“Oh Caroline” is the fifth song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language. The track has been described as a “deceivingly dark melodic pop anthem” and the lyrics are themed around “all-consuming love”. On the song’s Spotify listing, Matty Healy claims there is no namesake behind “Oh Caroline” – despite previous speculation that the track’s subject was Caroline Flack. “It’s an invented character, where the cadence really mattered. It couldn’t be ‘Oh Linda’ or ‘Oh Jane’ – you had to have a three-syllable that really works.” A snippet was played durin… read more
“Oh Caroline” is the fifth song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language. The track has been described as a “deceivingly dark melodic pop anthem” and … read more
The 1975 is an English pop band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist, producer, lyricist and rhythm guitarist Matty Healy (the son of actors Denise Welch and Tim Healy), lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer/producer George Daniel. The band's origins trace to their attendance at secondary school and playing together as teenagers. Initial efforts to sign with a label failed, leading to the band's manager Jamie Oborne to form Dirty Hit records. The band opened for several major acts and rele… read more
The 1975 is an English pop band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist, producer, lyricist and rhythm guitarist Matty Healy (the s… read more
The 1975 is an English pop band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist, producer, lyricist and rhythm guitarist Matty Healy (the son of actors Denise Welch and Tim Healy), lead… read more