Throwback Thursday: 1996

When first presented with his brother Noel’s composition “Wonderwall,” Oasis’ usual lead singer Liam Gallagher didn’t care for it. Of course, the song became a worldwide smash. Did Liam come around? In 2008 he told MTV News “I can’t fucking stand that fucking song! Every time I have to sing it I want to gag.” Guess not. What about Noel, the song’s writer? He must like it, right? Here is what he said: “Outside of England, it’s the one song we’re famous for all over the world, and it annoys the fuck out of me. It’s not a fucking rock’n’roll tune. There’s quite a vulnerable statement to it. When people come up to me and say it’s one of the greatest tunes ever written, I think, ‘fucking hell, have you heard “Live Forever”?’”

Oasis’ “Wonderwall” is one of the 1996 songs on today’s Throwback Thursday playlist.

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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-4-22

Today’s playlist celebrates the August 4 birthdays of Louis Armstrong, 808 State’s Graham Massey, Sepultura’s Max Cavalera, Frankie Ford, The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie, Helado Negro, Timi Yuro, Cliff Nobles, Durutti Column’s Vini Reilly, and Yo-Yo; and the August 5 birthdays of Dead or Alive’s Pete Burns, Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch (a/k/a MCA), Sammi Smith, The McCoys’ Rick Derringer, The Remains’ Barry Tashian, Samantha Sang, The Spiral Starecase’s Pat Upton, The Brady Bunch’s Maureen McCormick, and Funkmaster Flex.

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