OASIS: Noel Gallagher's Lyric Book & Songwriting Strategy?

[@raptopp]

The amount of work you put down James in these highly interesting videos is amazing. Just pure joy for a bigtime fan of Oasis, Noel and Liam. I'm sold. Inner circle it is.

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Thanks so much for that, and welcome aboard! I’m down at Rockfield right now but will be home tomorrow so there’s some cool stuff to come 👍 hope to see you in the Facebook group too :)

[@mrjelly5718]

very true

[@TheGalwayFarmer]

Fun fact: the word 'acquiesce' does not appear at all in the song Acquiesce, but it does appear in the Masterplan. Wonder which came first?

[@leepaulturner83]

The master plan was written as a b side for wonderwall especially, which he regrets cos It could of been on the next album

[@NiskRanThawll]

given that its Liam and Noels duet about being brothers.... acquiesce as a title makes perfect sense. its all about giving and taking, going with the flow. as a brother in a band with my brother I can totally relate to the sentiment.

[@gdkey8025]

also Aquiesque starts with a shot of Whats the story...before the album came out,not sure if the title was even released to the press at the time

[@ZakynthosDiamandis]

Great video as per! Tony McCarroll wrote in his book that Noel once drunkenly revealed "I've got a masterplan..." Which Tony interpreted as Noel's scheme of how to ride the wave of fame, and his dream of eventually receiving a knighthood. When this conversation was brought up days later Noel wasn't happy about his apparent over-share. After Tony was sacked he recounts hearing 'The Masterplan' for the first time on the radio and having a little chuckle to himself. Hope I'm remembering all this correctly.

[@silverlining7298]

I've always been obsessed with how noel writes songs and his guitar stills. He makes it seem so easy but I'm sure there is more to it. Cannot wait to buy an epiphone again and get back into it

[@SecondLifeAround]

Actually in an interview he said his method is to do a deep dive listening to other artist guitar riffs that he wishes he would have written...then he simply uses it and doesn't credit them.

[@silverlining7298]

@@SecondLifeAround I've heard this with a doors track. Also he said he used pink floyd nobody's home but I just cannot hear it in any songs.....I've only discovered floyd so maybe don't get it

[@SecondLifeAround]

@@silverlining7298Check out this below video which is an excellent crash course start into the long history of Noel Gallagher‘s unashamed song thievery! “20 Oasis Songs Noel Gallagher Stole” m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4CYiWWVZ8RqhqM Sadly there is a lot more than just 20 songs that he’s blatantly robbed… I recently went down a very deep dive into all of this. So please feel free to let me know if you’d like for me to share more of my findings. Peace & God bless.

[@iamfionnmarum]

Hi James, just something quick regarding your comment at the end about "The Masterplan" possibly being from a book. I read in Tony McCarroll's book, "The Truth", that Noel told the band one night while they were all drunk that Alan McGee had told him that he had a Masterplan for him, more so even than the rest of the band, he told Noel that Oasis making it with his songs was in said Masterplan. I believe this is where Noel got it from, especially when he sings "We're all part of a masterplan". Just a thought, something to look into perhaps. Cheers.

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Hi Fionn - great point - yes you're right. It could have come from McGee. Interesting idea for a future video there...

[@edwardsindustries-20yearsa54]

You are bloody wizard, i absolutely love the research that goes into these videos, never stop doin what you do

[@sallycanwait22x]

Isn't the "stand up beside the fireplace..." line inspired by his childhood, being told off by his mom when she wanted a family photo? I'm sure I heard him say that in an interview...

[@simontunnicliffe2107]

I've heard that, Peggy used to say, "take that look from off your face" if they'd been naughty and probably in front of the fireplace in the lounge.

[@Alex506d]

@@simontunnicliffe2107 Yes, and their brother Paul said it himself, so that is likely the actual story

[@leepaulturner83]

Here’s a thought 💭 Hey Now .. was that taken from the Larry Saunders show . Was on in early to mid 90s Noel said he loved the show , so I’m thinking did Noel name a song hey now after franks catchphrase. It’s a massive possibility

[@stm22]

wow, underneath the sky has always been one of my fav song. I talked about it many times with friends and loves, I even listened to it under the northern light. It's kinda magical to have youtube randomly suggested your other video to me other day and only today that I notice this video. Thank you!

