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For Tomorrow was written by Damon Albarn at his parents house in the opening hours of Christmas Day 1992 When Blur submitted the new album to their label a couple of weeks prior, it was told it was poor and had no single material on it. Albarn therefore wrote this song, which became the lead off single in April 1993. This song has often been cited as the birth of Britpop, as Blur adopted a very British sound and image following a disastrous second tour of America in 1992. At a time where grunge was supreme, nobody was interested in much else and thus it is not surprising the song stalled at #28 in the charts.
However the song has gained much popularity since- the extended version was chosen on the band’s best of album, was selected in the Top 15 songs about London by Time Out magazine, and MOJO included it in their ‘50 Greatest British tracks ever’ list.
Its popularity is best shown by the landmark on Primrose Hill, a north London hill that overlooks the city. There, in 1993, an Australian woman and her boyfriend wrote the lyrics “and the views so nice” from this song on a path just short of the top of the hill; they remain there to this day, and are an enduring reminder of the romance of the song.
However the song has gained much popularity since- the extended version was chosen on the band’s best of album, was selected in the Top 15 songs about London by Time Out magazine, and MOJO included it in their ‘50 Greatest British tracks ever’ list.
Its popularity is best shown by the landmark on Primrose Hill, a north London hill that overlooks the city. There, in 1993, an Australian woman and her boyfriend wrote the lyrics “and the views so nice” from this song on a path just short of the top of the hill; they remain there to this day, and are an enduring reminder of the romance of the song.
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Pequitass wrote:
Lalalalalala <333
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Maz1789 wrote:
Blur couldn't hold a candle to Oasis. However, I'm not a biased fan girl like 90% of Blur fans and actually like both bands.
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D-blabla wrote:
very great! if you look at the originial side of Blur and Oasis: Blur rules xD
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punkrockwarlord wrote:
This song is awesome. And I say this as a huge Oasis fan. So SUCK IT, HATERS!
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Cool-Kid wrote:
This is currently my favourite Blur album.
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NanetteManoir wrote:
Such a beautiful song...Reminds me so much of my teens..*sighs*.................................... Yeah, people, shut about O@$i$, they've always sucked. Blur will always be.
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punkrockwarlord wrote:
Why do you ppl need to bring up Oasis? This should be about a Blur song. Aren't Blur interesting enough on their own?
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Lempea wrote:
blur were so much better than oasis any day
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SeriousMoon wrote:
epic
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joekickasss wrote:
blur were so much better than oasis any day [7]
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lucas7599 wrote:
blur were so much better than oasis any day [6]
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2morrowww wrote:
blur were so much better than oasis any day [5] :)
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raysravens52 wrote:
blur>oasis[4] (too lazy to copy and paste i know)
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long_live_thom wrote:
blur were so much better than oasis any day [3]
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joindierocker wrote:
blur were so much better than oasis any day [2]
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joindierocker wrote:
perfect early 90's londonish anthem! sign of a new era! britpop era! yay!
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DrBlur wrote:
An unreal classic...and bobbyefc38, totally right...
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bobbyefc38 wrote:
blur were so much better than oasis any day
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lustforlife_92 wrote:
lalalalalalalala great song *-*
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