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"Parklife" is a song by the English rock band Blur, released in August 1994 by Food and Parlophone as the third single from the band's third studio album, Parklife (1994). The song contains spoken-word verses by the actor Phil Daniels , who also appears in the music video, which was directed by Pedro Romhanyi.
Parklife is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994, by Food Records. After moderate sales for their previous album Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: " Girls & Boys ", " To the End ", the title track and " End of a Century ".
Enthusiastically greeted by the music press—the NME called it "a Great Pop Record ... bigger, bolder, narkier and funnier [than Modern Life is Rubbish]"—Parklife is regarded as one of Britpop's defining records. [35] [36] Blur won four awards at the 1995 Brit Awards, including Best Band and Best Album for Parklife. [37]
It appears on their third studio album, Parklife (1994), and was released as a single in May 1994 by Food Records. The song describes a couple unsuccessfully trying to overcome a bad patch in a relationship, and features full orchestral accompaniment with a choric refrain in French by Lætitia Sadier from Stereolab .
This is a comprehensive list of songs by English band Blur. Since forming in 1989, the band have released eight studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and thirty-five singles. This list does not contain live versions or remixes released by the band. Blur have officially released 255 songs, excluding alternate versions or ...
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records.It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS.
The music is based in the mixolydian mode, highlighted by the fact the V chord (B minor) is minor instead of major. The song's lyrics reference a low-pressure area of weather hitting Britain. The lyrics are based on the Shipping Forecast , with references made to the various areas surrounding the country. [ 1 ]
Featuring twenty-six different football related songs, including two songs that appear on The Beautiful Game ("Three Lions" and "Parklife"), it was ultimately more successful than The Beautiful Game, reaching number 5 in the UK Compilation Chart, [36] despite being released three weeks after it. [37]