

100% correct about that, it’s all those extra elements you mentioned that make this a legendary studio track.

[@willprince643]

Not sure about drums but it could be performed live by 4-piece with second guitar doing that additional bass lead and one note guitar lead at the end, but from what I see on YT they always play it live with just one guitar and Damon doing vocals only.

[@footlong4769]

Imagine having your biggest hit put together like this yet your most technical stuff almost gets ignored. He's such a talented guitarist

[@therealpancakegirl777]

u can really hear the sonic youth n pavement influence

[@jimsanger]

I remember when this came out and everyone saw blur in a completely new light. Graham is the main reason I play a tele

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! Yes! We love the Tele!!

[@Robbie_B]

What a quality bloke Graham is. So chilled and not bothered, yet brilliant.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@Boleskinebeatz]

The bass player in my old band was walking along Charing Cross Road sometime in the early 2000s when he saw a car knock Graham Coxon over in the road, it was a fairly gentle collision but apparently he got up, shot the driver a dirty look, picked up his cigarette and just carried on walking down the road.

[@Robbie_B]

@Boleskinebeatz 😆😄 That's hilarious! And who was at fault might I ask? 🤔

[@djtrets]

Graham Coxon has released really great stuff as solo artist too.

[@garrypitcairn]

with all instruments played by him

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, agreed! Graham is super talented!

[@LeGrandeOrange]

Álvaro great musician

[@dummytree]

His first album blew me away.

[@gimble8638]

Absolutely Alvaro and i also love how a songs sorta spirit/feel/ how they were feeling that day, can go off in the parties concerned's various directions, i always think of Grahams brilliant "dont let you man know" and the Gorrilaz short "punk" being good examples of that :)

[@MuscleEire]

Epic, just epic... You can tell he's like "there really isn't much to say, it is what it is"...and what it is, is a masterpiece. Perfect imperfection

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Muscle Eire very well said my friend!!

[@whatdothlife4660]

Somehow Blur made 2 minutes epic.

[@erikhuseth1578]

I always loved the bass sound in this song

[@Producelikeapro]

Me too!

[@Sebmpg]

Goes to show you don’t need perfect tracking with no bleed and all that. You just need raw emotion

[@Producelikeapro]

Exactly! Agreed 100%!!

[@UenoNights]

Max Powers and a good hook..

[@pottingsoil]

What is bleed?

[@Gerardoooooooo]

Bleed is just another effect you can add to your mix. Just another colour for your palette.

[@FergalNash]

No bleed is impossible if your recording a band live. But as you say it's the live energy that matters.

[@DanDanCOYS]

Simplicity is often perfection. And this song is as close to perfection you’ll ever get

[@infesticon]

The brilliances of song 2 is going woo hoo for the chorus while having the metal 4 chords of pop.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Stuart!

[@dummytree]

9:01 Absolutely. It's hard to remember now but it was a very surprising and extreme track coming from Blur at the time. It wasn't what they were known for. Actually, I had a show on a small local community radio at the time, and I played it not saying who it was before the track. This guy who hated Blur was all "this is good, this!" and I went "oh yeah? Well this is Blur, you fool! I told you all along that they were good". lol

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@nicktayloradventures]

Got to mix one of his solo shows about 15 years ago. The guy’s a genius.

[@Producelikeapro]

That's amazing to hear! Congrats!

[@sburfordmusic996]

To me this is huge! Getting Graham Coxon on to talk about the actual songs is huge! He's a wonderful guitarist and I love all of blur's stuff, song 2 is brilliant and it's hillarious that the vocal was a scratch track, no wonder the lyrics are so fuzzy, but that's the feel of this whole song and to a degree the whole album. Fuzzy lo fi broken up guitar music. Beautiful.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Simon! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@alanjameshorner]

can we just acknowledge how amazing Graham's impression of the drum part is!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed!

[@angelvargaspartida1891]

So simple, so rough...genius. This is what rock should be.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!!

[@emfraridades7261]

Exactly, but people like to play the cult card. Simple, Young rock needs to returns. Im tired of this Indie bullshit

[@ObiWanKenobi]

emf emf just find the right bands or bands that are decades old. No one’s forcing you to listen to indie rock music

[@romo2674]

Make some room for prog rock

[@dannyesse3043]

It isn’t that simple

[@MOOTANT1]

Graham, was my next-door neighbor when I lived in Camden London. I'm quite certain I pissed him off greatly because my studio was in the house and I was blasting it all times of the day and night. Thought he would come in and ask me to turn it down a bit. Never did. Great channel Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I would imagine he quite enjoyed the fact that you were making music! Music is his life, he's the real deal!