[@amoloney1984]

would love to see you interview Noel sometime

[@OkinInc]

Agree!

[@BG-qk9pp]

This is one of your best videos so far, really insightful stuff. Great work!

[@jefflikeusual20]

This is amazingly fascinating. You’re doing some great work! Thank you

[@jakestephenson7007]

These videos are great for understanding how successful song writers go about writing

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Cheers Jake - yeah it's interesting his style... I've never written a song that way but I genuinely might try. Might make a video of it actually.

[@jakestephenson7007]

@@JamesHargreavesGuitar that's a great idea for a video, it would be really cool to see what would happen using Noel's writing style

[@shredder9536]

Go Let It Out chorus lyrics came from this poem 👇🏻 Isn't it strange, that princes and kings, and clowns that caper in sawdust rings, and common-folk like you and me, are builders for eternity? To each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass and a Book of Rules; and each must make 'ere time has flown, a stumbling block or a stepping stone. R.L. Sharpe poem "A bag of tools," circa 1809

[@bigmantim4660]

Wow how you found that book simply amazes me. Also I think one of the placeholders on live forever was “take two sugars in my tea” instead of “we’ll see things I’ll never see” as there of a video of Liam singing that live

[@sb6482]

think that was just a Liam change tbh. He did for quite a lot of songs….

[@smitcher]

I just took phrases out of the song and searched on Google Books and narrowed by year and eventually found that book... Was amazed at how many phrases in that book made it to song titles too like Little by Little and Cast No Shadow and there are plenty more that @James didn't even touch on in the video that fit a lyric or title if you change a word or two...

[@leefreer6092]

The sort of ridiculous detail I'm all for. A brilliant watch mate. I recall Noel saying in an interview once that he heard the word 'acquiesce' and asked someone what it meant and then something along the lines of 'I'm avin that'. Always believed he had his own record of sayings/turns of phrase that he heard/read that pricked his attention, and kept until the correct melody came along where it fit.

[@smitcher]

Convinced that Champagne Supernova must come from something too but haven't managed to track that down yet... It's such an odd phrase that it must be lifted from somewhere...

[@reillywalker195]

"D'You Know What I Mean?" I'd argue fits into the hybrid category of Noel's songs. Noel has outright stated what its second verse means: it refers to his music career, how he went into London broke and came out a millionaire. The pre-chorus might bear a meaning personal to him, too, but I can't say.

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Yeah I wondered after uploading the vid if maybe Some Might Say would have been a better nonsense example

[@petianenakhov1777]

I always thought that the pre chorus in DKWIM is about the father of Liam and Noel, "he asked me "why his people (noel Liam?) won't go through the storm", I said "man, they don't even know you're born ( he's not existing for them, because they don't like their father)""

[@simontunnicliffe2107]

@@petianenakhov1777 Yeah the pre-chorus or Bridge is about their father.

[@mr.stevejones1947]

"I met my maker, made him cry." Isn't that line about when the father turned up unannounced at one of their gigs and Noel and Liam wouldn't have anything to do with him. The story was in the UK tabloid press.

[@simontunnicliffe2107]

@@mr.stevejones1947 You could be right. That incident is in the 'Supersonic' film isn't it, well turning up to an after party think it was.

[@coalitionperformance5901]

This is brilliant. Surely, as a musician, Noel must be interested in a lot of the theories you propose particularly the magic book, you have to contact him. I’d be shocked if done right, you couldn’t get an interview with him. I mean he must get sick of crap interview questions but these things are fresh and fascinating. Come on James!

[@OkinInc]

Definitely! No maybe. :)

[@smitcher]

Well that certainly turned out to be a great video! Despite knowing a lot of this for the past few weeks I really enjoyed that and the direction you took it at the start. That "Untitled" song is great - sounds like he had a head injury when he wrote that but your version makes more sense. I suppose he still does the same to this day, changing the words or the way he plays songs. For example I can't remember hearing him play DLBIA the old way since Oasis split, he always plays it in the new acoustic style he adopted, with the capo at fret 4. You always hear a difference between the early demos and the final versions of their songs... Have a good week, and hope the weather holds - I'm looking forward to your recreation of Wishing-stone!

