“Fairground” is a 1995 single released by Simply Red from the album Life. The song contains a sample of The Goodmen’s “Give It Up”. The video shows Mick Hucknall driving to and singing at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, that had been closed for the day and had been invaded by a group of his friends and opened up again. The majority of the video was shot on the Pepsi Max Big One and around the park, and some scenes are shot on the Promenade showing the Illuminations in 1994. Filming credits go to the single cameraman, Steven Young.
Category: 90’s
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
“Losing My Religion” is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. The song was released as the first single from the group’s 1991 album Out of Time. Based around a mandolin riff, “Losing My Religion” was an unlikely hit for the group, garnering heavy airplay on radio as well as on MTV due to its critically acclaimed music video. The song became R.E.M.’s highest-charting hit in the United States.
Blur – Coffee And TV
“Coffee & TV” is a song by the British alternative rock band Blur. The verses are sung by the band’s guitarist, Graham Coxon, who also wrote the lyrics. The music is credited to Damon Albarn, who also sings the chorus. The song appears on the band’s sixth studio album, 13, released in 1999; and was also released as the second single from the album in the same year.
Oasis – The Masterplan (Live at Wembley)
Music video (1): Oasis – The Masterplan (Live Wembley 2008) HD
Music video (2): Oasis – The Masterplan (Live at Wembley)
“The Masterplan” is a song by English rock band Oasis. It was written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher.
The song was first released as a B-side to the CD version of their hit single “Wonderwall” in October 1995. “The Masterplan” was also released with the Stop the Clocks EP in November 2006. It also shares the name with the 1998 B-side compilation album, The Masterplan, on which it is featured as the last track.Noel Gallagher has regularly declared “The Masterplan” as one of the best songs he has ever written. However, he regrets the fact that it was first released as a mere B-side, admitting he was “young and stupid”, when he made that decision. He also claims that Creation Records boss, Alan McGee, upon hearing the song, told Noel it was “too good” to be a B-side. Noel reportedly replied, “Well, I don’t write shit songs!”.
“The Masterplan” is sung by Noel, and features all band members except lead vocalist, Liam Gallagher, in addition to an orchestra. The song also features a backwards guitar solo after the first chorus. Approximately 30 seconds from the end of the song, Noel can be heard (distortedly) singing the chorus from “Octopus’s Garden” by The Beatles.
David Gray – Babylon (live version)
“Babylon” is a song by the British singer-songwriter David Gray. Originally released on 12 July 1999 as the second single from his fourth album White Ladder, it was re-released as the fourth single on 12 June 2000. It is his biggest selling single to date, peaking at #5 in the United Kingdom in 2000.