[@robertschulz6558]

And that tells us again: You don´t need to do a perfect record with a perfect setting and all that stuff. If the idea is catched and it fits tight, magic just happen by the way it is.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!!

[@FergalNash]

For sure. It's capturing a pure performance well that's the key.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@FergalNash exactly!

[@hhhudba4887]

Rather the other way round - you may get a perfect record if you don't even start trying to make another impressive copy of things that already exist

[@klaxoncow]

@@hhhudba4887 That's an internal wisdom I have: "The problem with imitation is that the best you ever can be, is only as equally good as the thing you're copying". The perfect copy can never be more than an identical forgery. Indeed, if I want to hear Hendrix or Bowie or the Beatles or whoever, then I can just play their records. So, in my own music, I have no interest whatsoever in sounding like anyone else and, indeed, what I'm really looking for are the sounds that have never been heard before. It's experimental and eclectic and I'm sure will never get me rich and famous at any point, but I can, if I choose, hear a completely new song every single day - by writing it - and that keeps me as happy as Larry.)

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

It never ceases to amaze me how many songs become classic by accident. It's a mentality I keep in my music to this day. Never take a song seriously. What happens, happens. If it sounds good but not necessarily 'professional' or technically correct, just go with it. I made a tune many years ago where I based the hell out of a kick drum and turned it way up, just to see what would happen. Never did anything with it and all that's left is a raw version. Maybe one day I'll use it, as is, to test the hypothesis that music doesn't necessarily need to adhere to production standards.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Michelle! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@mrantdog]

I so love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the these years later

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous

[@roadkillmoth5610]

Damon: "AND I'M PINS AND I'M NEEDLES" And what? "Yeah"

[@doinelh]

"When I feel heavy metal, and a piece that I'm made of"

[@jw9285]

lmaooo that was so funny

[@nati.sio7]

ahahahhaahha i love him

[@lavenderllamamusic]

“I liked that squeaky guitar” dude, same! When I record my guitar parts, I love those squeaks and minor imperfections. I’m a sucker for that alternative sound full of fuzz & distortion. That bass is so crisp too 😍

[@dmvconartists2542]

There is a certain art in just making guitar noise and weird harmonics and stuff.. I love that thruston Moore thing where he demonstrates some of his classic moves.. wanna say it was for Namm

[@hustler3of4culture3]

Blur had fans in the US too, mate. There's no other way was huge in the discos I frequented back then. A whole lot of Brit Pop and Manchester made over here and we loved it. Great video.

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! Thanks ever so much!

[@ArsenicDrone]

Getting to the main guitar hook, it's like "now THAT is the song". But then they hit the bass, and THAT is the song for real. So good.

[@TheeReturn]

Can we have more of these covering Blur's entire discography?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Kevoutus ask and you shall receive!

[@xorge84]

Oh yes please!

[@Crashinginthesamecar1]

Produce Like A Pro yes!!!

[@chemicalimbalance7030]

Blur has a discography outside of this track?

[@IndanavettaPutri]

@@chemicalimbalance7030 yes and they're amazing, you should check!

[@DeftonesFan1982]

I miss blur so much. Hope they'll reunite again for a new record!

[@lordjzargo7940]

Think Damon said a few days ago that there was some material and vague plans

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, truly wonderful band!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@lordjzargo7940 very interesting

[@valabadeer4155]

@@lordjzargo7940 omg I hope this is real. I need to see Blur on stage

[@tarkett8529]

@@valabadeer4155 I saw them at the NYNEX in Manchester 1997 was a cracking show my second gig I went to I think after the Charlatans same year, picked up the blur album on cassette after the show.

[@deweerman6467]

KZbin is such a forking great invention.

[@MattDiMarinoMusic]

Gotta love how this video is 6 times longer than the actual song

[@mikecantreed]

Yes producing a song takes longer than the actual length of the song. Little recording inside info for you.

[@paulbadoo9326]

We would probably be amazed at how many rock vocals were recorded with a handheld 58 in the control room with the studio monitors blasting.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed Paul! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@KEVVYOFFICAL]

@@Producelikeapro The engineer who did the first RATM record said that's how they did the whole record, too!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@KEVVYOFFICAL yes, Garth told me that Zach had never used headphones!

