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"Stand by Me" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher. It was released on 22 September 1997 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Be Here Now (1997). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in September 1997. Initially being certified gold in the UK in October 1997 ...
Oasis performing live in 2009.. Oasis are an English rock band from Manchester.Formed in 1991, the group originally included vocalist Liam Gallagher, guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll, although the quartet were soon joined by guitarist and second vocalist Noel Gallagher, older brother of Liam. [1]
Gallagher initially wanted the song to sound like Pink Floyd, [9] particularly their album Wish You Were Here [7] and its title track, which shared the same opening chords as "Cast No Shadow". [9] Kenneth Partridge of Billboard magazine called the song a "sparkly blues-tinged ballad."
The Masterplan is a compilation album by the English rock band Oasis.It was released on 2 November 1998 by Creation Records and was the band's final release through the label.
The ' 50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes" [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...
[3] [4] Inspired by the Rolling Stones' "Shine a Light", "Live Forever" features a basic song structure and lyrics with an optimistic outlook that contrasted with the attitude of the grunge bands popular at the time. The song was the first Oasis single to enter the top ten in the United Kingdom, and garnered critical acclaim.
Be Here Now is the third studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 21 August 1997 by Creation Records.The album was recorded at multiple recording studios in London, including Abbey Road Studios, as well as Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey.
Noel Gallagher states that the lyrics are taken from the world around him. For example, a Shaker Maker was a popular toy in the 1970s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebor Soft Mints commercial, which featured Cockney Rebel's song "Mr. Soft", "Mr. Clean" is a song by The Jam, one of Gallagher's favourite bands, Mr Benn is a British children's cartoon and the entire last verse ...