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The story of What's the Story Morning Glory breakout hit 'Wonderwall'
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The british weeklies weren’t just singing about a rivalry between songs, but also about british class and regional divisions as oasis were from northern england, while blur were from the south . If you want to feel old and remember what was in the news in 1995,, New musical express wrote about the rivalry in that issue. Yes, in a week where news leaked that Saddam Hussein was preparing nuclear weapons, everyday folks were still getting slaughtered in Bosnia and Mike Tyson was making his comeback, tabloids and broadsheets alike went Britpop crazy. This musical rivalry was being heralded as the biggest musical fight since the beatles and the rolling stones.
Blur won the week with their single topping the uk charts with 274,000 singles sold, while Oasis finished a closer second with 216,000 copies sold. Blur appeared on top of the pops performing the song with frontman Damopn Albarn sporting an Oasis shirt on. Noel remarked seeing the performance and later revealed how he would have rather had cigarettes and alcohol being to go head to head with blur than roll with it. While Blur celebrated that week, in the long run Oasis enjoyed much more success with What’s the Story Morning Glory thanks in large part to today’s topic Wonderwall. The song was presented to Liam during the sessions for What’s the Story Morning Glory. Liam admitted to Rolling Stone he wasn’t initially a fan of the song recalling
At first I didn’t like it,”. “What the is this tune? I said, ‘I don’t like this - it’s a bit fonky.’ I got Police vibes. It was a bit Sting. I like the heavier stuff. I said, ‘This doesn’t suit me, man.’” Noel had two songs - wonderwall, which was initially called wishing well and don’t look back in anger and asked liam to chose one to sing lead vocals on. Liam went with wonderwall with with his brother choosing the other. Liam later remarked he would’ve sang leads on both if he was given the choice.
Wonderwall’s basic track was completed in just one day with Noel singing the lyrics and melody to Liam in the studio. Liam completed the vocals pretty quickly the next morning and headed to a nearby pub. The finishing touches were piano part Noel played at the end of the song and a keyboard was used to simulate an orchestra., Liam told the group’s producer Owen Morris that his vocals sounded too loud in the mix. With Morris recalling was the only time Liam made such a comment.
As for how the sessions went the group’s producer Despite the friction between the Gallagher brothers throughout their career, the recording of what’s the story moring glory was pretty epaceful with , co-producer Morris reflecting: "The sessions were the best, easiest, least fraught, most happily creative time I've ever had in a recording studio. I believe people can feel and hear when music is dishonest and motivated by the wrong reasons. Morning Glory, for all its imperfection and flaws, is dripping with love and happiness."[
Wonderwall shows a particular vulnerability that wasn’t found in the band’s previous releases, which contained more swagger than anything else. The song's lyrics convey themes of longing and introspection, with the speaker expressing a desire for someone to be their savior. Its simple yet emotive arrangement, featuring acoustic guitar and Liam Gallagher's distinct vocals, contributed to its timeless appeal.The song was initially thought to be about Noel's then-girlfriend and later wife, Meg Mathews because that’s what tbe guitarist initially told interviewers, but following his divorce in 2001 he later clarified telling rolling stone The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it. And how do you tell your missus it’s not about her once she’s read it is? It’s a song about an imaginary friend who’s gonna come and save you from yourself.” The term "wonderwall" was inspired by George Harrison's 1968 album Wonderwall Music - the first solo album by any member of the beatles.
While you’ve probably heard stories of musicians or producers or labels not knowing how big a song was