[@FergalNash]

It's being done more and more. A lot of audio production is breaking "Industry Standard Rules" these days, and that's a good thing. For example, "analogue recording sounds "warmer" than digital" (something I was convinced of for years) is actually horseshit.

[@AKAtAGG]

No lie, until i heard this song on this video i thought the opening line was 'i got my head shaved, by a chamochee'. I didn't even question what a chamochee was, just assumed Albarn was way more clever than me.

[@Producelikeapro]

I hear you! I never knew the lyric to this song!!

[@itsMrNoble]

I always heard it as ‘I got my head checked, by a jumbo jet. It wasn’t easy but nothing is’ Not that that makes much sense either.

[@thanatos5024]

@@itsMrNoble I guess that this is the real lyrics. I always heard like this too. And well the song is a joke on grunge, so a nonsense lyric makes sense. O.o

[@jtaylor9562]

I thought it was 'I got my edge, yeah. By a chamoche. Again, never questioned what a chamoche was!!

[@SuperRichierich77]

@@itsMrNoble Yeah this is how I heard it

[@bagelxx]

graham is such an amazing guitar player, hes the reason why i started playing guitar, too. i love you graham!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s wonderful to hear

[@Willywoofter]

a full MLIR rundown? a genuine dream come true.

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@seandaniel23]

This is awesome!

[@rizvanxd8724]

Bruh Sean love your vids lmao never thought you liked blur lmao

[@endgameisbad2733]

I think you mean woohoo

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Sean!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@rizvanxd8724 absolutely! Love the band!

[@revol40]

Mr. Coxon is a major influence in my own songwriting as well as all the crazy good music he and Blur have put out.

[@gustavoneyra2040]

One of the greatest guitar players. A unique sound. Thanks Warren for this video!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@onechopbuddy3849]

Warren, I am just a consumer and I have zero musical skill or technical knowledge, but i absolutely love your channel. The smile on your face during this is just awesome

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much!!

[@et4751]

Absolutely, happy for him to educate me. Just make me smile he enjoy his work and music

[@lilo5437]

Blur will always have a special place in my heart! I even played Coffee & TV on bass during an audition for a music academy which I eventually got accepted into!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@blakecurtis7809]

This song takes me back. And 1997 was quite a year for me. I was 12 years old, my love of music began, started playing drums and went to my first concert: RUSH. Looking forward to the album breakdown and thank you for the upload.

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@pressplay3243]

I love Warren and I love Blur, my two worlds have come together!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@deaffatalbruno]

don't u mean the the worlds 'blur' together , .... ;)

[@JordanDerKaiserCoupe]

Fifa 98 - Road to France memories from this

[@Producelikeapro]

Nice! Yes, I remember this song everywhere!!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@anassb2025 absolutely!!

[@porkchop002]

My first FIFA. Such great memories with that game and this time :)

[@porlarazonoporlafuerza6424]

Ohh yes, I still have the cd!

[@oliverclozhoff9802]

Oh yes, getting stoned with my mates and smashing world cup 98

[@YeahNahMaybe947]

. I can still remember exactly where I was when I 1st heard Song 2 it grabbed me straight away and hasn't let go.

[@brandos4785]

one of the greatest tracks ever. just shows the sort of chemistry they had as a band. to bust this out without hardly even trying.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed

[@dafunken]

Modern Life is Rubbish is a bona fide classic, by far my favourite Blur record - and they’ve had many great ones. glad to hear you are covering it!

[@Producelikeapro]

de torquemada agreed! Total Masterpiece!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@matthewotooleis]

I met Graham in Camden Market many years ago. Modern Life is Rubbish is one of the greatest albums ever.

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@matthewotooleis]

@@Producelikeapro I’m saving it!

[@goredzilla]

The funny thing about music is that musicians get reminded thats its magic without trying especially in the studio. Great video !

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Gordon Latham yes, amazing things happen when you let music be your muse!

[@thorndog100]

"Modern Life" is also one of my all-time favorites. I just love every track on the album and the whole feel of it. Blur was one of my all-time best bands and I'm lucky enough to have seen them live twice. They were and still are brilliant.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%! One of the best live shows I've ever seen!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@tommibjork]

You should do a breakdown of Universal. That song is magic.

