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вЂњParklifeвЂќ (Live, Jools Holland, 1994) by Blur It epitomises what Blur were about вЂ“ having fun and doing exactly what you want to do.вЂќ вЂњabout the park class: dustbin men, pigeons, joggers вЂ“ things we saw every day on the way to the studio. Graham Coxon told The Guardian in 2012 that the Song was: It was one of the most complete things IвЂ™d ever heard.вЂќ That book changed my outlook on life.вЂќ Bassist Alex James said, вЂњThe first time Damon played Parklife to me I was certain that it would be big. вЂњ London FieldsВ (a novel by English writer Martin Amis) inspired Parklife. Q magazine, in August 2005, interviewed Albarn who explained: This was while Oasis was on-stage collecting their вЂњBest British AlbumвЂќ award, which both themselves, and Blur, had been nominated for.

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At the 1996 BRIT Awards, the Gallagher brothers mocked Blur by singing вЂњParklifeвЂќ in full drunken slur fashion, Liam changing the Lyrics to вЂњShitelifeвЂќ and Noel shouting вЂњMarmiteвЂќ at the crowd. It was during the Awards circuit that the ongoing feud between Blur and Oasis utilized this Song into the battle. Blur also performed вЂњParklifeвЂќ at the 2012 BRIT AwardsВ (Source: Wikipedia). The Song won вЂњBest British SingleвЂќ and Best Video at the 1995 BRIT Awards. вЂњAt the line вЂThere was a piece of my heart,вЂ™ Phil said, вЂњShould I drop the вЂhвЂ™? If I pronounce it, itвЂ™ll sound more adorable.вЂќ We didnвЂ™t want to use a forced mockney accent, so he pronounced the вЂh.'вЂќ Guitarist Graham Coxon suggested Daniels as Blur were big fans of Quadrophenia. Daniels also appears in the Video for вЂњParklifeвЂќ.Дamon originally attempted the spoken verses, but couldnвЂ™t get into character. вЂњParklifeвЂќ by BlurДamon Albarn Sings the Chorus, while Phil Daniels, best known as playing Jimmy Cooper in The WhoвЂ™s Quintessential вЂњModвЂќ Film, Quadrophenia. It was released as the AlbumвЂ™s third Single and reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart. The Song is the title Track from BlurвЂ™s 1994 album Parklife. Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop (2003) features the Song as one of the highlights of the scene. We start off the New Year with what is considered one of BritpopвЂ™s defining Songs. вЂњParklifeвЂќ by Blur is the first Britpop Tuesday of 2018вЂ™s Spotlight choice.