Oasis introduced the world to (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?  in April 1995 with the song Some Might Say.  The band’s classic guitar sound signalled to the world that Oasis were back. Noel Gallagher has often mused that it is his favourite Oasis song; the British public agreed, and Some Might Say  was launched to the top of the charts making it the band’s first number one single. It was clear from this moment that the Manchester band were on the brink of becoming cultural

“ Brother, brother, brother . There’s far too many of you dying .”— Marvin Gaye The Original Cover of What's Going On You know, I can admit that I am young. Far more juvenile than juvenile can account for. Be that as it may, the consequence of love, the consequence of song, has bred a sense akin to knowledge but far more softer. The likes of love, song and dance have shaped in me what we might have regarded as inscrutable — what I am desperately endeavouring to convey, as car

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