[@Ethan-yz6tj]

it could happen

[@tommibjork]

@@Ethan-yz6tj it really could!!

[@waltervonspecht1794]

That would be amazing, please!

[@lucrativelyrics2004]

it really really really could happen, yes it, really really really could happen

[@Producelikeapro]

Wonderful Tommi!

[@Ukedc259]

Love Blur. Can’t wait to see them in July. Good times.

[@yobhsiFehT]

I truly love how little he seems to care about gear! Beyond refreshing! Made for an oddly short track breakdown, but his entire energy is well worth the watch anyway! lol Thanks always!

[@David-cm4ok]

I think it's mainly the amateurs that get bogged down with all the gear nonsense. They're just tools for pros.

[@jmanitowabi]

Too many people get lost in tone chasing and gear. It’s the song that matters.

[@Cod245]

That was awesome 😎 love Graham’s style. Can’t wait for ‘Modern Life’ breakdown. One of my favourite albums growing up 🎸

[@petemillson]

10 out of 10 for the drums!

[@rocknrideband9660]

It's crazy how fast that video flew by it was like fake duck, first take and see you next time. It was all such a Blur. Looking forward to the next one.

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@hankfontaine]

Warren to Graham: you played that marvelously well

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, indeed!

[@daveystrange]

This is bloody great. Sometimes internet algorithms can be a godsend. Subscribed and looking forward to more!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Davey!

[@daveystrange]

@@Producelikeapro Thank you Warren for the channel and great content. Really looking forward to more. Cheers.

[@jackalope2302]

My first Blur song. I was a huge grunge, pop punk and thrash metal fan and I loved this song from the first Woohoo! I was so thrown for a loop to discover that (A) no other Blur song sounds like it and (B) it was a send up of the stuff I normally listened to and (C) I still loved them anyway.

[@robsdianten1]

To me was the other way round. I've always preferred pop songs and obviously the Brit pop movement and then I heard Blur's "13" album (which turned up into my favorite album of the band) and the firsts Coxon solo albums and found it that noisy and distorted guitar it isn't that bad to me. This band is amazingly eclectic!

[@b1music]

thanks graham for creating one of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wonderful guitar riff!

[@JoakimKanon]

”Powered by fake duck” I can’t decide if this a band name or album name.

[@Producelikeapro]

Joakim Kanon both, band name, untitled first album, Fake Duck 1

[@HardcaseStewart]

Band: Fake Duck Album: Powered By...

[@meadish]

Band name. The album name is Unsatisfactorily Compressed.

[@david189401]

@@meadish lol

[@Pauldjreadman]

Could be both .

[@RC32Smiths01]

Remember hearing this song for the first time! Brought back a lot of memories and is a staple of my childhood! Cheers for the showcase

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Please check out Modern Life Is Rubbish! Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro Will do man! Thanks!

[@Melvin7727]

Omfg that song and every aspect of it blows me away

[@Riviere8281]

Graham is brilliant, I love his work on blur but also his solo music. I can't wait to see you talking about Modern life is rubbish!one of my favourite albums. Very underrated.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Yes, one of my favourite albums ever!!

[@francescarose260]

Thank you for doing a breakdown of modern life is rubbish it’s so under appreciated! So excited for next week 👍

[@NostalgiNorden]

Yeah ehm...about that...

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@Producelikeapro]

@@NostalgiNorden Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@steveelshoff3353]

How can you not love Graham? It's just not possible.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, he's pretty darn luvley!

[@LeighDWYC]

I’d forgotten how softly-spoken Graham was. Lovely guy. Fantastic musician

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, indeed he is!

[@desmokid1477]

Proves that the best songs are best kept simple. Trying to stay real and raw. Perfection through imperfection.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@mariorivera3312]

So happy that Blur it was and it is part of my life. They are great as a band.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Agreed

[@mlssn]

This was really enjoyable. Song 2 is one of my favorite tracks, much to do with its sense of immediacy and attitude and it having been thought up like this just makes it make even more sense. Thank you Warren & Graham!

[@MrJasonsanderson]

Being a fellow Brit, a follower of your channel for a while, and brit pop being my time... I bloody love this!

[@Producelikeapro]

That's amazing to hear Jason!

[@css172]

I love Song 2 - it's got so much energy and gets you pumped up at the gym!

