It is notable that the present situation affects the entire world.

There have been previous situations with extreme weather, viruses etc but particular to a region or country.

Difficult to be finite, but here is a selection: Birthday Sing Oily Water Tracy Jacks This Is A Low Yoko & Hiro Death Of A Party Theme From Retro Optigan 1 On The Way To The Club I would have included 'Girls & Boys (Pet Shop Boys 7" remix)' and 'Supa Shoppa' but they were additional tracks on single...

You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore

What.

I don't think it is too noticeable under normal listening, but I am surprised that they didn't edit it out.

They were great the first time around. Thanks for the heads-up.

Keep up the good work AB

'Psychomodo' by Steve Harley

I think if Blur had released "more of the same" in 1997 it could have brought a decline in chart fortunes, esp. given that by the later part of that year Britpop was starting to fade. 'Beetlebum' was subtly different but as dparrott suggests, the regular fans regarded style changes as an appealing q...

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I see Chemical world, Sunday Sunday and Stereotypes as second tier Blur songs and it's interesting none of them made the Best Of.

I know what you mean and it is a good idea to choose 'This Is A Low' ahead of them. Though I also take jonathas point about 'Sing' being excluded.

I don't think there was a backlash - the singles from TGE were commercial and gave Blur airplay and TV well into 1996. They had a life in their own right - they appealed to passive buyers who didn't purchase the album. If TGE is seen as a disappointing album, this has been judged retrospectively and...

I am not keen when darkness descends in mid-afternoon. It is too early

Agree that 'She's So High' could be Suede and that 'Stereotypes' and 'Oily Water' could be Oasis.

Happy days of early 90s indie....

Yes I agree, I can imagine Damon or Graham singing it