[@abelstretford3097]

In 2011 with high playing birds he played dont look back in anger the original way at a festival. Can’t remember which one but it’s on KZbin

[@smitcher]

Ah thanks Curtis, that's good to know, don't think I've seen that.

[@abelstretford3097]

This is the gig kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooWUd6mPq9qHgdE

[@harrywebster6265]

He played the electric version in the original key at some gigs in his last tour in 2019. There’s an example on KZbin from Melbourne although it’s filmed on a phone.

[@smitcher]

Thanks Harry will look it out.

[@sailorviolet92]

Omg, that's incredible. Thank you so much for finding this!

[@maxwong2675]

Champagne Supernova came from the Pixies album, ‘Bossanova’. Noel: "When I was writing that, I remember going to visit Meg, who was living with some chicks down in Maida Vale, in her old flat. I was living in a hotel in Marylebone High Street and had just been kicked out of my flat in Chiswick, for being drunk and disorderly. Anyway, I went over to Meg´s. I wasn't seeing her, she was just a mate and, this may sound really corny but I had the music and melody for the song in my head but I didn't have any words. While I was around there we were listening to a Pixies album called, I think it's... Supernova. As we were listening to this album, we were watching a documentary about where they make Champagne in France. You may laugh but it's true. I was there drunk going, "Champagne supernova? Yeah man" and to this day, everyone’s going, "But what does it mean?". I can't be arsed to explain it cos it sounds really corny. Some of the lyrics were written when I was out of it. There’s the words: "Someday you will find me caught beneath a landslide in a champagne supernova in the sky.""

[@GunDogSlim]

Very interesting, thanks James! Up there with your best videos

[@jackrkidhirschfield]

Oh wow! I am mind blown 🤯 well done James! Loving these videos please keep them coming 😎

[@irishnewfoundlandbear7400]

Hey James great video. For Champagne Supernova I believe Noel has been quoted as saying he miss heard The Pixies album Sufer Rosa and as @L* p *T reminded me I remember reading years ago that the Champagne part was about a documentary/program about French Champagne that was on the tv while he was writing and he put them both together. Another lyric that I remember reading about was the "Is it any wonder why Princes & Kings . Are clowns that caper in their sawdust rings" part from Go Let It Out was from a poem called A Bag of Tools by R.L. Sharpe

[@Devotchik]

The Go Let It Out poem is also quoted in The Heptones - Book of Rules

[@Dave-ug9bh]

He loves the weather

[@nbctheoffice]

Great research as always, James!

[@casualtictac4130]

Great video as usual mate!

[@silverlining7298]

This is incredible, would love to see the some might say lyric inspiration?

[@samuelmottram-playfoot171]

Great video James! Noel said that he got the word Acquiesce from watching the OJ Simpson trial which was all over the news at the time. Apparently one of the lawyers said it.

[@richardpblaikie]

"You've got to work that out for yourself" James Hargreaves..."hold my beer"

[@rauri7705]

love your passion and dedication . thanks for the information !

[@alirlandes2238]

Brilliant video. Nice one! You need to try interview Noel to confirm this stuff!

[@BioFactory1]

14:35 - Also notice the Stone Raft title of the book is close to The Stone Roses and it is 5 people under the red sky. Is Shangri La in that book? It looks like the same vibe of Idler's Dream years later.

[@mattswain9187]

Fantastic insight thank you James

[@Petesaintsfc]

Another great video mate 👍🏼

[@tornaclconor5149]

Genius video James!

[@christianfischer9340]

I was playing the piano recently. I can't read music, so I always try to figure out the melody myself. The beginning of "Masterplan" is almost one to one to "while my guitar gently weeps"

[@simontunnicliffe2107]

I can hear a similarity on looking up a piano version of it just and part of the intro bit reminded me of Pink Floyd's Comfotably Numb. The bit here at 17 seconds:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKirdYF_nbJ_gNU

[@christianfischer9340]

What I am referring to is the melody the strings play. On the piano I play a minor chord and then wander down the keys. This is exactly what the Beatles do with the guitar baseline in "while my guitar gently weeps".

