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The Universal is a song by band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 13 November as the second single from that album, charting at #5 in the UK Singles Chart. The song has been used on TV advertisements for British Gas since 2009 (although it never re-entered the top 40). In keeping with the song's science fiction theme, the single's cover art is an allusion to the opening shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the music video is a tribute to the movie A Clockwork Orange, with the band dressed up in costumes similar… read more
The Universal is a song by band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 13 November as the … read more
The Universal is a song by band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 13 November as the second single from that album, charti… read more

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Blur is an English band that formed in London in 1988, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree. The group has been referred to as one of the "Big Four" of the genre, alongside Pulp, Suede, and Oasis. Their debut album, Leisure (1991), incorporated the sounds of and . Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, Depeche Mode and Radiohead, Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1… read more
Blur is an English band that formed in London in 1988, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree. The group h… read more
Blur is an English band that formed in London in 1988, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree. The group has been referred to as one of the "Big Fo… read more

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