I bought both of the singles Blur and Oasis. The best song on this single by a mile is Rocking Chair which was co-wrote by one of the Real People, (supposedly).
- "Roll With It" - 4:00
- "It's Better People" - 3:59
- "Rockin' Chair" - 4:36
- "Live Forever" (Live at Glastonbury '95) - 4:40
"Roll With It" received a great deal of attention when Food Records, the label of chief Britpop rivals Blur, moved the original release date of single "Country House" to clash with it, sparking what came to be known as "The Battle of Britpop". The British media had already reported an intense rivalry between the two bands and this clash of releases was seen as a battle for the number one spot. The media sensation was spurred on by verbal attacks from the respective camps (in particular Noel and Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Alex James), that extended beyond the music industry to the point where the two bands were regularly mentioned on the evening news. In particular, public imagination was sparked by the contrast between the gritty, working class Oasis and the artsy, middle class Blur. In the end, Blur's "Country House" single sold 274,000 copies to Oasis' 216,000 copies of "Roll with It". The singles charted at number 1 and number 2 respectively.
Download Here: Roll With it
2 comments:
Rockin Chair was indeed co-written by the Realies - definately true as they are now credited on it - apparently they co-wrote "Columbia" also which is Oasis best song imo - if you listen to it it certainly sounds like the Real People - and the White Label Demo has them talking in it - right I'm now boring myself!
I bought this on cassingle less only a few days ago!
What a fantastic song!
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