[@christianfischer9340]

@@simontunnicliffe2107 could not hear it - but tx for pointing out this tune to me!

[@simontunnicliffe2107]

@@christianfischer9340 Comfotably Numb is one of the greatest songs ever written. Amazing. Contains probably the best guitar solo of all time too. 😉

[@fifthof1795]

When you mentioned the indeterminate lyrics I just knew you would would say...Stand up beside the fireplace...etc !

[@benmac6147]

I vaguely remember Noel Gallagher saying in an interview that the title for the album Be Here Now is from a book of the same name. Maybe he used that book for lyrical ideas too.

[@herbalrider9496]

I think 'Be Here Now' is named after a journalist asking John Lennon what his ambition is and he said "To be here now".

[@Gus-r4g]

Be Here Now is also the title of a George Harrison song.

[@harveybancks9729]

Could you do a video on the song waterfall by the stone roses

[@nigelstanley3674]

Interesting take. Great vid. Thanks

[@iaintaylor3709]

Outstanding video 👍🏻

[@MFCMUFC]

John Lennon wrote in this style using “placeholder lyrics” too

Quite interesting the relationship with Saramago's book.

[@smitcher]

After the latest Savile video I just watched this other one again that I was involved in, amazing the number of phrases from that book that made it into Oasis songs... Still a great video even two years later but your style has certainly changed @JamesHargreavesGuitar

[@richfromtheligerz4922]

Brilliant video great research ❤️

[@TheGalwayFarmer]

Noel does like the word 'supernova' though. After the song Champagne Supernova, there was his house Supernova Heights and his signature guitar the Epiphone Supernova.

[@hazzzee]

great work guys

[@notatthetablecarlos6708]

Really enjoyed this video cheers

[@BioFactory1]

4:50 - First time he performed Don't Look Back In Anger live - easy to know the origninal lyrics, it's title was So Sorry' --The refrain at that point was So sorry to say that you know it's too late as we're walking on by....

[@thea61s55]

Valid analysis. Really interesting. Defo true and something in this combination of cool words he’d found. I remember him talking about finding the title for Hindu Times on a t shirt - he probs wrote this down in his book for later use and then when he wrote that song thought yea sounds cool. Heathen Chemistry too

[@christophermcgachan6799]

Another awesome video James , I wonder is there any info on the guitar that Noel found in his childhood home , was this guitar ever kept or restored , always thought the interviewer should have asked the question , thanks again for the great content . Cheers Chris , Mad Fer It .

[@Chapolinho316]

Me: ''I've been obsessed with Oasis for years but there isn't any new meat on the bone for me to digest...'' James Hargreaves: ''Hold my lager.......''

[@BioFactory1]

7:10 - A demo tape Noel gave to Chris Martin had a variant of the 'Untitled' demo as 'Feel No Shame' but it was on a very early Shoulders Of Giants demo tape. That was the source of song titles like 'Slow' and other titles of unheard songs came out.

[@ChorltonandtheWheelies]

I've never known a lyricist to mention 'weather' more than Noel - obviously the famous "Sunshineeeeee" that Liams fond of singing but ' rain' is mentioned in a lot of Noels songs too. Probably 'Love' is what a lot of other peoples music (in some form) is about - not Noel Gallaghers' songs! 'The Weather' is mentioned in some form ( include the sky) in so many of his compositions. I'm fact I'm going to through 'Definitely Maybe' and 'WTS Morning Glory' and see how many of the lyrics mention the sky and the weather (coz I was a bit obsessed with Oasis in my early twenties - I saw them 8 times but that was from very early Oasis 94) Enjoyed the video but was waiting for you to say something about his weather fetish. In actual fact he struck gold with weather (like love) weather affects us all ⚡🌩☁🌨🌧🌦🌥⛅🌤🌞🌝☀🌈🌬

[@jackcole1331]

Everythings depending on the way the wind may blow ;)

[@Batters56]

And Jaguars!

