Oasis’ upcoming reunion is all fans have been talking about in 2024. It’ll definitely be exciting to see the iconic Britpop rock band back together, seemingly without expected conflict. There’s no news of a new album at this point, and we’re not exactly disappointed by that. Plenty of Oasis’ older songs boast some of the best lyrics to come out of that era of music, and there’s plenty to revisit.
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1. “Morning Glory”
“All your dreams are made / When you’re chained to the mirror and the razorblade”
This is one of Oasis’ best title tracks, and its lyrics feature an Easter egg of sorts. While working on the song, the band was working on a song (among others) titled “The Mirror And The Razorblade”, which never came to be. Noel Gallagher said the song was (shockingly) about doing drugs with your pals and philosophizing all the ways one could fix the world.
2. “Some Might Say”
“Some might say they don’t believe in heaven / Go and tell that to the man who lives in hell”
“Some Might Say” was Oasis’ very first no. 1 hit, and it also features some of the band’s best lyrics. This little excerpt was inspired by Noel moving from his home in Manchester, England to London. Naturally, things are a bit different in the big city. Noel wrote “Some Might Say” about big city excess and pleasure, being a rock star who made it out of “hell”, and all the sleaze that comes with being famous. The OG demo is even dirtier.
3. “Champagne Supernova”
“Slowly walking down the hall / Faster than a cannonball”
This is one of Oasis’ more psychedelic songs, but the lyrics of “Champagne Supernova” are pretty straight to the point. This album-closer has a whirlwind of themes, mainly lamenting the Gallaghers’ abusive father. The band has said that the song means “nothing”, but it clearly has a lot of meaning and is open to interpretation.
The above lyric, though? Noel couldn’t think of a rhyme for “cannonball”, and a children’s television show character known for meandering slowly down halls came to mind. They really knew how to say so much and nothing at all in the same song.
4. “Live Forever”
“I think you’re the same as me / We see things they’ll never see”
Oasis’ best lyrics connected with very particular groups of people, namely working-class youth who felt misunderstood. “Love Forever” boasts a line that directly connects the Gallaghers to their fans, and the way Liam Gallagher delivers it is quite powerful.
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