[@vxrdrummer]

This songs reminds me of FIFA 98 Road to the World Cup. Amazing song and amazing game.

[@chroniclesofbap6170]

Incredible song. Knowing it was a joke at the label's expense makes sense... the band having a 'Fuck it' attitude to the recording gave them license to let go and just throw raw untempered anger at the track, which created this monster. I love it.

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely! That’s what being a band is all about! Getting to make music and do what you love!

[@arenalife]

Jan 2020, the last time strangers could touch each other captured on film! Great video, thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha Thanks ever so much!

[@barryleslie7727]

By the way, if Modern Life is Rubbish is being covered, I'll be delighted. It's woefully underrated and has a lot of personal memories for me. I'll be thrilled to see it being deconstructed

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed Barry! Modern Life Is A Masterpiece!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Barry, Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@moblades1]

That was such a great time for music. Loved getting my CMJ monthly CD with hits like this back then.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Yes, those were the days!!

[@GTanya07]

Graham... i miss blur, please comeback the four of you

[@blakepotter7937]

Such a treat that this channel has not stopped becoming an impressive, stylish and well curated monument for such musical history presented by way of your unmistakeable panache. Style for a mile. Thanks for making this one of the best ever ever.... Still.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much Blake! I really appreciate it

[@annieleia8823]

he's just an angel ain't he

[@tiennar6673]

Annie Leia true haha

[@xKILLERX54x]

I can't wait for the Modern Life is Rubbish breakdown! It's my all time favorite album, it blows me away every listen! Not a song I dislike on it, just pure masterpieces every track ! Thank you for getting him on to talk about it! What an album

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@DJCroGs]

Faboulous! "Powered by fake duck" stays with me forever now

[@esteban.t]

DJ Cro-G way more better than fueled by ramen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥

[@TheChadPad]

"Vegan restaurant profits have soared" on the news tomorrow morning

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, indeed my friend!!

[@mdb3040]

I went to a Body & Soul NYC event in Brixton with Francois K, Danny Krivit and Joe Claussell; 3 DJs mostly associated with deep soulful house and disco. They played this in their set and everyone went nuts. Probably the most eclectic live DJ set I’ve ever heard. They played so much different types of music and it all just fit…

[@jasonvotaw5966]

Add Graham Coxon to the list of people I want to have tea with

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Jason Votaw yes, that is rather lovely!

[@anafrancio]

I can listen this man talking about his work 24/7 and it will always make me passionate about their music. Also this way his mind works never seems to amaze me. The moment after they talk about Alex' bass you can see in his eyes he time travels to the day they made the song and it kinda makes me get the same vibes too.

[@javieralejandro8144]

The voice was recorded with a 57??? Wow. I love Blur. Can’t wait for them to come back

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Standing in the corner of the room while they did overdubs!!

[@thomasandersen1784]

It was so clever of Blur to take this new approach afterThe Great Escape, where some of us began thinking Blur was too much in the pockets of label management and so forth. Song #2 changed all that in a heartbeat (or as a single), and suddenly everybody looking towards Blue again. Clever i must say. Cheers from Denmark

[@christhechive]

Really look forward to Modern Life - awesome album - in so many ways the birth of Brit Pop for me. Holding on For Tomorrow - what a song!

[@Producelikeapro]

Here it is:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qoga2tfLerpdE

[@TigroGumi]

When I was young I had the single with this song and the tender is the love song (can’t remember the actual title now) and this would be on repeat... This was when I was 17 and had the old windows recorder which let you record on top of things and slow and speed it up... I converted it to wav and slowed it down... sang over it slowed then speeded it up... my first song was basically singing “cheese burgers” repeatedly ... this was my first experience in creating music hahaha

[@tiffbyun3095]

honestly i think graham is the most instinctive and genius musician in the whole world, of all the times. and i don't accept his modesty!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi tiff byun I agree! I’m a huge fan!!

[@nathanbrownmolotov8697]

I loved this song when it came out and still love it today.

[@TheAmateursOriginalMusic]

Great stuff! Spent alot of years jumping around to this at gigs and clubs🕺🕺oh what a glorious time the 90’s was! 🎸🎸🎸🤘👍

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, indeed it was!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Gold. Thanks for doing these.

[@LVOF]

Love this. I’m a firm believer in feel and energy over perfect, clean recordings. So much fun and life in this