[@toppdogg-xy5kb]

Love the videos absolutely brilliant

[@klaassnoek8306]

Some of the lyrics for 'Go Let it Out' is said to be "inspired" by an old poem by R.L. Sharpe, 'A bag of tools', circa 1809

[@TerryLHampton]

I heard that Noel heard the word acquiesce being used a lot during OJ Simpson’s trial and wanted to use it somewhere 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tornaclconor5149]

That word would be "acquit" and it means something totally different to Acquiesce. The OJ phrase is "if the glove does not fit, you must acquit."

[@CircRhyth1981]

Noel definitely said this in an interview in the 90s 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@abelstretford3097]

On this topic I remember reading somewhere that Noel was clearing out his girlfriend’s garage (now his wife) and there was a book there with the title “the importance of being idle”

[@leepaulturner83]

Yep that’s a real book

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Ah very interesting, didn't know that one!

[@elpistolero00007]

Ah I always thought it was inspired from Oscar Wilde’s play ‘the importance of being earnest’

[@blugroo]

Do you think Noel's Dyslexia had an affect on his lyrical side of song writing- the magpie/magic pie example, leaving lyrics until last etc?

[@wavell14]

he obviously didn't leave lyrics until last

[@blugroo]

@wavell14 many interviews noel stated as such

[@OkinInc]

Hey James, only just seen this video now in October. Thanks for all the work you put into your videos, love all this stuff on Oasis. You are the go to for this info and I agree with another poster below, you should contact Noel and see if he's keen for an interview after seeing your vids. Surely an interview from a fan with fans watching would be something else for him instead of the normal shite ones from media. Cheers James, your beard game is on point here too mate. 👍

[@jackcole1331]

"The Journey Prize Anthology: The Best Short Fiction from Canada's Literary Journals Volumes 4-5", a collection of short fiction published in 1992 in Canada has the words "SUPERNOVA" and "ACQUIESCE" on the same page, page 89. This can be found in the "Google Books" page for the book by clicking "Search inside" and entering in either word. It's just a coincidence that this collection book has both those uncommon words on the same page and was published in 1992 in Canada. Perhaps Noel, during the bands early 1995 tour of Canada could have bought this book in an airport and picked out a few words from it as he was writing for What's The Story.

[@jackcole1331]

When searching for books with the words "acquiesce", "supernova", and "champagne" in them using the Google Books search feature the biography of a country singer Ronnie Milsap called "Almost Like a Song" comes up, published in 1990. Unfortunately, there is no "search inside" feature for this book so we cannot search the specific uses of the words. I remember in another video you mentioning how Noel loved to read musician's biographies. Perhaps he read this one during the 90s? And therefore "Champagne supernova" came about.

[@connormclaren5134]

If we shadows is still one of my favorite songs that Noel ever wrote

[@Chery_boi]

Ok James it’s time for bed that’s enough looking into Oasis for today

[@gennarobarbaro84]

Don't forget The Importante of Being Idle by Stephen Robins!(2000) 😉🎩

[@lizardkingclark8872]

Next time I write a song I’m going to ADAPT some oasis and the stones tunes 😏 lol great video btw the best music page about oasis on KZbin imo ✌️

[@fronts3165]

It is certainly possible that Noel used a collage technique of found objects to craft lyrics for his songs. Noel is a genius and clever to use a technique employed by many fine artists and poets in their creative process, if indeed he did.

[@charliehai7921]

Why don’t you take a Noel style chord progression and try writing a song using this book and the rhyming dictionary? Would be interesting!

[@Batters56]

I’m struck by the similarity between Noel’s stated style and McCartneys style writing Get Back with some words and humming the melody in between.

[@BrettVoitik]

Great stuff man

[@81Albertine]

I don’t know if it has been mentioned already, but according to Wikipedia, José Saramago has also written a book called ‘The Traveller’s Baggage’. Could this be the link to Noel’s Little book of Wisdom’?

[@rossfretwell5740]

I seem to recall Go let it out contained lines from a poem/story? The bit about princes and kings was a straight lift in fact...

[@rossfretwell5740]

Just googled it, it’s called ‘Bag of Tools’ by R Lee Sharpe. Remember reading a review of SOTSOG and some journalist had sussed those stolen lines haha

[@WalterLagomar21]

Wow my man your research was so inspiring and amazing !!!! Thank you so much. I Always thought Noel is Like a sponge absorbing words and melodies That catches his ears atention.

