![]() Includes an aggressive harmonica solo by Paul Weller and not many songs can boast that. This instrumental will always have a special place in the hearts of Oasis fans, as they band opened their Maine Road set with it. But it stays strong in the memory thanks to a thunderous bridge as Liam sings: "Around this town you've ceased to be/That's what you get for sleeping with the enemy." Or is he saying "NME"? Who knows. My Big Mouthĭebuted live at Knebworth before it had been released on Be Here Now, this, by Oasis' high standards, is a by-the-numbers rock track considering it was written at the height of their powers. This is reflected in the chorus as Liam sings: “While we’re living/The dreams we have as children fade away”. We can imagine it being rehearsed in The Boardwalk, long before concerns such as orchestral compositions or ponderings on how a song would work for a sold-out stadium troubled the band. The central charm to Fade Away is how it transports us back to simpler times. Oasis perform in London in 2007 (Image: The Daily Mirror) 50. I Hope I Think I KnowĪ great, mystical acoustic track in the mould of Who Feels Love? It's hard to imagine the song having such an impact without Liam's vocals on it - but thankfully it does. ![]() ![]() It’s testament to the strength of his songwriting that this isn’t higher up the list. Going Nowhereįorgotten by some, Going Nowhere has a beautiful horn and string section that compliments Noel’s acoustic guitar perfectly. Thankfully this song manages to be one of them. Bag It Upīag It Up is the opener on Dig Out Your Soul, the band's final album which is bereft of memorable tracks. You could be my railroad, we'd go on and on." No awards for guessing who he wrote this one for. With lyrics using imagery from The Old Testament and the story of Cain and Abel - Cain murdered Abel, his brother - Liam sings: "You could be my best friend, stay up all night long. One of the strongest songs Liam has written. In any other circumstances it would be a lead single for so many bands at the time. It's a signal of how strong the band's songwriting was at the time that this feels like a mere album track on Definitely Maybe. It's charming and bluesy with playful lyrics: "I'll be fine - if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit/I can't get a life if my heart's not in it." 56. You don't need to re-invent the wheel with every song and this foot-tapper of a song is fun enough.Ī tribute to The Kinks and a mainstay of Noel's solo career set list - he's clearly fond of the song. Many songs on that album are accused of being too long, but this one really feels too long. ![]() Often mocked by fans, it did stick out like a sore thumb on Be Here Now due to its downbeat nature. and he's right, but it's far from a classic. After playing the tune he tells the crowd: "There’s no way that’s s***". Never one to miss an opportunity to generate a headline, Noel recently said of Roll With It: "It has never been played by anybody since the band split up, so that tells its own story." Liam, shock horror, disagrees with his brother, telling the Glastonbury crowd earlier this summer before belting it out in response: "Apparently this is s***". Critics of Oasis will say this is always the case with the band, and they may not be wrong but it works in their favour more often than it doesn't. This track, written by Liam, feels like it is trying far too hard to imitate John Lennon. Uplifting and sounding very much of its time as an overly-polished mid-noughties rock ballad, Keep the Dream Alive deserves to be cherished more by fans than it is. ![]()
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