[@CupidStunt72]

James, I've always wondered if REM's ' Half A World Away ' inspired Noel's ' Half The World Away ' ?? Same tempo, lyrically the same. When Stipe sings the line, it's very similar. Any thoughts ??

[@clouseaux]

I don't hear any similarity to speak of other than the title lyric and both are acoustic drumless numbers. REM's song is in 3/4 time and quicker

[@neonatalpenguin]

Noel's a big Burt Bacharach fan (it's Bacharach's photo beside the sofa on the cover of Definately Maybe). Half The World Away has a very similar chord progression to Bacharach's song This Guy's In Love With You. In fact, Noel performed This Guy's In Love With You on-stage with Bacharach two years later.

[@smitcher]

Not sure but Morning Glory is a ripoff of REM The One I Love

[@CupidStunt72]

@@smitcher exactly. He was obviously listening to REM a few years before.

[@smitcher]

@@CupidStunt72 He did that with a lot of songs though... it wasn't just T-rex/C&A - for example, listen to Slade - Take me Bak 'Ome (kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3ayoIugmdOCo9k) listen to it at 0.75 and it's the start of Some Might Say...

[@nickcompton4772]

I wonder if he still has his note books

[@Flukey_1970]

Ive seen an interview with Noel saying that pre "Sally" it was "sorry" but Liam miss heard Sally and it just stuck. Think you actually covered that in one of your later videos. There's also method in Noels madness subtly nicking and tweaking them. I think when the punter listens to a song and its slightly recognisable they are more likely to like the song.

[@mattlyons2070]

I heard he came up with Champagne Supernova after miss hearing the title to the Pixies album Bossanova, probably whilst he was drunk drinking champagne.

[@Jimmywilliams_]

I love the mystery behind the oasis songs.. sadly now been shattered. The listener makes the song their own

[@aunch3]

I think that’s how Al the big songwriters did. Look at John Lennon and Mr Kite song basically just reciting the poster word for word, his Alice in Wonderland references etc

[@keironrose2653]

LG came up with Sally?

[@Shorty50]

The effort is great from you James I love it! But let’s be real would Noel in the 90s be reading something like that? Top it off with the fact that the lyrics are I’d say sparsely similar?

[@chrisdude9641]

Your videos are an oasis for Oasis fans.

[@darrenord7533]

Fascinating

[@campbellfiles9019]

What about the song "St.Paul"

[@REEP_N_ROLL_STAR]

Class!

[@TrumanShirley]

The prophet by Kahlil Gibran has quite a few lyrics from she is love in it. Lennon also used that book for lyrics for Julia.

[@specialsnowflake9097]

@@DaveTaste Staley?

[@vitosnet]

He's lyrics somehow reminds what someone knowing English by songs only would do. You know, it would be blubberish with some phrases taken here and there, as "caught in a landslide" from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, or something from The Beatles, etc. At he's songs these phrases are used as sort of mantras same, but other part is just meaningful instead. That's all. It's up to You to think that dude believing in rock n roll as in holy word, magical on itself, or he just knows that such stolen phrases are provoking reflective reaction.

[@goohnutz]

There’s a british film in the 50’s titled “Look Back In Anger” and it’s about a young, struggling but intelligent working class man. So... maybe another inspiration? Or is it just some sort of coincidence. Haha. I don’t know, just a thought. More power to you brother! Keep it going!

[@leepaulturner83]

Famous 60s film , he likes to change phrases ,,, so look back in anger to don’t look back in anger , I don’t believe for one sec that came from the girl in San Fran . Also lord don’t slow me down he saw on a wrist band that read lord slow me down . So he just added the the don’t .

[@ariotofmyown4879]

I thought it was David Bowie’s song

[@leepaulturner83]

Na I don’t think Noel knows of Bowie’s work 😉

[@ariotofmyown4879]

@@leepaulturner83 is not like he ever covered heroes anyways 🤓

[@neonatalpenguin]

David Bowie's song is named after the original John Osbourne play. I always suspected Noel took the title from the Bowie song, rather than the play or film.

[@maxccfc1927]

I absolutely love if we shadows and untitled

[@jackysguitarcovers2757]

Top vid as per

[@AkyovNorthWest]

Great video! Would love for somebody to mention this book to Noel in an interview lol. But, didn't Noel once admit partly he got the name "Champagne Supernova" whilst listening to the Pixies album "Bossanova" which he later incorrectly remembered as Supernova edit: seen many people have already mentioned this

[@liam_loveless]

the importance of being idle title is taken from a book with the same name, i bought the book recently:)

[@christianfischer9340]

Originally it's "The importance of being Earnest" isn't it?

[@liam_loveless]

@@christianfischer9340well the book i have is called the importance of being idle XD

[@desenchantee9640]

Do you mean that his songs are taken from poetry books and then he modifies them? It is what is popularly called "centon"; is a literary figure). If you talk about this, it could be the same case of Bunbury) a composer from Spain who has recently been discovered doing the same.

[@jonasrmb01]

i'd argue that supersonic is in the middle

[@smitcher]

@@badgasaurus4211 Supersonic was just written in the Pink Museum, Liverpool the day that they tried to record Bring It On Down. It wasn't going well and the band took a break to get some food and Noel stayed back and wrote Supersonic from stuff around the studio and the first things that came into his head from memories of being in Liverpool. I think one of the Realies had a BMW and Noel was going through a G&T phase... They recorded it that night and it was never rerecord or remixed because they thought it was perfect...

[@lobo_paul]

Does anyone else think that (well, it's not exactly a "book", but) if we listen to the tune of Oh Sweet Nuthin' by The Velvet Underground, the whole Champagne Supernova cycle of inspiration could be closed?

[@leepaulturner83]

Champagne supernova he once said he got from a french documentary he miss heard has “champagne supernova “ but it was called something else

[@leepaulturner83]

Something like that or he misheard the name of the director. Anyway he thought it sounded great . In the same way QT got the name for reservoir dogs

[@irishnewfoundlandbear7400]

@@leepaulturner83He miss heard The Pixies Album title Surfer Rosa

[@leepaulturner83]

Oh right I thought it was a documentary. Cool

[@irishnewfoundlandbear7400]

@@leepaulturner83 You know what now that you mention it I think I remember reading that the Champagne part was about a documentary/program about French Champagne that was on the tv while he was writing. I would have totally forgot about that until you reminded me.

[@leepaulturner83]

@@irishnewfoundlandbear7400 yes i definitely remember him saying it was something he misheard on a french tv show

[@CHASCHARLTON]

I like your videos they're great, you obviously spend a lot of time making them, but I can't help thinking you can make a story up about anything if you work at it for long enough

[@davidjames579]

Which is exactly what Noel does.

[@100MPHOutofTown-Scrambler]

R.L. Sharpe, "A bag of tools," circa 1809 - < How would you even find this lol ?

[@milesborg9812]

I remember reading somehwhere that David Bowie's approach to song writing was very similar

[@lcc8394]

Bowie is/was a fascist-At this time other well-known rock musicians also made inflammatory statements, including David Bowie, who expressed support for fascism and admiration for Adolf Hitler in interviews with Playboy, NME and a Swedish publication. Bowie was quoted as saying: "I think Britain could benefit from a fascist leader. After all, fascism is really nationalism... I believe very strongly in fascism, people have always responded with greater efficiency under a regimental leadership." He was also quoted as saying: "Adolf Hitler was one of the first rock stars" and "You've got to have an extreme right front come up and sweep everything off its feet and tidy everything up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Against_Racism

[@modernchampionmusic81]

It's a pretty standard approach to songwriting ..yesterday originally had the lyrics scrambled eggs 🥚

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Yeah true, the placeholder lyrics thing. I'm definitely considering pinching his thing of building lyrics from eye-catching phrases in books though... That's a great idea for when you've got writer's block!

[@modernchampionmusic81]

@@JamesHargreavesGuitar i had a mate who would just write stuff down he saw on adverts..or stuff he heard people say..anything ..he wrote a song called ' fit it with a fuse after his lights went..🤣